Published November 1, 2026 in Market Update

More listings are giving buyers a little more room in this part of the market

The one number that changes what sellers should do right now: 54 days. That is how long the typical home sat on the market in ZIP 89011 in the three months ending August 31, 2026, according to the Real Estate Data Aggregator. That is 7 days longer than the same period a year before. Pricing and preparation matter more when buyers have time to compare.

Nationally, Realtor.com reported that active listings topped 1.16 million homes for sale in September 2026. That wider picture shows up locally too. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 621 homes for sale in ZIP 89011, up 3.3% from a year before. Buyers have more choices. That is good for them, and it is something sellers need to plan around.

The median sale price in ZIP 89011 came in at $484,000 for the three months ending August 31, 2026, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator. That is down 3.7% from the same months in 2025. Prices dipped a little, and that is worth knowing before you pick a list price. The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported U.S. house prices rose 2.4% from August 2025 to August 2026. The local number tells a different story than the national one.

Not every piece of news points the same way. The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows that homes that did sell closed at an average of 98.7% of their list price. That is up 0.5 points from a year before. Sellers who priced well still got close to what they asked. And pending sales rose 2.4% year over year, to 422. Demand is still there.

Realtor.com reported that mortgage rates climbed above 7% for the first time since January 2025. Rates that high slow buyers down. That helps explain why homes are taking a week longer to sell than they did a year ago. It also helps explain why Realtor.com found that 20.8% of listings nationally took a price cut in September 2026, the highest share since October 2022. Sellers who price right from day one avoid that position.

One more thing worth saying: one street can read very differently from the whole ZIP code. A block near a park or a school can move faster or slower than these numbers suggest. The only way to know where your home stands is to look at what sold near you.