
What Buyers and Sellers Really Expect From the 2026 Housing Market
Clever Real Estate surveyed 2026 buyers and sellers, revealing that 86% expect a good year to move despite 93% expecting financial challenges and rising costs.

Clever Real Estate surveyed 2026 buyers and sellers, revealing that 86% expect a good year to move despite 93% expecting financial challenges and rising costs.

Clever Real Estate’s 2025 data reveals that nearly 1 in 3 (31%) of homeowners would rather take a lowball offer than sell their home to an ex. Learn the biggest seller dealbreakers — and what would make most sellers fire their agent.

New data on home seller fears from Clever Real Estate shows 91% of homeowners are delaying selling their homes, with 63% pointing to high mortgage rates. Read on for the top 10 reasons sellers are pressing pause in 2025.

New research from Real Estate Witch reveals that only 21% of millennials believe they can afford a home in 2025, down from 52% in 2024, as high prices and interest rates dominate the housing market.

Clever Real Estate’s latest survey reveals a $27,000 price gap between buyers’ and sellers’ price expectations for 2025, with first-time buyers expecting to pay $82,000 less than sellers anticipate.

Learn what buyers and sellers expect from the 2025 housing market, with insights from Clever Real Estate’s latest report.

New research from Clever Real Estate reveals that while 46% of sellers view home selling by owner (FSBO) as the most profitable option, those using agents achieve higher profits despite perceived costs.

Clever Real Estate’s recent research reveals that nearly two-thirds of homeowners (63%) have gone into debt for renovations, with 78% exceeding their budgets on their last projects.

According to recent surveys from Clever Real Estate and Real, the majority of agents remain opposed to NAR settlement changes, with 64% expressing opposition and 72% predicting a negative impact on the industry.

According to a survey by Clever Real Estate, home sellers who used a real estate agent in 2023 or 2024 made $79,000 more in profit than those who sold without one.

New research from Clever Real Estate reveals that more than 50% of Boomers never intend to sell their homes. The study also highlights generational differences in homeownership perspectives and the ongoing affordable housing crisis.

Clever Real Estate’s latest survey reveals the best and worst places to live in 2024, highlighting the cities and states that Americans find most desirable—or least appealing—based on affordability, safety, and quality of life.
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