Field Notes

Housing Data

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Numbers are the only part of a housing market that will not flatter you. These pieces work through Triangle sales data — days on market, price per foot, list-to-sale ratios, how much of a spread is real and how much is one unusual house dragging an average around. The recurring question is why two comparable houses on the same street produce completely different outcomes, and the answer is almost never the market. It is preparation, pricing against the right comparable set, and timing. Wake County reports are published here as they are compiled, with the methodology stated so you can check the reasoning rather than take the conclusion. If you want the current quarter rather than the analysis behind it, the market reports are the faster route.