2nd Quarter 2026 - Waynesville and Haywood County Real Estate Market Analysis

Waynesville/Haywood County Market Analysis

The Waynesville and Haywood County housing market remains a mixed market in the second quarter of 2026, with some segments favoring buyers and others favoring sellers, but it appears to be finding equilibrium, creating a balanced landscape for both buyers and sellers as the basic laws of supply, demand, and pricing work in our market. The majority of the data illustrates the mixed market including average Days on Market, the number of home sales, and the median price of sold homes. Additionally, inventory fluctuated across nearly every price range though overall levels remained generally higher compared to the previous three years – another indication of a normalizing market.

Number of Homes Sold: The second quarter of 2026 recorded more home sales since 2023

Inventory Levels: Inventory levels decreased slightly in most price categories between the first quarters of 2025 and 2026. A balanced market is typically defined as having six months of inventory—meaning it would take six months to sell all available homes based on the past year’s pace. Less than six months indicates a seller’s market, while more than six months signals a buyer’s market. In Waynesville, inventory levels were less than six months in most price ranges and in Haywood County, inventory levels were less than six months in all price ranges under $450,000

Median Home Sale Price: The median home sales price remains high, though more buyers have purchased homes.

Average Days on Market (DOM):  Average DOM reached its highest since 2020 in both Waynesville and Haywood County.

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