Asheville Oktoberfest (3rd at 1:00 PM · Explore Asheville)
The Haunted Trail at the Adventure Center of Asheville (9th–30th at 6:00 PM · Explore Asheville)
5th Lovely Asheville Annual Fall Festival (10th–11th, various times · Explore Asheville)
Burnpile 2026 ft. Lucero (13th at 1:00 PM · Explore Asheville)
Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands — Fall Edition (15th–18th at 10:00 AM · Explore Asheville)
Beaverdam Studio Tour (24th–25th at 10:00 AM · Explore Asheville)
Asheville VeganFest Fall (25th at 12:00 PM · Explore Asheville)
Wicked Spooky 5K & Creepy Crawly Climb (31st at 9:00 AM · Explore Asheville)

Median Sale Price: Asheville $513,000 (Q2); Buncombe County (excluding Asheville) $470,000 (Q2)
Sales Volume: 616 Asheville sales; 1,035 Buncombe County (excluding Asheville) sales through Q2 2026
Days on Market: 88 days in Asheville; 91 days in Buncombe County (excluding Asheville)—the highest second-quarter levels since 2015
Inventory: Generally balanced but increasingly buyer-friendly; many higher-priced segments now exceed six months of inventory, with $1.5M+ inventory reaching roughly 15 months in both Asheville and Buncombe County
Pricing Shift: Median price per square foot declined across most price ranges despite Asheville’s overall median sale price increasing. Higher inventory and longer market times have given buyers more leverage.

October Newsletter

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