A briefing on the top-selling master-planned communities in the US in 2026: who leads, how sales compare with prior years, and what is causing the trend drift.
Sixteen sourced rows across more than ten independent sites: the five RCLCO mid-year 2026 leaders (the latest nationwide 2026 ranking available — a first-half snapshot, not a full-year result; the ranking itself is single-sourced to RCLCO), three prior-year context points, and eight trend-driver analyses. Sales are home sales counted through June 2026.
18,513 in H1 2026 vs 17,983 in H1 2025: +2.9% year over year, about +3.2% same-store. Full-year 2025 had run about 3% below 2024.
Down 5.6% year over year in June 2026, with mortgage rates in the mid-6% range, weak confidence and affordability pressure.
The 2024 row in the detail table is RCLCO's Texas-edition ranking (Sunterra, 1,325 sales) — a state leader, not the national one, so it is left out of this comparison.
| Section | Item | Detail | H1 2026 sales | YoY | Source |
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Method: 16 rows gathered from 11 hosts, published February 2024 – September 2026. The 2026 top-five ranking and the Top-50 aggregate come from RCLCO's mid-year 2026 update and cover sales from January through June 2026; a "sale" is a new-home sale within the community. Prior-year leader totals are full calendar years from separate sources; the 2024 row is a Texas-only ranking and is excluded from national comparisons. Year-over-year change is shown only where the source reports it — nulls are preserved, not estimated. Long driver texts are trimmed in the table; full mechanisms appear in the driver cards.