Published September 27, 2026 in Market Update

Primary market sales rose even as listings slipped

By Susan Deblois

Real estate, Primary market

More homes sold here. Fewer fresh homes came to market. That gap makes pricing and timing matter more for everyone right now.

The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 682 homes sold across the Primary market in the three months ending July 31, 2026. That is up 10.7% from the same months of 2025. At the same time, new listings fell 3.3%, to 829. More buyers competed for a smaller pool of fresh homes.

The National Association of Realtors said year-to-date existing-home sales nationally were up 1.6% through the first eight months of 2026. Our local gain of 10.7% ran well ahead of that national pace.

How each ZIP code moved

The story was not the same in every ZIP code. Some areas saw sales climb sharply. One saw sales fall by nearly half. Here is what the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted for each area.

Where sales jumped most

ZIP 96706 led the market. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 248 homes sold there, up 30.5% from a year before. Days on market fell 14 days shorter than last year, to 69. Pending sales rose 17.7%, to 286. The median sale price slipped just 0.9%, to $825,000.

ZIP 96789 also moved quickly. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 119 homes sold, up 13.3%. The median sold in 62 days, 12 days shorter than last year. Nearly 44.1% of homes went under contract within two weeks of listing, up 13.3 points from a year before. The median price rose 1.4%, to $639,000.

Where the picture was more mixed

ZIP 96797 had only 3.4 months of supply, the second lowest here. But the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 88 homes sold, down 11.1%. New listings fell 24.4%, to 96. Fewer homes came to market, and fewer sold. The median price dipped 1.3%, to $755,000.

ZIP 96707 saw sales rise 7.9%, to 163 homes. But the median sale price fell 12.4%, to $708,830. Days on market grew 9 days longer, to 84. Not every gain in volume came with a price gain.

ZIP 96782 had the sharpest price gain. The Real Estate Data Aggregator put the median at $840,000, up 13.5%. Homes for sale fell 25.8%, to 49. Supply tightened to 3.2 months, the lowest of any ZIP code here.

ZIP 96786: fewer sales, but faster and higher

ZIP 96786 had the smallest number of sales. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted only 17 homes sold, down 45.2%. That is a small sample, so read these numbers with care.

Still, homes that did sell moved faster. Days on market fell 46 days shorter than last year, to 73. The sale-to-list ratio hit 100.8%, up 2.9 points. The median price rose 11.1%, to $850,000. And 35.3% of homes sold above list price, up 25.6 points.

What the broader picture adds

Freddie Mac put the average 30-year fixed rate at 7.03% as of September 24, 2026. The 15-year averaged 6.42%. Rates at that level affect what buyers can afford, which in turn affects what sellers can ask.

The National Association of Realtors reported 4.9 months of supply nationally, the highest level in over ten years. Our Primary market sat at roughly 3.2 to 5.2 months depending on the ZIP code, according to the Real Estate Data Aggregator. Some areas here are tighter than the national picture.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported U.S. house prices rose 2.1% year over year between the second quarter of 2025 and the second quarter of 2026. Several ZIP codes here outpaced that figure.

What this means for you

More sales and fewer new listings is a combination that rewards good timing. Homes in ZIP 96789 went under contract in under two weeks 44.1% of the time. That leaves little room for a slow start.

Prices moved in different directions across ZIP codes. Some rose, some slipped. The market-wide gain in sales does not mean every home sold well. Pricing still matters a great deal.