The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: KENSINGTON AND NORTH BETHESDA HOUSING MARKET MARCH 2025

Zip Code(s): 20895 and 20814
Units Sold
43
Active Inventory
87
Median Sale Price
$800,000
Days On Market
38
Up 7%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 6%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -7%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 90%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was an increase in total units sold in March, with 43 sold this month in Kensington and North Bethesda Real Estate versus 36 last month, an increase of 19%. This month's total units sold was higher than at this time last year, an increase of 8% versus March 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 5 units or 6%. The total number of active inventory this March was 87 compared to 82 in March 2024. This month's total of 87 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 92, a decrease of 5%.

Median Sale Price
Last March, the median sale price for Kensington and North Bethesda Homes was $862,500. This March, the median sale price was $800,000, a decrease of 7% or $62,500 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 6% higher than in February.

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


New Listings
54
Current Contracts
42
Sold Vs. List Price
100.0%
Months of Supply
2.0
Down -21%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -11%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -1.5%
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In March, there was 2.0 months of supply available in Kensington and North Bethesda. The amount of supply is similar compared to 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 54 homes newly listed for sale in Kensington and North Bethesda compared to 68 in March 2024, a decrease of 21%. There were 42 current contracts pending sale this March compared to 47 a year ago. The number of current contracts remained stable as compared to last March.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In March, the average sale price in Kensington and North Bethesda was 100.0% of the average list price, which is 1.6% lower than at this time last year.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 38, higher than the average last year, which was 20, an increase of 90%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute Kensington and North Bethesda are defined as properties listed in zip code/s 20895 and 20814.
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