Champaign-Urbana Leaps 31 Spots Into the Top 20: Summer 2026 Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com® Housing Market Ranking

Midwest and Northeast Metros Continue to Dominate the Top 20 as Affordability Gap With the Rest of the Country Widens [NEW YORK/AUSTIN, TEXAS] July 27, 2026 — The Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com® Economics today released the Summer 2026 Housing Market Ranking, revealing Champaign-Urbana, Ill., as the quarter’s biggest mover, climbing 31 spots into the […] The post Champaign-Urbana Leaps 31 Spots Into the Top 20: Summer 2026 Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com® Housing Market Ranking appeared first on Dow Jones .