The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: LAUREL HOUSING MARKET AUGUST 2025

Zip Code(s): 20707, 20708, 20723 and 20724
Units Sold
94
Active Inventory
194
Median Sale Price
$481,670
Days On Market
18
Down -26%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 9%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -5%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -10%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was a decrease in total units sold in August, with 94 sold this month in Laurel Real Estate versus 96 last month, a decrease of 2%. This month's total units sold was lower than at this time last year, a decrease of 26% versus August 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 16 units or 9%. The total number of active inventory this August was 194 compared to 178 in August 2024. This month's total of 194 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 223, a decrease of 13%.

Median Sale Price
Last August, the median sale price for Laurel Homes was $504,990. This August, the median sale price was $481,670, a decrease of 5% or $23,320 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 11% lower than in July.

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


New Listings
112
Current Contracts
102
Sold Vs. List Price
100.4%
Months of Supply
2.1
Down -13%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -4%
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago
Up 47%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In August, there was 2.1 months of supply available in Laurel, compared to 1.4 in August 2024. That is an increase of 47% 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 112 homes newly listed for sale in Laurel compared to 128 in August 2024, a decrease of 13%. There were 102 current contracts pending sale this August compared to 106 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 4% lower than last August.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In August, the average sale price in Laurel was 100.4% 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 18, lower than the average last year, which was 20, a decrease of 10%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute Laurel are defined as properties listed in zip code/s 20707, 20708, 20723 and 20724.
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