Market Report · October 2026

Wilmington real estate market report: October 2026

By Marissa Christina Cartwright, REALTOR®, Broker-in-ChargeCartwright Realty, LLC · Updated October 26, 2026

This month, Wilmington has 1,119 homes for sale, with 293 new to the market in the last 30 days and 333 under contract.

The median list price is $460,900, and homes for sale have been on the market an average of 87 days.

Over the six months before this report, 2,077 homes sold at a median price of $452,890, taking an average of 87 days from listing to closing and selling for 8282.8% of list price.

With 3.2 months of inventory, Wilmington is a seller's market (under 4 months favors sellers, over 6 favors buyers).

October 2026 by the numbers

Homes for sale1,119
New in the last 30 days293
Under contract333
Coming soon to market4
Median list price$460,900
Average price per sq ft$297
Average days on market87for homes for sale
Sold (last 6 months)2,077
Median sold price$452,890
Average days to sell87listing to closing
Sale price vs. list price8282.8%
Months of inventory3.2Seller's market

See the homes behind these numbers on the Wilmington area page, or find out what your home is worth. Questions about this market? Talk with Marissa.

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Figures cover homes in the Hive MLS IDX feed on this website and are not an appraisal or a guarantee of any home's value. Months of inventory = homes for sale divided by the average number of sales per month over the last six months.

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