Published October 1, 2026 in Market Update

Auburn inventory is tight even with more new listings

By Vladimir Babic

Real estate, Auburn, NH

The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 27 new listings in ZIP 03032 during the three months ending July 31, 2026. That is up 28.6% from the same period a year before. More homes are showing up. But the same data puts months of supply at just 1.4, down 2.4 months from a year ago. More listings came in, and buyers absorbed them quickly.

Freddie Mac put the average 30-year fixed rate at 7.03% on September 24, 2026. That is real pressure on buyers. Yet the Real Estate Data Aggregator shows 30 homes sold in Auburn during those three months, up 25% from a year before. Buyers are still moving, even with rates above 7%.

The Real Estate Data Aggregator put the median sale price in ZIP 03032 at $855,450, up 6.7% from a year before. That is a meaningful gain. For context, the Federal Housing Finance Agency reported that U.S. home prices rose just 2.6% from July 2025 to July 2026. Auburn is outpacing the national pace by a wide margin.

Homes are moving fast when priced right

The Real Estate Data Aggregator found that nearly 3 in 5 Auburn homes, 59.3% of them, went under contract within two weeks of listing. That share is up 17.2 points from a year before. Median days on market fell to 39 days, which is 11 days shorter than the same period in 2025.

The average sale came in at 102.4% of list price, up 1.5 points from a year before. That means sellers are still getting more than they ask for, on average. The share of homes that sold above list did dip 9.1 points to 36.7%. Not every home drew a bidding war. But the overall numbers still favor a seller who prices carefully.

Pending sales point to more activity ahead

The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 27 pending sales in ZIP 03032 during those three months, up 42.1% from a year before. That is a strong signal. More buyers are getting homes under contract, which suggests the pace of sales is not slowing down.

Nationally, Realtor.com reported that price cuts hit 20.8% of listings in September, the highest share since October 2022. Auburn is not showing that same softness. Low supply and strong pending numbers keep the local picture different from the national one, at least for now.

One thing worth remembering: the numbers above cover all of ZIP 03032. One street can read very differently from the whole ZIP code. A home's size, condition, and location within Auburn all shape its result. The ZIP code average is a starting point, not a guarantee.