{"id":111367,"date":"2026-08-03T21:08:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T21:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/111367\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T21:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T21:08:18","slug":"new-bern-mid-year-housing-market-review-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/111367\/","title":{"rendered":"New Bern mid-year housing market review | State"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"Alena Mozhjer \/\/ ShutterstockNew Bern mid-year housing market review<\/p>\n

Seven months into 2026, the housing market is showing signs of unwinding<\/a> from the pandemic-era frenzy that drained supply, pushed prices to record highs, and brought activity to a standstill. Buyers have more homes to choose from than they did at the start of the year, competition has balanced<\/a> in a few slower markets, and price growth has remained relatively modest. Affordability is still a key issue<\/a> and is limiting activity, though.<\/p>\n

But not all markets are seeing the same trends. Some cities in the Midwest, Northeast, and Bay Area have become red-hot<\/a> and much more expensive<\/a> as buyers fight over a dwindling inventory. On the other end of the spectrum, many cities in the Sun Belt have cooled<\/a> as buyers back off<\/a> from previously overheated prices and climate risks<\/a>, leaving listings sitting for months.<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at how the New Bern<\/a> market is doing as we enter the second half of 2026. How have prices changed? How many homes are selling? Redfin Real Estate<\/a> took a look at several metrics, such as median sale price, active listings, days on market, and more to help buyers and sellers navigate the housing market today.<\/p>\n

Metro-level data is not seasonally adjusted and represents the average monthly median for January-June 2026. National-level data is seasonally adjusted except for median sale price.<\/p>\n

Mid-year housing market trends: New Bern<\/p>\n

Median sale price: $323,027 (+3.2% YoY)Homes sold: 173 (+7.5% YoY)Active listings: 906 (+22.3% YoY)New listings: 224 (-1.8% YoY)Months of supply: 4.3 (+0.8 YoY)Median days on market: 75.8 (+39.9 YoY)Share of homes delisted without selling: 2.5% (-0.2 YoY)Share of delistings relisted: 1.7% (+0.0 YoY)Share of homes sold above original list: 15.1% (-2.0 YoY)Share of homes sold in two weeks: 28.7% (-4.6 YoY)<\/p>\n

Mid-year housing market trends: Nationwide<\/p>\n

Median sale price: $391,879 (+1.5% YoY)Homes sold: 296,950 (+1.5% YoY)Active listings: 1,482,500 (+2.6% YoY)New listings: 380,227 (-0.4% YoY)Months of supply: 3.9 months (flat YoY)Median days on market: 49.5 days (+4.2 days YoY)Share of homes delisted without selling: 5.6% (+0.3 ppts YoY)Share of delistings relisted: 2.4% (+0.3 ppts YoY)Share of homes sold above original list: 21.4% (-1.6 ppts YoY)Share of homes sold in two weeks: 30.8% (-1.1 ppts YoY)<\/p>\n

Please see Redfin’s metrics definitions<\/a> for explanations of these data points.<\/p>\n

This story<\/a> was produced by Redfin Real Estate<\/a> and reviewed and distributed by Stacker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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