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How competitive is the New Orleans-Metairie housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through September 2026 · v269
- Sold Score
- 32/100
- YoY Challenging Market Conditions
- Pending ratio
- 0.22
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.0%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 80
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 27.5%
- YoY of active listings
New Orleans-Metairie is soft for sellers as of September 2026, with a Sold Score of 32/100 (Challenging Market Conditions).
**Pending ratio** is 0.22 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +0.5% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 80. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 27.5% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (September 2026): Sold Score: 32/100 (Challenging Market Conditions) · Pending ratio: 0.22 · Inventory YoY: +0.5% · Median days on market: 80 · Sellers cutting price: 27.5% · Median listing price: $287,000 (-8.8% YoY)
New Orleans-Metairie snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $287K
- YoY -0.1%
- Active inventory
- 3,892
- YoY +0.0%
- Median DOM
- 80
- YoY -0.0%
- Pending ratio
- 0.22
- YoY +0.0%
- Price-reduced
- 19.1%
- YoY +0.0%