{"id":96,"date":"2026-10-12T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/?p=96"},"modified":"2026-10-12T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:00:00","slug":"us-inventory-growth-slows-stays-soft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/12\/us-inventory-growth-slows-stays-soft\/","title":{"rendered":"US Inventory Growth Slows Stays Soft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/lynne-mercer\/states-housing-inventory-5610\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>As someone who&#039;s spent over four decades guiding clients through the ever-changing real estate landscape of Palo Alto, Mountain View, Menlo Park, and our neighboring mid-peninsula communities, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how national trends can echo in our local markets. By Mid-Q3 2026, active inventory across the U.S. reached 1.14 million\u2014up about 4% from last year\u2019s 1.1 million. While that&#039;s growth, it\u2019s a much slower pace than the previous year\u2019s remarkable 21% jump, and only a slight improvement from the low point of 2% growth we saw in late Q2.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s interesting to note that, by this point, 18 states and DC had inventory levels above pre-pandemic 2019 numbers, even though the national supply overall remains about 8% below where we were in mid-2019 (with 1.14 million active listings compared to 1.24 million back then). This tells us that, despite the dramatic shifts and a softer market, the U.S. still hasn\u2019t fully rebuilt its housing stock. Prices have flattened on a yearly basis, and with higher yields and mortgage rates on the horizon, momentum could be tested further.<\/p>\n<p>In times like these, thoughtful guidance and a client-first approach become even more important. Whether you\u2019re a seasoned homeowner or taking your very first steps into the market, I\u2019m always here to listen, offer insight, and help you navigate these nuanced conditions with care and clarity.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who&#039;s spent over four decades guiding clients through the ever-changing real estate landscape of Palo Alto, Mountain View, Menlo Park, and our neighboring mid-peninsula communities, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how national trends can echo in our local markets. By Mid-Q3 2026, active inventory across the U.S. reached 1.14 million\u2014up about 4% from last year\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":235,"featured_media":97,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/235"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98,"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions\/98"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}