Home Prices Rise 1% Nationwide as Augusta Posts 4.2% Gain Through March

Home prices went up 1% year-over-year during the first three months of 2026, according to WSB-TV. This marks the weakest growth in the U.S. in four years. The median sale price climbed to $429,526 between January and March, up from $425,170 for the same period in 2025.

Augusta saw a 4.2% jump. Georgia's median sale price reached $294,805, up from $282,950 the year before.

Tight supply and a shortage of new construction have propped up values at record highs for years. Economic worries have pushed more buyers to wait, but fewer sellers are listing their properties, too, which keeps pushing prices higher.

The market has crawled along this year. Sellers now dangle incentives to attract cautious buyers who worry about what they can afford.

Redfin expects housing to become easier to afford as paychecks grow faster than prices. The brokerage analyzed January-March median sale prices over four years to spot patterns.

Nationwide, prices have risen 9.3% since 2022, when the median sat at $393,018. Prices slipped 0.8% to $389,707 in 2023.

Augusta's values have gone up 18.3% since 2022. The median price then was $249,248. It went up 5.4% in 2023, 4.9% in 2024, and 2.8% in 2025. Augusta's prices remain more than $134,000 lower than the national average.

New listings have remained scarce, creating what some analysts describe as stagnant stock.