Apex 27539

Raleigh-Cary, NC · Wake County, NC · 1,773 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

56affordability /100

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

Payment burden
26.4%
affordable
Days on market
25
daily
Price cuts
27.4%
of active
Valuation
-41.9%
vs assessor
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54
/100
Mixed
stable · balanced · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
35
Affordability
85
Valuation
35
Economic health
56

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: 70d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)80
Supply & Demand (20%)85
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)75

Moderate buyer leverage in 27539. Room to negotiate 5-10% below list. Payment burden: 26.4% of median income. Median days on market: 70. Renting is approximately 118% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 26.2). Market appears 16% 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.
STABLEBALANCED

Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers. Prices down 1.1% YoY.

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Market snapshoteach number, once

Median price
$610,694
▾ 1.1% YoY
Days on market
25
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,942
ZORI
Investor score
33/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
85
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-41.9%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$354,814
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
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fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+66.5%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Wake+66.5%
Johnston+65.7%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap

Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$154
Price-to-income4.4×

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How 27539 ranks in NC
percentile vs all North Carolina ZIPs · n=834
Market velocity93%
Supply tightness67%
Affordability49%
Investment yield29%
Appreciation17%

Affordability, supply & momentum

46SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply10.1 mo
Days on Market25d
Inv vs History+4.9%
Listing Density9.7/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$3,085
Payment burden26.4%
Median income · ZIP$140,121
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$3,695
Monthly rent$1,942
Market dynamics
Price cut %27.4%
Momentumstable
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply10.1
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,942
Price-to-rent26.2
Est. cap rate2.5%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score4
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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