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In at this time’s article, we’ll share the complete outcomes from the newest TurboHome-ResiClub Housing Sentiment Survey for Q2 2026. To conduct the survey, ResiClub partnered with TurboHome, a digital platform that mixes skilled native brokers with AI instruments to assist homebuyers save on transaction prices.
In whole, 430 U.S. adults participated within the TurboHome-ResiClub Housing Sentiment Survey between April 21 and Could 21. This marks the third time we’ve run this explicit survey, with the earlier surveys performed in Q1 2025 and Q3 2025.
By rerunning most of the identical questions over time, ResiClub and TurboHome aimed to trace how client attitudes round dwelling costs, mortgage charges, agent commissions, and housing affordability are evolving.
Observe: Some survey outcomes are primarily based solely on responses from U.S. owners, whereas others mirror the views of a broader group that additionally contains renters and people residing with household or pals rent-free. Every chart title specifies whether or not the info represents all respondents or solely owners. Resulting from rounding, totals might not add as much as precisely 100%.
Affordability pressures are nonetheless sidelining many potential consumers and sellers
Amongst owners surveyed, the dominant cause for staying put stays easy: Their present dwelling nonetheless works for his or her way of life and desires.
Nonetheless, it’s clear that affordability pressures proceed to form mobility selections. Roughly 20% of respondents cited both elevated mortgage charges or excessive dwelling costs as the most important cause they aren’t shifting proper now. Furthermore, roughly 10% of surveyed owners say their mortgage fee is simply too low to surrender.
So whereas some owners are steadily adapting to a higher-rate surroundings, many potential consumers stay caught on the sidelines.
Amongst survey respondents, solely a minority mentioned they’re “very seemingly” to buy a house throughout the subsequent 24 months, whereas a large share described themselves as both unlikely or unsure about shopping for within the close to time period.
Nonetheless, the survey means that decrease mortgage charges may rapidly carry some demand again into the market.
A 3rd of house owners surveyed mentioned they’d be considerably extra seemingly (23%) or more likely (10%) to purchase a house if mortgage charges fell beneath 6%, underscoring how psychologically important that threshold stays for a lot of Individuals.
Householders predict a slower, softer housing market
Householders stay cautious on dwelling costs over the following yr, although the outright bearishness seen in late 2025 has eased considerably.
In Q1 2025, almost 30% of house owners surveyed anticipated native dwelling costs to rise by not less than 4% over the following 12 months. By Q3 2025, that share had collapsed to only 13%—in Q2 2026 that determine was 14%.
In Q1 2025, simply 24% of house owners anticipated dwelling costs to both keep flat or decline over the following 12 months. That determine surged to 55% in Q3 2025, then eased barely to 44% in Q2 2026.
Nonetheless, owners aren’t anticipating a house worth crash. Solely 14% of respondents in Q2 2026 anticipate costs of their native market to say no by 4% or extra over the following yr.
Nationally, 45% of U.S. adults—together with owners, renters, and people who stay with household or pals—anticipate costs of their native housing market to both keep flat or decline over the following 12 months. Regional sentiment was weakest within the Southwest and West, the place respondents confirmed the best shares anticipating stagnant or falling costs.
Householders additionally seem like steadily adjusting their expectations for the place mortgage charges will settle over the following yr.
Amongst U.S. owners we surveyed, 50% anticipate the typical 30-year mounted mortgage fee to be between 6% and seven% in 12 months. In the meantime, 8% anticipate it to be above 7%, whereas 41% anticipate it to be beneath 6%.
Householders are slowly adapting to increased mortgage charges
Whilst owners grow to be considerably extra optimistic that mortgage charges may ease over the following yr, many are nonetheless adjusting their very own tolerance for increased borrowing prices.
In Q1 2025, solely 41% of house owners surveyed mentioned they’d settle for a mortgage fee as much as 6% on their subsequent dwelling buy. That share climbed to 52% in Q3 2025, then eased barely to 47% in Q2 2026.
The broader pattern nonetheless means that many Individuals are very slowly coming to phrases with the truth that their subsequent mortgage fee will seemingly be materially increased than the one hooked up to their present dwelling.
Acceptance of charges as much as 5.5% additionally stays considerably above early-2025 ranges. In Q1 2025, 54% of house owners mentioned they’d settle for a fee as much as 5.5%, in contrast with 63% in Q2 2026.
On the increased finish of the spectrum, tolerance for very elevated charges continues to fade. In Q2 2026, no respondents mentioned they’d settle for a mortgage fee of seven.5% or increased on their subsequent buy, down from roughly 7% in Q1 2025.
Homebuyers welcome extra know-how into the homebuying course of
Amongst U.S. owners surveyed, 77% say they discovered their most up-to-date dwelling themselves, whereas solely 22% say their agent positioned the property for them.
That discovering displays the truth of at this time’s housing search course of. Within the Zillow and Realtor.com period, customers more and more start—and sometimes full—a lot of the house search independently earlier than involving an agent.
Along with openness to self-service on the search, potential homebuyers are rethinking what they need from their actual property brokers.
Amongst owners surveyed, 85% say they would favor an agent who makes use of know-how to cut back prices if service high quality stayed the identical or improved.
Moreover, 56% of U.S. owners surveyed mentioned they’d be both “very seemingly” or “considerably seemingly” to work with a licensed agent and get monetary savings utilizing a lower-fee brokerage.
Householders nonetheless see worth in brokers—at the same time as fee skepticism grows
Regardless of broader considerations round fee constructions, most householders nonetheless reported optimistic experiences with their most up-to-date actual property agent.
Amongst owners surveyed, 71% mentioned their final actual property agent supplied both “very worthwhile” or “considerably worthwhile” providers.
Nonetheless, many owners consider the broader trade compensation construction stays too costly.
Nationally, greater than two-thirds of house owners surveyed say conventional actual property commissions—with the whole sometimes round 5% to six% of the house’s sale worth—are both “considerably too excessive” or “a lot too excessive.”
And that stress between appreciating particular person brokers whereas questioning the broader fee construction continues to point out up all through the survey outcomes.
When requested particularly about compensation at this time, respondents in each area leaned towards believing brokers are overcompensated relatively than undercompensated.
Nonetheless, many owners nonetheless view brokers as offering significant worth total.
Throughout all areas surveyed, a majority of respondents rated actual property brokers as both “very worthwhile” or “considerably worthwhile” at this time.
One cause owners might concurrently worth their very own agent whereas criticizing commissions extra broadly is that many seem to consider the trade pricing construction has remained excessive at the same time as know-how reshapes the transaction course of.
That notion has grow to be particularly related within the wake of the Nationwide Affiliation of Realtors (NAR) fee lawsuit settlement in 2024, which intensified public scrutiny round how purchaser and vendor brokers are compensated.
Throughout all areas surveyed, a large share of house owners mentioned they consider actual property agent commissions of their native market are both unchanged or solely barely decrease than they have been three years in the past.
That notion might assist clarify why customers are more and more open to various brokerage fashions and technology-enabled brokers that promise decrease transaction prices.
Homebuyers need sturdy service—however more and more anticipate extra versatile pricing
For potential consumers, service high quality stays crucial issue when selecting an agent.
Amongst respondents surveyed, 62.5% mentioned service and communication high quality mattered most when choosing an actual property agent. Agent expertise ranked second at 35%. Notably, 26.3% chosen the bottom fee or payment as their high precedence.
On the identical time, many customers seem more and more open to various compensation fashions.
Amongst potential consumers surveyed, roughly 34% mentioned their most most well-liked compensation construction for purchaser’s brokers was a fee between 2% and a pair of.99%, adopted by 23% who mentioned they most choose a flat payment construction.
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The most recent TurboHome-ResiClub Housing Sentiment Survey suggests Individuals are slowly adjusting to a housing market outlined by elevated mortgage charges, softer dwelling pricing expectations, and ongoing affordability pressure.
On the identical time, customers more and more seem open to technology-enabled actual property fashions—signaling that whereas consumers and sellers nonetheless worth brokers, expectations round how and what actual property providers ship are persevering with to shift.
