Marketplace · Tuesday, October 27, 2026
According to the Census Bureau, new home sales fell more than 5% year-over-year in September, and median new home prices dropped nearly 4% as builders cut prices. Meanwhile, the Case-Shiller index showed existing home prices nationally rose about 2% through August.
“This is from the Census Bureau this morning. They fell last month, down more than 5 percent from the same time a year ago. The median price of those new homes fell as well off nearly 4 percent year on year.”
“one in five sellers cut their asking price in September.”