The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: NORTH POTOMAC HOUSING MARKET AUGUST 2024

Zip Code(s): 20878
Units Sold
59
Active Inventory
71
Median Sale Price
$771,000
Days On Market
18
Up 5%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 3%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 24%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -14%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was a decrease in total units sold in August, with 59 sold this month in North Potomac Real Estate versus 64 last month, a decrease of 8%. This month's total units sold was higher than at this time last year, an increase of 5% versus August 2023.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 2 units or 3%. The total number of active inventory this August was 71 compared to 69 in August 2023. This month's total of 71 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 79, a decrease of 10%.

Median Sale Price
Last August, the median sale price for North Potomac Homes was $620,000. This August, the median sale price was $771,000, an increase of 24% or $151,000 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 11% higher 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
68
Current Contracts
58
Sold Vs. List Price
102.2%
Months of Supply
1.2
Down -1%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 21%
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In August, there was 1.2 months of supply available in North Potomac. 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 68 homes newly listed for sale in North Potomac compared to 69 in August 2023, a decrease of 1%. There were 58 current contracts pending sale this August compared to 48 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 21% higher than last August.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In August, the average sale price in North Potomac was 102.2% 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 21, a decrease of 14%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute North Potomac are defined as properties listed in zip code/s 20878.
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