The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: MARGATE CITY, VENTNOR CITY, AND LONGPORT HOUSING MARKET APRIL 2025

Zip Code(s): 08406, 08402 and 08403
Units Sold
28
Active Inventory
378
Median Sale Price
$710,000
Days On Market
58
Down -20%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 29%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -13%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 35%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was a decrease in total units sold in April, with 28 sold this month in Margate City, Ventnor City, and Longport Real Estate versus 29 last month, a decrease of 3%. This month's total units sold was lower than at this time last year, a decrease of 20% versus April 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 84 units or 29%. The total number of active inventory this April was 378 compared to 294 in April 2024. This month's total of 378 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 380, a decrease of 1%.

Median Sale Price
Last April, the median sale price for Margate City, Ventnor City, and Longport Homes was $819,000. This April, the median sale price was $710,000, a decrease of 13% or $109,000 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 11% lower than in March.

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


New Listings
66
Current Contracts
40
Sold Vs. List Price
96.4%
Months of Supply
13.5
Up 40%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 14%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -1.1%
Vs. Year Ago
Up
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In April, there was 13.5 months of supply available in Margate City, Ventnor City, and Longport, compared to 8.4 in April 2024. That is an increase 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 66 homes newly listed for sale in Margate City, Ventnor City, and Longport compared to 47 in April 2024, an increase of 40%. There were 40 current contracts pending sale this April compared to 35 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 14% higher than last April.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In April, the average sale price in Margate City, Ventnor City, and Longport was 96.4% of the average list price, which is 1.1% lower than at this time last year.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 58, higher than the average last year, which was 43, an increase of 35%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute Margate City, Ventnor City, and Longport are defined as properties listed in zip code/s 08406, 08402 and 08403.
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