City report · August 2026

Wake Forest

North Carolina · Wake County

Median sale price · 12 mo
$503K+4.4%
35 days+9%
Days on market
99.1%−0.9%
Sale-to-list
46%+15%
Price cuts
City snapshot
Homes sold · 12 mo1,464
Active listings840
Neighborhoods285
Latest saleAug 2026

Doorify MLS · live, trailing 12 months.

Your top match agent

Top Match #1
Top agent for Wake Forest
30
sold in Wake Forest
93%
sold / list
63
avg days on mkt

Name & contact shared once you connect

Recent sales in Wake Forest

Trailing 12 months
AddressTypeBd/BaSqftPrice$/sqftDOMStatus
5548 Mill Dam Road
Wake Forest 27587
SFH4/32,735$463k$16922ClosedSee more →
12705 Shephards Landing Drive
Wake Forest 27587
SFH3/31,525$390k$256169ClosedSee more →
8512 Hampton Chase Court
Wake Forest 27587
SFH4/32,440$590k$24228ClosedSee more →
1204 Whispering Ridge Court
Wake Forest 27587
SFH4/33,050$620k$20317ClosedSee more →
8920 Thompson Mill Road
Wake Forest 27587
SFH4/43,385$853k$252209ClosedSee more →

Showing 5 of 16 listings across Wake Forest · last 3 months. Click any row for full details.

Market health

Wake Forest · trended 12 months

This city specifically, not the wider county.

Median sale price
$503K 4%

Up 4% over the past year.

Days on market
35 days 9%

Taking 9% longer to sell than a year ago.

List-to-sale ratio
99.1% 1%

Softening off asking price.

Listings w/ price cut
46% 15%

More price cuts than a year ago.

Months of inventory
6.9months
Buyer’s market
Seller’sBalancedBuyer’s

Ample inventory; buyers have room to negotiate. Absorption rate 15% / mo · Citywide.

Best month to list

When homes here sell fastest, for the most.

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Listings peak in May — the widest selection of the year here.

What sells here (bed/bath)
  • 4 bd39%
  • 3 bd39%
  • 5+ bd18%
  • 2 bd or fewer4%
New construction vs. resale
31%
69%
New constructionResale
Sale price spread
  • < $400K29%
  • $400–600K37%
  • $600–800K19%
  • $800K–1M6%
  • $1M +9%

Market and sales data from Doorify MLS, trailing 12 months. The matched agent’s identity is released only after a signed referral agreement.