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Zillow's January Market Report shows improving affordability for home buyers

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ZG The report indicates improving affordability due to lower mortgage rates and a cooling rental market, which is positive for buyers. However, home values have fallen for six consecutive months and new listings/sales are down, suggesting a mixed outlook. Z The report indicates improving affordability due to lower mortgage rates and a cooling rental market, which is positive for buyers. However, home values have fallen for six consecutive months and new listings/sales are down, suggesting a mixed outlook.

U.S. home values have fallen for six consecutive months, according to the Zillow Home Value Index

SEATTLE, Feb. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. home values fell on a monthly basis for the sixth consecutive month in January, according to the Zillow® Home Value Index. This trend mirrors last year, when home values fell each month from August 2024 to February 2025. The monthly mortgage payment on a typical U.S. home is now 8.4% less expensive than a year ago, driven down primarily by lower mortgage rates.

New listings and the early read on sales both fell in January compared to last year, likely influenced by poor weather in much of the country. Buyers are having an easier time than last year, with homes on the market longer and fewer homes selling above list price.

"We're starting 2026 following three years that saw transactions bouncing along the bottom and affordability as a chronic struggle," said Mischa Fisher, chief economist at Zillow. "Our forecast for both sales and affordability this year is one of gradual improvement. January was a cautious first step along that path, as potential buyers and sellers dealt with severe winter weather in many major markets. We expect sales to pick up as spring approaches. Housing affordability continues to improve for prospective homebuyers, while modest growth in the Zillow Observed Rent Index points to continued cooling in shelter inflation."

Home Values & Mortgage Payments

Inventory

Sales

Competition

Rents

Local data can be found on Zillow's market explorer. The Zillow February Market Report is expected to be released March 4.

Metro Area*

Typical

Home

Value

(ZHVI)

Home

Value

Change:

MoM

Home

Value

Change:

YoY

Inventory

Change:

YoY

Sales

Count

Nowcast

Change:

YoY

Typical

Rent

(ZORI)

Rent

Change:

MoM

Rent

Change:

YoY

United States

$358,968

-0.4 %

0.2 %

6.0 %

-4.0 %

$1,895

0.1 %

2.0 %

New York, NY

$707,558

0.2 %

3.9 %

1.5 %

-12.4 %

$3,232

-0.1 %

4.3 %

Los Angeles, CA

$946,065

0.1 %

-0.5 %

6.5 %

0.2 %

$2,885

0.1 %

1.6 %

Chicago, IL

$336,389

-0.2 %

4.0 %

-5.0 %

-14.0 %

$2,091

0.5 %

5.4 %

Dallas, TX

$357,536

-0.6 %

-3.9 %

6.1 %

1.3 %

$1,633

-0.1 %

0.3 %

Houston, TX

$302,356

-0.5 %

-2.2 %

16.4 %

-6.8 %

$1,612

-0.1 %

0.0 %

Washington, DC

$568,102

-0.2 %

-0.4 %

21.8 %

-8.0 %

$2,333

0.1 %

0.4 %

Philadelphia, PA

$375,978

-0.2 %

2.6 %

2.4 %

-13.7 %

$1,849

0.1 %

2.9 %

Miami, FL

$467,850

-0.2 %

-4.3 %

-2.3 %

-5.3 %

$2,645

0.0 %

0.5 %

Atlanta, GA

$373,781

-0.5 %

-2.7 %

6.4 %

-18.3 %

$1,812

0.1 %

2.1 %

Boston, MA

$712,622

-0.4 %

1.7 %

8.0 %

-1.4 %

$3,049

0.5 %

1.8 %

Phoenix, AZ

$443,565

-0.2 %

-2.3 %

6.4 %

0.6 %

$1,718

0.1 %

-0.6 %

San Francisco, CA

$1,092,908

-0.2 %

-2.1 %

-6.3 %

0.0 %

$3,064

0.4 %

5.8 %

Riverside, CA

$577,131

-0.1 %

-1.7 %

1.7 %

-3.4 %

$2,464

0.2 %

1.8 %

Detroit, MI

$255,825

-0.6 %

2.8 %

10.4 %

-17.0 %

$1,455

0.2 %

2.8 %

Seattle, WA

$732,016

-0.2 %

-1.5 %

19.9 %

-1.3 %

$2,183

-0.1 %

2.2 %

Minneapolis, MN

$376,354

-0.4 %

1.6 %

5.1 %

-12.3 %

$1,665

0.1 %

4.2 %

San Diego, CA

$905,983

-0.2 %

-2.0 %

5.7 %

-9.2 %

$2,871

0.1 %

1.3 %

Tampa, FL

$352,904

-0.4 %

-4.8 %

5.2 %

-6.1 %

$1,986

-0.1 %

-1.2 %

Denver, CO

$558,305

-0.4 %

-3.2 %

7.0 %

-8.2 %

$1,838

-0.1 %

-1.1 %

Baltimore, MD

$391,799

-0.4 %

0.6 %

19.0 %

-8.4 %

$1,855

0.4 %

2.6 %

St. Louis, MO

$263,241

-0.3 %

2.5 %

7.9 %

-0.1 %

$1,409

0.3 %

3.6 %

Orlando, FL

$381,041

-0.4 %

-4.0 %

3.0 %

1.6 %

$1,917

0.2 %

0.5 %

Charlotte, NC

$381,064

-0.4 %

-0.8 %

12.1 %

-12.6 %

$1,704

0.0 %

0.7 %

San Antonio, TX

$274,114

-0.5 %

-2.6 %

10.9 %

-4.8 %

$1,380

0.0 %

-1.2 %

Portland, OR

$537,199

-0.3 %

-1.1 %

10.2 %

-7.5 %

$1,778

-0.2 %

0.9 %

Sacramento, CA

$566,491

-0.4 %

-2.1 %

0.2 %

-6.4 %

$2,197

-0.2 %

1.9 %

Pittsburgh, PA

$218,792

-0.7 %

1.2 %

3.7 %

-8.2 %

$1,449

0.4 %

4.1 %

Cincinnati, OH

$297,473

-0.4 %

2.4 %

11.9 %

-5.9 %

$1,522

0.4 %

2.7 %

Austin, TX

$418,101

-0.7 %

-5.9 %

3.7 %

-8.5 %

$1,561

0.0 %

-2.6 %

Las Vegas, NV

$425,751

-0.4 %

-2.7 %

13.2 %

-8.2 %

$1,716

0.0 %

0.1 %

Kansas City, MO

$313,709

-0.2 %

2.8 %

10.9 %

10.8 %

$1,455

0.2 %

3.8 %

Columbus, OH

$318,819

-0.4 %

0.9 %

9.5 %

-5.7 %

$1,454

-0.3 %

1.6 %

Indianapolis, IN

$284,954

-0.4 %

1.1 %

15.3 %

-10.1 %

$1,508

0.2 %

3.2 %

Cleveland, OH

$237,811

-0.6 %

4.2 %

3.9 %

-13.6 %

$1,390

0.6 %

4.2 %

San Jose, CA

$1,563,569

0.0 %

-1.4 %

12.7 %

-9.7 %

$3,406

0.3 %

5.1 %

Nashville, TN

$445,010

-0.4 %

-0.8 %

11.4 %

-7.3 %

$1,770

-0.1 %

0.4 %

Virginia Beach, VA

$361,608

-0.1 %

1.7 %

5.2 %

10.6 %

$1,795

0.4 %

5.4 %

Providence, RI

$504,547

-0.2 %

2.7 %

4.4 %

-5.5 %

$2,078

0.1 %

4.5 %

Jacksonville, FL

$345,165

-0.3 %

-2.7 %

-5.7 %

-6.1 %

$1,659

-0.1 %

0.2 %

Milwaukee, WI

$365,994

-0.3 %

4.8 %

1.8 %

-3.5 %

$1,458

0.2 %

3.9 %

Oklahoma City, OK

$240,354

-0.2 %

1.0 %

9.1 %

-9.6 %

$1,347

0.1 %

2.7 %

Raleigh, NC

$428,618

-0.5 %

-2.6 %

29.5 %

-11.4 %

$1,655

0.1 %

0.2 %

Memphis, TN

$238,977

-0.5 %

-0.6 %

6.6 %

-11.7 %

$1,415

-0.1 %

1.7 %

Richmond, VA

$382,479

-0.2 %

1.7 %

6.1 %

-1.6 %

$1,639

0.5 %

3.5 %

Louisville, KY

$271,069

-0.1 %

2.1 %

20.1 %

4.9 %

$1,352

0.2 %

2.2 %

New Orleans, LA

$253,919

0.0 %

1.4 %

2.2 %

17.4 %

$1,568

0.3 %

0.4 %

Salt Lake City, UT

$557,054

-0.1 %

1.9 %

12.4 %

6.7 %

$1,581

-1.1 %

-0.3 %

Hartford, CT

$379,314

-0.3 %

4.9 %

-0.2 %

-6.4 %

$1,864

0.0 %

3.1 %

Buffalo, NY

$270,506

-0.9 %

3.9 %

3.7 %

-5.9 %

$1,365

0.6 %

3.4 %

Birmingham, AL

$252,754

-0.4 %

0.6 %

11.8 %

-27.2 %

$1,385

-0.1 %

1.9 %

*Table ordered by market size

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