The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: POTOMAC HOUSING MARKET MAY 2025

Zip Code(s): 20854
Units Sold
41
Active Inventory
128
Median Sale Price
$1,450,000
Days On Market
17
Down -34%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 31%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 10%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 70%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was a decrease in total units sold in May, with 41 sold this month in Potomac Real Estate versus 53 last month, a decrease of 23%. This month's total units sold was lower than at this time last year, a decrease of 34% versus May 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 30 units or 31%. The total number of active inventory this May was 128 compared to 98 in May 2024. This month's total of 128 is higher than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 121, an increase of 6%.

Median Sale Price
Last May, the median sale price for Potomac Homes was $1,315,000. This May, the median sale price was $1,450,000, an increase of 10% or $135,000 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 7% higher than in April.

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


New Listings
82
Current Contracts
59
Sold Vs. List Price
97.7%
Months of Supply
3.1
Up 37%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 13%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -4.8%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 97%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In May, there was 3.1 months of supply available in Potomac, compared to 1.6 in May 2024. That is an increase of 98% 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 82 homes newly listed for sale in Potomac compared to 60 in May 2024, an increase of 37%. There were 59 current contracts pending sale this May compared to 52 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 13% higher than last May.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In May, the average sale price in Potomac was 97.7% of the average list price, which is 4.9% lower than at this time last year.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 17, higher than the average last year, which was 10, an increase of 70%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute Potomac are defined as properties listed in zip code/s 20854.
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