More choices are showing up in one part of the lake market
The biggest shift in this market right now is in ZIP 18337. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 120 homes for sale there in the three months ending July 31, 2026. That is up 55.8% from the same period a year before. More competition means condition and price matter more than they did last year.
That jump is local, not national. Realtor.com reported that 20.8% of listings nationally had price cuts in September 2026, the highest share since 2018. So sellers are feeling pressure in a lot of markets. In ZIP 18337, the inventory story is sharper than most.
ZIP 18337: More homes, but buyers are still showing up
Here is what keeps this from being a gloomy picture. The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows that in ZIP 18337, the median sale price rose 8% year over year to $379,000. Homes sold at 98.8% of list price on average, up 2.6 points from a year before. Nearly 1 in 4 homes sold above list price. That is not a market falling apart.
The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 81 pending sales in ZIP 18337 during that same period. And 37% of homes went under contract within two weeks of listing. Buyers are active. They just have more to choose from.
What 5.3 months of supply actually means
The National Association of Realtors put the national months-of-supply figure at 4.9 months in August 2026. ZIP 18337 is at 5.3 months, according to the Real Estate Data Aggregator. That is close to balanced. It is not a buyer's market by a wide margin. But it is not the tight seller's market some parts of this area still see.
How the rest of the market compares
Not every ZIP code in Pike County looks like 18337. ZIP 18328 had 3.4 months of supply, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator. Its median sale price was $280,000, up 3.7% year over year. More than 1 in 4 homes there sold above list price, and that share rose 8.8 points from a year before. That ZIP is moving faster.
ZIP 18458 is a different story. The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows the median sale price there dipped 4.8% to $326,125. Homes sold at 94.2% of list price on average. Only 15% sold above list, down 8.8 points from a year ago. Sellers there are giving back a little more at the table.
| 18328 | 18337 | 18458 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $280,000 | $379,000 | $326,125 |
| Months of supply | 3.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Sale-to-list price | 97.5% | 98.8% | 94.2% |
| Sold above list | 26.5% | 24.6% | 15% |
| Median days on market | 44 | 28 | 16 |
What this means if you are selling in ZIP 18337
With 140 new listings hitting ZIP 18337 in just three months, according to the Real Estate Data Aggregator, buyers have real options. That means a home that is priced a little high or needs work will sit longer. The homes that are priced right are still selling. The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows 69 closed sales in that ZIP in the same period.
Realtor.com reported that mortgage rates topped 7% nationally in September 2026. That slows some buyers down. It does not stop them, but it makes them more careful about price.
What this means if you are buying in ZIP 18337
You have more to look at than you did a year ago. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 120 homes for sale in ZIP 18337, up from far fewer a year before. You are not fighting over every listing the way buyers were. But well-priced homes are still moving. The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows 37% of homes there went under contract within two weeks of listing.
- ZIP 18337 has more inventory than it did a year ago, and that gives buyers more room.
- Sellers who price carefully are still closing at nearly full list price, with a median sale price of $379,000. The rest of the market, especially ZIP 18328, remains tighter.
- One ZIP code can read very differently from the one next to it.
These numbers cover the three months ending July 31, 2026. Your street may read differently from the ZIP code as a whole. One block can have a different story.
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Text me- Real Estate Data Aggregator numbers for ZIPs 18425, 18458, 18328 and 18337, the three months ending July 31, 2026, compared with the same months of 2025. Real Estate Data Aggregator last updated them on Sep 3, 2026.
- National Association of Realtors: Existing-Home Sales, read Oct 4, 2026
- Federal Housing Finance Agency: FHFA House Price Index® Up 0.3 Percent in July; Up 2.6 Percent from Last Year | FHFA, Sep 29, 2026
- Redfin: Redfin Reports U.S. Home Prices Rose 0.25% From a Month Earlier in August, Sep 22, 2026
- Realtor.com: September 2026 Monthly Housing Trends: Price Cuts Hit 4-Year Highs as Mortgage Rates Top 7%, Sep 30, 2026
- Realtor.com: August 2026 Rental Report: Rents Fall for 37th Straight Month as Concessions Give Renters More Leverage, Sep 17, 2026