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How competitive is the Carlsbad-Artesia housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through September 2026 · v269
- Sold Score
- 58/100
- YoY Fair Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.55
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.5%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 84
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 30.6%
- YoY of active listings
Carlsbad-Artesia is competitive as of September 2026, with a Sold Score of 58/100 (Fair Chance of Selling).
**Pending ratio** is 0.55 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +47.2% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 84. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 30.6% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (September 2026): Sold Score: 58/100 (Fair Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.55 · Inventory YoY: +47.2% · Median days on market: 84 · Sellers cutting price: 30.6% · Median listing price: $305,000 (-11.8% YoY)
Carlsbad-Artesia snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $305K
- YoY -0.1%
- Active inventory
- 170
- YoY +0.5%
- Median DOM
- 84
- YoY +0.8%
- Pending ratio
- 0.55
- YoY -0.1%
- Price-reduced
- 16.0%
- YoY +0.0%