Market analytics
Huntsville real estate market report.
Monthly sold prices, days on market, sale-to-list ratio, and absorption rate. Updated nightly from the Utah MLS feed.
Updated · Source: Utah RESO MLS
April 2026 · Market Analysis
Huntsville closings pick up in April as new listings reach a 13-month high.
Huntsville closed 9 homes in April 2026, matching the strongest month in the past year (tied with November 2025) and well above the prior 12-month average of 4 closings. The median sale price came in at $1,125,000 with an average of $1,398,889, and of the homes that closed, sellers received 100% of list price with a median of 0 days on market. Active inventory rose to 30 homes, the highest level in this 13-month dataset.
Market pulse
Supply has built steadily through the spring in Huntsville: active listings moved from 19 in December 2025 to 23 in February, 27 in March, and 30 in April 2026, while new listings jumped to 12 in April — the most in the dataset and well above the 5-7 range seen through late winter. Closing pace also recovered, with 9 sales in April versus 2 in both February and March. The sale-to-list ratio swung from 92.13% in March (on 158 median days on market) back to 100% in April at 0 median days, suggesting the homes that did transact in April were well-priced from day one. Absorption eased to 3.33 months in April from 13.5 in March as the closing count caught up to the growing active list.
Mortgage context
The 30-year fixed sits at 6.75% as of late May 2026, up 0.5 points over the prior 30 days, with jumbo loans — relevant to most Huntsville purchases given the price band — at 7.375%. On the area's recent median sale price, that 30-day move adds roughly $296 per month to principal and interest, or about 5.3% more in carrying cost. With most Huntsville transactions sitting in jumbo territory, even modest rate moves meaningfully widen the gap between asking price and qualified buyer pool.
Outlook
Over the next 60-90 days, Huntsville sellers should expect more company on the market as the spring listing wave from April works through the system, and buyers should have the widest selection in over a year. If the 30-year holds near 6.75% or drifts higher, expect well-priced homes to continue clearing quickly (as the April 0-day median DOM shows) while overpriced listings sit, repeating the March pattern. Watch the new-listing count in May and June — another month above 10 would tilt negotiating leverage further toward buyers heading into summer.
Number of Listings
Active inventory · new listings · sold per month
Listing Prices
Active median list · new median list · sold median sale
Absorption Rate
Months of supply — active inventory ÷ monthly sold rate
Sale-to-List Ratio
Close price ÷ original list — buyer/seller leverage
Days on Market
Median days from listing to close
Price Volume
Total dollar volume — active · new · sold per month
Summary Statistics
| Metric | Apr-26 | Apr-25 | % Chg | 2026 YTD | 2025 YTD | % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold Count | 9 | 4 | +125.00% | 16 | 11 | +45.45% |
| Median Sale Price | $1,125,000 | $825,000 | +36.36% | $1,307,813 | $1,140,321 | +14.69% |
| Median DOM | 74 | 68 | +8.82% | 109 | 65 | +67.69% |
| Sale-to-List Ratio | 97.49% | 98.87% | -1.40% | 95.80% | 99.88% | -4.08% |
Source: Utah RESO feed aggregated by Best Utah Real Estate. Sale-to-list ratio compares closing price to the original list price (pre-reduction). Absorption rate = active inventory ÷ monthly sold rate.