In the same quarter that New York home prices grew 7.4 percent year over year, Vermont prices declined 2.0 percent and Oregon fell 1.4 percent. The top closing count in the national dataset reached 119 transactions in a single quarter.

ATLANTA, Sept. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Where Q1 2026 showed a market broadly tightening across most states, Q2 2026 reveals the first clear divergence in the national dataset. Supply conditions and price growth moved in the same direction in most states but split sharply in others. New York's median sale price grew 7.4 percent year over year to $553K, the strongest growth rate in the national dataset. Vermont's fell 2.0 percent, Oregon's fell 1.4 percent, and Washington's fell 1.3 percent. Connecticut ended Q2 with 2.2 months of supply, the tightest reading nationally. Hawaii remained above 6 months all quarter, the only state operating consistently in buyer-favorable conditions. Six states, including Texas, Tennessee, and South Carolina, held in balanced territory throughout the quarter.

The findings come from the Q2 2026 edition of the Quarterly Buy-Side Performance Index, published by Agent Pronto and CINC, both part of the Fidelity National Financial family of companies. 

The index ranks the top 25 buyer's agents and teams in all 50 states by total transaction volume for the quarter ending June 30, 2026. Q2 2026 is the second edition. The index launched in Q1 2026 as the first quarterly, all-state buy-side performance ranking ever produced in U.S. real estate. All 50 state reports are available now through Agent Pronto.

"The Q1 edition established the baseline," said Dave Peters, President at Agent Pronto. "Q2 shows where that baseline is holding and where it is breaking. The states where prices declined, the markets where absorption slowed by double digits, and the zip codes generating ten confirmed top-25 closings from a single community in a single quarter: none of that picture was available to the industry before."

Alvaro Erize, CEO at CINC, said the second edition demonstrates the value of consistent quarterly measurement. "Every quarter that publishes makes the prior quarters more useful," Erize said. "Agents and teams can now compare their Q2 performance against the published benchmark for their state while Q3 is still in front of them. That is the kind of operating cadence that separates data that informs decisions from data that gets cited in annual reviews."

What Q2 2026 Shows

The Q2 2026 national dataset covers 50 states and more than 1,200 ranked agents and teams. Key findings include:

• Geographic concentration confirmed. Park City, Utah's 84098 zip code contributed 10 confirmed top-25 transaction addresses in Q2, the highest single-zip concentration in the dataset. Virginia's McLean community contributed 10. Charleston, South Carolina's Historic District, Ohio's New Albany, and Tennessee's Brentwood each contributed 8, with several adjacent-address pairs on the same streets in the same quarter.
• Price divergence widened. New York led at +7.4 percent year-over-year price growth. Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and Texas all posted flat or negative readings, while New Jersey and Pennsylvania both grew 5.9 percent.
• Supply held tight in most markets but split at the extremes. Connecticut reached 2.2 months of supply, Hawaii exceeded 6 months, and Vermont's active inventory grew 15.9 percent year over year, the largest rate in the national dataset.
• Days on market ranged from 31 days in Rhode Island to 85 days in Montana. North Carolina's median days on market extended 14 days from the prior year, the largest year-over-year increase in the dataset. Maine's improved 10 days, the largest decrease.
• Volume leaders set a new benchmark. Christopher Marti in Texas closed 119 transactions in Q2, the highest single-quarter closing count in the national dataset. Tiffany Williamson in North Carolina closed 115. William Gabbard in Ohio closed 111.

What the Index Measures

Each state report ranks the top 25 buyer's agents and teams by total buy-side transaction volume in the quarter, ordered by total dollar volume closed. Rankings are built from confirmed transaction data. For every ranked agent and team, the report includes:

• Closing count for the quarter
• Total sold dollar volume for the quarter
• Median sale price for the quarter

Each report also includes a market snapshot covering inventory, months of supply, median sale price, and median days on market across the three months of the quarter, with a year-over-year comparison against Q2 2025.

Market data is provided by Redfin. Buy-side transaction data is provided exclusively by Agent Pronto and CINC, which aggregates buy-side activity nationwide to produce the rankings.

All 50 state reports are available here. The full national briefing can be found here.

About Agent Pronto

Agent Pronto connects home buyers and sellers with top-performing real estate agents across the United States and Canada. Through a data-driven matching process, the company identifies agents with proven experience in the client's specific market and price range. Agent Pronto helps consumers navigate real estate transactions with clarity and confidence through fast, personalized agent recommendations.

About CINC

CINC is a leading real estate platform that equips high-performing agents and teams with tools to generate, nurture, and convert leads. Its technology supports scalable operations through CRM capabilities, marketing automation, and performance insights. CINC enables real estate professionals to build stronger pipelines and more efficient businesses through integrated systems and data-informed strategies.

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