Hilton Head Homes 2026 Market Report

HILTON HEAD AREA Market Overview information provided by Hilton Head MLS and Hilton Head Area Association of Realtors®

One-year change in closed sales -5.5% One-year change in Median Sales Price -5.4% One-year change in Months Supply -10.2%

U.S. existing-home sales edged down 1.7% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.06 million units, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Regionally, sales increased in the Northeast, held steady in the West, and declined in the Midwest and South. On a year- overyear basis, sales rose in the Midwest and West while remaining flat in the Northeast and South.

New Listings were down 6.7 percent to 530. Pending Sales increased 13.8 percent to 485. Inventory shrank 3.7 percent to 2,057 units.

Median Sales Price was down 5.4 percent to $539,000. Days on Market increased 8.9 percent to 134 days. Months Supply of Inventory was down 10.2 percent to 4.4 months.

Market Overview

Key market metrics for the current month and year-to-date figures.

Key Metrics

Historical Sparkbars

08-2025 08-2026 Percent Change

YTD 2025 YTD 2026 Percent Change

New Listings

530

5,196

568

- 6.7%

- 1.7%

5,288

8-2024

8-2025

8-2026

Pending Sales

485

3,968

426

+ 13.8% 3,756

+ 5.6%

8-2024

8-2025

8-2026

Closed Sales

466

3,746

493

- 5.5% 3,740

+ 0.2%

8-2024

8-2025

8-2026

Days on Market

134

132

+ 65.0%

123

+ 8.9% 80

8-2024

8-2025

8-2026

Median Sales Price

$570,000 $539,000

- 5.4% $555,000 $555,000

0.0%

8-2024

8-2025

8-2026

Average Sales Price

$726,522 $844,239 + 16.2% $791,256 $824,977

+ 4.3%

8-2024

8-2025

8-2026

Pct. of List Price Received

97.0%

97.0%

97.0%

0.0% 97.4%

- 0.4%

8-2024

8-2025

8-2026

HILTON HEAD HOMES | 2026 3

Housing Affordability Index

62

61

62

0.0% 64

- 4.7%

8-2024

8-2025

8-2026

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