The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: JOHNSTON COUNTY HOUSING MARKET AUGUST 2025

Units Sold
355
Active Inventory
1,312
Median Sale Price
$354,900
Days On Market
61
Down -12%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 21%
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago
Up 11%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was a decrease in total units sold in August, with 355 sold this month in Johnston County Real Estate versus 360 last month, a decrease of 1%. This month's total units sold was lower than at this time last year, a decrease of 12% versus August 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 232 units or 21%. The total number of active inventory this August was 1,312 compared to 1,080 in August 2024. This month's total of 1,312 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 1,341, a decrease of 2%.

Median Sale Price
Last August, the median sale price for Johnston County Homes was $354,950. This August, the median sale price was approximately the same at $354,900. The current median sold price is also similar to the median price 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
443
Current Contracts
371
Sold Vs. List Price
98.8%
Months of Supply
3.7
Down -7%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 17%
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago
Up 39%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In August, there was 3.7 months of supply available in Johnston County, compared to 2.7 in August 2024. That is an increase of 38% 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 443 homes newly listed for sale in Johnston County compared to 477 in August 2024, a decrease of 7%. There were 371 current contracts pending sale this August compared to 316 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 17% higher than last August.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In August, the average sale price in Johnston County was 98.8% 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 61, higher than the average last year, which was 55, an increase of 11%.

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