The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: MARGATE CITY AND LONGPORT HOUSING MARKET SEPTEMBER 2025

Zip Code(s): 08402 and 08403
Units Sold
24
Active Inventory
199
Median Sale Price
$1,415,000
Days On Market
48
Up 26%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 19%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -16%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 20%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was an increase in total units sold in September, with 24 sold this month in Margate City and Longport Real Estate versus 18 last month, an increase of 33%. This month's total units sold was higher than at this time last year, an increase of 26% versus September 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 32 units or 19%. The total number of active inventory this September was 199 compared to 167 in September 2024. This month's total of 199 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 207, a decrease of 4%.

Median Sale Price
Last September, the median sale price for Margate City and Longport Homes was $1,675,000. This September, the median sale price was $1,415,000, a decrease of 16% or $260,000 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 5% 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
34
Current Contracts
24
Sold Vs. List Price
94.9%
Months of Supply
8.3
No Change
Vs. Year Ago
Up 9%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 3.7%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -6%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In September, there was 8.3 months of supply available in Margate City and Longport, compared to 8.8 in September 2024. That is a decrease of 6% 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 34 homes newly listed for sale in Margate City and Longport, which is similar to the amount in September 2024. There were 24 current contracts pending sale this September compared to 22 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 9% higher than last September.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In September, the average sale price in Margate City and Longport was 94.9% of the average list price, which is 3.4% higher than at this time last year.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 48, higher than the average last year, which was 40, an increase of 20%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute Margate City and Longport are defined as properties listed in zip code/s 08402 and 08403.
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