{"id":9888,"date":"2026-08-21T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisamillerpllc.com\/staging\/?p=9888"},"modified":"2026-08-21T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T22:00:00","slug":"us-housing-prices-keep-climbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisamillerpllc.com\/staging\/us-housing-prices-keep-climbing\/","title":{"rendered":"US Housing Prices Keep Climbing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/lisa-miller-2\/expensive-us-housing-146c\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Many buyers hoped for better affordability, but home prices stayed resilient nationally as demand held up after the pandemic buying frenzy cooled.<br \/>\nA key driver stayed familiar: too many buyers chasing too few homes. Limited inventory continued supporting prices, especially where demand held firm.<br \/>\nThe market also remained uneven. In places with more new homes and softer demand, buyers gained negotiating room as listings sat unsold longer.<br \/>\nAn economist said sales increased even as mortgage rates rose, pointing to housing demand building alongside steady job and income gains nationwide.<br \/>\nThe near-term affordability outlook carried mixed signals: incomes were rising faster than prices, but higher mortgage rates remained the main short-term challenge.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many buyers hoped for better affordability, but home prices stayed resilient nationally as demand held up after the pandemic buying frenzy cooled. A key driver stayed familiar: too many buyers chasing too few homes. Limited inventory continued supporting prices, especially where demand held firm. The market also remained uneven. 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