{"id":17,"date":"2026-09-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/narrealestategroup-com\/2026\/09\/11\/home-sales-on-the-rise-but-momentum-may-be-fading\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T10:00:00","slug":"home-sales-on-the-rise-but-momentum-may-be-fading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/11\/home-sales-on-the-rise-but-momentum-may-be-fading\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Sales on the Rise, but Momentum May Be Fading"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>July brought a 7% uptick in home sales, with values edging up 1.1% year-over-year to reach $371,757. While inventory nudged higher to 1.41 million homes, and mortgage payments dipped 0.9%, we&#039;re still seeing signs that this momentum could be cooling\u2014median days to pending climbed to 25, and 27.1% of listings saw price reductions.<\/p>\n<p>What does this mean if you\u2019re considering a move or investment in Central Ohio? Navigating these shifts requires both market awareness and a thoughtful strategy. My approach has always been to dig into the data and translate it into practical guidance\u2014whether you\u2019re searching for your first home, exploring new construction, or weighing an investment. Every transaction is unique, and having someone in your corner who prioritizes clarity and your long-term interests can make all the difference.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/themortgagepoint.com\/2026\/08\/06\/sales-surge-7-in-july-but-leading-indicators-portend-a-slower-second-half\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July brought a 7% uptick in home sales, with values edging up 1.1% year-over-year to reach $371,757. While inventory nudged higher to 1.41 million homes, and mortgage payments dipped 0.9%, we&#039;re still seeing signs that this momentum could be cooling\u2014median days to pending climbed to 25, and 27.1% of listings saw price reductions. What does [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":286,"featured_media":49,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/286"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}