NAR Pending Home Sales Report Shows 5.4% Decrease in June

MARKET CONDITIONSPENDING HOME SALES

National Association of REALTORS®

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NAR Pending Home Sales Report Shows 5.4% Decrease in June

National Association of REALTORS®, Media Relations | July 16, 2026

Month-Over-Month

  • 5.4% decrease in pending home sales

  • Declines in the Northeast, Midwest, South and West

Year-Over-Year

  • 0.3% decrease in pending home sales

  • Gains in the Northeast and Midwest; Declines in the South and West

WASHINGTON (July 16, 2026) – Pending home sales in June decreased by 5.4% month-over-month and 0.3% year-over-year, according to the National Association of REALTORS® Pending Home Sales report. The report provides the real estate ecosystem - including agents, homebuyers and sellers - with data on the level of home sales under contract.

Month-over-month pending home sales declined in all four major U.S. regions. Year-over-year pending home sales increased in the Northeast and Midwest but declined in the South and West.

“The highest mortgage rates in nearly a year and the record-high national median home price together are contributing to a tepid housing market that is especially difficult for first-time homebuyers,” said NAR Chief Economist Dr. Lawrence Yun. “However, job gains can help support housing demand.”

“It is worth emphasizing that it is closing activity, not contract signings, that generates economic impact. Pending contracts are only suggestive of upcoming closed deals and do not align perfectly, due to fallout rates and contract contingencies.”

June 2026 National Pending Home Sales

5.4% decrease month-over-month

0.3% decrease year-over-year

June 2026 Regional Pending Home Sales

Northeast

  • 3.0% decrease month-over-month

  • 2.2% increase year-over-year

Midwest

  • 8.9% decrease month-over-month

  • 0.3% increase year-over-year

South

  • 4.1% decrease month-over-month

  • 0.9% decrease year-over-year

West

  • 4.7% decrease month-over-month

  • 1.1% decrease year-over-year

At the local level, several markets posted notable year-over-year gains in pending home sales. Among the 50 largest metro areas, the following 10 markets posted the biggest annual increases in pending home sales, according to data from Realtor.com® Economics:

  1. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (+15.4%)

  2. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA (+15.2%)

  3. Kansas City, MO-KS (+14.4%)

  4. Richmond, VA (+14.0%)

  5. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (+12.1%)

  6. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (+11.1%)

  7. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (+10.7%)

  8. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (+9.6%)

  9. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (+9.5%)

  10. St. Louis, MO-IL (+9.1%)

About the National Association of REALTORS®

The National Association of REALTORS® is involved in all aspects of residential and commercial real estate. The term REALTOR® is a registered collective membership mark that identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the National Association of REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics.

*The Pending Home Sales Index is a leading indicator for the housing sector, based on pending sales of existing homes. A sale is listed as pending when the contract has been signed but the transaction has not closed, though the sale usually is finalized within one or two months of signing.

Pending contracts are good early indicators of upcoming sales closings. However, the amount of time between pending contracts and completed sales is not identical for all home sales. Variations in the length of the process from pending contract to closed sale can be caused by issues such as buyer difficulties with obtaining mortgage financing, home inspection problems, or appraisal issues.

The index is based on a sample that covers about 40% of multiple listing service data each month. In developing the model for the index, it was demonstrated that the level of monthly sales-contract activity parallels the level of closed existing-home sales in the following two months.

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