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How competitive is the Asheville housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v265
- Sold Score
- 30/100
- YoY Challenging Market Conditions
- Pending ratio
- 0.34
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.2%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 50
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 38.3%
- YoY of active listings
Asheville is moderately competitive as of May 2026, with a Sold Score of 30/100 (Challenging Market Conditions).
**Pending ratio** is 0.34 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +18.5% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 50. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 38.3% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 30/100 (Challenging Market Conditions) · Pending ratio: 0.34 · Inventory YoY: +18.5% · Median days on market: 50 · Sellers cutting price: 38.3% · Median listing price: $585,975 (-1.8% YoY)
Asheville snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $586K
- YoY -0.0%
- Active inventory
- 2,658
- YoY +0.1%
- Median DOM
- 59
- YoY +0.0%
- Pending ratio
- 0.33
- YoY +0.0%
- Price-reduced
- 24.1%
- YoY -0.0%
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Primpted Housing Analyst
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The Asheville housing market is currently easing up a bit, giving buyers a little more breathing room. You're seeing more homes available, and prices have slightly dipped from last year. \n\nThe median listing price in Asheville is $585,975 right now. This is a small drop of 0.5% compared to last month and 1.8% lower than what we saw over the past year. \n\nThere are more homes to choose from, with 2,658 active listings. That's 11.2% more homes than there were at this time last year. You're also seeing 8.9% more new homes coming onto the market compared to a year ago, with 782 new listings in the most recent month. \n\nHomes are staying on the market for an average of 59 days, which is just a slight increase of 1.7% from last year. Also, fewer sellers are dropping their prices; the share of price-reduced homes is 24.1%, down 3.8% from last year. \n\nWith more homes available and prices slightly down, buyers in Asheville have a bit more selection and slightly less competition than in the recent past.