Northeast and Midwest housing markets are the tightest heading into summer 2026

With less overvaluation, lower exposure to the recent migration pullback, and fewer homebuilders offering large incentives, active inventory across these regions remains relatively tight.

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Many of the softest housing markets, where homebuyers have gained the most leverage over the past four years since the pandemic housing boom ended, are located in Southern and Mountain West regions.

Many of those areas were home to........

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