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1.2% is the updated Realtor.com projection for 2026 home price growth, a figure revised lower from the firm's prior forecast and one that runs below the pace of inflation.
The July 8 release from Austin, Texas puts home prices on course to lose ground in real terms even as nominal values technically edge higher.
That gap between the price forecast and inflation is where the buyer cost-burden story sits.
The revised forecast Realtor.com cut its full-year 2026 home price growth outlook to 1.2%, slower than its original estimate for the year. The firm did not publish the prior figure in the release.
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