One part of Primary market is moving faster and getting closer to asking price
Freddie Mac put the average 30-year fixed rate at 7.40% as of October 15, 2026. That is the highest it has been since January 2025, according to Realtor.com. Even so, one ZIP code in Primary market is moving faster than the rest.
The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 141 homes sold in ZIP 31605 in the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is up 20.5% from the same months of 2025. No other ZIP code in this market saw sales rise year over year.
The Real Estate Data Aggregator measured 2.8 months of supply in ZIP 31605. That is the tightest of any ZIP code tracked here. Less supply means buyers have fewer choices, and sellers have a little more ground to stand on.
How ZIP 31605 compares with the rest of Primary market
| 31605 | 31602 | 31632 | 31601 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $275,000 | $228,900 | $325,000 | $219,900 |
| Median days on market | 29 | 40 | 38 | 49 |
| Sale-to-list ratio | 99% | 97.9% | 98.7% | 96.2% |
| Months of supply | 2.8 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 7 |
The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows ZIP 31605 had a 99% sale-to-list ratio. That is the highest in the market. Homes there sold in a median of 29 days, 6 days shorter than the same period last year.
Nearly 3 in 10 homes in ZIP 31605 went under contract within two weeks of listing, the Real Estate Data Aggregator found. That share was up 0.7 points from a year before. Buyers in that ZIP are moving quickly.
Prices are rising in ZIP 31605
The Real Estate Data Aggregator put the median sale price in ZIP 31605 at $275,000. That is up 13.2% from the same three months of 2025. Pending sales rose 24.1% in the same period.
About 18.4% of homes in ZIP 31605 sold above list price, the Real Estate Data Aggregator found. That share rose 2.2 points from a year before. It is the second highest above-list share in the market, behind ZIP 31632 at 21.4%.
The wider market is a different story
Across all six ZIP codes together, the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 426 homes sold in the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is down 13.6% from a year before. Homes for sale across the market rose 20.6%.
ZIP 31601 had 7 months of supply, the Real Estate Data Aggregator found. That is up 3.1 months from a year before. Homes there sat on the market a median of 49 days, 23 days longer than a year ago.
ZIP 31636 had the slowest pace. The Real Estate Data Aggregator measured a median of 69 days on market there, 27 days longer than a year before. Only 4% of homes sold above list price in that ZIP.
Rates are adding pressure for buyers everywhere
Freddie Mac reported the 15-year fixed rate averaged 6.71% as of October 15, 2026. The National Association of Realtors counted 3.99 million existing-home sales nationally in September 2026. Prices nationally were up just 1.3% year over year, the National Association of Realtors said.
Realtor.com reported for-sale listings growing nearly 7% year over year nationally for the week ending October 10, 2026. The national median listing price was $415,000 that same week, Realtor.com said. Primary market's tightest ZIP, 31605, sits well below that at $275,000.
- ZIP 31605 had the least supply, the fastest sales, and the highest sale-to-list ratio in Primary market for the three months ending August 31, 2026. Other ZIP codes have more inventory and slower pace.
- Pricing sharply still matters even in the tightest part of the market, because buyers are watching rates closely.
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Text me- Real Estate Data Aggregator numbers for ZIPs 31602, 31605, 31601, 31632, 31636 and 31620, the three months ending August 31, 2026, compared with the same months of 2025. Real Estate Data Aggregator last updated them on Oct 7, 2026.
- Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates, read Oct 17, 2026
- National Association of Realtors: Existing-Home Sales, read Oct 17, 2026
- Redfin: Housing Market Update: Asking Prices Fall For the First Time Since March, Oct 15, 2026
- Realtor.com: Weekly Housing Trends: U.S. Market Update (Week Ending Oct. 10, 2026), Oct 15, 2026
- Realtor.com: September 2026 Monthly Housing Trends: Price Cuts Hit 4-Year Highs as Mortgage Rates Top 7%, Sep 30, 2026