The Delaware market right now
Sales figures: Redfin Data Center, market tracker (Redfin, a national real estate brokerage), Delaware, May 2026, all residential property types. Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026, mid-tier homes, seasonally adjusted. These are area-wide figures, not a value for any one home.
With about 2.3 months of supply, this is a market that leans toward sellers by the usual rule of thumb, and homes sold for about 0.3% below their list price on average.
Show the numbers
| Month | Median sale price |
|---|---|
| May 2026 | $384,500 |
| Apr 2026 | $364,900 |
| Mar 2026 | $366,300 |
| Feb 2026 | $352,300 |
| Jan 2026 | $363,300 |
| Dec 2025 | $375,400 |
| Nov 2025 | $370,200 |
| Oct 2025 | $371,100 |
| Sep 2025 | $359,300 |
| Aug 2025 | $364,300 |
| Jul 2025 | $385,600 |
| Jun 2025 | $379,800 |
| May 2025 | $363,600 |
| Apr 2025 | $360,000 |
| Mar 2025 | $343,900 |
| Feb 2025 | $352,200 |
| Jan 2025 | $339,700 |
| Dec 2024 | $350,000 |
| Nov 2024 | $352,100 |
| Oct 2024 | $359,100 |
| Sep 2024 | $361,300 |
| Aug 2024 | $368,800 |
| Jul 2024 | $352,200 |
| Jun 2024 | $355,200 |
| May 2024 | $360,100 |
Source: Redfin Data Center, Delaware. Monthly figures, not seasonally adjusted, so some ups and downs are just the time of year.
Delaware rules that affect sellers
Transfer tax
Delaware's state realty transfer tax rate is 2.5% of the property's value where the county or town charges the full 1.5% local tax (3% where it does not), for a typical combined total of 4%. By statute the tax is split equally between seller and buyer, so a seller usually pays about 2%.
Local add-ons: Counties and towns may levy up to 1.5%. Where the full 1.5% local tax applies, the state rate drops from 3% to 2.5%, so the combined total is typically 4%.
Seller disclosure
Yes. Under Delaware's Buyer Property Protection Act, a seller of a home with one to four units must disclose all known material defects in writing, using the Seller's Disclosure of Real Property Condition Report, before signing the listing agreement, and must update it before settlement if anything changes. A copy goes to buyers before they make an offer and becomes part of the purchase agreement.
Source: Delaware Code, Title 6, Chapter 25, Subchapter VII (Secs. 2570 to 2578)
Who handles the closing
Delaware requires a Delaware-licensed attorney to conduct the closing of a sale of Delaware real property, under a 2000 Delaware Supreme Court ruling (Matter of Mid-Atlantic Settlement Services).
Also worth knowing
Non-resident sellers must pay an estimated Delaware income tax on the gain from the sale before the deed can be recorded, using Form 5403. The form is filed with every deed, even by residents, who simply claim the exemption.
Source: Delaware Division of Revenue, Form 5403 instructions
Also worth knowing
Sellers must give buyers any radon test or inspection results they have and tell them about any known radon hazards, documented on a form created by the Delaware Real Estate Commission.
Also worth knowing
First-time home buyers get a reduction of up to $2,000 on their half of the transfer tax, but that break does not reduce the seller's half.
Checking an agent's license
Real estate agents in Delaware are licensed by the Delaware Real Estate Commission (Division of Professional Regulation). You can look up any agent before you work with them.
Delaware Real Estate Commission (Division of Professional Regulation) license lookup
Rules checked 2026-09-30. They change, and local practice varies: confirm with your title company, closing attorney or agent before relying on them. This is general information, not legal or tax advice.
Metro areas in Delaware
Prices and pace can be very different from one metro to the next, so the local page is a better guide than the statewide figure.
Market figures: Redfin Data Center and Zillow Research, updated monthly. All states.