U.S. home prices have eased off from the highs they hit a few years ago, but they’re still not cheap. The median sales price was $410,800 during the 2025 second quarter, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. That was up from $327,100 at the start of the decade.
The National Association of Realtors expects average home prices to rise another 2% to 3% this year. President Donald Trump has made home affordability a major talking point. Here are three changes that could happen in 2026 as he enters the second year of his second term.
