Neighborhood report · August 2026

Lake Forest

Chapel Hill, Orange County, NC

Median sale price · 12 mo
$1200K+25.3%
53 days+68%
Days on market
96.1%−2.6%
Sale-to-list
57%+14%
Price cuts
Neighborhood snapshot
Homes sold · 12 mo7
Active listings6
Median sale price$1200K
Latest saleMay 2026

Doorify MLS · live, trailing 12 months.

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Recent sales in Lake Forest

Trailing 12 months
AddressTypeBd/BaSqftPrice$/sqftDOMStatus
1812 Rolling Road
Chapel Hill 27514
SFH4/32,801$1.75M$625142ClosedSee more →
324 Woodhaven Road
Chapel Hill 27514
SFH3/21,719$525k$30553ClosedSee more →

Showing 2 of 2 listings in Lake Forest · last 3 months. Click any row for full details.

Market health

Lake Forest · trended 12 months

This neighborhood specifically, not the wider ZIP or city.

Median sale price
$1200K 25%

Up 25% over the past year.

Days on market
53 days 68%

Taking 68% longer to sell than a year ago.

List-to-sale ratio
96.1% 3%

Softening off asking price.

Listings w/ price cut
57% 14%

More price cuts than a year ago.

Months of inventory
10.3months
Buyer’s market
Seller’sBalancedBuyer’s

Ample inventory; buyers have room to negotiate. Absorption rate 10% / mo · This neighborhood.

Best month to list

When homes here sell fastest, for the most.

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

What sells here (bed/bath)
  • 4 bd43%
  • 3 bd29%
  • 5+ bd29%
New construction vs. resale
100%
New constructionResale
Sale price spread
  • $400–600K14%
  • $600–800K14%
  • $1M +71%

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