The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: FAIRFAX COUNTY HOUSING MARKET MAY 2025

Units Sold
1,282
Active Inventory
1,895
Median Sale Price
$790,000
Days On Market
16
Down -6%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 12%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 4%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 23%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was an increase in total units sold in May, with 1,282 sold this month in Fairfax County Real Estate versus 1,166 last month, an increase of 10%. This month's total units sold was lower than at this time last year, a decrease of 6% versus May 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 206 units or 12%. The total number of active inventory this May was 1,895 compared to 1,689 in May 2024. This month's total of 1,895 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 2,206, a decrease of 14%.

Median Sale Price
Last May, the median sale price for Fairfax County Homes was $763,000. This May, the median sale price was $790,000, an increase of 4% or $27,000 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 2% 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
1,402
Current Contracts
1,358
Sold Vs. List Price
100.5%
Months of Supply
1.5
Down -15%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 6%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -2.4%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 19%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In May, there was 1.5 months of supply available in Fairfax County, compared to 1.2 in May 2024. That is an increase of 19% 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 1,402 homes newly listed for sale in Fairfax County compared to 1,644 in May 2024, a decrease of 15%. There were 1,358 current contracts pending sale this May compared to 1,277 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 6% higher than last May.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In May, the average sale price in Fairfax County was 100.5% of the average list price, which is 2.5% lower than at this time last year.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 16, higher than the average last year, which was 13, an increase of 23%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute
*Detached, Attached, and Condo varies by local area Multiple Listing Service (MLS) definition. For more information regarding your specific market, contact one of Long & Foster's knowledgeable and experienced sales associates.
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.