May 2026 Luxury Housing Report: Most Resilient Luxury Markets – Pandemic Gains

Realtor.com’s May 2026 Luxury Housing Report found that the high-end housing market continues to outperform much of the broader real estate sector, with luxury inventory increasing and affluent buyers remaining active despite elevated mortgage rates and economic uncertainty. Wealthier consumers are benefiting from strong asset values and are often less sensitive to financing costs than traditional homebuyers.

This resilience highlights the continued strength of affluent consumers and their spending power, creating opportunities across luxury real estate, financial services, home furnishings, home improvement, travel and other premium-oriented categories that benefit from high-net-worth household activity.