New Listings Tick Up As Summer Winds Down

Aug 20, 2026

High housing costs and economic uncertainty pushed pending home sales to their lowest level since March. New listings of U.S. homes for sale climbed 1.2% week over week to their highest level in over three months during the four weeks ending August 16. That marks the fifth straight week of increases. Note that this…

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