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

North Carolina Market Snapshot: Q1 2026

North Carolina's single-family market expanded each month of the first quarter of 2026. Active inventory opened January at 36,268 homes, rose to 37,008 in February, and reached 38,897 in March, a 7.2 percent increase across the quarter. Months of supply moved in the opposite direction. The reading opened at 5.1 months in January, eased to 4.7 in February, and tightened to 3.8 in March. All three months sat below the 6-month balanced-market benchmark, with the quarter closing more than two months under that threshold and well inside seller-favorable territory.

Median sale prices climbed across the quarter. The statewide median opened January at $389,900, rose to $391,700 in February, and reached $398,700 in March, a 2.3 percent gain across three months. Days on market moved differently. The reading sat in the mid-80s through the opening of the quarter, at 86 in January and 89 in February, before compressing to 76 in March as transaction activity picked up.

Year-over-year context shows a market with noticeably looser supply than the same window last year. January 2026 inventory of 36,268 homes was 16.2 percent above January 2025, with supply running a full month looser at 5.1 months versus 4.1. By March, inventory was 12.3 percent above the prior-year reading of 34,645 homes, while months of supply landed at 3.8, four-tenths of a month above March 2025's 3.4. Days on market in March ran 16 days longer than the prior year, at 76 versus 60. The median price of $398,700 in March 2026 ran 0.4 percent above March 2025, essentially flat. The quarter ended tighter than it began but consistently looser than the same window in 2025.

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

Agent Pronto/CINC has ranked North Carolina'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 North Carolina's diverse real estate market.

What the Data Shows

North Carolina's top 25 is built almost entirely on transaction volume. Thirteen agents and teams operate with median prices below $500,000, and the remaining twelve sit between $500,000 and $1 million. No agent or team in the rankings carries a median at or above $1 million. Tiffany Williamson leads the rankings with 128 closings at a $399,000 median, generating $59.1 million in total volume, the highest in the state. Tina Caul follows with 97 closings at a $434,000 median for $51.2 million. Jim Allen takes third with 35 closings at a $560,000 median for $26.5 million, and Welcome Home Team occupies rank eight with 39 closings at a $265,000 median, the lowest median in the top 25, for $11.1 million.

A different path appears further down the list. David Worters ranks ninth with nine closings at a $950,000 median, the highest median in the top 25, generating $10.9 million in total volume. Karen Coe sits at rank twelve with eleven closings at an $830,000 median for $10.4 million, and Nev Nelson occupies rank seventeen with seven closings at an $808,500 median for $8.5 million. These agents and teams reach the rankings through fewer transactions at the upper end of North Carolina's price spectrum rather than through the high-volume approach that defines the top of the list, but they still operate well within the mid-market rather than at luxury price points.

The shape of North Carolina's top 25 is unusual among states in its narrow price range and wide volume range. Median prices span from $265,000 to $950,000, with no rankings entries at $1 million or above. Closing counts span from five to 128. Because the rankings are ordered by total sold dollar volume, agents and teams in North Carolina reach the list almost entirely through transaction counts rather than through high-value individual sales. The dollar-volume ranking format does favor luxury producers in some states, but no luxury cohort appears in North Carolina's top 25 this quarter.

Conclusion

North Carolina's first quarter of 2026 saw supply tighten from 5.1 months to 3.8, inventory rise 7.2 percent, and the median sale price climb 2.3 percent to $398,700. The quarter ran consistently looser than Q1 2025 in supply terms, with March supply landing four-tenths of a month above the prior year and days on market 16 days longer year-over-year. Within this environment, the top 25 buyer's agents and teams closed 626 transactions across median prices ranging from $265,000 to $950,000. The list is built almost entirely on transaction volume, with no luxury specialists reaching the rankings this quarter.

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