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Realtor.com Research says the luxury entry price dropped to $1.199 million, while its school-focused analysis highlights markets where high-end homes are assigned to top-rated elementary schools.
The September 2026 luxury housing report from Realtor.com Research says luxury entry prices fell to $1.199 million in September, marking the 30th straight month of annual decline. The report was published October 14, 2026, and its special focus this month was the relationship between luxury homes and assigned elementary-school ratings.
For mortgage professionals, the useful point is not just that luxury pricing has softened at the entry level. It is that school assignment remains a concrete search factor for some high-income buyers, and Realtor.com Research identified Naples-Marco Island as leading the report’s school-rating angle at 9.3 out of 10.