Methodology

Sold Score

Sold Score is a market-readiness indicator designed to help homeowners understand how favorable current conditions may be for selling a home.

Rather than focusing on a home's estimated value, Sold Score evaluates broader market conditions that can influence how easily homes are selling in a given area. The score is intended to help consumers better understand local supply and demand dynamics and identify whether market conditions currently favor sellers, buyers, or neither.

What Factors Influence Sold Score?

Sold Score analyzes a variety of housing market indicators, including:

• Buyer activity levels
• Inventory conditions
• Market momentum and trends
• Pricing behavior
• Time-on-market patterns
• Recent changes in supply and demand

These signals are evaluated together to produce a single score that reflects overall market strength.

What the Score Means

Strong Seller Conditions

Higher Sold Scores generally indicate:

• Active buyer demand
• Competitive market conditions
• Faster-moving inventory
• More favorable selling environments

Balanced Conditions

Mid-range scores typically indicate:

• Stable market activity
• Moderate buyer demand
• Normal selling timelines

Challenging Seller Conditions

Lower scores may indicate:

• Slower buyer activity
• Increased competition from other listings
• Longer marketing periods
• Greater importance of pricing and marketing strategy

Important Notes

Sold Score measures market conditions, not individual property quality.

Every home is unique, and factors such as price, location, condition, marketing, and property type can significantly impact actual results.

Sold Score should be used as an educational market indicator and not as a guarantee of future performance.

Updates & sources

Sold Scores refresh monthly. The score is intended as a directional summary — for a listing decision, read it alongside the underlying ZIP page and the Market Category label.

See also: Pending Ratio · Market Category