Diverse U.S. Housing Markets See Rapid Price Changes
WHO:
IJR - Stacker is the source of the roundup on U.S. housing markets.
Fast Company - ResiClub is the source of the analysis based on the Zillow Home Value Index.
WHAT:
IJR - The typical U.S. home value hit $369,678 in August, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 1.3%.
IJR - Sandy Ridge, NC led the Winston-Salem metro area with a home price increase of +12.7% according to Zillow-Stacker data.
IJR - Valdosta, Tuscaloosa, Texarkana, The Villages, and Tampa are identified as U.S. metros experiencing a post-pandemic surge in home prices.
Fast Company - Nationally aggregated U.S. home prices increased by +1.3% year-over-year between August 2025 and August 2026.
Fast Company - The national year-over-year home price shift rate was -0.01% at the end of August 2025.
Fast Company - 54 of the nation’s 300 largest housing markets (18%) had a falling year-over-year reading in the August 2025 to August 2026 window.
Fast Company - 78 of the nation’s 300 largest housing markets (26%) had a falling year-over-year reading in the August 2022 to August 2023 window.
Fast Company - Home prices in the Hartford, CT metro area are now +29.0% above their 2022 peak, while home prices in the Austin, TX metro area are -27.6% below their 2022 peak.
WHERE:
IJR - The metros mentioned include Valdosta, Tuscaloosa, Texarkana, The Villages, and Tampa.
Fast Company - The Hartford, CT and Austin, TX metro areas are specifically referenced.
WHEN:
Fast Company - The year-over-year home price increase of +1.3% is noted for the period between August 2025 and August 2026.
Fast Company - The year-over-year home price shift rate of -0.01% was recorded at the end of August 2025.
WHY:
Fast Company - The increase in home prices is attributed to tight supply in many regions, despite a cooling national pace.
Fast Company - The softening of the housing market is linked to rising mortgage rates, which have jumped back over 7.00%.
HOW:
Fast Company - The analysis indicates that the number of housing markets with year-over-year price declines began to stabilize over the past 12 months.
(UPDATED September 22, 2026 05:56 UTC)
The typical U.S. home value reached $369,678 in August, marking a year-over-year increase of 1.3%. In the Winston-Salem metro area, Sandy Ridge, North Carolina, saw the most significant rise, with home prices climbing by 12.7% according to Zillow-Stacker data. This trend highlights the ongoing shifts in the housing market across different regions.
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(UPDATED September 22, 2026 04:59 UTC)
Recent analysis from Fast Company reveals that national U.S. home prices saw a year-over-year increase of one point three percent between August 2025 and August 2026, despite a cooling trend in the overall housing market. Notably, metros like Valdosta, Tuscaloosa, Texarkana, The Villages, and Tampa are experiencing a post-pandemic surge in home prices, while Hartford, Connecticut, has seen prices rise twenty-nine percent above their 2022 peak, contrasting with Austin, Texas, where prices remain twenty-seven point six percent below that peak. The increase is largely attributed to tight supply in many areas, even as rising mortgage rates have surpassed seven percent, contributing to a stabilization of markets with year-over-year price declines over the past year.