Redfin reports high housing costs and economic instability are driving would-be buyers away

The median U.S. home-sale price hit a record $400,894 during the four weeks ending June 7, up 1.5% year over year. That's according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket.

That marks the first time the typical American existing home has sold for over $400,000, according to a Redfin analysis of MLS data.

Monthly payments are historically high, too. The typical monthly payment was $2,619, just $8 shy of late May's 11-month high. Stubbornly high home prices, combined with mortgage rates in the mid-6% range, are propping up monthly housing payments.

High housing costs are pushing many would-be homebuyers to the sidelines. Pending home sales fell 0.6% from a week earlier, the fourth straight week of declines. Widespread economic uncertainty is also driving prospective buyers away; many Americans are jittery about the Iran war, inflation and the possibility of a Fed rate hike, among other financial ups and downs.

Home prices are rising despite slow homebuying demand. Even though there are more sellers than buyers in the market, new supply is tight enough that prices are staying propped up as some would-be sellers opt to keep their homes off the market as demand slows. The total number of homes for sale was essentially flat week over week, while new listings rose 0.4%. Another reason prices keep rising is that today's sale prices stem from deals that were negotiated in April and early May, when mortgage rates were lower and demand was a bit stronger.

"Crossing the $400,000 threshold is a reminder of how difficult it is to break into homeownership for many Americans—and rising prices of other things is making it even harder," said Chen Zhao, Redfin's head of economics research. "There are a few bright spots, though. Price growth has lost some steam over the last month, and prices aren't rising nearly as fast as they were last year. And the high costs of purchasing a home are keeping many buyers out of the market, which has led to a historic buyer's market in most of the country. So even though prices are high, in many markets—especially places like Nashville and Austin, which were once red hot—the door is open for buyers to negotiate with sellers, ask for concessions and get the terms they want."

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Leading indicators

Indicators of homebuying demand and activity
	Value (if applicable)	Recent change	Year-over-year change	Source
Daily average 30-year fixed mortgage rate	6.67% (June 10)	Up from 6.57% a week earlier	Down from 6.95%	Mortgage News Daily
Weekly average 30-year fixed mortgage rate	6.48% (week ending June 4)	Down from 6.53% a week earlier	Down from 6.85%	Freddie Mac
Mortgage-purchase applications (seasonally adjusted)		Up 7% from a week earlier (as of week ending June 5)	Up 4%	Mortgage Bankers Association
Google searches of "homes for sale"		Highest level since July 2025 (as of June 4)	Up more than 20%	Google Trends
Touring activity		Up 26% from the start of the year (as of June 4)	At this time last year, it was up 40% from the start of 2025	ShowingTime

Key housing-market data

U.S. highlights: Four weeks ending June 7, 2026 Redfin's national metrics include data from 900+ U.S. metro areas and are based on homes listed and/or sold during the period. Weekly housing-market data goes back through 2021. Subject to revision.
	Four weeks ending June 7, 2026	Year-over-year change	Notes
Median sale price	$400,894	1.5%
Median asking price (seasonally adjusted)	$402,664	1.3%
Median monthly mortgage payment (seasonally adjusted)	$2,619 at a 6.48% mortgage rate	-1.6%
Pending sales (seasonally adjusted)	338,804	4%
New listings (seasonally adjusted)	364,759	1.1%
Active listings (seasonally adjusted)	1,488,214	0.5%
Months of supply	3.3	-0.2 pts.	4 to 5 months of supply is considered balanced, with a lower number indicating seller's market conditions
Share of homes off market in two weeks	37.7%	Essentially unchanged
Median days on market	39	+1 day
Share of home listings with price drops	19.4%	Down from about 21%
Share of homes sold above list price	28.2%	Down from 29%
Average sale-to-list price ratio	99%	Down slightly

Metro-level highlights: Four weeks ending June 7, 2026 Redfin's metro-level data includes the 50 most populous U.S. metros. Select metros may be excluded from time to time to ensure data accuracy.
	Metros with biggest year-over-year increases	Metros with biggest year-over-year decreases	Notes
Median sale price	San Francisco (11.1%) Pittsburgh (9%) Newark, NJ (7.6%) Nassau County, NY (6.7%) St. Louis (6.6%)	San Antonio (-3.4%) San Jose, CA (-2.8%) Orlando, FL (-1.5%) Portland, OR (-1.1%) Seattle (-0.9%)	Declined in 8 metros
Pending sales	West Palm Beach, FL (28.8%) San Francisco (28.8%) Milwaukee (14.6%) Austin, TX (12.9%) Boston (11.8%)	Houston (-12.8%) Seattle (-12%) Denver (-5.1%) Atlanta (-4%) Tampa, FL (-3.2%)
New listings	Baltimore (11%) Philadelphia (10.8%) Montgomery County, PA (10.7%) Boston (10.4%) Chicago (8.9%)	Dallas (-12.4%) St. Louis (-12.3%) Riverside, CA (-11.6%) Nassau County, NY (-7.4%) Tampa, FL (-6.5%)

To view the full report, including charts, please visit: https://www.redfin.com/news/housing-market-update-record-high-home-prices-sales-decline

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