Home prices continued to rise in the fourth quarter of 2025. National median prices rose 1.2% year over year to $414,900. Monthly mortgage payments on a single-family home in the fourth quarter decreased 5.7% to $2,057 compared to $2,122 from a year ago. Qualifying median family incomes fell to $98,720, compared with $104,750 in the third quarter of 2025 and $101,856 a year ago. The effective 30-year...