The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: BETHESDA AND CABIN JOHN HOUSING MARKET AUGUST 2025

Zip Code(s): 20814, 20816, 20817, 20818, 20812, 20889, 20892 and 20894
Units Sold
92
Active Inventory
213
Median Sale Price
$1,350,000
Days On Market
29
Up 3%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 15%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 2%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 26%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was a decrease in total units sold in August, with 92 sold this month in Bethesda and Cabin John Real Estate versus 122 last month, a decrease of 25%. This month's total units sold was higher than at this time last year, an increase of 3% versus August 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 28 units or 15%. The total number of active inventory this August was 213 compared to 185 in August 2024. This month's total of 213 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 243, a decrease of 12%.

Median Sale Price
Last August, the median sale price for Bethesda and Cabin John Homes was $1,320,987. This August, the median sale price was $1,350,000, an increase of 2% or $29,013 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 7% higher than in July.

Median sale price is the middle sale price in a given month. The same number of properties are above & below the median.


New Listings
70
Current Contracts
70
Sold Vs. List Price
98.2%
Months of Supply
2.3
Down -17%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 1%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -1.8%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 12%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In August, there was 2.3 months of supply available in Bethesda and Cabin John, compared to 2.1 in August 2024. That is an increase of 11% versus a year ago.

Months of supply is calculated by dividing current inventory by current sales. It indicates how many months would be needed to sell all of the inventory available at the current rate of demand.

New Listings & Current Contracts
This month there were 70 homes newly listed for sale in Bethesda and Cabin John compared to 84 in August 2024, a decrease of 17%. There were 70 current contracts pending sale this August compared to 69 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 1% higher than last August.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In August, the average sale price in Bethesda and Cabin John was 98.2% of the average list price, which is 1.8% lower than at this time last year.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 29, higher than the average last year, which was 23, an increase of 26%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute Bethesda and Cabin John are defined as properties listed in zip code/s 20814, 20816, 20817, 20818, 20812, 20889, 20892 and 20894.
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