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

Delaware Market Snapshot: Q1 2026

Delaware’s single-family market opened 2026 with expanding inventory. Active listings began January at 951 homes, edged up to 957 in February, and reached 1,039 by March, a 9.3 percent gain across the quarter. Months of supply moved on a less linear path, opening at 3.0 in January, climbing to 3.8 in February, then compressing to 2.6 in March. The reading stayed below the 6-month balanced-market benchmark in every month of the quarter, finishing the period in seller-favorable territory.

Median sale prices traced an irregular path. After opening at $402,800 in January, the statewide median pulled back to $388,800 in February before recovering to $403,600 in March, leaving the median essentially unchanged across three months. Days on market followed a similar pattern. The median measure opened at 56 in January, compressed to 40 in February, then stretched back to 51 in March, leaving homes spending less time on the market at the end of the quarter than at the start.

Year-over-year context sharpens the picture. January 2026 inventory of 951 homes was 8.1 percent above January 2025, and supply ran six-tenths of a month looser at 3.0 months versus 2.4. By March, inventory was 17.5 percent above the prior-year reading of 884 homes, and supply sat 0.3 months above March 2025. Median prices held above the prior-year mark in every month, finishing March 3.4 percent higher than March 2025. Days on market widened year-over-year by 10 days in March, from 41 to 51. The quarter ran consistently looser than the same window in 2025, with the gap widest in February and narrowing by quarter-end.

Delaware’s Top 25 Buyer’s Agents and Teams: Q1 2026 Rankings

Agent Pronto/CINC has ranked Delaware’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 Delaware’s diverse real estate market.

What the Data Shows

Delaware’s top 25 spans a wide range of production paths. Six agents and teams operate with median prices under $500,000, twelve fall between $500,000 and $1 million, and seven reach the $1 million threshold. Lee Ann Wilkinson leads the rankings with 29 closings at a $665,000 median, the highest closing count in the state, generating $27.3 million in total volume. Dustin Oldfather ranks fifth with 21 closings at a $362,000 median for $8.7 million in total, the only top-25 agent operating below the statewide median of $403,600. Debbie Reed (12 closings, $785,000 median, $12.2 million total) and Leslie Kopp (11 closings, $1.3 million median, $15.4 million total) round out the top of the high-volume contingent, blending elevated transaction counts with mid-market or higher price points.

A different model anchors the upper end of the rankings. Shaun Tull ranks fourth with five closings at a $2.5 million median, generating $12.1 million in total volume, the highest luxury-specialist position in the state. Marsha White ranks twelfth with two closings at a $2.5 million median for $5.1 million in total, and Joseph F Napoletano, Bryce Lingo, and Tjark Bateman each close two transactions at medians near $1.8 million, ranking twenty-second, twenty-third, and twenty-fifth respectively. Carrie Lingo occupies a hybrid middle position, ranking seventh with three closings at a $600,000 median for $7.9 million in total, reaching the rankings through a small number of higher-priced transactions.

The wide range of price points in the top 25 reflects Delaware’s coastal luxury submarkets alongside its broader statewide demand. Median prices span from $362,000 to $2,532,500, and closing counts range from two to 29. Because the rankings are ordered by total sold dollar volume, agents and teams reach the list through three distinct paths: high transaction counts at price points near or above the statewide median, moderate counts at mid-market or higher prices, or low counts at substantially higher per-transaction values. The dollar-volume ranking naturally favors luxury specialists, who can generate large totals from single-digit transaction counts, and that pattern is visible across the upper half of Delaware’s list.

Conclusion

Delaware’s first quarter of 2026 saw inventory expand 9.3 percent, months of supply move from 3.0 to 2.6 with a February peak of 3.8, and the median sale price hold essentially flat at $403,600, while remaining below the 6-month balanced-market benchmark throughout the quarter. Within this environment, the top 25 buyer’s agents and teams closed 184 transactions across median prices ranging from $362,000 to $2,532,500. The list spans high-volume operators working at mid-market price points, mid-market hybrids reaching the rankings through moderate counts at higher prices, and luxury specialists generating large totals from single-digit transaction counts, illustrating the range of paths to top buy-side production in Delaware.

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