{"id":102,"date":"2026-10-18T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thekkhomes.com\/blog\/?p=102"},"modified":"2026-10-18T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T15:00:00","slug":"new-vs-existing-home-prices-what-the-national-median-misses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thekkhomes.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/18\/new-vs-existing-home-prices-what-the-national-median-misses\/","title":{"rendered":"New vs. Existing Home Prices: What the National Median Misses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>It\u2019s always interesting to see how home prices shift across the country\u2014and what those numbers actually mean for buyers and sellers. In Q2 2026, the national median price for new single-family homes landed at $410,700, which is $25,000 less than the median for existing homes ($435,700). This gap isn\u2019t just a statistic; it reflects the realities I see here in Charlotte and beyond: limited inventory is keeping existing home prices high, while builders are responding by offering more compact, affordable new homes\u2014especially in the South and West. For families and investors in our community, understanding these trends can help you make confident decisions in a fast-moving market. As always, I\u2019m here to break down the numbers and help you navigate your next move, whether you\u2019re buying, selling, or investing in Charlotte.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/eyeonhousing.org\/2026\/09\/new-vs-existing-home-prices-what-the-national-median-misses\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s always interesting to see how home prices shift across the country\u2014and what those numbers actually mean for buyers and sellers. In Q2 2026, the national median price for new single-family homes landed at $410,700, which is $25,000 less than the median for existing homes ($435,700). This gap isn\u2019t just a statistic; it reflects the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":409,"featured_media":103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thekkhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thekkhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thekkhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thekkhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/409"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thekkhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thekkhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104,"href":"https:\/\/www.thekkhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102\/revisions\/104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thekkhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thekkhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thekkhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thekkhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}