Dayton Area Home Sales for October 2026

Single-family and condominium sales reported by Dayton REALTORS®’ Multiple Listing Service reached a sales volume of $356 million in October, a drop of 6.5% compared to the sales volume that occurred during the same month in 2025. We also saw a small decrease in median price to $250,000, down 0.60%, while the average price bumped up by over 5% to $300,217. The number of sales drop considerably, with the 1,189 sales for the month falling well short of last October by 11%.

Year-to-date through October, there were 12,523 sales, up 1% compared to the same period in 2025 when 12,391 properties closed. Total dollar volume through ten months hit $3.8 billion, a 5% bump from the same period last year.

The year-to-date average sale price and median sale price continued to rise as they have all year long. The average price totaled $304,829 – up almost 4% – while the median price came in at $264,900, a gain of 3.8%.

Single-family and condominium listing entries totaled 1,630 in October, down 2% from October 2025. This adjusted the listings through the ten-month period to 16,470, up 4.5% over the same 2025 period.

The overall MLS inventory at month’s end showed 3,072 active properties available for sale, which translated to a supply of 2.5 months based on October’s resale rate. The pace of sales was a slower than last October, when a 1.9 month supply (2,623 listings) was available.