The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: ROANOKE VALLEY HOUSING MARKET AUGUST 2025

Units Sold
353
Active Inventory
907
Median Sale Price
$324,000
Days On Market
36
Up 4%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 30%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 6%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 24%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was a decrease in total units sold in August, with 353 sold this month in Roanoke Valley Real Estate versus 403 last month, a decrease of 12%. This month's total units sold was higher than at this time last year, an increase of 4% versus August 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 211 units or 30%. The total number of active inventory this August was 907 compared to 696 in August 2024. This month's total of 907 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 943, a decrease of 4%.

Median Sale Price
Last August, the median sale price for Roanoke Valley Homes was $305,000. This August, the median sale price was $324,000, an increase of 6% or $19,000 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 3% 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
466
Current Contracts
404
Sold Vs. List Price
98.1%
Months of Supply
2.6
Up 7%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 36%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -0.6%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 25%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In August, there was 2.6 months of supply available in Roanoke Valley, compared to 2.0 in August 2024. That is an increase of 26% 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 466 homes newly listed for sale in Roanoke Valley compared to 437 in August 2024, an increase of 7%. There were 404 current contracts pending sale this August compared to 296 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 36% higher than last August.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In August, the average sale price in Roanoke Valley was 98.1% of the average list price, which is 0.5% lower than at this time last year.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 36, higher than the average last year, which was 29, an increase of 24%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute *Defined as the counties of Botetourt, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, and Roanoke and the cities of Roanoke and Salem in VA
*Detached, Attached, and Condo varies by local area Multiple Listing Service (MLS) definition. For more information regarding your specific market, contact one of Long & Foster's knowledgeable and experienced sales associates.
REALTOR, Equal Opportunity HousingInformation included in this report is based on data supplied by Information included in this report is based on data supplied by the Roanoke Valley Association of REALTORS (RVAR) and its member Association(s) of REALTORS, who are not responsible for its accuracy. Does not reflect all activity in the marketplace as some brokerages choose not to provide transaction information. This may result in an understatement of completed sales and available listings. Information contained in this report is deemed reliable but not guaranteed, should be independently verified, and does not constitute an opinion of RVAR or Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. or Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.