Arkansas’s Buy-Side Real Estate Market: Q1 2026 Analysis

Arkansas Market Snapshot: Q1 2026

Arkansas's single-family market expanded modestly across the first quarter of 2026. Active inventory opened January at 12,050 homes, rose to 12,260 in February, and eased back to 12,195 in March, a 1.2 percent net increase across the quarter. Months of supply moved more decisively. The reading opened at 5.6 months in January, eased to 5.0 in February, and tightened to 4.1 in March as transaction activity accelerated. All three months sat below the 6-month balanced-market benchmark, with the quarter ending nearly two months under that threshold and well inside seller-favorable territory.

Median sale prices climbed each month of the quarter. The statewide median opened January at $264,100, edged up to $265,000 in February, and reached $271,300 in March, a 2.7 percent gain across three months. Days on market traced a different path. The reading opened at 73 days in January, climbed to 82 in February, then compressed back to 73 in March as transaction volume picked up.

Year-over-year context shows a market that ran consistently looser than the prior year throughout the quarter. January 2026 inventory of 12,050 homes was 10.8 percent above January 2025, with supply running 0.6 months looser at 5.6 months versus 5.0. February supply landed even with the prior year at 5.0 months. By March, inventory was 4.4 percent above the prior-year reading of 11,672 homes, while months of supply landed at 4.1, two-tenths of a month above March 2025's 3.9. Days on market in March ran eight days longer than the prior year at 73 versus 65. The median price of $271,300 in March 2026 ran 3.3 percent above March 2025. The quarter ran looser than the same window in 2025 throughout.

Arkansas's Top 25 Buyer's Agents and Teams: Q1 2026 Rankings

Agent Pronto/CINC has ranked Arkansas's top 25 buyer's agents and teams based on total transaction volume in Q1 2026. This proprietary buy-side data reveals both high-volume operators and luxury specialists who dominate Arkansas's diverse real estate market.

What the Data Shows

Arkansas's top 25 leans heavily toward mid-market specialists working at or below the statewide median. Thirteen agents and teams operate with median prices below $300,000, four sit between $300,000 and $500,000, four fall between $500,000 and $750,000, two fall between $750,000 and $1 million, and two carry medians at or above $1 million. Randy Sumbles leads the rankings with 12 closings at a $299,500 median, generating $10.8 million in total volume, the highest in the state. Jennifer Owens ranks second with 47 closings at a $200,000 median for $9.6 million, the highest closing count in the top 25. Angel Clifton ranks fourth with 27 closings at a $149,000 median for $5.7 million, the lowest median in the top 25.

A different model appears among the rankings. Bethany Kidd ranks eleventh with three closings at a $1,060,000 median, generating $3.6 million in total volume from a fraction of the transaction count of the volume leaders. Chase Dillon ranks fifteenth with three closings at a $1,360,000 median for $3.4 million. These two luxury specialists are the only rankings positions reached at price points above $1 million, and their presence reflects the dollar-volume ranking bias toward luxury work even in a market dominated by mid-market production.

The shape of Arkansas's top 25 is concentrated below the upper-mid-market. Median prices range from $149,000 to $1,360,000, but twenty-three of the twenty-five rankings entries carry medians below $1 million, and closing counts span from three to 47. Because the rankings are ordered by total sold dollar volume, agents and teams in Arkansas reach the list almost entirely through transaction counts at price points near or below the statewide median of $271,300, with two luxury specialists at modest closing counts rounding out the top 25.

Conclusion

Arkansas's first quarter of 2026 saw supply tighten from 5.6 months to 4.1, inventory rise 1.2 percent, and the median sale price climb 2.7 percent within the quarter to $271,300. The quarter ran consistently looser than Q1 2025 in supply, with March supply landing two-tenths of a month above the prior year and days on market eight days longer year-over-year. Within this environment, the top 25 buyer's agents and teams closed 264 transactions across median prices ranging from $149,000 to $1,360,000. The list is dominated by mid-market specialists, with two luxury specialists rounding out the rankings.

Data Sources:

Market Data: Provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

Buy-Side Transaction Data: Provided exclusively by Agent Pronto/CINC, the industry's leading source for buyer's agent and team performance intelligence. Agent Pronto/CINC aggregates buy-side transaction data nationwide to deliver comprehensive rankings and performance metrics.

Disclaimer: While Agent Pronto/CINC makes every effort to ensure data accuracy, rankings are based on available transaction records and may not capture all buy-side activity. Agents or teams not included in these rankings may have comparable or superior performance not reflected in our data sources.

Analysis Period: January 2026 - March 2026