More Than Two-Thirds of New-Home Listing Views Come From Outside Their Metro Area, Realtor.com® Finds
Realtor.com reported that 67.2% of views to new-construction listings in Q2 2026 came from outside the listing's metro area, exceeding the 65.4% share for existing homes. The national median listing price for a newly built home held steady at $450,256, while the median existing-home price fell 2.0% year-over-year to $408,317, widening the new-construction premium to 10.3%.
Key figures
- New construction premium
- 10.3%
- New homes median size sqft
- 2050
- New homes median price per sqft
- $217
- New homes price reduction share
- 20.0%
- Existing home inventory yoy growth
- 3.1%
- National existing home median price
- $408,317
- Existing homes price reduction share
- 18.6%
- New construction inventory yoy growth
- 2.8%
- Existing home out of metro views share
- 65.4%
- National new construction median price
- $450,256
- New construction out of metro views share
- 67.2%
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