The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: SALEM AND CATAWBA HOUSING MARKET JUNE 2025

Zip Code(s): 24153 and 24070
Units Sold
54
Active Inventory
97
Median Sale Price
$284,500
Days On Market
23
Up 17%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 13%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -2%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 15%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was an increase in total units sold in June, with 54 sold this month in Salem and Catawba Real Estate versus 46 last month, an increase of 17%. This month's total units sold was higher than at this time last year, an increase of 17% versus June 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 11 units or 13%. The total number of active inventory this June was 97 compared to 86 in June 2024. This month's total of 97 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 99, a decrease of 2%.

Median Sale Price
Last June, the median sale price for Salem and Catawba Homes was $291,500. This June, the median sale price was $284,500, a decrease of 2% or $7,000 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 11% lower than in May.

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


New Listings
59
Current Contracts
46
Sold Vs. List Price
99.7%
Months of Supply
1.8
Up 31%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 5%
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In June, there was 1.8 months of supply available in Salem and Catawba. 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 59 homes newly listed for sale in Salem and Catawba compared to 45 in June 2024, an increase of 31%. There were 46 current contracts pending sale this June compared to 44 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 5% higher than last June.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In June, the average sale price in Salem and Catawba was 99.7% 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 23, higher than the average last year, which was 20, an increase of 15%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute Salem and Catawba are defined as properties listed in zip code/s 24153 and 24070.
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