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How competitive is the Raleigh-Cary housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v265
- Sold Score
- 60/100
- YoY Good Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.66
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.1%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 46
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 45.9%
- YoY of active listings
Raleigh-Cary is competitive as of May 2026, with a Sold Score of 60/100 (Good Chance of Selling).
**Pending ratio** is 0.66 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +6.2% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 46. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 45.9% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 60/100 (Good Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.66 · Inventory YoY: +6.2% · Median days on market: 46 · Sellers cutting price: 45.9% · Median listing price: $457,000 (-1.2% YoY)
Raleigh-Cary snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $457K
- YoY -0.0%
- Active inventory
- 5,787
- YoY +0.0%
- Median DOM
- 50
- YoY 0.0%
- Pending ratio
- 0.63
- YoY +0.0%
- Price-reduced
- 22.6%
- YoY -0.0%