【World Property Journal】U.S. Homebuyers Pull Back as Mortgage Rates Climb

U.S. home prices continued to rise in August 2026, but the housing market is losing momentum as higher mortgage rates push buyers to the sidelines and expose widening differences between regions.

Single-family home prices increased 1.8% from a year earlier in August, up from 1.6% in July, according to Cotality's latest Home Price Index. But prices fell 0.1% from July, and the number of major metropolitan areas recording negative three-month price momentum climbed to 31 from 19 a month earlier.

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