The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: CAPE MAY COUNTY HOUSING MARKET SEPTEMBER 2025

Units Sold
240
Active Inventory
1,343
Median Sale Price
$835,000
Days On Market
103
Up 19%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 4%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 14%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 12%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was an increase in total units sold in September, with 240 sold this month in Cape May County Real Estate versus 217 last month, an increase of 11%. This month's total units sold was higher than at this time last year, an increase of 19% versus September 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 48 units or 4%. The total number of active inventory this September was 1343 compared to 1,295 in September 2024. This month's supply remained stable as compared to last month.

Median Sale Price
Last September, the median sale price for Cape May County Homes was $732,000. This September, the median sale price was $835,000, an increase of 14% or $103,000 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 8% higher than in August.

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


New Listings
355
Current Contracts
246
Sold Vs. List Price
96.5%
Months of Supply
5.6
Up 11%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 18%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -1.2%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -13%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In September, there was 5.6 months of supply available in Cape May County, compared to 6.4 in September 2024. That is a decrease of 13% 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 355 homes newly listed for sale in Cape May County compared to 320 in September 2024, an increase of 11%. There were 246 current contracts pending sale this September compared to 209 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 18% higher than last September.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In September, the average sale price in Cape May County was 96.5% of the average list price, which is 1.2% lower than at this time last year.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 103, higher than the average last year, which was 92, an increase of 12%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute
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REALTOR, Equal Opportunity HousingInformation included in this report is based on data supplied by SJSMLS/CMCAOR 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 SJSMLS/CMCAOR or Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.