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Real Estate: It’s Gray Time!

Ask the Economist: Are You Confident in the Optimistic 2026 Forecast of a 14% Increase in Home Sales? NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun offers the reasoning behind his optimistic forecast for home sales in 2026.

Nearly 29 million U.S. households already exceed the capital gains tax exclusion, a growing factor keeping homes off the market. In many metros, longtime owners are delaying sales to avoid a large tax bill, adding to inventory shortages beyond high rates and affordability.

The issue is back in Washington, where lawmakers are considering reforms to the primary-home capital gains exclusion, still capped at $250,000 for single filers and $500,000 for couples, unchanged since 1997, despite home values rising more than 260%.