The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: MONTGOMERY COUNTY HOUSING MARKET AUGUST 2024

Units Sold
879
Active Inventory
1,028
Median Sale Price
$471,000
Days On Market
22
Up 9%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 13%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 3%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 10%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was an increase in total units sold in August, with 879 sold this month in Montgomery County Real Estate versus 856 last month, an increase of 3%. This month's total units sold was higher than at this time last year, an increase of 9% versus August 2023.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 117 units or 13%. The total number of active inventory this August was 1,028 compared to 911 in August 2023. This month's total of 1,028 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 1,116, a decrease of 8%.

Median Sale Price
Last August, the median sale price for Montgomery County Homes was $457,500. This August, the median sale price was $471,000, an increase of 3% or $13,500 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 2% higher 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
802
Current Contracts
751
Sold Vs. List Price
101.2%
Months of Supply
1.2
Up 2%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 8%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -1.2%
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In August, there was 1.2 months of supply available in Montgomery County. The amount of supply is similar compared to 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 802 homes newly listed for sale in Montgomery County compared to 784 in August 2023, an increase of 2%. There were 751 current contracts pending sale this August compared to 694 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 8% higher than last August.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In August, the average sale price in Montgomery County was 101.2% of the average list price, which is 1.3% lower than at this time last year.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 22, higher than the average last year, which was 20, an increase of 10%.

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