April 2017 Housing Market Update for Washington DC Metro Areas

Housing Market Updates by Natasha Lingle

April 2017 Housing Market Update for Washington DC Metro Areas

The following analyses of the Washington, D.C.  housing markets are based on April 2017 MRIS housing data.

• April 2017’s median sales price of $436,500 was up 4.1% or $17,250 compared to last year. This is the  highest April median sales price of the last decade, easily exceeding last year’s record of $419,250.

• Sales volume across the DC Metro area was over $2.5 billion, up 1.7% from last April.

• Close sales of 4,598 were down 1.7% compared to last year but were up 3.3% from last month.

• New contract activity of 6,097 declined 8.3% compared to last year.

• New listings of 7,664 were down 13.0% compared to last year and down 6.7% compared to last month.

• Active listings of 9,552 are down 14.0% compared to last year, but are up 10.5% compared to last month. This is the twelfth consecutive month of declines in year-over-year inventory levels, and inventories are at the lowest April level since 2014.

• The average percent of original list price received at sale in April was 98.7%, up from last year’s 98.0%, and also up from last month’s 97.9%.

• The median days-on-market for April 2017 was 10 days, 4 days lower than last year.

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The DC Metro Area Housing Market Update provides unique insights into the state of the current housing market by measuring the number of new pending sales, trends by home characteristics, and key indicators through the most recent month compiled directly from Multiple Listing Service (MLS) data.

The DC Metro Area housing market includes: Washington, D.C., Montgomery County and Prince George’s County in Maryland, and Alexandria City, Arlington County, Fairfax County, Fairfax City, and Falls Church City in Virginia.

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