{"id":205517,"date":"2026-05-29T16:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/205517\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T16:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:54:10","slug":"what-type-of-home-sells-the-fastest-in-scranton-in-2026-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/205517\/","title":{"rendered":"What type of home sells the fastest in Scranton in 2026? \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1780067048_100_pixel.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"display:none\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/DYYCAP2S7A777FWBSOJJORHWVA.jpg\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">Trong Nguyen \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker)<\/p>\n<p>What type of home sells the fastest in Scranton in 2026?<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The U.S. housing market has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/housing-market-plateauing-october-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">challenging<\/a> for buyers and sellers since the pandemic, as high prices, elevated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketmortgage.com\/mortgage-rates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">mortgage rates<\/a>, and economic uncertainty have kept buyers and sellers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/blog\/why-are-houses-so-expensive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">on the sidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Most home types have been selling slowly as a result\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/more-condo-sellers-than-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">condos in particular<\/a> have been hit hard by rising HOA fees and insurance costs\u2014but the slowdown hasn&#8217;t been uniform across the market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">So, how is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/17652\/PA\/Scranton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Scranton, PA<\/a> market doing in 2026? What type of home sells the fastest? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Redfin Real Estate<\/a> analyzed how quickly different property types are selling in the city, using several metrics that measure market speed\u2014such as median days on market before going under contract and the share of homes that have sat on the market for more than 60 days. All data is seasonally adjusted and represents the monthly median for April 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">How fast do different home types sell in Scranton, PA?<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">All residential home types<\/p>\n<p>Median days on market: 27 daysYear-over-year change: +8 daysShare of homes off-market in one week: 28.7%Year-over-year change: -2.1 pptsShare of homes off-market in two weeks: 45.2%Year-over-year change: -1.9 pptsShare of homes unsold after 60+ days: 42.4%Year-over-year change: +0.8 ppts<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Single-family<\/p>\n<p>Median days on market: 31 daysYear-over-year change: +7 daysShare of homes off-market in one week: 26.9%Year-over-year change: -4.2 pptsShare of homes off-market in two weeks: 43.4%Year-over-year change: -3.6 pptsShare of homes unsold after 60+ days: 42.2%Year-over-year change: +0.7 ppts<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Multi-family (2-4 units)<\/p>\n<p>Median days on market: 15 daysYear-over-year change: +0 daysShare of homes off-market in one week: 34.8%Year-over-year change: +3.5 pptsShare of homes off-market in two weeks: 53.0%Year-over-year change: -0.8 pptsShare of homes unsold after 60+ days: 45.7%Year-over-year change: +5.5 ppts<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">How fast do different home types sell nationwide?<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">All residential home types<\/p>\n<p>Median days on market: 43 daysYear-over-year change: +3 day(s)Share of homes off-market in one week: 25.9%Year-over-year change: -0.8 pptsShare of homes off-market in two weeks: 39.0%Year-over-year change: -0.8 pptsShare of homes unsold after 60+ days: 45.1%Year-over-year change: 0.0 ppts<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Single-family<\/p>\n<p>Median days on market: 42 daysYear-over-year change: +3 day(s)Share off-market in one week: 27.2%Year-over-year change: -0.4 pptsShare off-market in two weeks: 40.4%Year-over-year change: -0.3 pptsShare unsold after 60+ days: 43.7%Year-over-year change: 0.0 ppts<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Condo\/Co-op<\/p>\n<p>Median days on market: 53 daysYear-over-year change: +6 day(s)Share off-market in one week: 18.1%Year-over-year change: -2.6 pptsShare off-market in two weeks: 29.3%Year-over-year change: -3.4 pptsShare unsold after 60+ days: 52.1%Year-over-year change: +0.1 ppts<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Multi-family (2-4 units)<\/p>\n<p>Median days on market: 46 daysYear-over-year change: +6 day(s)Share off-market in one week: 20.3%Year-over-year change: -1.3 pptsShare off-market in two weeks: 35.8%Year-over-year change: -1.4 pptsShare unsold after 60+ days: 48.5%Year-over-year change: +0.1 ppts<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Townhouses<\/p>\n<p>Median days on market: 45 daysYear-over-year change: +6 day(s)Share off-market in one week: 24.4%Year-over-year change: -3.0 pptsShare off-market in two weeks: 37.0%Year-over-year change: -3.0 pptsShare unsold after 60+ days: 44.0%Year-over-year change: +0.8 ppts<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/17652\/PA\/Scranton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">This story<\/a> was<br \/>\n    produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n    Redfin Real Estate<\/a> and reviewed and<br \/>\n    distributed by <a href=\"https:\/\/hubs.la\/Q03klgSR0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stacker<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Trong Nguyen \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) What type of home sells the fastest in Scranton in 2026? 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