Published October 2, 2026 in Market Update

Auburn Area inventory is up, but buyers are still moving fast

By Listing Leads

Real estate, Auburn Area

Nationally, mortgage rates topped 7% for the first time since January 2025, according to Realtor.com. And Realtor.com reported that 20.8% of U.S. listings took price cuts in September 2026. That is the backdrop. Here in the Auburn Area, the story reads differently.

The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 562 new listings across the Auburn Area in the three months ending July 31, 2026. That is up 11.3% from the same three months in 2025. More supply showed up. But buyers showed up too.

Inventory rose 10.9% and new listings rose 11.3%, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator. That is more competition for sellers than last year. But pending sales rose 7.9% and closed sales rose 6.6% in the same window. Buyers absorbed most of what came to market.

Speed tells the real story

Across the ZIP codes the Real Estate Data Aggregator tracks in this area, homes are still moving quickly. In most of them, the majority of listings went under contract within two weeks. That does not happen in a market where buyers have given up.

What sellers are getting

Nationally, Redfin reported that U.S. home prices rose 3.7% year over year in August 2026. Locally, the picture is mixed by ZIP. Some areas held or grew their median price. Others dipped. But in every ZIP the Real Estate Data Aggregator tracked, homes sold above list price on average.

A closer look at each ZIP

ZIP 03032 had the highest median sale price the Real Estate Data Aggregator recorded in this area: $855,450, up 6.7% from a year ago. Homes sold jumped 25%. But inventory dropped 53.3%, so fewer homes were available. Buyers who found one moved: 59.3% went under contract within two weeks.

ZIP 03104 was the busiest by volume. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 133 homes sold, up 5.6%. The median sale price was $520,000, up 10.3%. Homes sold in a median of 18 days, five days faster than the same period last year. More than half, 53.4%, sold above list price.

ZIP 03103 saw its median sale price dip 4.5% to $429,933, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator. That is the honest part. But 73.4% of homes went under contract within two weeks, up 4 points from a year ago. Pending sales rose 11.7%. The pace did not slow.

ZIP 03106 had the fastest median days on market in the area: 16 days, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator. Pending sales rose 18.3%. The median sale price dipped 10.7% to $477,500, but 77.5% of homes went under contract within two weeks. That is the highest two-week rate of any ZIP the Real Estate Data Aggregator tracked here.

ZIP 03109 showed the most competitive above-list dynamic. The Real Estate Data Aggregator found that 74.6% of homes sold above list price, up 1.9 points. The median was $484,000, though that was down 3.2% from last year. Supply held flat at 1.1 months, the tightest in the area.

ZIP 03102 had the biggest inventory jump: up 64.3%, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator. Days on market stretched to 29, up 17 days from last year. That is the one ZIP where buyers have noticeably more breathing room. Still, 60.4% sold above list price, and the median rose 4.5% to $460,000.

What this means for you

For sellers: you have more competition than last year. But buyers are still active, still writing offers above list price, and still moving fast in most ZIPs. Pricing accurately matters more now than it did a year ago.

For buyers: more listings to choose from is real. In some ZIPs, you have a little more time. In others, like 03106 and 03109, homes are still gone in days. Know your ZIP before you set your expectations.