Market Updates

Nov. 14, 2026

Central Vermont's Housing Market Isn't Slowing Down. It's Catching Its Breath.

— The Numbers Guy on what 2026 sales really say about central Vermont.

A Vermont farm in autumn near Waterbury

For anyone watching central Vermont real estate: homes are taking about a week and a half longer to sell than they did a year ago. Prices have not slipped, …

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Nov. 9, 2026

Most Central Vermont Homeowners Are Richer Than They Think

Illustration of a white Vermont farmhouse on a hillside with a glowing golden root system spreading beneath it

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If you bought a home in Washington County about a dozen years ago, it is likely worth roughly twice what you paid, based on the Federal Housing Finance Agency's house price index. That is not cash in your pocket, but it is real choice: to sell, …

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Oct. 26, 2026

Stick Season Isn't the Worst Time to Sell in Central Vermont. It's the Least Crowded.

Two chickadees fly toward a single glowing birdhouse on a snowy Vermont fence at dusk in stick season.

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Winter is not the wrong time to sell in Washington County, Vermont. It is the least crowded. Most sellers wait for spring, and last winter more homes sold in the county than came on the market. The tradeoff is patience: winter buyers take longer to commit, …

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Oct. 26, 2026

Everybody Blinked: What a Record Low in Home Sales Means for Central Vermont

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Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in September 2026 than in any month since the National Association of Realtors began tracking in 2001. High mortgage rates are the reason. Prices are holding, and the Northeast slowed the least. For Central Vermont, that points to a …

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Oct. 16, 2026

Washington County Sellers Listed 52% More Homes in August. Buyers Bought 14% More.

A brass balance scale tipping between a cluster of small Vermont houses and a single house key, illustrating leverage shifting in the Washington County housing market

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Washington County, Vermont sellers listed 111 homes in August 2026, up 52% from 73 a year earlier, while sales rose about 14%, from 80 to 91. Homes for sale rose 25%, nearly double the statewide pace. Prices are still up (median $409,878, +4.4%), but leverage is …

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Oct. 4, 2026

Montpelier Vermont Home Value: Homes Sell in a Week

— Vermont's capital is one of the fastest housing markets in the state.

For buyers and sellers watching Vermont's capital: 48 single-family homes sold in Montpelier from January 1 to September 27, 2026, at a median price of $477,500. The median home …

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Oct. 4, 2026

Burlington Vermont Home Value: Prices and Days on Market

— Vermont's largest city is still one of its fastest housing markets.

For buyers and sellers watching Chittenden County: 120 single-family homes sold in Burlington from January 1 to September 27, 2026, at a median price of $606,500. The median home sold …

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Oct. 4, 2026

Waterbury Vermont Home Value: What the Numbers Actually Say

— two very different markets share one town name.

For buyers and sellers watching the I-89 corridor: Waterbury is two markets. In 2026 through September 27, Waterbury village (05676) had 21 single-family sales at a median of $475,000, and homes took a …

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Oct. 4, 2026

Morristown Vermont Home Value: What the Numbers Actually Say

— Morristown and Morrisville, the working towns next to Stowe, by the actual 2026 sales.

For buyers and sellers watching Lamoille County: 41 single-family homes sold in Morristown, including the village of Morrisville, from January 1 to September 27, 2026, at a median …

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Oct. 4, 2026

Williamstown Vermont Home Value: Affordable, Fast, and Not a Buyer's Market

— what Williamstown homes actually sold for in 2026, and why online estimates tell a different story.

For buyers and sellers watching Central Vermont's affordable towns: 15 single-family homes sold in Williamstown from January 1 to September 30, 2026, at a median price …

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