{"id":23,"date":"2026-10-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/cindybosshard-com\/2026\/10\/04\/home-prices-rise-2-6-yoy-despite-expanding-inventory\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T12:00:00","slug":"home-prices-rise-2-6-yoy-despite-expanding-inventory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/04\/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>Even as inventory expanded by 4.4% in July, national home prices continued their upward trend, climbing 2.6% to reach a median of $400,000. It\u2019s interesting to note the nuanced price growth across different property types: single-family homes saw a 2.5% rise, condos were up by 2.3%, and townhomes experienced a more modest 0.8% increase. Home sales also edged higher by 2.9%. After more than a decade guiding clients through residential, commercial, and investment markets, I find these shifts speak to the resilience and complexity in today\u2019s market\u2014especially here in Whittier and Helendale, where local trends often mirror these national dynamics. Understanding these numbers is key to making informed decisions, whether you\u2019re considering a first-time purchase, a luxury upgrade, or a strategic investment.<\/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>Even as inventory expanded by 4.4% in July, national home prices continued their upward trend, climbing 2.6% to reach a median of $400,000. It\u2019s interesting to note the nuanced price growth across different property types: single-family homes saw a 2.5% rise, condos were up by 2.3%, and townhomes experienced a more modest 0.8% increase. Home [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":532,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/532"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}