Published October 1, 2026 in Market Update

Stamford, CT Homes Sold for More by Summer, Not Less

By tara chlupsa

Real estate, connectMLS market update stamford

Last fall, Stamford was still a seller's market. Homes were selling over asking. But the numbers from August 2025 through March 2026 tell a quieter story. The typical home sold for 102.6% of its last asking price. The middle sold price was $953,000. That is a solid result, but buyers were pushing back harder than they would in spring.

I pulled every lived-in home that sold in Stamford through September 29, 2026. All 632 of them. What I found is that the market did not fade as the year went on. It got stronger.

The market turned in early 2026 and did not look back.

December 2025 was the softest point in the data. The typical home sold for just 100.2% of what the seller first asked. That is still over asking, but barely. January came in stronger at 104.9%. February jumped to 107.8%. That is the highest month in the file.

Spring held the gains. April came in at 106.4%. May at 106.6%. June at 106.3%. The market did not cool when summer arrived. The numbers stayed strong.

When you split the file in two, the difference is clear. The first half, August 2025 through March 2026, averaged 102.2% of the first asking price. The second half, March 2026 through September 2026, averaged 104.5%. That is a real gap. Homes that sold in spring and summer closed at a higher share of their first asking price than those that sold in fall.

What every Stamford seller should know before they pick a price.

The price range you list in matters more than most sellers expect. Homes priced between $900,000 and $1.1 million sold for 105.3% of what the seller first asked. That is the strongest result of any price band in the file. The homes priced at $1.55 million and up sold for exactly 100% of the first asking price, for the typical home in that group. Same market. Very different outcome.

The $1.55 million and up group still sold. All 98 of them. Not one gave up. But the typical home in that group got every dollar asked for and nothing more. The typical home in the $900,000 to $1.1 million band got more than was asked, by a meaningful amount.

There is one more thing worth knowing. Of the 632 homes that sold, 28 sellers paid money back to the buyer after the deal was agreed. That is 4.4% of all sales. The typical amount paid back was $10,000. Seven homes sold at or over asking and still paid back $20,000 or more. So a sale price over asking does not always mean the seller kept every dollar. It is worth asking your agent how often this happens in your price range.

What this means for you right now.

If you are selling, the data says spring and summer rewarded sellers who priced honestly. The homes that asked $900,000 to $1.1 million and got 105.3% of that price did not get there by accident. They priced where buyers were competing. If you are thinking about listing this fall, know that October and November were the softest months in last year's data. That does not mean you should wait, but it does mean your price needs to be right from day one.

If you are buying, you are working against a market that has consistently paid over asking. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.03% as of September 24, 2026, up from 6.95% the week before, according to Freddie Mac's weekly rate survey. That is a real cost on top of a competitive market. Nationally, housing supply reached 4.9 months in August 2026, its highest level in over ten years, according to the National Association of Realtors. Stamford is not showing that same loosening. Zero homes in this file gave up without selling. Buyers here do not have much room to wait.