Wake County, NC Real Estate & Property Data

Wake County Real Estate Market Trends
Last Updated: September 20, 2025

With up-to-date real estate data get detailed insight into Wake County, NC sourced from the nation’s leading property data provider. The current median home price in Wake County, NC is $549,250. Wake County real estate data shows that there have been a total of 19,415 residential properties sold over the past 12 months. ATTOM’s Wake County real estate data indicates that the county has 72 properties in foreclosure and 2 REOs (real estate bank owned) properties.

Wake County Real Estate Market Trends
Total Residential Properties 374,420
Total Commercial Properties 13,026
Avg. Home Age (Single Family Home) 29 Years
Avg. Square Feet (Single Family Home) 2,437
Total 2025 Residential Sales (year-to-date) 10,213
% of Homes Seriously Underwater (Q3 2025) 0.56%
Total 2024 Residential Sales 18,816
% of Equity Rich Homes (Q3 2025) 44.71%
Effective 2024 Property Tax 0.77%
Total Foreclosure Filings (year-to-date) 441
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Wake County, NC Real Estate Overview

There were 19,415 residential properties sold in the past year in Wake County, NC. The median home value in Wake County, NC is $485,155. There are a total of 374,420 residential properties in the Wake.

Median Sales Price i
$549,250
(Jul 2025)
+0.8%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 $549,250
  • June '25 Jun '25 $570,000
  • May '25 May '25 $540,000
  • April '25 Apr '25 $505,000
  • March '25 Mar '25 $500,000
  • February '25 Feb '25 $505,000
  • January '25 Jan '25 $488,250
  • December '24 Dec '24 $504,500
  • November '24 Nov '24 $506,750
  • October '24 Oct '24 $507,000
  • September '24 Sep '24 $497,000
  • August '24 Aug '24 $520,000
Median Down Payment i
$105,000
(Jul 2025)
-9.5%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 $105,000
  • June '25 Jun '25 $119,500
  • May '25 May '25 $101,000
  • April '25 Apr '25 $93,000
  • March '25 Mar '25 $96,125
  • February '25 Feb '25 $93,600
  • January '25 Jan '25 $99,553
  • December '24 Dec '24 $93,000
  • November '24 Nov '24 $97,507
  • October '24 Oct '24 $96,764
  • September '24 Sep '24 $92,254
  • August '24 Aug '24 $105,750
Number of Homes Sold i
1,630
(Jul 2025)
-5.4%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 1,630
  • June '25 Jun '25 1,540
  • May '25 May '25 1,650
  • April '25 Apr '25 1,576
  • March '25 Mar '25 1,442
  • February '25 Feb '25 1,212
  • January '25 Jan '25 1,163
  • December '24 Dec '24 1,389
  • November '24 Nov '24 1,317
  • October '24 Oct '24 1,704
  • September '24 Sep '24 1,351
  • August '24 Aug '24 1,718
Number of Purchase Loans i
1,535
(Jul 2025)
+3.6%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 1,535
  • June '25 Jun '25 1,275
  • May '25 May '25 1,430
  • April '25 Apr '25 1,478
  • March '25 Mar '25 1,371
  • February '25 Feb '25 1,181
  • January '25 Jan '25 1,013
  • December '24 Dec '24 1,321
  • November '24 Nov '24 1,239
  • October '24 Oct '24 1,617
  • September '24 Sep '24 1,256
  • August '24 Aug '24 1,533
Number of REFI Loans i
686
(Jul 2025)
+10.1%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 686
  • June '25 Jun '25 636
  • May '25 May '25 684
  • April '25 Apr '25 892
  • March '25 Mar '25 697
  • February '25 Feb '25 550
  • January '25 Jan '25 620
  • December '24 Dec '24 707
  • November '24 Nov '24 654
  • October '24 Oct '24 1,061
  • September '24 Sep '24 630
  • August '24 Aug '24 618
Number of HELOC Loans i
697
(Jul 2025)
+8.9%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 697
  • June '25 Jun '25 605
  • May '25 May '25 616
  • April '25 Apr '25 690
  • March '25 Mar '25 545
  • February '25 Feb '25 483
  • January '25 Jan '25 472
  • December '24 Dec '24 504
  • November '24 Nov '24 469
  • October '24 Oct '24 691
  • September '24 Sep '24 609
  • August '24 Aug '24 652

Wake County, NC Real Estate Market Overview

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Wake County, NC Foreclosure Activity

There were a total of 72 Wake County, NC properties with a foreclosure filing in July 2025. Lenders started the foreclosure process on 47 Wake County, NC properties and repossessed 2 Wake County, NC properties through completed foreclosures (REOs) in July 2025.

Total Foreclosure Filings i
72
(Jul 2025)
+33.3%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 72
  • June '25 Jun '25 43
  • May '25 May '25 65
  • April '25 Apr '25 50
  • March '25 Mar '25 60
  • February '25 Feb '25 74
  • January '25 Jan '25 77
  • December '24 Dec '24 34
  • November '24 Nov '24 73
  • October '24 Oct '24 59
  • September '24 Sep '24 43
  • August '24 Aug '24 46
Foreclosure Starts i
47
(Jul 2025)
+20.5%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 47
  • June '25 Jun '25 28
  • May '25 May '25 52
  • April '25 Apr '25 32
  • March '25 Mar '25 46
  • February '25 Feb '25 58
  • January '25 Jan '25 53
  • December '24 Dec '24 17
  • November '24 Nov '24 45
  • October '24 Oct '24 38
  • September '24 Sep '24 32
  • August '24 Aug '24 36
Completed Foreclosures (REOs) i
2
(Jul 2025)
  • July '25 Jul '25 2
  • June '25 Jun '25 1
  • May '25 May '25 2
  • April '25 Apr '25 2
  • March '25 Mar '25 3
  • February '25 Feb '25 3
  • January '25 Jan '25 2
  • December '24 Dec '24 1
  • November '24 Nov '24 5
  • October '24 Oct '24 7
  • September '24 Sep '24 1
  • August '24 Aug '24 3
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