Charleston Area Market Update: Week of June 21-27, 2026
Weekly MLS data for Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester counties. Pendings up 17% year over year, sales up 7%, and average sold prices up 9% -- here is what the numbers actually mean.
Data pulled from the Charleston Trident MLS for the week of June 21 through 27, 2026, covering residential properties in Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester counties. Numbers are for that specific week and reflect market conditions as of July 1, 2026.
The headline numbers
The tri-county area saw 473 residential sales this week, up 7% from the same week last year. Pending contracts jumped 17% year over year to 444. Average sold price came in at $688,243, a 9% increase over the same period in 2025.
That combination tells a consistent story: demand is rising faster than it was a year ago, and sellers are capturing more for their homes.
Supply is tight across all three counties
Months of supply, based on this week’s sales pace, sits at roughly 2.5 across the tri-county market. A balanced market is typically defined as 5 to 6 months. Below that favors sellers; above it favors buyers.
Breaking it out by county:
Charleston County is running about 2.6 months of supply on a residential base of 2,157 active listings and 193 sales this week.
Berkeley County sits at approximately 2.4 months, with 1,497 active listings and 145 sales.
Dorchester County is also around 2.4 months, with 966 active listings and 93 sales.
All three are in seller’s market territory, and none of them is close to balance.
The DOM gap is where the real story is
Average days on market for sold homes this week: 50 days. Average days on market for homes still sitting active: 88 days. That 38-day gap tells you more than the headline supply number.
If your home has been on the market longer than 60 days and has not gone under contract, it is almost certainly priced above where buyers are willing to go. This is a market where well-priced properties move, but the days of buyers accepting an overpriced home out of desperation are over. Inventory is up 4% from a year ago, which gives buyers enough runway to be selective.
The 101 back-on-market listings this week reinforce this. Most of those are homes that came out too high, sat, lost momentum, and either saw a deal fall through or came back at a new price. It is not a sign of a collapsing market — it is a sign that pricing discipline matters more now than it did at the peak.
How the counties compare
Charleston County commands a significant premium. The average sold residential price this week was $1,014,940, with homes moving in about 43 days on market. That is the fastest of the three counties, reflecting concentrated demand in a price tier where qualified buyers are decisive.
Berkeley County’s average sold price was $465,992, with a 51-day average on sold homes. The county remains one of the most active in terms of raw transaction volume, driven by master-planned communities in the Summerville and Cane Bay corridor where builders and resale inventory compete directly.
Dorchester County came in at $421,154 average sold, 49 days on market. The Summerville core continues to carry the county’s volume, with smaller pockets of activity further out toward St. George and Ridgeville.
What this means if you are buying or selling right now
If you are selling, the market is still working in your favor, but the window for overpricing has narrowed. Homes that come out sharp are getting offers. Homes that test the ceiling are sitting and accumulating days on market that are hard to erase. A competitive list price and solid prep remain the best leverage you have.
If you are buying, the 17% jump in pending contracts is the most important number for you this week. More buyers are competing for a market where supply is still constrained. You are not operating in a frenzy the way the market ran in 2021 and 2022, but you also are not in a position to wait indefinitely for prices to soften. In a 2.5-month supply environment, well-priced homes at attainable price points are not sitting around waiting.
If you want to talk through what any of this means for your specific situation, I am happy to run the numbers for your price range and neighborhood. That is always a more useful conversation than the aggregate.
Frequently asked questions
Is it a seller's or buyer's market in Charleston right now?
Based on MLS data for the week of June 21-27, 2026, the Charleston tri-county area is firmly in seller's market territory, with roughly 2.5 months of supply across all three counties. A balanced market sits around 5 to 6 months. Both Berkeley and Dorchester counties are running at about 2.4 months, and Charleston County is at 2.6 months. Well-priced homes are moving quickly -- the average sold home in this period spent just 50 days on market.
Are home prices going up or down in Charleston in 2026?
Up, year over year. For the week of June 21-27, the average sold price across the tri-county area was $688,243, compared to $632,651 for the same week last year -- a gain of about 9%. That said, averages can be pulled by a handful of high-end sales, and individual results vary considerably by neighborhood, price range, and property type. The data is directional, not a guarantee of what your specific home would sell for.
How long are homes sitting on the market in the Charleston area?
It depends on whether a home is priced right. The average sold home spent 50 days on market during the June 21-27 week. Active listings that have not yet sold are averaging 88 days. That gap is the tell: homes priced at or near market value are moving in about seven weeks, while overpriced inventory lingers. Back-on-market listings (101 in this period) reflect homes that were priced too high the first time or had a deal fall through.
What does the year-over-year pending sales data mean for buyers?
Pendings up 17% year over year is a meaningful demand signal. It means more buyers are actively writing contracts now than at the same time last year, even though inventory is up modestly. For buyers, that combination -- a little more inventory, but more competition for it -- means it is still not a great market to lowball or sit on decisions, especially at the price ranges where demand concentrates.
How does the Charleston County market compare to Berkeley and Dorchester?
Charleston County has the highest price point by a wide margin -- the average sold residential price this week was just over $1 million compared to $466,000 in Berkeley and $421,000 in Dorchester. All three are in seller's market territory on supply, but Charleston County also had the fastest median DOM (43 days sold vs 49-51 in the other counties), which reflects stronger demand at the higher price tiers that dominate that county.