Published October 18, 2026 in Market Update

Lakeview prices rose faster than the national pace

By Thurston Gayle
Real estate, Lakeview

The number that matters most for Lakeview owners right now: the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted a median sale price of $705,000 for the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is up 16.7% from the same months of 2025. The Federal Housing Finance Agency put the national year-over-year gain at 2.6% through July 2026. Lakeview ran more than six times that pace. Local comps matter here. Broad headlines do not tell your story.

Median sale price, Lakeview, three months ending August 31, 2026
Source: Real Estate Data Aggregator, the three months ending August 31, 2026
Lakeview vs. national: year-over-year price gain
Lakeview (Real Estate Data Aggregator)16.7%U.S. (Federal Housing Finance Agency)2.6%
Lakeview's 16.7% gain dwarfed the 2.6% national rise for the same period.

Fewer homes sold than a year ago. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 358 sales in Lakeview, down 7.7% from the same three months of 2025. Pending sales also fell, down 10.9% to 303. Nationally, Zillow reported pending home sales were down 8.5% year over year in September, according to CNBC. So the slowdown in transactions is not just a Lakeview story.

Lakeview at a glance, three months ending August 31, 2026
Homes sold
down 7.7% year over year
Homes for sale
down 12.5% year over year
Months of supply
down 0.1 months year over year
Median days on market
1 day longer than a year ago
Source: Real Estate Data Aggregator, the three months ending August 31, 2026

Supply stayed tight. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 175 homes for sale, down 12.5% from a year before, and just 1.5 months of supply. New listings fell too, down 4.7% to 327. Less inventory kept upward pressure on prices even as fewer deals closed.

Buyers competed hard for what was available

The Real Estate Data Aggregator found that homes sold at an average of 104.5% of list price, up 2.1 points from a year ago. More than 6 in 10 homes, 63.1%, sold above list price. That share rose 6.9 points year over year. And 65% of homes went under contract within two weeks of listing. These are not signs of a market where buyers had room to wait.

Share of Lakeview homes that sold above list price
36.9% Did not 63.1% Sold above list36.9% Did not
Real Estate Data Aggregator: 63.1% of Lakeview homes sold above list price in the three months ending August 31, 2026, up 6.9 points from a year before.

Rates add a real headwind for buyers

Mortgage rates climbed above 7% for the first time since January 2025, according to Realtor.com. Fannie Mae forecast, as reported by CNBC, puts the average 30-year fixed rate at 7.4% for the fourth quarter of 2026 and 7.5% for all of 2027. Nationally, Realtor.com reported that 20.8% of listings took a price cut in September, the highest share since October 2022. Lakeview did not follow that pattern in the data period, but rates are a real cost for anyone buying here.

In short
  1. Lakeview prices rose 16.7% year over year while the national figure was 2.6%, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator and the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
  2. Supply stayed thin at 1.5 months.
  3. Most homes sold above list and went under contract fast.
  4. Sales volume dipped, and rates are above 7%.
  5. One block can read differently from the whole ZIP code.

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