The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: FREDERICK COUNTY HOUSING MARKET SEPTEMBER 2025

Units Sold
306
Active Inventory
761
Median Sale Price
$464,500
Days On Market
29
Up 3%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 56%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -5%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 61%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was a decrease in total units sold in September, with 306 sold this month in Frederick County Real Estate versus 317 last month, a decrease of 3%. This month's total units sold was higher than at this time last year, an increase of 3% versus September 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 272 units or 56%. The total number of active inventory this September was 761 compared to 489 in September 2024. This month's total of 761 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 819, a decrease of 7%.

Median Sale Price
Last September, the median sale price for Frederick County Homes was $487,255. This September, the median sale price was $464,500, a decrease of 5% or $22,755 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 8% lower than in August.

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


New Listings
410
Current Contracts
326
Sold Vs. List Price
100.1%
Months of Supply
2.5
Up 20%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 3%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -0.7%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 51%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In September, there was 2.5 months of supply available in Frederick County, compared to 1.7 in September 2024. That is an increase of 51% 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 410 homes newly listed for sale in Frederick County compared to 342 in September 2024, an increase of 20%. There were 326 current contracts pending sale this September compared to 318 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 3% higher than last September.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In September, the average sale price in Frederick County was 100.1% of the average list price, which is 0.7% 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 18, an increase of 61%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute
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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.