The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: FOGGY BOTTOM AND WEST END HOUSING MARKET MAY 2025

Zip Code(s): 20036 and 20037
Units Sold
38
Active Inventory
184
Median Sale Price
$477,500
Days On Market
53
Down
Vs. Year Ago
Up 39%
Vs. Year Ago
Up
Vs. Year Ago
Up 47%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
With relatively few transactions, there was an increase in total units sold in May, with 38 sold this month in Foggy Bottom and West End Real Estate. This month's total units sold was lower than at this time last year, a decrease from May 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 52 units or 39%. The total number of active inventory this May was 184 compared to 132 in May 2024. This month's total of 184 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 187, a decrease of 2%.

Median Sale Price
Due to the relatively small number of units sold, the median sale price showed significant change this month. Last May, the median sale price for Foggy Bottom and West End Homes was $380,000. This May, the median sale price was $477,500, an increase of $97,500 compared to last year. The current median sold price is higher than in April.

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


New Listings
72
Current Contracts
42
Sold Vs. List Price
97.2%
Months of Supply
4.8
Up 31%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 2%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -0.8%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 58%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In May, there was 4.8 months of supply available in Foggy Bottom and West End, compared to 3.1 in May 2024. That is an increase of 58% 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 72 homes newly listed for sale in Foggy Bottom and West End compared to 55 in May 2024, an increase of 31%. There were 42 current contracts pending sale this May compared to 41 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 2% higher than last May.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In May, the average sale price in Foggy Bottom and West End was 97.2% of the average list price, which is 0.8% lower than at this time last year.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 53, higher than the average last year, which was 36, an increase of 47%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute Foggy Bottom and West End are defined as properties in zip codes 20036/20037.
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