County listing adjustment signals
Utah Listing Repricing, January to August 2026
The share of listings with a price reduction rose from January to August 2026 in both Wasatch and Salt Lake Counties. Active inventory also increased and pending ratios ended lower. The pattern is descriptive and seasonal; it does not mean every listing was overpriced or that every buyer gained the same leverage.
Geography: COUNTY: Wasatch and Salt Lake Counties, Utah; Summit County limited to quality-flag-0 July and August rows
Period: January through August 2026
15.26%
Wasatch reduction share
August 2026, up 7.84 percentage points from January
30.43%
Salt Lake reduction share
August 2026, up 11.19 percentage points from January
14.17%
Summit reduction share
August 2026; July and August are the usable 2026 rows here
The reduction share rose as inventory expanded
Wasatch County’s price-reduced share rose from 7.42% in January to 15.26% in August, an increase of 7.84 percentage points. Active listings increased from 544 to 741, while the pending ratio moved from 0.6838 to 0.5452.
Salt Lake County’s price-reduced share rose from 19.24% to 30.43%, an increase of 11.19 percentage points. Active listings increased from 2,088 to 3,366, while the pending ratio moved from 0.4339 to 0.3467.
Realtor.com county listing indicators, January through August 2026
| Month | Wasatch reduced share | Wasatch active | Salt Lake reduced share | Salt Lake active |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.42% | 544 | 19.24% | 2,088 |
| February | 8.46% | 543 | 18.86% | 2,143 |
| March | 11.76% | 553 | 22.06% | 2,264 |
| April | 10.05% | 593 | 21.13% | 2,544 |
| May | 10.74% | 640 | 23.23% | 2,901 |
| June | 13.33% | 705 | 26.24% | 3,089 |
| July | 14.33% | 741 | 26.87% | 3,215 |
| August | 15.26% | 741 | 30.43% | 3,366 |
- Month
- January
- Wasatch reduced share
- 7.42%
- Wasatch active
- 544
- Salt Lake reduced share
- 19.24%
- Salt Lake active
- 2,088
- Month
- February
- Wasatch reduced share
- 8.46%
- Wasatch active
- 543
- Salt Lake reduced share
- 18.86%
- Salt Lake active
- 2,143
- Month
- March
- Wasatch reduced share
- 11.76%
- Wasatch active
- 553
- Salt Lake reduced share
- 22.06%
- Salt Lake active
- 2,264
- Month
- April
- Wasatch reduced share
- 10.05%
- Wasatch active
- 593
- Salt Lake reduced share
- 21.13%
- Salt Lake active
- 2,544
- Month
- May
- Wasatch reduced share
- 10.74%
- Wasatch active
- 640
- Salt Lake reduced share
- 23.23%
- Salt Lake active
- 2,901
- Month
- June
- Wasatch reduced share
- 13.33%
- Wasatch active
- 705
- Salt Lake reduced share
- 26.24%
- Salt Lake active
- 3,089
- Month
- July
- Wasatch reduced share
- 14.33%
- Wasatch active
- 741
- Salt Lake reduced share
- 26.87%
- Salt Lake active
- 3,215
- Month
- August
- Wasatch reduced share
- 15.26%
- Wasatch active
- 741
- Salt Lake reduced share
- 30.43%
- Salt Lake active
- 3,366
Summit County requires a narrower statement
Realtor.com marked Summit County’s January through June 2026 history rows with quality_flag 1 in the downloaded file. This report excludes those months from trend calculations rather than presenting them as equally comparable.
The July and August Summit rows carried quality_flag 0. The price-reduced share moved from 13.48% in July to 14.17% in August, active listings moved from 885 to 891, and the pending ratio moved from 0.4446 to 0.4747. Two months are context, not a seasonal trend.
A price reduction is a question, not a conclusion
A reduction can reflect an initial pricing decision, changed seller timing, property condition, new competing inventory, or another listing-specific factor. The county share does not reveal the reason or the eventual contract terms.
For an offer or pricing decision, review the exact listing history, current competition, comparable closed sales, property condition, days on market, seller priorities, and the current contract structure.
Methodology
- 1.Downloaded Realtor.com’s reissued county inventory history file on September 29, 2026.
- 2.Selected January through August 2026 rows for Wasatch, Salt Lake, and Summit Counties.
- 3.Used all Wasatch and Salt Lake rows because quality_flag was 0. Excluded Summit January through June from trend calculations because quality_flag was 1.
- 4.Calculated percentage-point change by subtracting January’s share from August’s share; did not treat it as percent growth.
Limits
- Realtor.com listing history can be revised when the full series is reissued.
- The pattern includes normal seasonality and cannot establish why individual sellers reduced prices.
- County listing data includes all residential for-sale property types available to Realtor.com and is not a city, luxury, or neighborhood series.
Sources and provenance
Retrieved: September 29, 2026; monthly data through August 2026
County-level residential for-sale listing metrics. Realtor.com history is reissued and may be revised. August 2026 rows used here have quality_flag 0.
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