The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: PRINCETON HOUSING MARKET AUGUST 2025

Zip Code(s): 08540 and 08542
Units Sold
47
Active Inventory
113
Median Sale Price
$960,000
Days On Market
26
Down -16%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 6%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -1%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -16%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was a decrease in total units sold in August, with 47 sold this month in Princeton Real Estate versus 70 last month, a decrease of 33%. This month's total units sold was lower than at this time last year, a decrease of 16% versus August 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 6 units or 6%. The total number of active inventory this August was 113 compared to 107 in August 2024. This month's total of 113 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 115, a decrease of 2%.

Median Sale Price
Last August, the median sale price for Princeton Homes was $973,500. This August, the median sale price was $960,000, a decrease of 1% or $13,500 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 2% lower than 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
48
Current Contracts
37
Sold Vs. List Price
101.3%
Months of Supply
2.4
Up 2%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 9%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -0.6%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 26%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In August, there was 2.4 months of supply available in Princeton, compared to 1.9 in August 2024. That is an increase of 26% 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 48 homes newly listed for sale in Princeton compared to 47 in August 2024, an increase of 2%. There were 37 current contracts pending sale this August compared to 34 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 9% higher than last August.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In August, the average sale price in Princeton was 101.3% of the average list price, which is 0.6% lower than at this time last year.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 26, lower than the average last year, which was 31, a decrease of 16%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute Princeton are defined as properties listed in zip code/s 08540 and 08542.
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