{"id":21,"date":"2026-09-26T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/thenavyvet-com\/2026\/09\/26\/home-prices-rise-2-6-yoy-despite-expanding-inventory\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T09:00:00","slug":"home-prices-rise-2-6-yoy-despite-expanding-inventory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/26\/home-prices-rise-2-6-yoy-despite-expanding-inventory\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Prices Rise 2.6% YoY Despite Expanding Inventory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As someone who\u2019s dedicated to educating our community and empowering buyers and sellers alike, I always keep an eye on the latest real estate trends. In July, national home prices climbed 2.6%, setting the median at $400,000. What stands out is that this increase came even as inventory grew by 4.4% and home sales edged up 2.9%. Diving deeper, we saw single-family homes rise by 2.5%, condos by 2.3%, and townhomes by 0.8%. Whether you\u2019re a first-time buyer, an investor, or navigating the market as a veteran, understanding these shifts can help you make confident, well-informed decisions. My goal is always to provide the tools and knowledge you need\u2014because when you\u2019re prepared, you\u2019re empowered to choose the right path for your family and your future.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink.mba.org\/mba-newslinks\/2026\/august\/\/home-prices-rise-2-6-yoy-despite-expanding-inventory-homes-com-finds\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who\u2019s dedicated to educating our community and empowering buyers and sellers alike, I always keep an eye on the latest real estate trends. In July, national home prices climbed 2.6%, setting the median at $400,000. What stands out is that this increase came even as inventory grew by 4.4% and home sales edged [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":485,"featured_media":22,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/485"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}