Fayetteville Leads 37.7% Surge in Million-Dollar Listings Across 12 Emerging Luxury Markets
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Updated · Realtor.com News · May 12
Fayetteville Leads 37.7% Surge in Million-Dollar Listings Across 12 Emerging Luxury Markets
3 articles · Updated · Realtor.com News · May 12
Fayetteville, Arkansas, topped Realtor.com’s April 2026 emerging-luxury ranking with a 37.7% year-over-year jump in million-dollar listings, averaging 288 such homes and setting a luxury entry price near $1.02 million.
11 of the 12 selected markets outpaced the national increase, with million-dollar listings making up 13.5% of the U.S. market in April, up just 0.6% from a year earlier.
41.3% of Fayetteville’s luxury listings are new construction—the highest share among the markets—pointing to builders as a key driver, while Provo and Durham also showed heavy new-build contributions.
Durham-Chapel Hill ranked next with 23.7% growth and a 16.1% luxury share, while Santa Fe posted a 20.7% rise even though million-dollar homes already account for 40.3% of its market.
The list focused on metros with 200 to 500 million-dollar listings, median prices below $1 million, and at least 10% of listings above $1 million, highlighting luxury growth spreading beyond traditional coastal and ski enclaves.
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