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Existing homes now cost more than new builds, with a median gap of $18.6K in Q2 2025 Which costs more, existing houses or new construction? It depends on who’s counting and how they do the count.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As far back as modern records go, newly built homes have almost always cost more than previously owned homes. It only makes sense: ...

For most of the last 50 years, new homes have cost more than existing ones, nationally. Thanks to builder strategies, shifting home designs and a new construction glut the trend has flipped. Something ...