The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: ARLINGTON COUNTY HOUSING MARKET AUGUST 2025

Units Sold
194
Active Inventory
445
Median Sale Price
$750,000
Days On Market
43
Up 1%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 14%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 9%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 87%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was a decrease in total units sold in August, with 194 sold this month in Arlington County Real Estate versus 242 last month, a decrease of 20%. This month's total units sold was higher than at this time last year, an increase of 1% versus August 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 56 units or 14%. The total number of active inventory this August was 445 compared to 389 in August 2024. This month's total of 445 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 512, a decrease of 13%.

Median Sale Price
Last August, the median sale price for Arlington County Homes was $685,000. This August, the median sale price was $750,000, an increase of 9% or $65,000 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 3% higher 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
195
Current Contracts
184
Sold Vs. List Price
98.3%
Months of Supply
2.3
Down -11%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 23%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -1.2%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 13%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In August, there was 2.3 months of supply available in Arlington County, compared to 2.0 in August 2024. That is an increase of 13% 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 195 homes newly listed for sale in Arlington County compared to 218 in August 2024, a decrease of 11%. There were 184 current contracts pending sale this August compared to 150 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 23% higher than last August.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In August, the average sale price in Arlington County was 98.3% of the average list price, which is 1.2% lower than at this time last year.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 43, higher than the average last year, which was 23, an increase of 87%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute
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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.