What Happened This Week in Real Estate? Your Holiday Talking Points!

🎙️ Welcome back to America’s #1 Daily Real Estate Podcast with Tim and Julie Harris — top international Real Estate Success Coaches and eXp Realty Sponsors. 🚀 If you’re serious about success, it’s time to align with leaders who’ve helped agents just like you scale faster, attract more clients, and build lasting wealth. Ready to choose your broker or upgrade your brokerage experience? 👉 Join today at https://WhyLibertas.com/Harris or text Tim now at 512-758-0206. Your future in real estate starts here. *************** 💥 Crush 2026 Before It Crushes You Want more listings in 2026? Start here. Tim & Julie Harris reveal how top producers are staying ahead with smart lead generation, magnetic branding, and simple systems that keep pipelines full. ✅ Perfect for real estate agents ready to level up in 2026. 👉 Claim your spot now: https://HarrisMastermind.com *************** 1️⃣ 🏠 The Market Is Moving Toward Balance — Not Boom or Bust And how experts see 2026 shaping up According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) October 2025 report: Existing-home sales: 4.10 million (annualized) Median U.S. home price: $415,200 (+2.1% year-over-year) Inventory: 4.4 months of supply 2026 Sales Predictions (Existing Homes): NAR: projects a ~14% increase in existing-home sales next year — a meaningful rebound after stagnant volume in 2025. (National Association of REALTORS®) Realtor.com: forecasts a modest ~1.7% increase to about 4.13 million homes sold in 2026. (Realtor) Bright MLS estimates: another outlook suggests 4.51 million existing-home sales in 2026 — roughly +9% year-over-year (regional forecast). (HousingWire) (These variations reflect different data inputs, sources, and seasonal timing, but all call for an improvement from 2025 levels.) ✨ HUGE Announcement! ✨ Everything from today’s show (yes, the notes too!) is waiting inside our Daily Newsletter. You’ll get lead gen strategies, real estate scripts & success plans — FREE. 👉 Grab it now: https://harrisrealestatedaily.com/