The US Housing Market Will Get a Bit More Affordable in 2026
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Aspiring homebuyers should find the US housing market slightly more affordable in 2026, even without the benefit of lower mortgage rates. Bloomberg asked nine market analysts to predict how the housing market will look next year. They forecast a median price increase of 1.5%, less than this year and — critically — much less than the expected growth in employee wages. The combined effect will make houses cheaper in real terms.