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National housing market update

Updated 10/26/2026

Edition: week of 2026-10-26. Housing measurements cover 2026-09-01 through 2026-09-30; they are monthly, not weekly.

The national picture

  • Median sale price: $393,895 (+1.3% year over year)
  • Closed sales: 282,433 (-4.3% year over year)
  • Inventory: 1,159,706 (+3.7% year over year)
  • Median days on market: 51 (+1 day year over year)

For buyers: Inventory is up 3.7% and marketing time is 1 day longer than a year ago. Compare competing listings and ask about concessions; these figures do not guarantee a discount.

For sellers: With a typical 51 days on market, allow time for a sale and review competing inventory before setting your asking price.

Reporting period: 2026-09-01 through 2026-09-30. Source revised: 2026-10-07. Retrieved: 2026-10-26. Source geography: National (ID NA).

Source: Redfin Data Center monthly download. Source methodology.

This week’s spotlight: Tampa, FL metro area

Why this market: Tampa, FL metro area recorded 12,693 closed sales over three months. Inventory changed +9.7% and marketing time changed +16 days from a year ago. That combination of activity and changing conditions, together with our regional rotation, puts it in the spotlight. We exclude the previous 12 featured metros and prioritize regions absent from the previous three editions.

  • Median sale price: $369,152 (-0.2% year over year)
  • Closed sales: 4,212 (-1.1% year over year)
  • Inventory: 21,665 (+9.7% year over year)
  • Median days on market: 69 (+16 days year over year)

For buyers: Inventory is up 9.7% and marketing time is 16 days longer than a year ago. Compare competing listings and ask about concessions; these figures do not guarantee a discount.

For sellers: With a typical 69 days on market, allow time for a sale and review competing inventory before setting your asking price.

Read the full metro update

Reporting period: 2026-09-01 through 2026-09-30. Source revised: 2026-10-07. Retrieved: 2026-10-26. Source geography: Tampa, FL metro area (ID 45300).

Source: Redfin Data Center monthly download. Source methodology.

Across the country

Boston, MA metro area — Northeast

  • Median sale price: $738,305 (+2.5% year over year)
  • Closed sales: 3,181 (+1.2% year over year)
  • Inventory: 8,499 (+23.2% year over year)
  • Median days on market: 27 (+3 days year over year)

Metro details and sources

St. Louis, MO metro area — Midwest

  • Median sale price: $304,111 (+6.7% year over year)
  • Closed sales: 2,910 (-1.4% year over year)
  • Inventory: 7,709 (+16.6% year over year)
  • Median days on market: 30 (+3 days year over year)

Metro details and sources

Seattle, WA metro area — West

  • Median sale price: $793,179 (-4.4% year over year)
  • Closed sales: 2,491 (-9.9% year over year)
  • Inventory: 8,571 (+35.8% year over year)
  • Median days on market: 23 (+3 days year over year)

Metro details and sources

Methodology and next steps

Redfin monthly All Residential, all construction; seasonally adjusted where available, except median sale price (not seasonally adjusted). Redfin Metro boundaries can be metro divisions or smaller statistical areas; these are not city limits. Census region follows the first state in the source label for cross-state areas. Monthly data can be revised; weekly publication does not imply weekly measurements.

The candidate pool is refreshed quarterly from the 100 eligible Redfin metros with the most closed sales over 12 complete months. Each requires 13 comparable monthly observations, at least 30 latest-month sales and 100 three-month sales. Selection weights recent sales activity at 50%, inventory and marketing-time changes at 30%, and time since the last spotlight at 20%. No national statistics are calculated by averaging metro medians.

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About the Author

Written by Jim Gruler, Arizona Licensed Real Estate Broker and Co-Founder of Seeking Agents®. Jim has more than 18 years of real estate experience and helps create educational resources for buyers and sellers navigating the home buying and selling process.

Seeking Agents® is a Phoenix-based platform that helps buyers and sellers compare real estate agents, service offerings, and commission options. Seeking Agents® is not a brokerage and does not provide legal, financial, mortgage, or tax advice.

Last updated: 10/26/2026

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