Neighborhood report · October 2026

Lake Forest

Chapel Hill, Orange County, NC

Median sale price · 12 mo
$1000K+4.4%
43 days+37%
Days on market
96.3%−2.4%
Sale-to-list
44%−11%
Price cuts
Neighborhood snapshot
Homes sold · 12 mo9
Active listings6
Median sale price$1000K
Latest saleOct 2026

Doorify MLS · live, trailing 12 months.

Your top match agent

Top Match #1
Top agent for Lake Forest
3
sold in Lake Forest
77%
sold / list
169
avg days on mkt

Name & contact shared once you connect

Recent sales in Lake Forest

Trailing 12 months
AddressTypeBd/BaSqftPrice$/sqftDOMStatus
613 Shadylawn Road
Chapel Hill 27514
SFH4/42,972$840k$2838ClosedSee more →
1 Tadley Drive
Chapel Hill 27514
SFH4/32,715$665k$2455ClosedSee 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
$1000K▲ 4%

Up 4% over the past year.

Days on market
43 days▲ 37%

Taking 37% longer to sell than a year ago.

List-to-sale ratio
96.3%▼ 2%

Softening off asking price.

Listings w/ price cut
44%▼ 11%

Fewer price cuts than a year ago.

Months of inventory
8.0months
Buyer’s market
Seller’sBalancedBuyer’s

Ample inventory; buyers have room to negotiate. Absorption rate 13% / mo · This neighborhood.

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 bd56%
  • 3 bd22%
  • 5+ bd22%
New construction vs. resale
100%
New constructionResale
Sale price spread
  • $400–600K11%
  • $600–800K22%
  • $800K–1M11%
  • $1M +56%

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