Stubbornly high mortgage rates finally took their toll on buyer demand in August, snapping an eight-month streak of pending sales growth even as sellers slashed prices.The share of listings in pending status fell 0.2% from a year ago, marking the first negative readout since November 2025, according to the latest Realtor.com® monthly housing market trends report released on Wednesday. A sale is li…
Mortgage Rate Shock Stalls Housing Market as 8-Month Growth Streak Collapses







