Published September 25, 2026 in Market Update

More homes are coming to market, and buyers are still stepping in

Here is the one thing that changes what you should do right now. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 711 homes for sale across ZIPs 27712, 27703 and 27701 in the three months ending July 31, 2026. That is up 28.6% from the same months of 2025. More competition for sellers. More options for buyers.

But buyers have not walked away. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 601 pending sales across these three ZIPs in the same period. That is up 16.9% from a year before. More homes came to market, and more buyers stepped in to meet them.

Nationally, Realtor.com reported that 20.4% of listings saw a price cut in August 2026. Here, homes are still selling close to list. The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows sellers in these ZIPs averaging 98.6% to 98.7% of list price. Not every home sold fast, and not every home sold above asking. But the gap between list and sale stayed narrow.

What each ZIP is doing

ZIP 27712: steady and quick

The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 85 homes sold in ZIP 27712 in the three months ending July 31, 2026. That is up 2.4% from a year before. The median sale price was $455,000, up 1.1%. Median days on market came in at 29, and 36.8% of homes went under contract within two weeks of listing. Prices held. Speed held.

ZIP 27703: the most volume, the most change

ZIP 27703 is moving the most homes. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 432 homes sold in the three months ending July 31, 2026. That is up 23.8% from a year before. Pending sales hit 421, up 18.9%. New listings rose 11.1% to 530. The median price dipped 6.4% to $407,000. More supply, more sales, and a price that adjusted to match.

Days on market in 27703 rose 15 days to 46. That is an honest admission: homes are sitting a little longer here. But 28% still went under contract within two weeks. Buyers are active. They are just taking a little more time to decide.

ZIP 27701: fewer sales, faster decisions

ZIP 27701 tells a different story. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 94 homes sold in the three months ending July 31, 2026. That is down 5.1% from a year before. The median price slipped 4.5% to $525,000. But 38.7% of homes went under contract within two weeks. That share is up 8.8 points from a year ago. Fewer homes sold, but the ones priced right moved quickly.

The wider picture

The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported that U.S. house prices rose 2.1% year over year between the second quarter of 2025 and the second quarter of 2026. They also rose 0.3% quarter over quarter from the first to second quarter of 2026. Prices are moving, just slowly. Freddie Mac put the average 30-year fixed rate at 7.03% as of September 24, 2026. The 15-year averaged 6.42% the same day. Rates are still a real factor in what buyers can do.

Nationally, Realtor.com reported that pending sales turned negative 0.2% year over year in August 2026. Here, every ZIP in this market posted a gain. That is a meaningful difference from the national trend.

One more thing worth knowing. These numbers cover whole ZIP codes. One street can read very differently from the ZIP around it. Pricing, speed and competition all shift block by block.