Albemarle, NC
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As of the latest 2026 data
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The Albemarle market is characterized by a "Cooling" condition, with the pending ratio at 0.27, indicating that demand absorption is lagging significantly behind available inventory. This represents a slight year-over-year contraction in demand as the pending ratio declined by 1.6% over the past year.
Local Market Signals
Source: FRED (St. Louis Fed)Local economic trends can influence how quickly homes sell and how much competition sellers may face.
What's moving the Albemarle market right now.
Inventory levels have seen a modest increase, with active listings up 3.9% year-over-year to 374 units, while new listings remained stable. The median listing price shows marginal upward movement, increasing 0.3% year-over-year to $349,900. However, the median days on market has extended by 16.7% over the past year, reaching 70 days, signaling a slower pace of transaction. Concurrently, the share of price-reduced listings is at 25.3%, a slight decrease of 4.9% year-over-year.
Market Trends
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Active Inventory
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Market liquidity index • 36 months
Price & Days on Market
Median listing vs market velocity
Inventory Dynamics
Total active listings vs new monthly supply
Sourced from Realtor.com RDC Inventory Core Metrics, supplemented by the Primpted research desk. Updated As of the latest 2026 data.
Market Signals & Indicators
With a pending ratio of 0.27 and an extended median days on market at 70, the current environment points to decreased urgency in demand. The growing inventory and slower absorption rates suggest that buyers may have more time for consideration, exerting pressure on price discipline. Transaction pace remains moderate, reflecting a less competitive landscape.
The average listing price at $501,766 is considerably higher than the median listing price of $349,900, suggesting a potential spread in the luxury segment. However, average prices increased 4.7% year-over-year while median prices only increased 0.3% year-over-year, and median $/sqft saw a 4.1% year-over-year increase, indicating no distinct luxury-segment softness in this dataset.
374 active listings represent the current floor, with new supply arriving at roughly 112 per month.
of active listings carry a price reduction, -4.9% from prior period.
Median price per square foot has moved +4.1% year-over-year.
Pending-to-active ratio — Cooling.
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CoolingSelling in Albemarle, NC? Homes here are taking 10 days longer to sell than last year.
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- Buyer Demand Index
- 27%
- Median Days on Market
- 70 days
- Inventory YoY
- +4%
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