Published October 26, 2026 in Market Update

Bala Cynwyd prices rose even as homes took longer to sell

By Patricia Pezick, Realtor® SRS® ABR®

Real estate, Bala Cynwyd

The one fact that changes what you should do as a homeowner: prices in Bala Cynwyd are up sharply, but homes are taking longer to sell. That means prep and pricing matter more than they did a year ago.

The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 43 homes sold in ZIP 19004 in the three months ending August 31, 2026. The median sale price was $794,000. That is up 26.5% from the same three months in 2025. For context, Redfin reported Philadelphia prices rose 1.9% in September on a seasonally adjusted basis. Bala Cynwyd ran well ahead of that.

Prices are strong. The timeline is longer.

The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows median days on market stretched to 45 days in the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is 22 days longer than the same period a year ago. Not every home sold slowly. Nearly 4 in 10 went under contract within two weeks of listing, the Real Estate Data Aggregator found. But the median tells you the middle of the market moved more carefully than before.

Sellers are still getting more than list. But the edge is a little smaller.

The Real Estate Data Aggregator put the average sale-to-list ratio at 102.4% for the three months ending August 31, 2026. That figure was unchanged from a year ago. So homes that were priced well still drew offers above asking. The share that sold above list price slipped 3.3 points, though. That is a small shift, not a collapse. It does mean pricing precisely matters more now than it did last year.

Supply crept up. Demand held.

The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 36 homes for sale in ZIP 19004 during the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is up 16.1% from a year ago. New listings fell 18.6% over the same stretch. Pending sales rose 11.8% to 38. Months of supply edged up to 2.6 months, just 0.3 months more than a year ago. Nationally, Realtor.com reported active listings topped 1.16 million in September 2026 and mortgage rates climbed above 7% for the first time since January 2025. Bala Cynwyd's supply picture is tighter than the national one.

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