Published October 31, 2026 in Market Update

Conway prices barely moved, even with more homes selling

By Heather Brooks

Real estate, Conway

Here's the headline for Conway right now: prices are steady. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted a median sale price of $320,000 in ZIP 29526 for the three months ending August 31, 2026. That's up just 0.1% from the same stretch a year ago. Compare that to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's 2.4% annual rise in U.S. house prices, and Conway looks calm. That's not a bad thing. It means the market here is grounded.

For sellers, steady prices mean one thing: your list price still has to be right. Homes that were priced well sold. The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows 520 homes sold in that same period, up 8.8% from a year before. More sales, same price. That tells you buyers are active but not desperate.

Homes are selling faster and inventory is tighter

The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows median days on market dropped to 101 days, which is 19 days shorter than a year ago. That's a real shift. Homes for sale fell 36.3% year over year, down to 571. Months of supply sits at 3.4, down 2.3 months from last year. Less inventory, faster sales. Sellers who price right are not waiting around as long.

What buyers are getting at the closing table

The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows the average home sold at 98.1% of its list price, up 0.5 points from a year ago. So sellers are getting close to what they asked. And 13.5% of homes sold above list price, up 7 points from last year. That's not the whole market, but it's a real share. Price your home well and you might be in that group.

The national picture and what it means here

The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported U.S. house prices rose 2.4% from August 2025 to August 2026. Conway's 0.1% rise is well below that. Nationally, the National Association of Realtors reported existing-home sales reached 3.99 million in September 2026, up 1.5%. Buyers are out there. Realtor.com noted mortgage rates climbed above 7% for the first time since January 2025. That matters. Higher rates slow some buyers down.

One more thing worth knowing if you're buying in Conway from out of state. In Horry County, a primary residence is taxed at a significantly lower rate than a second home or investment property. That difference adds up. Ask me about it before you pick a category on your paperwork.

New listings and pending sales

The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 542 new listings in Conway for the three months ending August 31, 2026, up 2.3% from a year ago. Pending sales came in at 507, down 7% from last year. So more homes came to market, but fewer went under contract. That small gap is worth watching. It's not a warning sign yet, but it tells you buyers have a little more room to think.

One street in Conway can read very differently from the ZIP code as a whole. A neighborhood near downtown, a street close to a school, a block west of Highway 17 Business versus east of it: all of those details change what the numbers mean for your specific home. The ZIP-wide picture is a starting point, not the whole story.