Madison County market briefing

Madison County Housing Market — September 2026

HAAR’s September Fast Stats reports 627 homes sold, a $335,000 median sale price, 2,814 homes on market and 41 average days on market for Huntsville and Madison County. Published October 15, 2026, this county-area snapshot replaces our August briefing. It is not a Huntsville-city-only, Madison-city-only or all-North-Alabama measure.

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Reported sale price

$335,000 median sale price, compared with $345,000 in September 2025. A county median is not the value change of an individual home.

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Sales and choice

627 homes sold and 2,814 homes on market in the published September snapshot. Current listings will differ as properties enter and leave the market.

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Use the context

Compare the relevant property type, neighborhood, price range and condition before drawing conclusions about a particular move.

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What the September 2026 numbers show.

Current data statusSeptember 2026

ValleyMLS figures published by HAAR on October 15, 2026. Reporting month: September 2026. The publication date is not a live MLS refresh date, and the figures below are not the separate weekly activity report.

Homes sold
627
711 in September 2025

Completed home sales reported for the county-area September sample.

Median sale price
$335,000
$345,000 in September 2025

Middle sale price in the reported sample; not an estimate of any individual home’s value.

Homes on market
2,814
2,666 in September 2025

Inventory count in the published September snapshot, not today’s live listing count.

Average days on market
41
42 in September 2025

Average marketing time reported by Fast Stats; not a promised sale or closing timeline.

Pending sales
923

Pending count reported in the same Fast Stats release, distinct from completed sales.

Reporting geography

Huntsville & Madison County, Alabama — HAAR Fast Stats reporting area

Property scope

Housing snapshot as published in Fast Stats; not a separate single-family or townhouse/condo series

Source snapshot

October 15, 2026 (publication date; September reporting month)

A practical decision framework

Work through the questions in a useful order.

Use this as a starting framework, then verify the facts and professional advice that apply to the exact property and your situation.

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What the September figures measure

This briefing uses the Huntsville & Madison County section of HAAR’s September 2026 Fast Stats. It does not relabel that county-area housing snapshot as a single-family-only or townhouse/condo-only series. Weekly activity and monthly figures should be read separately.

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What sellers should investigate before pricing

Interpretation: review the competing homes buyers can choose now, recent comparable sales, condition, location and transaction terms. A change in a county median can reflect the mix of homes sold; it does not establish a price adjustment for every property.

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How buyers should compare

Interpretation: inventory is a starting point for researching choices, not a promise that every listing is available or negotiable. Confirm current status, condition, financing requirements and the competition relevant to your search.

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What these numbers cannot establish

These county-area measures cannot establish an individual home’s value, likely marketing time, negotiation outcome or future price. Average days on market is not a guaranteed contract-to-closing schedule.

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Measurement notes

The five measures below follow the labels in the published Fast Stats release. Pending sales are reported as a separate count and should not be treated as completed sales. This release does not provide the separate townhouse/condo comparison or months-of-supply measure used in our earlier August briefing, so those older figures are not presented as September data.

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What do these numbers mean for my home?

Larry can connect county context to the property’s location, condition, features, current competition, recent comparable sales and timing. Buyers can compare current listings through the existing search, and sellers can use the conversational home-value request.

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Listings, photos, prices, and status are supplied by the approved IDX Broker / ValleyMLS feed and can change. The AI search never invents listing facts.

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Clear answers

Questions clients ask.

Can these county figures tell me what one home is worth?

No. A property-specific review should consider location, property type, condition, features, lot, current competition, recent comparable sales, and transaction terms.

Which month and area does this briefing cover?

September 2026, using the Huntsville & Madison County section of HAAR’s Fast Stats release published October 15. It is not a Huntsville-city-only or Madison-city-only report.

Why are the earlier property-type comparison figures no longer shown?

The newer Fast Stats release uses a county-area housing snapshot. Its figures should not be mixed with the previous August single-family and townhouse/condo series or treated as a like-for-like month-to-month comparison.

Will this report guarantee a sale time or price change?

No. These are measures for a defined reporting month. They provide context, not a guarantee or a prediction for an individual property.

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