Tulsa County housing market, September 2026: what it means if you are selling

Tulsa County homes took longer to sell in September 2026. The median home spent 22.5 days on the market before selling, up from 20 a year earlier and well above the five-year September average of 15. Prices held: the median sale price was $289,000, up 3.55 percent from September 2025. Buyers also had more to choose from, with 2,540 active listings at month end and 3.42 months of supply.

Updated October 21, 2026

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The September numbers

These are Tulsa County residential sales from MLS Technology's monthly inventory analysis, compiled from Greater Tulsa Association of REALTORS data and last updated October 12, 2026. Each figure compares September 2026 with September 2025.

MLS figures get revised after the fact. The September report already restates August's closed sales from 731 to 733, so treat the last digit of any month as provisional.

Median sale price: $289,000, up 3.55 percent from $279,103
Closed sales: 722, down 1.37 percent from 732
Homes for sale at month end: 2,540, up 2.21 percent
Months of supply: 3.42, against a five-year September average of 2.81
Median days on market before a sale: 22.5, up from 20
Median sale price as a share of list price: 98.95 percent
January through September: 6,896 closed sales, up 3.39 percent, at a $290,000 median

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What it means if you plan to list

More homes for sale and longer market times mean more competition for each buyer. A median sale-to-list ratio near 99 percent says a well-priced, move-in-ready house still sells close to its asking price; the rising days on market say the houses that are overpriced or need work are the ones waiting.

Month to month, the median price was close to flat: $300,000 in July, $290,000 in August and $289,000 in September. Price the house off recent sales near you, not off the spring.

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What it means if you are weighing a cash offer

A cash buyer prices your house off its value after repairs, minus the repairs, minus their margin, so a cash offer comes in below a listing price. That gap is the same in a slow month as in a fast one.

What changes is the cost of waiting. Every extra month a listing sits adds taxes, insurance, utilities and mortgage interest, and for a vacant or inherited house those months are pure cost. Longer market times do not make a cash offer the better deal; they make it worth putting the holding costs into the comparison before you decide.

Questions

Questions about this

Are home prices falling in Tulsa?

Not on these numbers. The September 2026 median sale price in Tulsa County was $289,000, 3.55 percent higher than in September 2025. It eased slightly from $300,000 in July and $290,000 in August.

How long does it take to sell a house in Tulsa County right now?

In September 2026 the median home spent 22.5 days on the market before it sold, up from 20 days a year earlier. Closing takes additional time after a contract is signed.

Sources

Where the facts on this page come from, with the date each source was read.

MLS Technology: Tulsa County monthly inventory analysis, September 2026 (updated Oct 12, 2026), read October 21, 2026
MLS Technology: Tulsa County monthly inventory analysis, August 2026, read October 21, 2026

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Guides for specific situations

Guide 03Needs major repairsA Tulsa house does not have to be fixed before it sells. Cash buyers purchase as-is and build the cost of a new roof, foundation repair or code work into the price. That trade makes the most sense when the repairs would cost more than you have, take longer than you can wait, or involve insurance claims and permits you would rather not manage.
Guide 01Inherited a houseHow you sell an inherited Tulsa house depends on how it was left to you. If the owner recorded a transfer-on-death deed, the beneficiary files an affidavit with the Tulsa County Clerk and can sell without probate. Otherwise a personal representative appointed by Tulsa County District Court handles the sale, and Oklahoma normally requires the court to confirm it before title passes. A cash buyer can sign a contract that waits for that confirmation, which suits estates that need time.
Guide 04Tired landlordOklahoma law makes it straightforward to sell a rental with tenants still living in it. The tenant does not have to agree, the buyer takes over the lease and the security deposits, and the tenant pays rent to the new owner once they get written notice. That lets you sell a Tulsa rental as an occupied property instead of waiting out a lease or emptying it first.