Through July, The Hideout recorded 90 closed sales year to date, up 8.4% from the same stretch of 2025. The median sale price held at $291,000, up 4.3%, and average days on market eased slightly to 61 from 62. July itself was a quieter month with just 14 closings, and the average sale price for the month came in at $247,571 compared with $502,846 in July 2025. With so few sales, one or two transactions can move a single month's average a long way, so the median is the steadier read.

Inventory has grown alongside demand. Active listings stand at 99, up 6.5% from July 2025, and new listings YTD are up 11.4% to 196. Pending sales are running 5.0% ahead of 2025 at 105 YTD, which suggests the pipeline is staying healthy even as more homes come to market.

The average adds every sale price together and divides by the number of sales. The median is the middle sale, with half the homes selling for more and half for less. When a few unusual sales land at the very top or bottom of the range, the average gets pulled towards them and the median does not.

That is exactly what happened in July. The average sale price was $247,571, while the median was $292,500. Four of July's 14 closings were under $140,000, including two under $30,000, and that pulled the average below the median. In July 2025, five of 13 sales were $500,000 or more, which pushed the average up to $502,846.

Year to date, the average is $317,342 and the median is $291,000. In a community this size, the median is the better guide to where most buyers are actually purchasing.

The $200K to $299K band leads with 26 closings, with $300K to $399K close behind at 23. Together, those two bands account for 49 of the 90 sales YTD.

At 6.6 months of supply, it would take a little over six months to sell the homes currently listed, assuming July's pace of sales continues. That is slightly tighter than July 2025, when supply stood at 6.97 months. Sellers should price to the current market rather than expect urgency to do the work, and buyers have room to compare and negotiate.

Here is what stands out to me. July closed 14 homes, but 24 went under contract, and pending sales are up 33.3% over July 2025. When more homes go under contract than close in a month, closings tend to catch up over the following weeks, so I would expect August and September to look busier than July did. The clearest signal is the $250K to $299K band, where YTD pending sales are 27 compared with 10 in 2025. Buyers appear to be gathering in that range.

The other half of the story is price tier. There are 20 active listings between $400K and $499K, up from 13 in July 2025, yet only 7 homes in that range have closed YTD, down from 10. At that pace, those listings would take roughly 20 months to sell. By comparison, the $300K to $399K tier has 17 active listings against 23 closings YTD, which works out to roughly five months of supply. Days on market points the same way: the median home sold in 26 days in July, while the average was 80, which suggests well-priced homes sell quickly and a few long-listed homes pull the average up. With only 14 sales in July and small counts in each band, I would treat these as directional rather than exact.

Whether you are watching from across the state or across the street, these numbers are worth a look. If you are thinking about your next move, I am happy to walk through what they mean for your property or your search.