{"id":65,"date":"2026-10-04T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/drhomesrealtor-com\/2026\/10\/04\/states-with-the-least-and-most-housing-market-inventory-heading-into-the-fall\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T15:00:00","slug":"states-with-the-least-and-most-housing-market-inventory-heading-into-the-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/04\/states-with-the-least-and-most-housing-market-inventory-heading-into-the-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"States with the least\u2014and most\u2014housing market inventory heading into the fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As someone who\u2019s spent more than a decade guiding families and individuals through the ups and downs of finding the right home in Shelby and Jefferson Counties, I know how much market inventory shapes your choices. Nationally, housing inventory is up just 2.1% from July 2025 to July 2026\u2014a big slowdown from last year\u2019s 24.7% jump. Even with 23,465 more homes on the market, we\u2019re still sitting 9.1% below 2019 levels. If you\u2019re eyeing the Midwest or Northeast, expect things to be especially tight. Whether you\u2019re searching for your first home, planning to upsize for a growing family, or looking to simplify, understanding these shifts can help you set realistic expectations. My goal is always to break down what these numbers mean in real terms\u2014so you feel confident about your next step, wherever you are in your home journey.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/91586880\/housing-market-inventory-states-with-least-most-heading-into-fall\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who\u2019s spent more than a decade guiding families and individuals through the ups and downs of finding the right home in Shelby and Jefferson Counties, I know how much market inventory shapes your choices. Nationally, housing inventory is up just 2.1% from July 2025 to July 2026\u2014a big slowdown from last year\u2019s 24.7% [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":66,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/117"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}