A tighter part of Huntsville is moving fast even with rates above 7%
Realtor.com reported that mortgage rates topped 7% for the first time since January 2025. That is the number every Huntsville owner and buyer is watching. But in ZIP 35802, the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 47.1% of homes going under contract within two weeks of listing, in the three months ending August 31, 2026. Rates are high. Buyers in this part of Huntsville are still moving.
That 47.1% share is up 10.8 points from the same three months in 2025, according to the Real Estate Data Aggregator. Nearly half the homes listed here did not sit. That matters if you are a buyer: when you find the right home, you may not have a week to think it over.
Supply is tight, and that is driving the speed
The Real Estate Data Aggregator put months of supply in 35802 at 3.3 months for the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is down 1.1 months from a year before. Fewer homes to choose from means the ones that are priced right go quickly.
The median sale price in 35802 rose 10.3% year over year, reaching $424,700, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator. Not every ZIP code in Huntsville saw that. Prices in 35801 dipped 4.4% over the same period. Where you list matters.
Not every sale goes above list, even here
The Real Estate Data Aggregator showed that 23.2% of homes in 35802 sold above list price. That is up 6.7 points from a year ago. But it also means about 3 in 4 homes did not beat their list price. Pricing carefully still matters. The average sale came in at 98.5% of list, up 0.7 points from 2025.
The rest of Huntsville, in brief
ZIP 35816 is also worth watching. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 44.1% of homes there going under contract within two weeks, up 28.7 points from a year ago. Months of supply dropped to 2.9, the lowest of any ZIP code in this report. Median days on market fell 46 days shorter than 2025, landing at 38 days.
ZIP 35806 saw 35.2% of homes go under contract within two weeks, up 19 points from 2025, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator. Days on market there fell 14 days shorter than a year ago, to 45 days. ZIP 35810 and 35801 also saw more homes moving quickly than a year before. ZIP 35805 was the slowest, with a median of 63 days on market and 4.5 months of supply.
| 35802 | 35816 | 35806 | 35801 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $424,700 | $192,000 | $394,000 | $439,950 |
| Months of supply | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Median days on market | 41 | 38 | 45 | 50 |
| Under contract in 2 weeks | 47.1% | 44.1% | 35.2% | 32.1% |
| Sale to list ratio | 98.5% | 96.3% | 98.8% | 97.1% |
Nationally, Realtor.com reported that 20.8% of listings took a price cut in September, the highest share since October 2022. Huntsville is not immune to that pressure. But with supply still lean in several ZIP codes here, well-priced homes are finding buyers faster than the national picture suggests.
- Rates are above 7%, per Realtor.com.
- In ZIP 35802, nearly half of all homes still went under contract within two weeks, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator.
- Supply is tight.
- Prices rose year over year.
- Most homes still sold below list, so pricing right is the job.
- One street can read very differently from the whole ZIP code.
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Text me- Real Estate Data Aggregator numbers for ZIPs 35801, 35802, 35805, 35806, 35810 and 35816, 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.
- Federal Housing Finance Agency: FHFA House Price Index® Up 0.3 Percent in August; Up 2.4 Percent from Last Year | FHFA, Oct 27, 2026
- Redfin: U.S. Home-Sale Prices Just Fell for the First Time in 3 Years, Oct 29, 2026
- Realtor.com: September 2026 Monthly Housing Trends: Price Cuts Hit 4-Year Highs as Mortgage Rates Top 7%, Sep 30, 2026
- Realtor.com: September 2026 Rental Report: Median Asking Rent Declines at the Slowest Pace in 3 Years, Oct 15, 2026
- CNBC: Home prices fall and rents rise, both for the first time in three years, Oct 29, 2026
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