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Charleston Area Market Report: August 2026

By
Megan Duncan, REALTOR with Modern + Main Realty, in a Charleston-area Lowcountry home

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The short answer

In August 2026 the Charleston Trident MLS service area recorded a median sales price of $431,500 (+1.8% from August 2025), 1,614 closed sales, 51 days on market, 3.6 months of supply and 2,066 new listings. The table below sets every key metric beside the same month last year, current as of September 9, 2026. Every figure comes from the CHS Regional MLS Monthly Indicators report.

The figures
Key Metric Same month last year This month Percent Change
New Listings 2,165 2,066 -4.6%
Pending Sales 1,471 1,645 +11.8%
Closed Sales 1,575 1,614 +2.5%
Days on Market 48 51 +6.3%
Median Sales Price $424,000 $431,500 +1.8%
Average Sales Price $682,545 $665,965 -2.4%
Pct. of Orig. Price Received 95.7% 95.8% +0.1%
Housing Affordability Index 78 76 -2.6%
Inventory of Homes for Sale 5,480 5,593 +2.1%
Months Supply of Inventory 3.7 3.6 -2.7%
CHS Regional MLS Monthly Indicators, August edition, current as of September 9, 2026

Based on information from CHS Regional MLS for the period August 1, 2026 through August 31, 2026.

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The next step

You can hand this move to me.

I moved to the Lowcountry from out of state myself, and I have helped dozens of families here do the same. One date sets the entire plan. Bring it to me and we will build the timeline together.

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