Published October 27, 2026 in Market Update

Which Price Range Held Its Asking Price Best

By West Sells NH

Real estate, Default Defined Spreadsheet

I pulled every lived-in home that sold in this market through October 26, 2026. That's 178 sales in all. Then I sorted them by what the seller first asked and looked at one simple question: what share of homes in each price range got their full asking price or better? Here's what the numbers showed.

Under $500,000: the range that held up best

Of the 41 homes that sold under $500,000, 75.6% closed at or above what the seller first asked. The typical home in this range sold for $435,000 and found a buyer in 7 days. Not one home in this range came off the market without selling.

That 7-day pace is the fastest of any price range, and the full asking price result tells you demand here is real. If you're priced under $500,000 and your home is in good shape, the data says buyers are ready.

$500,000 to $650,000: nearly as strong, and the biggest group

This range had the most sales of any group, 58 homes. The share that got full price or better was 74.1%, just one and a half points behind the under-$500,000 range. The typical home sold for $540,000 in 7 days. And not one home came off the market unsold.

One thing stands out in the finer detail. Homes that first asked between $500,000 and $600,000 closed at 103% of their last asking price. That means buyers in this band were pushing past what sellers asked, not settling for less.

$650,000 to $750,000: where the gap shows up

This is the range worth watching if you're a seller. Only 63.6% of homes here sold at or over their asking price. That's the lowest share of any group, 12 full percentage points below the under-$500,000 range. The typical home took 18 days to sell.

The data doesn't say why. It just shows the gap. If your home sits in this range, that 18-day pace and lower rate of full-price sales are worth knowing before you pick a number.

$750,000 and up: slower, but stronger than the range just below it

The top range recovered a little. Among the 46 homes that sold at $750,000 and up, 65.2% got their full asking price or better. That's still well below the two lower ranges, but it beats the $650,000 to $750,000 group by 1.6 points. The typical home here sold for $937,450 and took 11 days.

Homes that first asked $800,000 or more closed at 100.3% of their last asking price. So even at the top, buyers were willing to go a little over.

Do this, not that

The most common mistake: drifting into the wrong range

Sellers sometimes price up by a round number, say $650,000 instead of $625,000, thinking a higher ask means more money. But in this data, homes priced between $650,000 and $750,000 had the lowest share of full-price sales of any group. The $500,000 to $650,000 range, just below it, had a 74.1% full-price rate and sold in 7 days.

A price that puts you in the wrong range can cost you both speed and the full asking price. Landing just under $650,000 instead of just over it looks like a small difference. In this data, the results weren't small at all.

What this means for you right now

If you're selling, the range you land in matters as much as the number itself. The whole market is tight: only 9 homes are for sale right now, and at the recent pace of sales, that's less than a month of supply. None of those 9 has dropped its price yet. But the $650,000 to $750,000 band is the one place where sellers have consistently left the most full-price sales on the table. Know which side of that line your home sits on before you list.

If you're buying, rates are still high. Freddie Mac's weekly survey put the 30-year fixed rate at 7.32% as of October 22, 2026, down slightly from 7.40% the week before but well above the 6.19% of a year ago. That's a real cost to plan for. The one thing the data says in your favor: homes in the $650,000 to $750,000 range are the least likely of any group to close at full price. If you're shopping there, you have a little more room to negotiate than buyers in the lower ranges do.