The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: BALTIMORE METRO HOUSING MARKET DECEMBER 2024

Units Sold
2,600
Active Inventory
4,367
Median Sale Price
$389,000
Days On Market
30
Up 10%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -9%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 10%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 7%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was a decrease in total units sold in December, with 2,600 sold this month in Baltimore Metro Real Estate versus 2,621 last month, a decrease of 1%. This month's total units sold was higher than at this time last year, an increase of 10% versus December 2023.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is lower by 452 units or 9%. The total number of active inventory this December was 4,367 compared to 4,819 in December 2023. This month's total of 4,367 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 5,699, a decrease of 23%.

Median Sale Price
Last December, the median sale price for Baltimore Metro Homes was $355,000. This December, the median sale price was $389,000, an increase of 10% or $34,000 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 3% lower than in November.

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


New Listings
1,731
Current Contracts
2,078
Sold Vs. List Price
100.0%
Months of Supply
1.7
Down -14%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 9%
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago
Down -18%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In December, there was 1.7 months of supply available in Baltimore Metro, compared to 2.0 in December 2023. That is a decrease of 18% 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 1,731 homes newly listed for sale in Baltimore Metro compared to 2,004 in December 2023, a decrease of 14%. There were 2,078 current contracts pending sale this December compared to 1,898 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 9% higher than last December.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In December, the average sale price in Baltimore Metro was 100.0% of the average list price, which is similar compared to a year ago.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 30, higher than the average last year, which was 28, an increase of 7%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute *Defined as the counties of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard and Baltimore City in MD
*Detached, Attached, and Condo varies by local area Multiple Listing Service (MLS) definition. For more information regarding your specific market, contact one of Long & Foster's knowledgeable and experienced sales associates.
REALTOR, Equal Opportunity HousingInformation included in this report is based on data supplied by BRIGHTMLS and its member Association(s) of REALTORS, who are not responsible for its accuracy. Does not reflect all activity in the marketplace. Information contained in this report is deemed reliable but not guaranteed, should be independently verified, and does not constitute an opinion of BRIGHTMLS or Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.