The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: FREDERICK COUNTY HOUSING MARKET AUGUST 2024

Units Sold
146
Active Inventory
305
Median Sale Price
$434,950
Days On Market
31
Up 4%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 12%
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago
Down -9%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was an increase in total units sold in August, with 146 sold this month in Frederick County Real Estate versus 132 last month, an increase of 11%. This month's total units sold was higher than at this time last year, an increase of 4% versus August 2023.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 32 units or 12%. The total number of active inventory this August was 305 compared to 273 in August 2023. This month's total of 305 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 340, a decrease of 10%.

Median Sale Price
Last August, the median sale price for Frederick County Homes was $435,000. This August, the median sale price was $434,950, which is similar compared to a year ago. 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
155
Current Contracts
146
Sold Vs. List Price
98.5%
Months of Supply
2.1
Up 4%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 32%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -1.5%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 8%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In August, there was 2.1 months of supply available in Frederick County, compared to 1.9 in August 2023. That is an increase of 8% 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 155 homes newly listed for sale in Frederick County compared to 149 in August 2023, an increase of 4%. There were 146 current contracts pending sale this August compared to 111 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 32% higher than last August.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In August, the average sale price in Frederick County was 98.5% of the average list price, which is 1.5% lower than at this time last year.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 31, lower than the average last year, which was 34, a decrease of 9%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute
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