Reports  ›  Weekly · 2026-05-24

North Carolina real estate — week of May 22, 2026

North Carolina's major metros split this week: 3 negative, 1 positive on year-over-year median sale price. Range this week: asheville at -1.2% YoY to greensboro-high-point at +1.3%.

Headline numbers

Asheville

$495K -1.2%

Charlotte

$411K -0.7%

Greensboro

$287K +1.3%

Raleigh

$412K -0.8%

This week's signals

Strength 4 / 5

$521K

Mint Hill median price -6.8% YoY

Price-per-sqft also -0.3% YoY, confirming real depreciation vs. mix-shift noise.

Strength 4 / 5

119 days

Gastonia homes taking 119 days to sell — +60.8% vs. a year ago

Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.

Strength 4 / 5

70 days

Weaverville selling in 70 days — -56.2% vs. a year ago

Homes are clearing faster than they did this month last year — a leading indicator that seller leverage is returning to this market.

Strength 4 / 5

$358K

Hendersonville median price -10.0% YoY

Price-per-sqft also -4.8% YoY, confirming real depreciation vs. mix-shift noise.

Strength 4 / 5

109 days

Matthews homes taking 109 days to sell — +127.1% vs. a year ago

Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.

Strength 4 / 5

126 days

Asheville homes taking 126 days to sell — +168.1% vs. a year ago

Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.

Strength 4 / 5

$478K

Asheville median price -13.2% YoY

Price-per-sqft also -13.1% YoY, confirming real depreciation vs. mix-shift noise.

Strength 4 / 5

$485K

Matthews median price -4.9% YoY

Price-per-sqft also -3.1% YoY, confirming real depreciation vs. mix-shift noise.

Source divergence

ZIP-level reconciliation will appear here once curated ZIP coverage lands for North Carolina.

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