Fuquay Varina 27526

Raleigh-Cary, NC · Wake County, NC · 342 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

58affordability /100

Buyer leverage is balanced; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
25.7%
affordable
Days on market
52
daily
Price cuts
38.1%
of active
Valuation
-5.4%
vs assessor
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62
/100
Stable
cooling · balanced · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
35
Affordability
85
Valuation
70
Economic health
58

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

62/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Negotiate Hard
DOM: 84d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)80
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)50
Days on Market (5%)75

Moderate buyer leverage in 27526. Room to negotiate 5-10% below list. Payment burden: 25.7% of median income. Median days on market: 84. Renting is approximately 57% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 18.8). Market appears 20% overpriced vs. assessed values.

What to Offer

Offer 5-10% below list. You have room to negotiate.

Conditions resemble 2019 pre-pandemic levels — moderate overvaluation with slowing demand. Negotiation room exists.
COOLINGBALANCED

Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers. Prices down 2.3% YoY.

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Market snapshoteach number, once

Median price
$444,626
▾ 2.3% YoY
Days on market
52
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,974
ZORI
Investor score
50/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
469
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-5.4%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$420,800
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
Fair-value model not available for this market.
fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+65.7%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Johnston+65.7%
Wake+66.5%
Mecklenburg+79.8%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap

Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$198
Price-to-income4.2×

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How 27526 ranks in NC
percentile vs all North Carolina ZIPs · n=834
Market velocity65%
Supply tightness40%
Affordability57%
Investment yield58%
Appreciation9%

Affordability, supply & momentum

20SUPPLY
OversuppliedSupply Tightness

Ample inventory — buyers have time and leverage to negotiate.

Months of Supply14.9 mo
Days on Market52d
Inv vs History+8.8%
Listing Density22.8/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$2,246
Payment burden25.7%
Median income · ZIP$105,055
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$2,691
Monthly rent$1,974
Market dynamics
Price cut %38.1%
Momentumcooling
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply14.9
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,974
Price-to-rent18.8
Est. cap rate3.5%
Buy vs rentneutral

Livability

Walk score3
Transit score
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Wake County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.

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