The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: CARY AREA HOUSING MARKET FEBRUARY 2025

Zip Code(s): 27519, 27513, 27511 and, 27518
Units Sold
110
Active Inventory
195
Median Sale Price
$566,020
Days On Market
52
Down -13%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 5%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 7%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -17%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was an increase in total units sold in February, with 110 sold this month in Cary Area Real Estate versus 99 last month, an increase of 11%. This month's total units sold was lower than at this time last year, a decrease of 13% versus February 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 9 units or 5%. The total number of active inventory this February was 195 compared to 186 in February 2024. This month's total of 195 is higher than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 192, an increase of 2%.

Median Sale Price
Last February, the median sale price for Cary Area Homes was $531,406. This February, the median sale price was $566,020, an increase of 7% or $34,614 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 6% lower than in January.

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


New Listings
153
Current Contracts
126
Sold Vs. List Price
99.1%
Months of Supply
1.8
Down -20%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -24%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -1.5%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 21%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In February, there was 1.8 months of supply available in Cary Area, compared to 1.5 in February 2024. That is an increase of 21% 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 153 homes newly listed for sale in Cary Area compared to 192 in February 2024, a decrease of 20%. There were 126 current contracts pending sale this February compared to 166 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 24% lower than last February.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In February, the average sale price in Cary Area was 99.1% of the average list price, which is 1.5% lower than at this time last year.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 52, lower than the average last year, which was 63, a decrease of 17%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute Cary Area are defined as properties listed in zip code/s 27519, 27513, 27511 and, 27518.
*Detached, Attached, and Condo varies by local area Multiple Listing Service (MLS) definition. For more information regarding your specific market, contact one of Long & Foster's knowledgeable and experienced sales associates.
REALTOR, Equal Opportunity HousingInformation included in this report is based on data supplied by TRIANGLE and its member Association(s) of REALTORS, who are not responsible for its accuracy. Does not reflect all activity in the marketplace. Information contained in this report is deemed reliable but not guaranteed, should be independently verified, and does not constitute an opinion of TRIANGLE or Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.