{
  "id": 6572068,
  "title": "The 18 states back above pre-pandemic 2019 housing market inventory levels",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/the-18-states-back-above-pre-pandemic-2019-housing-market-inventory",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-10T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91604718/housing-market-18-states-back-above-pre-pandemic-2019-inventory-levels"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Housing market inventory levels have surpassed pre-pandemic 2019 levels in 18 states as of August 2026, according to data from Realtor.com. Nationally, inventory is up 3.8% year-over-year from August 2025 to August 2026, though this growth has slowed since June's 1.9% growth. While most markets are experiencing a \"soft\" market with stable supply-demand balance, Florida has seen a slight decline in inventory (-12%) compared to the national trend. Despite rising long-term yields and mortgage rates, some Sun Belt and Mountain West regions have active inventory levels nearing or surpassing pre-pandemic 2019 levels, such as Punta Gorda and Austin. The national trend shows home prices remaining relatively flat year-over-year.",
  "summary": "Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Nationally aggregated inventory is up +3.8% on a year-over-year basis between August 31, 2025 and August 31, 2026. While that’s accelerated a tad from the +1.9% year-over-year inventory growth low point in June, it’s decelerated significantly since last year. If you go back 12…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}