The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: WAKE COUNTY HOUSING MARKET OCTOBER 2024

Units Sold
1,418
Active Inventory
3,285
Median Sale Price
$475,000
Days On Market
38
Up 21%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 3%
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago
Down -54%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was an increase in total units sold in October, with 1,418 sold this month in Wake County Real Estate versus 1,192 last month, an increase of 19%. This month's total units sold was higher than at this time last year, an increase of 21% versus October 2023.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 110 units or 3%. The total number of active inventory this October was 3,285 compared to 3,175 in October 2023. This month's total of 3,285 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 3,339, a decrease of 2%.

Median Sale Price
Last October, the median sale price for Wake County Homes was $475,000. This October, the median sale price was $475,000, which is similar compared to a year ago. The current median sold price is 1% higher than in September.

Median sale price is the middle sale price in a given month. The same number of properties are above & below the median.


New Listings
1,706
Current Contracts
1,285
Sold Vs. List Price
98.8%
Months of Supply
2.3
Up 14%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 10%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -0.6%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -14%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In October, there was 2.3 months of supply available in Wake County, compared to 2.7 in October 2023. That is a decrease of 14% versus a year ago.

Months of supply is calculated by dividing current inventory by current sales. It indicates how many months would be needed to sell all of the inventory available at the current rate of demand.

New Listings & Current Contracts
This month there were 1,706 homes newly listed for sale in Wake County compared to 1,498 in October 2023, an increase of 14%. There were 1,285 current contracts pending sale this October compared to 1,167 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 10% higher than last October.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In October, the average sale price in Wake County was 98.8% of the average list price, which is 0.6% lower than at this time last year.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 38, lower than the average last year, which was 83, a decrease of 54%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute Wake County are defined as properties listed in zip code/s .
*Detached, Attached, and Condo varies by local area Multiple Listing Service (MLS) definition. For more information regarding your specific market, contact one of Long & Foster's knowledgeable and experienced sales associates.
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