While the national housing market continues to gradually move toward more buyer-friendly conditions this summer, three Southern metros are surprisingly bucking this trend.
Augusta, GA, Greenville, SC, and Jacksonville, FL—all previously classified as buyer’s markets in the Realtor.com® 2026 Q2 Market Clock report—have since shifted into balanced territory, according to an August data release.
“This means they’ve tightened ever so slightly, moving counterclockwise and a bit less buyer-friendly than before,” explains Realtor.com senior economist Jake Krimmel…