If you’ve been sitting on the sidelines waiting for the market to loosen up a little, new national data suggests that shift may finally be underway, at least in some places. According to exclusive data from Homes.com, home prices rose just 1.5% year over year in June, bringing the national median sales price to $401,000, while home sales climbed 6.1% and inventory grew 4.2%. Brad Case, chief residential economist for Homes.com, described it as a market “rebalancing from an era when sellers definitely had the upper hand,” and said the numbers now point to a slight tilt toward buyers in many parts of the country. That’s the national headline. But as anyone who has bought or sold a home around here knows, real estate is local, and the Homes.com data backs that up in a big way.

The National Picture: Modest Growth, More Room to Breath

A few numbers worth sitting with:

• Detached single-family homes saw the strongest price growth nationally, up 3.7%
• Attached single-family homes rose a more modest 1.4%
• Condos posted just a 0.7% increase

Of the more than 900 markets Homes.com tracked, 64% saw home prices rise annually in June, while the remaining 36% saw declines. That’s a meaningfully more even split than the seller-driven years right after the pandemic, when double-digit annual price growth was the norm nationwide.

Local Markets Are Telling Very Different Stories

This is the part that matters most if you're buying or selling here. Case pointed out that hyperlocal supply and demand dynamics, not the national average, are what actually shape outcomes. San Francisco, for instance, is described as a "raging seller's market" right now because of a sudden wave of AI-driven wealth chasing a limited supply of top-tier homes. Meanwhile, markets like Austin and San Antonio are firmly buyer-friendly because they're still working through an overhang of new construction from the recent building boom. 

Florida markets showed their own spread in the data. Jacksonville posted strong annual growth of 6.7%, Tampa was up a modest 1.7%, Orlando ticked up just 0.7%, and Miami (which includes Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors and Oakland Park for market tracking purposes) came in flat at 0%.

That range, from a strong seller's market to essentially/ balanced, is exactly why national headlines can only tell you so much. What's happening two counties away, or even a few zip codes away, can look completely different.

What this Means for Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors and Oakland Park

Here's the honest answer: our submarket doesn't perfectly mirror any single line on that national chart, and that's the point. Northeast Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors and Oakland Park each have their own individual levels, their own buyer demand, and their own pricing trends that don't always move in lockstep with the Miami region's broader numbers, let alone the national average. 

What the data does confirm is a broader trend worth watching: inventory is loosening up in a lot of places, buyers have a bit more negotiating room than they did a couple of years ago, and price growth has settled into something more sustainable almost everywhere. Whether that's showing up on your street in Coral Woods, Coral Terrace, or elsewhere in our area depends on what's actually listed and selling right now. I'm seeing that totally updated and remodeled homes are in high demand by younger home buyers, and they're willing to pay top dollar for them, while homes in good condition but in need of aesthetic updates tend to sit longer and at a slight discount. It's a case of buyer tastes and preferences changing, and not necessarily economic factors. 

If you're weighing a move, whether you're buying, selling, or just trying to figure out what your home is worth in this environment, I'd rather give you real numbers from our neighborhoods than a national average. Reach out and let's talk about what's actually happening on your block.

Source: Moira Ritter, "Exclusive: Buyers Gain Ground as Housing Market Rebalances, Homes.com Data Shows" Homes.com News, July 14, 2026.