Charlotte, NC 28206 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 85
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Home Value
$321,759
−3.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
85
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
60 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
28%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
37%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,593/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
23%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$92
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 23% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 3.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 4% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 254% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+20% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (85/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.6% below their final list price; 28% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 37% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $77k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,361 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $338/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $92 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +8% over the next 12 months (55% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −8.7% to +7.6% (80% range; middle estimate +0.6%), chance of a rise 55%, of a 5%+ drop 19%.
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