The Nebraska housing market, by the numbers.
Median sale price, days on market, and what a traditional sale really costs a Nebraska seller — every figure on this page comes from the source cited next to it.
- Median sale price: $319,000
- Median days on market: 27
- Typical selling costs: ~7.07% of the price
- Foreclosure timeline: 5 to 7 months
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The headline numbers.
Each figure comes from the source cited under it. Medians describe the middle of the Nebraska market, not any specific house.
| Nebraska metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $319,000 | Redfin state market tracker, May 2026 |
| Median days on market | 27 days | Redfin state market tracker, May 2026 |
| Average agent commission | 5.84% (≈ $18,630) | Clever, Feb 2026 survey (state avg) |
| Seller closing costs | 1% (≈ $3,190) | Redfin national est., May 2026 (seller closing costs 1-3% incl. transfer tax; low end used, transfer tax itemized separately) |
| Seller transfer tax | 0.23% (≈ $734) | NE documentary stamp tax $2.25/$1,000 (FirstExchange, 2026) |
Data updated: September 2026
Selling the traditional way in Nebraska: the math.
The same arithmetic an agent would run at your kitchen table, worked on the Nebraska median sale price.
How to read this: on the $319,000 median sale, the traditional route leaves roughly $296,446 before loan payoff, repairs, and the holding costs (effective property tax ~1.73%/yr per the Tax Foundation, plus insurance and utilities) that stack up while you wait about 27 days on market. These are estimates worked on the Nebraska median; your actual costs vary by county, property, and buyer.
The cost of waiting: Nebraska's effective property-tax rate runs about 1.73% a year (Tax Foundation). Worked on the $319,000 median home, that's roughly $5,519 a year in property tax — call it $408 accrued across the 27-day (about 4-week) median wait for a traditional sale, before insurance and utilities, and on top of the selling costs above. The longer a Nebraska listing sits past the median, the bigger that carrying cost grows.
The Nebraska foreclosure clock.
Nebraska uses a judicial foreclosure process, and a typical case runs 5 to 7 months — that window is how much real time an owner has to catch up, refinance, or sell.
How long it really takes: Practitioner estimate: trust-deed track ~3-5 months from recorded notice of default to trustee's sale (1-month cure + notice/publication + sale); judicial track ~6-18 months, longer if the 9-month stay is invoked.
Primary statute: Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1001 to 76-1018. This is general information, not legal advice — confirm the specifics with a local attorney.
If you need to sell fast.
The numbers above describe the traditional route in Nebraska: roughly 7.07% of the price in selling costs and about 27 days of waiting before a financed buyer even closes. When time is the real problem — a foreclosure date, back taxes, a move that can't wait — some owners trade part of the headline price for speed and certainty by selling as-is to a cash buyer.
Your cash option: You can request offers on Nebraska houses sold as-is — no repairs, no commissions, no fees to you. Requesting offers is free, and you decide what happens next.
See what the Nebraska numbers mean for your house.
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