The Mid-Year Housing Market Update: Why Forecasts Changed in 2026

If the housing market feels confusing right now, you’re not alone.
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If the housing market feels confusing right now, you’re not alone.

You started shopping with a specific mental image of your future home in your mind. Then the houses in your budget came in smaller than you pictured.

You started shopping with a specific mental image of your future home in your mind. Then the houses in your budget came in smaller than you pictured.

Nearly half of Veterans (49%) feel homeownership is currently out of reach, according to a recent survey from NewDay USA.

If you’ve always assumed a newly built home is just not in your budget, you should know the math just got a little friendlier.

You may have seen the headlines lately about mortgage debt in America hitting a record high.

It’s one of the biggest hold ups some buyers have right now: “What if I buy, and home prices go down?”

For a lot of would-be first-time buyers, affordability is the thing that’s standing in the way.

For a lot of would-be first-time buyers, affordability is the thing that’s standing in the way.