Published October 27, 2026 in Market Update · Primary market
More homes are selling, but buyers still have choices in the Primary market Sales are up across the board, yet 1,644 homes for sale mean buyers can still compare carefully and sellers need to price right.
By Jodi Bakst Homes sold
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up 8.2% from a year ago
Pending sales
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up 8.1% from a year ago
Homes for sale
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up 1.5% from a year ago
Read the letter Published October 20, 2026 in Market Update · Primary market
Primary market sales rose even as listings barely changed The three months ending August 31, 2026 showed 1,671 homes sold across the Primary market, up 8.2%, while new listings crept up just 0.8%.
By Jodi Bakst Homes sold
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up 8.2% from 2025
New listings
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up just 0.8% from 2025
Homes for sale
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up 1.5% from 2025
Read the letter Published October 13, 2026 in Market Update · Primary market
Another part of the Primary market has slowed down sharply ZIP 27560 saw pending sales fall 39% and homes sold drop 33.9%, even as prices held up and most of the market kept moving.
By Jodi Bakst Homes sold
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Down 33.9% from a year before
Months of supply
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Up 1.8 months from a year before
Homes for sale
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Up 19.5% from a year before
Read the letter Published October 6, 2026 in Market Update · Primary market
One part of the Primary market is slowing while another is still moving fast The three months ending July 31, 2026 show two very different markets inside the same ZIP codes, and which one you are in changes everything about your next move.
By Jodi Bakst Months of supply
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Up 1.4 months from a year ago
Pending sales change
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Down 33.6% year over year
Under contract in 2 weeks
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Down 5.2 points from a year ago
Read the letter Published September 29, 2026 in Market Update · Primary market
Primary market sales rose even as new listings slipped More homes sold here in the three months ending July 31, 2026, even though fewer fresh listings hit the market. That gap shapes both what you compete with and what you can expect.
By Jodi Bakst Homes sold
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Up 9.2% from a year before
New listings
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Down 2.1% from a year before
Homes for sale
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Up 4.8% from a year before
Read the letter Published September 25, 2026 in Market Update · Primary market
Primary market sales rose even with fewer new listings The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 1,813 homes sold across the Primary market in the three months ending July 31, 2026, up 9.2% from a year before, even as new listings dipped 2.1%.
By Jodi Bakst Homes sold
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up 9.2% from a year before
New listings
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down 2.1% from a year before
Pending sales
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up 7.2% from a year before
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By Jodi Bakst