Is the Murfreesboro spring buying season already here? That is the question we hear every year around this time, and this week the data gave us a clear answer. Pending sales bounced back strong, the Mortgage Bankers Purchase Index hit its highest level since April 2023, and mortgage rates dropped for three straight weeks. The Murfreesboro spring buying season appears to be underway, and the data we track through our Tru Insights platform tells the story for the week ending April 25, 2026.

Top 3 Things You Need to Know This Week

Every week the Turner Victory Team tracks the Rutherford County housing market using live Realtracs MLS data and our proprietary Tru Insights analytics platform. National context comes from the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey and the Mortgage Bankers Association Purchase Index. Here are the three things that matter most for the Murfreesboro spring buying season this week.

Rutherford County Market Numbers: Week Ending April 25, 2026

Here is the full snapshot of the Murfreesboro spring buying season data this week, powered by our Tru Insights platform.

Active inventory: 1,486 homes on the market, up from 1,247 in early February. Nearly 50% of new listings this week were new construction, which affects how you read this number. Builders list homes at various stages of completion, and some are listed before a single nail is driven. We compare apples to apples week over week, but it is worth understanding what is in that inventory count.

Month supply: 3.66 months, up from 3.14 months at this time last year. We are still in balanced territory overall, though markets above $500,000 are showing more than five months of supply. Below $400,000 the market remains active with double-digit pending percentages, which signals strong buyer demand at those price points.

New listings: 140 hit the market this week, with almost 50% being new construction. Resale listings continue to lag behind the pace we saw in 2024 and 2025.

Pending sales: 123 homes went under contract this week, with nearly 40% of those being new construction. New construction is playing a major role in our market on both sides of the transaction right now.

Closed sales: 89 units closed, with 29% being new construction.

Market Health Score: 47. Our Turner Victory Team Market Health Score sits at 47 this week, which means the market still slightly favors buyers, but the number has trended upward over the past few weeks. We are essentially in a balanced market at this point.

What Tru Insights Shows About the Murfreesboro Spring Buying Season and Days on Market

One of the most important numbers we track through our Tru Insights platform is Tru DOM, or Tru Days on Market. Unlike the standard MLS days on market figure, which resets to zero every time a home is relisted, Tru DOM uses a proprietary methodology to track the true cumulative time a home has been available across all listing cycles. This gives buyers and sellers a more accurate picture than what appears on any public listing site.

According to Turner Victory Team Tru Insights data, Tru DOM in Rutherford County is 56 days for the week ending April 25, 2026. That is up from 47 days at this same point last year, a 27% increase. Homes are sitting longer in reality than the MLS suggests. Buyers who know how to read Tru DOM have a real negotiating advantage. Sellers who understand it can make smarter pricing decisions from day one.

If you want to see the Tru DOM for a specific address or subdivision in Murfreesboro, reach out to our team and we will pull it for you directly from Tru Insights.

Price Point Breakdown: Where the Market Is Moving

This week’s Murfreesboro spring buying season data shows meaningful differences by price range. Below $400,000, homes are moving well with double-digit pending percentages. That means a significant share of available homes are going under contract each week, which is an active market by any measure.

The $600,000 to $700,000 range saw 14 homes go under contract, nearly 10% of that segment. The $700,000 to $800,000 range had nine homes pend, close to 11% of that market. Those are encouraging numbers for the upper end after several slow weeks.

The $800,000 to $1,000,000 range is the slowest segment right now, with only 3.9% of homes going under contract this week. If you are a seller in that range, presentation, pricing, and promotion are not optional, they are everything. Reach out to our team to discuss what that looks like for your specific property.

The Relist Rate During the Murfreesboro Spring Buying Season

Something interesting happened in this week’s data that tells us a lot about seller strategy during the Murfreesboro spring buying season. The percentage of homes that were pulled off the market and relisted has dropped noticeably across most price points. Previously, the relist rate was above 20% in almost every price range. This week several price points came in below that threshold.

There are three possible explanations. Sellers are pricing better from the start and not needing to relist. Homes are getting more showings, so sellers feel less pressure to pull them. Or sellers have made a strategic decision to leave the price reduction visible rather than starting fresh, signaling motivation to buyers.

In past markets, a common seller strategy was to pull a home off the market before reducing the price, then relist it as a fresh listing. What we are seeing now suggests that buyers want to see transparent motivation. A visible price reduction may actually be working better than a fresh relist in this environment. Our sell your home process is built around this kind of data-driven decision making.

Mortgage Rates During the Murfreesboro Spring Buying Season

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate closed the week at 6.23%, adding fuel to the Murfreesboro spring buying season. That is down from a recent peak of 6.46%, which came after uncertainty in the Middle East drove oil prices and inflation fears higher. According to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, we have now seen three straight weeks of declining rates.

To put 6.23% in perspective, this time last year rates were at 6.81%. On a $400,000 home, that difference translates to approximately $125 per month in payment savings compared to last year. For buyers who have been watching rates, this is meaningful movement in the right direction.

If rates continue declining at this pace, we could be approaching 6% again within two to three weeks. That would bring even more buyers into the Murfreesboro market and put additional upward pressure on pending sales.

What the Murfreesboro Spring Buying Season Means If You Are Selling Right Now

The Murfreesboro spring buying season data this week is clear on one thing: overpricing is increasingly costly. Here is exactly what the Turner Victory Team Tru Insights data shows.

According to Turner Victory Team Tru Insights data, sellers who price their home correctly from the start are getting 99.1% of their asking price and going under contract in the first week. Those buyers who are already in the market, searching with saved alerts and ready to move, will show up immediately for a well-priced, well-presented home.

Turner Victory Team Tru Insights data also shows sellers who overprice are facing a 59-day penalty on average. That means 59 extra days on the market compared to correctly priced homes. And the financial cost is not just time. Overpriced homes that require a reduction are netting 6% less than their original list price, not their final reduced price, their original list price. On a $400,000 home that is $24,000 out of pocket. Read more about what overpricing costs sellers in Murfreesboro and why 1 in 3 sellers has to reduce their price.

Right now, 33% of all active listings in Rutherford County have already reduced their price. The average reduction is 3.6%, or approximately $23,000. That is the real-world cost of starting too high. Our home selling process is built around getting you to the right number from day one using live Tru Insights data, not guesswork. You can also explore our best realtor in Murfreesboro page to understand what makes our data-driven approach different.

If you are thinking about selling in Murfreesboro, Smyrna, La Vergne, Christiana, Eagleville, or anywhere in Rutherford County, reach out to the Turner Victory Team before you set a price. We will show you exactly what the data says.

What the Murfreesboro Spring Buying Season Means If You Are a Buyer Right Now

For buyers, the Murfreesboro spring buying season is creating one of the better windows we have seen in several years. You have more choices than at any point since early 2020. Sellers are paying concessions and helping with closing costs. Mortgage rates are lower than they were a year ago. And you have negotiating leverage that simply did not exist when the market was running hot. Read our guide on how to buy a home in Murfreesboro TN or find out if now is a good time to buy based on current data.

Is it as good as 2020 and 2021 when rates were at 3%? No. But you also do not have 10 competing offers on every house. The buyers who are moving now are finding real value, especially below $400,000 where inventory is tighter but sellers are still motivated. You can explore current listings through our home buying resources or reach out directly to our team.

If you are ready to buy a home in Murfreesboro or the surrounding Rutherford County communities, reach out and we will walk you through what the data means for your specific situation and budget. Learn more about why hiring a real estate team in Murfreesboro gives you a data advantage every step of the way.

The Turner Victory Team tracks the Murfreesboro spring buying season and all Rutherford County market conditions every Sunday. If you want to follow the data week by week, subscribe to our YouTube channel and bookmark our market update page.

About the Turner Victory Team

The Turner Victory Team at Onward Real Estate has served buyers and sellers in Murfreesboro and Rutherford County since 2000. We track the Murfreesboro spring buying season and all local market conditions every single week using our proprietary Tru Insights platform, which gives our clients data that goes beyond what the MLS shows. Tru DOM, Tru Original List Price, and our Market Health Score are tools we developed to give buyers and sellers a true picture of what is happening in this market.

Our approach is rooted in Ninja Selling, which means we guide you with education and clarity, not pressure. We believe the right decision comes from understanding the data, and that is what we deliver every week through this report and through every client conversation.

To see the full weekly market data for Rutherford County, visit our Murfreesboro market update page. To talk through what this market means for your home or your search, reach out to our team at 615-586-0900 or through our contact page.