{"id":96,"date":"2026-10-11T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/narrealestategroup-com\/?p=96"},"modified":"2026-10-11T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T14:00:00","slug":"existing-home-market-holds-steady-despite-2-0-dip-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/11\/existing-home-market-holds-steady-despite-2-0-dip-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Existing-Home Market Holds Steady Despite 2.0% Dip in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>August\u2019s existing-home sales data tells an interesting story for anyone tracking the Central Ohio market: sales dipped by 2.0% from July and 1.2% year-over-year, landing at 3.98 million\u2014the lowest since June 2025. Yet, inventory actually saw a 3.2% increase, reaching 1.62 million units, and the median price edged up 1.6% to $429,100. This uptick in inventory, alongside moderate price growth, can open new doors for buyers and investors, even as overall sales slow. For those considering their next move\u2014whether it\u2019s a first home, a new-build, or an investment property\u2014understanding these shifts is essential for making confident decisions. I\u2019m always focused on helping clients interpret trends like these, so you can navigate the evolving landscape with clarity and a strategy tailored to your goals.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cpapracticeadvisor.com\/2026\/09\/11\/existing-home-sales-report-shows-2-0-decrease-in-august\/190098\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August\u2019s existing-home sales data tells an interesting story for anyone tracking the Central Ohio market: sales dipped by 2.0% from July and 1.2% year-over-year, landing at 3.98 million\u2014the lowest since June 2025. Yet, inventory actually saw a 3.2% increase, reaching 1.62 million units, and the median price edged up 1.6% to $429,100. This uptick in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":286,"featured_media":97,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96","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\/96","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=96"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":100,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions\/100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}