The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: KENSINGTON AND NORTH BETHESDA HOUSING MARKET JULY 2025

Zip Code(s): 20895 and 20814
Units Sold
59
Active Inventory
111
Median Sale Price
$925,000
Days On Market
28
Up 2%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 14%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 8%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 56%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was a decrease in total units sold in July, with 59 sold this month in Kensington and North Bethesda Real Estate versus 61 last month, a decrease of 3%. This month's total units sold was higher than at this time last year, an increase of 2% versus July 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 14 units or 14%. The total number of active inventory this July was 111 compared to 97 in July 2024. This month's total of 111 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 133, a decrease of 17%.

Median Sale Price
Last July, the median sale price for Kensington and North Bethesda Homes was $855,000. This July, the median sale price was $925,000, an increase of 8% or $70,000 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 3% lower than in June.

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


New Listings
46
Current Contracts
44
Sold Vs. List Price
98.8%
Months of Supply
1.9
Down -25%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 2%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -2.4%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 13%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In July, there was 1.9 months of supply available in Kensington and North Bethesda, compared to 1.7 in July 2024. That is an increase of 12% 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 46 homes newly listed for sale in Kensington and North Bethesda compared to 61 in July 2024, a decrease of 25%. There were 44 current contracts pending sale this July compared to 43 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 2% higher than last July.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In July, the average sale price in Kensington and North Bethesda was 98.8% of the average list price, which is 2.5% lower than at this time last year.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 28, higher than the average last year, which was 18, an increase of 56%.

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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