🔥 May 2026 Housing Market Update 🚨 Rates Surge, Inflation Jumps & DMV Sales Near 2008 Levels

🚨 Mortgage rates jumped MORE than 40bps in one month ⛽ Iran conflict → oil shock → higher inflation → higher mortgage rates 📉 DMV lost 100K+ jobs over the past year 🏠 Yet DMV home prices just hit 35 STRAIGHT months of appreciation This market is getting VERY unusual. Here’s what we break down this month: 🔥 Mortgage rates exploded higher again 📈 Inflation jumped back to 3.8% 🚨 Consumer sentiment hit RECORD LOWS 🏛️ DMV economy continues underperforming nationally 📉 DC proper unemployment still at 6.3% 💼 100K+ DMV jobs lost year-over-year 🏠 Market STILL on pace for fewest transactions since 2008 📈 BUT transaction pace has actually improved the past 3 months ⏳ Homes taking longer to sell for 21 straight months 💰 Prices STILL rising despite affordability pressure Most people — including many agents — are not tracking how all of these trends connect together. I do the deep dive so buyers, sellers, investors, and fellow agents DON’T have to. Because Paul knows, so you can know too… Moderated by Temi Akojie. Full session link at    / @paulknowsrealestate   Paul Nalabandian, Esq. 🔑 Team Leader & Realtor® – Fulcrum Residential 🏠 Agent Leadership Council – Keller Williams Capital Properties 📞 202-505-7285 | 📧 [email protected] 📸 Insta: @Paul_Knows_RealEstate ▶️ YouTube: @PaulKnowsRealEstate #HousingMarket #MortgageRates #DMVRealEstate #Inflation #RealEstateInvesting #WashingtonDC #NorthernVirginia #MarylandRealEstate #HomeBuyers #HomeSellers #RealEstateAgent #InterestRates #HousingCrash #AlexandriaVA #ArlingtonVA #FairfaxCounty #LoudounCounty #MontgomeryCountyMD #WashingtonDCMetro @kwcapitalproperties @fulcrumresidential