No guesswork, no recycled headlines — this comes straight from MLS-sourced data through RPR, current as of September 2026. Updated monthly.
White County is still the outlier — the only county I track reading as a buyer's market. Months of inventory sit at 6.73 (-4.4% MoM, +1.1% YoY), still well above the other four. Median sold eased to $350,000 from August's $383,000, with sold-to-list at 94.8% and median DOM at 45 days (+80% MoM). If you're buying, you still have real leverage on supply. If you're selling, accurate pricing matters more here than anywhere else on my list.
White County remains the clear outlier among the five counties I track. At 6.73 months of inventory, supply is still well above the roughly 4.8–5.5 month range in Hall, Forsyth, Dawson, and Lumpkin. That extra shelf space keeps pressure on sellers to price competitively, even as MOI edged down slightly from August.
Median sold eased to $350,000 from August's $383,000 — don't over-read one print in a smaller county. Median estimated value is $407,270 (+0.4% MoM, +3% YoY), which is the steadier read. Sold-to-list at 94.8% still leaves buyers more negotiating room than in the seller-market counties.
New listings: 122 homes hit the market, median list price $443,500.
Went under contract: 58 homes, median list price $364,450 (43 new pending).
Closed: 42 homes sold for a median of $350,000 at 94.8% of asking price.
Total sales volume: $15.8M changed hands in White County residential real estate last month.
With about 6.7 months of supply, this is still the one county on my list where overpricing costs you time and money. A softer median sold and a 45-day DOM don't erase the inventory overhang — they underline it. A sharp, honest CMA before you list matters more in White County than anywhere else I cover.
Real inventory at ~6.7 months of supply, sold-to-list under 95%, and a genuine buyer's-market reading — White County still offers the most room to negotiate of anywhere I track. If you've been priced out of Forsyth or Dawson, keep this on your short list.
I don't expect White County to snap back into seller's-market territory quickly. MOI at 6.73 — still up 1.1% YoY — is a structural inventory story, not a one-month blip. Sellers should plan for a longer marketing period; buyers should feel comfortable negotiating.
The caveat: estimated values are still up over the past year (+3% YoY). This isn't a market in distress — it's a market with more choices for buyers right now. That's different from a true downturn, and it can shift if inventory tightens.
I'll send you the real numbers for White County — no fluff, no sales pitch, just what's actually happening — the moment I update this report.
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