Housing Data

The Dayton REALTORS® Multiple Listing Service today reported positive numbers for the Miami Valley’s housing market in May, with single-family home and condominium sales demonstrating resilience and growth in all key areas. The monthly and year-to-date data indicate a stable market with appreciating property values.

For the month of May, the number of sales saw an increase of 5.24%, with 1,445 transactions compared to 1,373 in May of the previous year. As a result of this bump in sales volume, the total sales price for May reached an impressive $449,283,402, besting last May’s total volume by nearly 9%. The median sale price for May inched up by 1.89% to $270,000 from $265,000, and the average sales price similarly rose by 3.51% to $310,923, reinforcing the strong upward trend in home values. The sale-to-list price ratio remained steady at 100%.

Looking at the first five months of the year, year-to-date sales experienced an increase of 3.52%, with 5,614 transactions compared to 5,423 in the same period of 2025. This resulted in a 8.47% rise in total sales price, reaching $1,662,578,759 so far in 2026, up from $1,532,734,254 in 2025. Both median and average sale prices continued to climb, with the year-to-date median sale price increased significantly by 6.12% to $260,000, while the average sales price rose by 4.78% to $296,149.

New listings added in May totaled 1,887, showing an increase of 6.67% from 1,769 last year. Year-to-date listings tallied 7,588, a growth of 6.72% from 7,110 in 2025, indicating a relatively stable influx of new properties into the market. The total number of single-family homes and condominiums available in the MLS at month’s end was 2,051, an increase from 1,900 in May 2025. This represented a 1.4 month supply rate based on the current pace of sales.