U.S. Housing Market Report — Apr 2026

The national median listing price fell to $425K (-1.4% year over year) in Apr 2026. Active inventory rose to 1.00M listings (+4.6% YoY), with the typical home spending 52 days on market.

Sellers cut prices on 16.7% of listings (-7.0% vs last year). The typical U.S. asking rent stands at $1,955/mo (Zillow ZORI).

The hottest markets this month: Springfield, MA, Manchester-Nashua, NH, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, Rochester, NY, New Haven, CT.