Published October 25, 2026 in Market Update

WS 3 has more homes for sale, but sales are still a little lower

By Helen Howard

Real estate, WS 3

The biggest shift in Winston-Salem right now is this: more homes are sitting on the market at the same time. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 1,062 homes for sale across WS 3 in the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is up 16.6% from the same months in 2025. So buyers have more to compare, and sellers have more competition.

The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows homes sold across WS 3 were down 3.9% compared with the same three months of 2025. Sales dipped a little, but they did not fall off a cliff. Pending sales of 923 tell us buyers are still moving. They are just taking more time to decide.

The national picture adds context

Realtor.com reported that active listings topped 1.16 million homes nationally in September 2026. Winston-Salem is part of that same trend. Realtor.com also reported that mortgage rates climbed above 7% for the first time since January 2025. That slows buyers down everywhere, including here.

Realtor.com reported that 20.8% of listings nationally saw price cuts in September 2026, the highest share since October 2022. That is the so-what for Winston-Salem sellers: more supply and higher rates mean pricing carefully matters more than it did a year ago.

How each Winston-Salem ZIP code looked

Not every neighborhood moved the same way. Here is what the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted for each ZIP code in the three months ending August 31, 2026.

Where inventory grew the most

ZIP 27101 saw homes for sale jump 64.3%, the Real Estate Data Aggregator shows. At the same time, homes sold there fell 23.8%. That is the widest gap in WS 3. Sellers in 27101 are facing the most competition right now. ZIP 27127 also saw inventory climb 46.8%, with sales down 18.8%.

ZIP 27104 tells a different story. The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows homes for sale there edged down 0.9%, while homes sold rose 14.2%. Months of supply sit at just 2.3, the lowest in WS 3. That ZIP is moving faster than the others.

How fast are homes going under contract?

In ZIP 27103, the Real Estate Data Aggregator shows 43.7% of homes went under contract within two weeks of listing. ZIP 27106 was close behind at 41.2%. ZIP 27105 was the slowest, at 23.4%, and that share fell 17.1 points from a year before. Not every home in Winston-Salem is moving at the same speed.

Prices: some ZIPs up, some a little lower

ZIP 27106 had the highest median sale price at $397,000, though the Real Estate Data Aggregator shows that was down 5.5% from a year before. ZIP 27105 had the lowest median at $220,000, but it rose 15.8%. ZIP 27103 held steady, with the Real Estate Data Aggregator showing no change from a year before at $285,000.

Above-list sales are less common than they were

In ZIP 27107, the Real Estate Data Aggregator shows the share of homes that sold above list price fell 9.1 points to 17.2%. In ZIP 27127, it fell 9.2 points to 15.7%. In ZIP 27101, only 10.4% of homes sold above list, down 5.5 points. ZIP 27104 was a bright spot: 26.9% sold above list, up 2.5 points.

What this means if you own a home in Winston-Salem

More inventory and a small dip in sales means buyers can be more selective. The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows median days on market grew in most ZIPs. In 27107, homes took 46 days, which is 11 days longer than a year before. In 27105, the median was 47 days, up 4 days.

That does not mean homes are not selling. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 923 pending sales across WS 3. Buyers are still out there. Pricing close to market value and preparing the home well makes a real difference when buyers have more options.

One street can tell a very different story from the ZIP code as a whole. If you want to know exactly where your block stands, send me a note. I am happy to take a look.