{"id":21,"date":"2026-09-18T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/kelvinsmith-net\/2026\/09\/18\/housing-market-peaks-in-2026-as-sales-surge-but-pending-listings-fall\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T15:00:00","slug":"housing-market-peaks-in-2026-as-sales-surge-but-pending-listings-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/2026\/09\/18\/housing-market-peaks-in-2026-as-sales-surge-but-pending-listings-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing market peaks in 2026 as sales surge but pending listings fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>July brought a notable uptick in completed home sales\u2014up 7%\u2014thanks to contracts locked in back in June when mortgage rates hovered at 6.5%. Yet, as rates inched up to 6.69%, both pending sales and new listings pulled back, signaling a shift in buyer and seller momentum. Inventory saw a modest increase, while home price growth slowed to just 2.1%, marking the slowest pace we\u2019ve seen in a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Having guided clients through fluctuating markets across Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and Florida, I know how important it is to understand what these numbers mean for your next move. Whether you\u2019re considering buying, selling, or investing, my dual expertise in real estate and mortgage lending is here to simplify the process and keep you informed every step of the way. In moments like these, a steady hand and honest advice make all the difference in achieving your goals.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/eciks.org\/23774-housing-market-peaks-2026-sales-pending\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July brought a notable uptick in completed home sales\u2014up 7%\u2014thanks to contracts locked in back in June when mortgage rates hovered at 6.5%. Yet, as rates inched up to 6.69%, both pending sales and new listings pulled back, signaling a shift in buyer and seller momentum. Inventory saw a modest increase, while home price growth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":53,"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-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}