Chatham County’s active listings climbed to 421 in August, the highest inventory level this county has recorded in any month since this data began tracking in 2022. New listings set a record for the month too, 167, the most Chatham has seen in any August on record, and price per square foot followed suit at $270, also an August high going back to 2004. None of that new supply seems to have cooled things off: closed sales and pending contracts both jumped from a year ago, so buyers are meeting this larger pool of listings with real demand rather than backing away from it.
Chatham County’s August 2026 Numbers at a Glance
| Metric | Aug 2026 | Jul 2026 | Aug 2025 | MoM Change | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available Inventory | 421 | 419 | 356 | +0.5% | +18.3% |
| Average Days on Market | 34 | 32 | 38 | +2 days | -4 days |
| Median Sales Price | $675,000 | $649,950 | $685,410 | +3.9% | -1.5% |
| Median Price per Sq Ft | $270 | $269 | $254 | +0.4% | +6.3% |
| % of Original List Price Received | 97.1% | 95.8% | 96.7% | +1.3 pts | +0.4 pts |
Is Chatham County’s Housing Inventory Growing?
Yes, and it just set a new high. August’s 421 active listings are the most Chatham has had in any single month since this data began tracking in 2022, edging past July’s 419. It’s also up 18.3 percent from August 2025’s 356, continuing a climb that’s been underway since inventory bottomed out at just 141 listings in February 2022.
How Many Homes Are Selling in Chatham County?
Closed sales came in at 113 in August, up slightly from July’s 112 and up a meaningful 20.2 percent from August 2025’s 94. Homes under contract jumped further, 115, up 26.4 percent from July’s 91 and 21.1 percent from a year ago, one of the stronger monthly contract counts Chatham has posted since 2022, even without setting a record. Worth noting for a county this size: a single month’s swing can look larger here than the same move would in Wake or Orange, so it’s worth watching whether the trend holds over another month or two before reading too much into it.
How Fast Are Homes Selling?
Homes spent an average of 34 days on the market in August, two days slower than July’s 32, but four days faster than August 2025’s 38. That’s still well above the pace Chatham saw in 2022 (14 days) or 2023 (25 days), part of a longer-term slowdown that ticked back up this month, even as it improved on last year’s especially slow August.
Are Home Prices Going Up or Down?
Mostly up, with one clear record. Price per square foot reached $270 in August, the highest figure this county has posted in any August on record, up 6.3 percent from a year ago and 0.4 percent from July. Median sales price rose to $675,000, up 3.9 percent from July’s $649,950, the second-highest August on record behind only August 2025’s $685,410, which leaves it essentially flat to slightly down, 1.5 percent, year over year despite that healthy month-over-month gain.
How Much Housing Supply Is There Right Now?
Months of supply measures how long it would take to sell through all current inventory at the recent pace of sales, without any new listings added. Lower numbers point toward a seller’s market, higher numbers toward a buyer’s market, and somewhere around five to six months is generally considered balanced. Chatham’s 4.4 months of supply in August matched July exactly and is the highest August level since 2022, up from 4.0 a year ago and well above 2023’s 3.6. New listings set their own August record at 167, the most this county has seen in any August since 2004, up 39.2 percent from a year ago and 11.3 percent from July.
Are Sellers Still Getting Their Asking Price?
Sellers received 97.1 percent of their original list price in August, up 1.3 points from July’s 95.8 percent and up slightly from August 2025’s 96.7 percent. Measured against final list price, sellers received 99.2 percent, also up from both July’s 98.4 percent and last August’s 98.6 percent. Despite record inventory on the market, sellers who priced well this month actually came out ahead of where they stood a month or a year ago.
Quick Takeaways
- Active listings hit 421, the highest inventory level Chatham has recorded in any month since 2022.
- New listings reached 167, the most this county has seen in any August on record.
- Price per square foot climbed to $270, also an August high going back to 2004.
- Median sales price rose to $675,000, the second-highest August on record, up nearly 4 percent from July.
- Closed sales and under-contract activity both rose meaningfully from a year ago, up 20.2 percent and 21.1 percent respectively.
- Sellers received 97.1 percent of original list price, the strongest reading Chatham has posted in months.
So What Does August’s Data Actually Mean for Chatham County?
Chatham’s August reads like growth on every front at once, rather than one side of the market pulling against the other. Inventory hit its highest point in this dataset’s history, and new listings and price per square foot each set their own August records, yet none of that extra supply appears to have cooled demand. Closed sales and pending contracts both climbed meaningfully from a year ago, and sellers actually collected a slightly larger share of their asking price than they did in July or last August. It’s worth keeping in mind that Chatham’s monthly totals are small enough that any single month can swing more than the same move would in a larger county like Wake, so another month or two of confirmation matters here. For now, though, this looks like a market expanding across the board rather than shifting the advantage toward either side.
If you’ve been wondering what record inventory means for your specific neighborhood in Chatham, that’s worth an actual conversation. We’re always glad to have it.
Data provided by MarketStats by ShowingTime and Doorify MLS. Data reflects reports available at time of publication.