Home Sales Hit 16-Month Low But Stable Rates Offer Hope

Note: This weekly Friday video is being shared on Monday due to an upload error. The Realtor.com® economics team video update gives you the relevant economic and real estate information you need to know each week every Friday to navigate the housing market as a homebuyer, home seller, or industry professional. For the week ending February 13, Realtor.com® Chief Economist Danielle Hale discusses what we learned from the January jobs report and consumer price index inflation data and what that signals for the Fed. She shares the latest mortgage rate data and what it means for buyers and sellers. She then covers recent housing data, including disappointing January existing home sales and soft seller and price trends in the Realtor.com weekly housing data, noting which indicators are signal and which may be more noise. The softer price theme carries through the latest New Construction Insights report and the January Luxury Trends report in nuanced ways. Finally, Danielle reviews findings from the January Hottest Housing Markets report that underscore which region remains the most competitive for buyers. Find all the details, including full reports and our housing data for download, at realtor.com/research. You can also follow us on X (formerly Twitter) for real-time updates, and on Instagram @realtordotcomecon for graphics. Reports and articles referenced: This week’s video https://www.realtor.com/research/video-economic-and-housing-market-update-february-13-2026/ Realtor.com January 2026 Luxury Housing Trends Report https://www.realtor.com/research/january-2026-luxury/ Realtor.com 2025-Q4 New Construction Insights Report https://www.realtor.com/research/new-construction-insights-2025q4/ Realtor.com January 2026 Hottest Housing Markets Report https://www.realtor.com/research/january-2026-hottest-housing-markets Realtor.com Weekly Housing Market Trends – Week of February 7 https://www.realtor.com/research/weekly-housing-trends-view-data-week-february-7-2026/ Commentary on January 2026 Consumer Price Index https://www.realtor.com/research/cpi-inflation-january-2026/ Commentary on January 2026 Jobs Report https://www.realtor.com/research/january-2026-employment-report/ Commentary on January 2026 Existing Home Sales https://www.realtor.com/research/existing-home-sales-january-2026/ Commentary on Mortgage Rates – February 12, 2026 https://www.realtor.com/research/freddie-mac-mortgage-rates-february-12-2026/ Find detailed reports at https://www.realtor.com/research/ Find free housing data for download at https://www.realtor.com/research/data ********* Find your home on https://www.realtor.com ********* Download our mobile app: https://www.realtor.com/mobile ********* Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realtor.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realtordotcom TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realtor.com Threads: https://www.threads.net/@realtordotcom X: https://www.twitter.com/realtordotcom Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/realtordotcom -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Learn More about the home buying process: "Home Buying 101: How Do I Get Started?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqZI4ZvjcRM -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- #realtor #realestate