Almost half of Kansas Metropolis metro dwelling sellers lower their asking costs within the week ending Nov. 29, 2025, because the market navigates a fragile stability between rising stock and slowing purchaser exercise. The 45.2% value discount fee coincides with lively listings climbing to 4,723 properties whereas weekly absorption dropped to 511 properties.
The surge in value changes displays sellers’ recognition of shifting market dynamics. With stock up 8.9% from 4,334 properties a yr in the past and absorbed listings down 11% from 574, the months of provide reached 2.3. Regardless of these modifications, the market maintains seller-favorable circumstances, although the hole between provide and demand continues to slender.
Stock climbs whereas purchaser exercise moderates
Energetic listings within the Kansas City metro totaled 4,723 single-family properties, marking a notable enhance from final yr’s ranges. New listings added 359 properties to the market in the course of the week, whereas 511 properties have been absorbed by means of gross sales or different market exits.
The median days on market stretched to 63 days, up from 56 days a yr earlier. This 12.5% enhance in advertising time aligns with each state and nationwide tendencies, as Kansas Metropolis matches Missouri’s 63-day median whereas sitting properly beneath the nationwide median of 77 days.
Value metrics reveal market recalibration
The median listing value held comparatively regular at $359,485, up 0.5% from $357,530 final yr. At $183.3 per sq. foot, Kansas Metropolis properties stay extra reasonably priced than the nationwide common of $209.92 per sq. foot, although pricier than Missouri’s statewide median of $165.51.
Amongst lively listings with value reductions, the median lower magnitude offers perception into vendor flexibility. In the meantime, solely 2.3% of listings elevated their asking costs, and eight.1% of properties have been relisted after earlier market publicity.
Regional positioning reveals blended indicators
Kansas Metropolis’s 2.3 months of provide sits beneath each the state stage of two.5 months and the nationwide determine of two.8 months, indicating comparatively tighter circumstances domestically. The metro’s median value of $359,485 exceeds Missouri’s $305,000 median by 17.9% however stays 15.4% beneath the nationwide median of $425,000.
The mix of rising stock, elevated value cuts, and slower absorption suggests Kansas Metropolis’s market continues adjusting from the speedy appreciation of latest years. With 45.2% of sellers lowering costs and houses taking every week longer to promote than final yr, consumers achieve incrementally extra negotiating leverage whereas the market stays in vendor territory.
Monitor the 45.2% value lower fee and 63-day median advertising time to gauge shifting dynamics. Monitor the two.3-month provide stage for indicators of additional market stability. Use weekly absorption figures of 511 properties in opposition to new itemizing volumes to anticipate stock tendencies.
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