Market Report · October 2026

Wilmington real estate market report: October 2026

By Marissa Christina Cartwright, REALTOR®, Broker-in-ChargeCartwright Realty, LLC · Figures as of October 31, 2026

In October 2026, Wilmington had 1,117 homes for sale, with 261 new to the market in the last 30 days and 357 under contract.

The median list price was $459,900, and homes for sale had been on the market an average of 91 days.

Over the six months before this report, 2,035 homes sold at a median price of $450,000, taking an average of 88 days from listing to closing and selling for 8451.7% of list price.

With 3.3 months of inventory, Wilmington was a seller's market (under 4 months favors sellers, over 6 favors buyers).

October 2026 by the numbers

Homes for sale1,117
New in the last 30 days261
Under contract357
Coming soon to market3
Median list price$459,900
Average price per sq ft$299
Average days on market91for homes for sale
Sold (last 6 months)2,035
Median sold price$450,000
Average days to sell88listing to closing
Sale price vs. list price8451.7%
Months of inventory3.3Seller'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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