The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: VIRGINIA BEACH CITY HOUSING MARKET MAY 2025

Units Sold
619
Active Inventory
787
Median Sale Price
$407,500
Days On Market
21
Up 2%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 12%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 2%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 5%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was an increase in total units sold in May, with 619 sold this month in Virginia Beach City Real Estate versus 586 last month, an increase of 6%. This month's total units sold was higher than at this time last year, an increase of 2% versus May 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 87 units or 12%. The total number of active inventory this May was 787 compared to 700 in May 2024. This month's total of 787 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 856, a decrease of 8%.

Median Sale Price
Last May, the median sale price for Virginia Beach City Homes was $399,000. This May, the median sale price was $407,500, an increase of 2% or $8,500 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 7% 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
867
Current Contracts
795
Sold Vs. List Price
100.3%
Months of Supply
1.3
Up 17%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 34%
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago
Up 9%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In May, there was 1.3 months of supply available in Virginia Beach City, compared to 1.2 in May 2024. That is an increase of 10% 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 867 homes newly listed for sale in Virginia Beach City compared to 741 in May 2024, an increase of 17%. There were 795 current contracts pending sale this May compared to 595 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 34% higher than last May.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In May, the average sale price in Virginia Beach City was 100.3% 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 21, higher than the average last year, which was 20, an increase of 5%.

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.