Cash Buyers Pull Back Faster Than Housing Market as Cash Sales Fade, Realtor.com® Report Finds

Cash purchases accounted for 31.4% of home sales in early 2026, as easing prices, improving inventory and a more balanced market allowed more financed buyers to return AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cash buyers are beginning to lose some of the outsized influence they gained...