Prices, inventory, and demand — distilled every month into one clear verdict: buyer’s market or seller’s. The investor’s read, before you make an offer.
The median asking price in Lincoln is about $373,000 as of Sep 2026, up 2.1% from a year ago. That is the asking price on listed homes, so sold-price and home-value sites show different numbers (why).
Only on the right house. Neither side has the upper hand in Lincoln right now. The signals split. Compared with 2017–2019 at this time of year, 12% of sellers have cut their price, against 14% then, but there are 47 pending sales per 100 listings, against 91 then. The market will not hand you a discount. You have to find it in one specific listing.
Lincoln asking prices per square foot were above the year before in 64% of months since the data starts. Within a year, the cheapest and priciest months differ by about 11.9%. That is bigger than the yearly trend, so timing your purchase matters here. Nothing in Lincoln's numbers is far from its own normal. Your return comes from the property and the price you negotiate.
The median asking price is 18.8% below its Apr 2023 peak. Per square foot the gap is smaller: 9.2% below the Jan 2022 high. Part of the drop is smaller homes coming to market. Prices stopped falling about a year ago. They are flat now. Waiting will not get you a cheaper house. It might still get you a more motivated seller. Lincoln prices rose in only 71 of the last 111 months. This market goes up and down. Timing matters here. Growth will not rescue a bad price.
This market is turning. Which way is not settled yet. Check the monthly numbers above before you commit.
Ranked among the 4 Nebraska markets we track:
Across 9 full years, Lincoln asking prices ran lowest in October, about 5.5% below the year's average. They peaked in May. The most homes for sale show up in November, about 19% above the yearly average. Shop in November for choice, and expect the softest asking prices in October.
For every 100 homes still for sale, 47 are under contract. In 2017–2019 at this time of year it was 91. The rest are still waiting for a buyer. Few sellers are dropping their price. Asking prices are holding firm. Your discount will come from one stale listing.
Lincoln listings spend a median 44 days on the market. There are 999 homes for sale in Lincoln. That is the most in ten years. It is 3 times the low of Feb 2021. Every one of them competes with the house you want.
Read how rent-to-price works and how we read these numbers, then run the numbers on a deal.
The median asking price in Lincoln is about $373,000 as of Sep 2026, up 2.1% from a year ago. This is the asking price on homes listed for sale. Sites that report sold prices or estimated home values will show a different number. Our Lincoln figures cover the 27 ZIP codes with a Lincoln mailing address, which can reach past city limits.
Neither side has the upper hand in Lincoln right now. We compare Lincoln with 2017–2019 at this time of year: there are 47 pending sales per 100 listings, against 91 then; there are 38% more homes for sale; 12% of sellers have cut their price, against 14% then.
The median asking price is 18.8% below its Apr 2023 peak. Per square foot the gap is smaller: 9.2% below the Jan 2022 high. Part of the drop is smaller homes coming to market. Prices stopped falling about a year ago. They are flat now. Waiting will not get you a cheaper house. It might still get you a more motivated seller.
68508. Only 15 homes under contract for every 100 still for sale. 20% of sellers there have cut their price, and listings there spend a median 52 days on the market.
Assume +1.8% a year. Lincoln has grown about 2.1% a year for five years and for ten. That pace held before and after the 2020–2021 boom, so it is a fair long-run input. Prices were flat over the last year.
HUD's fiscal year 2026 fair market rent for Lancaster County is $1,141 a month for 2 bedrooms and $1,587 for 3 bedrooms. The figures include tenant-paid utilities and cover the whole county.
ZIP 68508 is on both lists. That is rare. It is the one place in Lincoln where leverage and growth overlap.
| ZIP | $/sqft, 2 yrs | $/sqft now | Buyers per home | For sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68508 | +21.5% | $282 | 0.15 | 30 |
| 68522 | +18.9% | $187 | 1.05 | 20 |
| 68503 | +11.0% | $163 | 0.35 | 26 |
| 68526 | +6.6% | $203 | 0.47 | 73 |
| 68520 | +6.5% | $228 | 0.20 | 57 |
Computed from each ZIP's own ten-year history. ZIPs with fewer than 10 homes for sale are excluded: a median across a handful of listings is noise, not a signal.
Lincoln has 27 ZIP codes. Each links to its live market dashboard.
Closest matches on asking price, price per square foot, time on market, buyer demand, and price cuts.
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