Strength 4 / 5
42 days
Bella Vista homes taking 42 days to sell — +100.0% vs. a year ago
Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.
Markets › Arkansas
Arkansas housing market
In the Natural State, part of the Census Bureau's West South Central division, Pecan Street tracks two markets. Median sale prices run from $266K in Little Rock to $376K in Fayetteville as of Sep 2026. One of two is higher than a year earlier and one is lower; Little Rock leads at +6.8% and Fayetteville trails at -0.7%.
Homes sit longest in Fayetteville (69 median days on market) and sell fastest in Little Rock (54 days). The share of active listings with a price cut runs from 35% in Little Rock to 39% in Fayetteville. Price-to-rent ratios run from about 15 in Little Rock to 18 in Fayetteville, measured as years of HUD Fair Market Rent per median sale price. Among the 193 U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, the Little Rock metro has the 14th-fastest year-over-year price growth. Arkansas's unemployment rate was 3.9% in Aug 2026 (BLS via FRED). The national rate was 4.2% in Sep 2026.
Markets at a glance
| Market | Median sale price | YoY | Days on market | Price-cut share | Price-to-rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville | $376K | -0.7% | 69 | 39% | ≈ 18 |
| Little Rock | $266K | +6.8% | 54 | 35% | ≈ 15 |
Median sale price and year-over-year change from Redfin (rolling three months); median days on market and the share of active listings with a price cut from Realtor.com; price-to-rent is each market page's figure (its median sale price over a year of HUD Fair Market Rent). Figures are per metro market, not statewide.