Home-price growth may have slowed across the U.S., but home prices have still risen in 80% of major metros in Q-2 2026, according to a recent report from the National Association of Realtors. Comparatively, 71% of metros saw home prices grow in Q-1 2026. Nationwide, the median single-family existing-home price rose by 1.5% year-over-year to $434,900.

Which metros saw the most home-price growth?

The Beaumont, Texas, metro saw annual home prices increase the most. There, home prices ticked up by 11%, followed by Naples, where home prices grew by 10.5%, and then Gulfport, Miss., where they grew by 10.3%. Syracuse, N.Y., and Hartford, Conn., rounded out the top five spots with respective increases of 9.6% and 8%.

The Northeast overall saw the most home-price growth. There, home prices grew by 3.8% year-over-year, reaching a median existing-home price of $547,200. In the Midwest, home prices grew by 3.6% year-over-year to a median price of $340,800, and in the South, they grew by 1% to a median of $380,000. However, in the West, prices fell by 0.8% year-over-year to $637,900.