Home sales decreased compared to March 2026 and April 2025

Inventory increased by more than 6%.

 Market Reports, Memphis-Area Market

Published Monday, May 11, 2026 8:00 am

 

MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 11, 2026 – Memphis-area home sales for April decreased 5.0 percent from a year ago, with 1,082 total sales recorded in the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® MAARdata property records database. Sales were down 10.3 percent from March, when there were 1,206 total sales. The average sales price from April-to-April increased 2.2 percent, to $275,263. Inventory increased 6.3 percent, with 4,689 units listed for sale. April average DOM was 60, down 10.4 percent from the previous month. Sales volume YTD decreased 6.9 percent, to $1.08 billion.

April Comparison

 

2026

2025

Percentage Change

Total Home Sales

1,082 1,139 -5%

Median Sales Price

$220,500 $219,900 +0.3%

Average Sales Price

$275,263 $269,381 +2.2%

Monthly Sales Volume

$297.8 million $306.8 million -2.9%

 

Year-to-Date Comparison

 

2026

2025

Percentage Change

Total Home Sales

4,067 4,495 -9.5%

Median Sales Price

$215,000 $210,000 +2.4%

Average Sales Price

$264,988 $258,017 +2.7%

Monthly Sales Volume

$1.08 billion $1.16 billion -6.9%

“Days on the market dropped 10 percent; that’s good for sellers,” said MAAR President Tim O’Hare. “Yet there is enough inventory for buyers to have choices.”

Memphis Area Market Statistics for April 2026
 

Historical home sale statistics are also available for comparison.