While the number of homes sold in the Thomas Jefferson Planning District increased this spring over the years before, prices remained relatively flat. The Charlottesville Albemarle Association of Realtors has compiled data for the second quarter of 2026 and shared the info.
“There were 1,241 closed sales across the CAAR footprint in the second quarter, a 14 percent surge from a year ago,” reads a summary in the report released on August 4. “The regionwide median sold price in the second quarter was $486,500, inching up less than 1 percent from a year ago.”
You can find the snapshot on the CAAR website.
Sales volumes were up in all six localities with Louisa County experiencing the greatest increase with 256 closed sales in April, May, and June of this year compared to 199 the year before. That’s a 28.6 percent increase over the same period in 2025.
In Fluvanna County, 145 homes sold in the second quarter, a 20.8 percent increase over 2025. Albemarle’s growth rate was 11.6 percent with 521 transactions in 2026 compared to 467 last year.
The increase in Nelson County was 9 percent. This provides a good illustration of the locality’s small population as the actual numbers are 67 homes sold in the second quarter of 2025 compared to 73 this year.
Charlottesville saw more modest growth with a 6.7 percent increase to 159 homes sold in 2026. Greene County only had a slight increase going from 85 sold in the second quarter of 2025 to 87 this year.
“The 2026 housing market is outpacing the 2025 market so far in the CAAR region, and it’s been the strongest first half of the year in terms of sales since 2022,” the report continues. “This reflects strong pent-up demand that is absorbing the surge in active listings in the market.”
Medan sales prices dropped slightly across the region compared to 2025. Fluvanna County is the most affordable with $418,980, a 3.1 percent drop. Albemarle is the most expensive with a median sales price of $570,000, down 0.9 percent. Charlottesville is next at $500,000, a decrease from $509,000 in 2025.
That last statistic is one to watch looking ahead to next year’s real property assessments.
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