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How competitive is the Athens housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through August 2026 · v268
- Sold Score
- 25/100
- YoY Difficult Selling Environment
- Pending ratio
- 0.14
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- -0.0%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 88
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 32.9%
- YoY of active listings
Athens is soft for sellers as of August 2026, with a Sold Score of 25/100 (Difficult Selling Environment).
**Pending ratio** is 0.14 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is -2.7% — fewer choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 88. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 32.9% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (August 2026): Sold Score: 25/100 (Difficult Selling Environment) · Pending ratio: 0.14 · Inventory YoY: -2.7% · Median days on market: 88 · Sellers cutting price: 32.9% · Median listing price: $374,500 (+0.7% YoY)
Athens snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $375K
- YoY +0.0%
- Active inventory
- 937
- YoY -0.0%
- Median DOM
- 88
- YoY +0.0%
- Pending ratio
- 0.14
- YoY -0.0%
- Price-reduced
- 25.3%
- YoY +0.0%
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Primpted Housing Analyst
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The Athens housing market is showing some signs of easing for buyers right now. Homes are staying on the market a bit longer, and fewer new listings are coming up. This suggests a slightly less intense environment for house hunters.
The median listing price in Athens is $374,500. This price is down by 1.9% from the previous month but still slightly up by 0.7% compared to last year. It means prices have seen a small dip recently but are largely stable over the past year.
There are 937 active listings available, which is a small decrease of 2.7% compared to last year. New listings are also down by 4.8% year-over-year, with 160 homes recently put up for sale. Fewer new homes coming on the market might limit choices for buyers, even if overall inventory is slightly lower.
Houses are taking a bit longer to sell, with a median of 88 days on the market. This is a 2.3% increase from last year. Also, about 25.3% of homes have had their prices reduced, which means some sellers are adjusting their expectations.
For buyers, this market could mean a little more time to make decisions and potentially more room for negotiation. For sellers, it's important to price homes realistically to attract interest.