{"id":17,"date":"2026-09-11T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/jdshomes-net\/2026\/09\/11\/u-s-home-sales-defy-affordability-crunch\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T11:00:00","slug":"u-s-home-sales-defy-affordability-crunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jdshomes.net\/blog\/2026\/09\/11\/u-s-home-sales-defy-affordability-crunch\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Home Sales Defy Affordability Crunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>July\u2019s housing numbers tell quite a story\u2014existing-home sales dropped 1.7%, landing at 4.06 million, while the median price climbed 2% to $434,100. With mortgage rates now at 6.66%, it\u2019s no surprise affordability remains a challenge for many buyers. Interestingly, while the Northeast saw an uptick in sales, activity slowed in the Midwest and South. Having spent decades serving Lake, McHenry, and Cook Counties\u2014and calling Lake County home since 1959\u2014I\u2019ve seen firsthand how local trends can differ from national headlines. Navigating our Chicagoland market requires a sharp eye on both pricing and financing shifts. Whether you\u2019re weighing a move or exploring an investment, understanding these numbers is key to making a well-informed decision.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/ca.finance.yahoo.com\/news\/u-home-sales-defy-affordability-191731884.html\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July\u2019s housing numbers tell quite a story\u2014existing-home sales dropped 1.7%, landing at 4.06 million, while the median price climbed 2% to $434,100. With mortgage rates now at 6.66%, it\u2019s no surprise affordability remains a challenge for many buyers. Interestingly, while the Northeast saw an uptick in sales, activity slowed in the Midwest and South. Having [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":50,"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-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jdshomes.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jdshomes.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jdshomes.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jdshomes.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jdshomes.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jdshomes.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jdshomes.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jdshomes.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jdshomes.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}