U.S. Homes Now Take 66 Days To Sell, Up From 57 Last Year

Nationally, homes are on the market for a median of 66 days in 2026, nine days longer than last year’s median of 57 days, according to a new report from Best Interest Financial, a St. Louis-based real estate company.

Home sales have slowed in most cities across the country. Only nine of the 100 most populous U.S. metros recorded faster home sales year over year:

  1.  Jackson, MS (-10 days)
  2.  Lakeland, FL (-5 days)
  3.  McAllen, TX (-2 days)
  4.  Palm Bay, FL (-2 days)
  5.  Memphis, TN (-2 days)
  6.  Allentown, PA (-2 days)
  7.  Baton Rouge, LA (-1 day)
  8.  Scranton, PA (-1 day)
  9.  San Francisco, CA (-1 day)

Despite sales slowing this year, 34% of homes are still off the market within two weeks. With a median listing price of $458,710, about a quarter (23%) of U.S. homes sell above the asking price, compared to 17% that see price drops.

The five fastest-selling metros are:

  1.  San Jose, CA (12 days)
  2.  San Francisco, CA (14 days)
  3.  Rochester, NY (15 days)
  4.  Lancaster, PA (17 days)
  5.  Seattle, WA (26 days)

Meanwhile, the slowest-selling metros are:

  1.  Austin, TX (110 days)
  2.  San Antonio, TX (109 days)
  3.  Miami, FL (105 days)
  4.  Honolulu, HI (100 days)
  5.  Nashville, TN (97 days).

Raleigh, North Carolina, experienced the largest year-over-year slowdown, with homes sitting on the market for 80 days, 30 days longer than last year.

Despite a median list price above $1 million, San Francisco saw the highest share of sales above the asking price (62%), while North Port, Florida, had the most price drops (35%).

At the state level, homes sell the slowest in Montana, with a median of 121 days on the market, and the fastest in Massachusetts, at 39 days.

All seven New England metros among the 100 most populous U.S. cities sell faster than the national average, with an average of 46 days on market and 2.6 months of housing supply.