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How competitive is the New Castle housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through August 2026 · v268
- Sold Score
- 40/100
- YoY Fair Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.39
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.4%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 49
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 59.1%
- YoY of active listings
New Castle is moderately competitive as of August 2026, with a Sold Score of 40/100 (Fair Chance of Selling).
**Pending ratio** is 0.39 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +40.6% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 49. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 59.1% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (August 2026): Sold Score: 40/100 (Fair Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.39 · Inventory YoY: +40.6% · Median days on market: 49 · Sellers cutting price: 59.1% · Median listing price: $189,900 (-15.6% YoY)
New Castle snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $190K
- YoY -0.2%
- Active inventory
- 149
- YoY +0.4%
- Median DOM
- 49
- YoY -0.1%
- Pending ratio
- 0.39
- YoY -0.3%
- Price-reduced
- 32.7%
- YoY +0.1%