What's Offered in the Top Agent Insights Report?
Chapters include:
- Sellers have less room for pricing mistakes
- When a home isn't selling, agents say to act quickly
- Sellers should spend strategically, not extensively
- The $5,000 home sale prep plan
- Affordability is changing how sellers compete for buyers
- The path to closing depends on more than price
- Sellers need a strategy for buying before they sell
- 4 things that may surprise sellers in the months ahead
top real estate agents surveyed 715
regional data cuts 6
HomeLight’s Top Agent Insights Q3 2026 Report was fielded between August 25 and September 3, 2026, through an online poll of 715 top real estate agents across the country. Agents were selected to participate in the survey based on the same performance data HomeLight uses to identify top real estate agents for millions of homebuyers and sellers nationwide.
Get a sneak peek into some of the key data insights from our Top Agent Insights Fall 2026 report, including why 80% of agents say accurate pricing from the start matters more than it did a year ago, how online estimates and AI are shaping seller expectations, which small, low-cost updates agents recommend over major renovations, and how closing-cost credits, contingencies, and inspection negotiations are influencing whether a deal makes it to closing in the months ahead.
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