Matt Frankel has positions in Amazon, EPR Properties, FedEx, and Prologis. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, EPR Properties, Home Depot, Prologis, and Walmart. The Motley Fool recommends FedEx and recommends the following options: long January 2026 $90 calls on Prologis. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy . The median sale price for an existing home in the U.S. hit a record-high $426,900 in June 2024, according to NAR. While it dipped due to seasonality over the winter, May 2025’s median of $422,800 set a record for the month and is just a few thousand dollars off that all-time high. These rising prices are likely to continue through the rest of 2025 — but, hopefully, at a slower pace. Forecasted home price movements combined with upticks in building permits suggest upstream opportunities for materials-sector equities.
