A 2% increase may sound small—but in a market where buyer demand has been cooling, it’s meaningful. It signals growing confidence and a renewed sense that homeownership may be within reach again for many people.
After several years of high mortgage rates, uncertainty, and “wait-and-see” hesitation from both buyers and sellers, something important is happening beneath the surface of today’s housing market. Momentum is slowly building.
After a couple of years where the housing market felt stuck in neutral, 2026 may be the year things shift back into gear. Expert forecasts show more people are expected to move — and that could open the door for you to do the same.