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Are buyers active in Auburn-Opelika?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through September 2026 · v269
- Sold Score
- 22/100
- YoY Difficult Selling Environment
- Pending ratio
- 0.14
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.3%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 66
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 23.8%
- YoY of active listings
Buyer demand in Auburn-Opelika is **cautious** as of September 2026. The pending ratio is 0.14 — that's contracts under negotiation versus the homes available to buy.
Homes take a median of 66 days to go under contract. Active inventory is +26.3% year over year, giving buyers more choice and slower-paced decisions. Sellers are responding: 23.8% of listings have cut price. Overall, the Primpted Sold Score for Auburn-Opelika is 22/100 (Difficult Selling Environment).
— Live indicators (September 2026): Sold Score: 22/100 (Difficult Selling Environment) · Pending ratio: 0.14 · Inventory YoY: +26.3% · Median days on market: 66 · Sellers cutting price: 23.8% · Median listing price: $399,450 (+0.5% YoY)
Auburn-Opelika snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $399K
- YoY +0.0%
- Active inventory
- 976
- YoY +0.3%
- Median DOM
- 66
- YoY +0.1%
- Pending ratio
- 0.14
- YoY -0.0%
- Price-reduced
- 17.0%
- YoY -0.0%
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Primpted Housing Analyst
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There are fewer buyers making offers right now, but they are still active in Auburn-Opelika. Homes are sitting on the market longer, and more sellers are lowering their prices. This means buyers have more room to negotiate.
Buyers have more options to choose from, with active listings up 26.3% compared to last year. Even with more homes available, fewer new listings came on the market, down 10.0% from the previous year.
The median listing price is around $399,450. It's almost the same as last month, down just 0.1%, and only slightly higher than last year, up 0.5%. This stability in prices suggests less intense competition among buyers.
Homes are also taking longer to sell, staying on the market for a median of 66 days, which is up 6.9% from last year. This extra time allows buyers more opportunity to consider their options.
More sellers, about 17.0% of them, are lowering their asking prices. This is actually 5.0% less than last year, but it still means a decent number of homes are becoming more affordable for buyers. The number of homes going under contract (pending listings) is 132, and the ratio of pending to active listings is lower than last year.
If you are a buyer, this could be a good time to look, as you have more choices, and potentially more room to negotiate on price and terms.