The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: CHESAPEAKE CITY HOUSING MARKET MAY 2025

Units Sold
358
Active Inventory
587
Median Sale Price
$420,000
Days On Market
28
Up 9%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -3%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 4%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 8%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was an increase in total units sold in May, with 358 sold this month in Chesapeake City Real Estate versus 323 last month, an increase of 11%. This month's total units sold was higher than at this time last year, an increase of 9% versus May 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is lower by 20 units or 3%. The total number of active inventory this May was 587 compared to 607 in May 2024. This month's supply remained stable as compared to last month.

Median Sale Price
Last May, the median sale price for Chesapeake City Homes was $405,000. This May, the median sale price was $420,000, an increase of 4% or $15,000 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 6% higher than in April.

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


New Listings
548
Current Contracts
464
Sold Vs. List Price
100.6%
Months of Supply
1.6
Up 14%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 39%
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago
Down -11%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In May, there was 1.6 months of supply available in Chesapeake City, compared to 1.8 in May 2024. That is a decrease of 11% 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 548 homes newly listed for sale in Chesapeake City compared to 481 in May 2024, an increase of 14%. There were 464 current contracts pending sale this May compared to 333 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 39% higher than last May.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In May, the average sale price in Chesapeake City was 100.6% 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 28, higher than the average last year, which was 26, an increase of 8%.

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