January home prices, contracts and closed sales up over 2014 levels

Rockville, MD – (February 10, 2015) – The following analysis of the Washington, D.C. Metro Area housing market has been prepared by Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. of RealEstate Business Intelligence (RBI) and is based on January 2015 MRIS housing data.

OVERVIEW

The Washington DC Metro housing market started 2015 on a good note, with increases in sales, prices, new contracts and inventories compared to January 2014.  Closed sales increased by 4.5% from January 2014, and all property segments increased year-over-year.  While single-family detached prices remained flat at $450,000, townhomes and condos increased by 1.4% and 4.7% respectively.

Median sales price increases less than one percent; Contracts and closed sales both exceed five-year September averages

OVERVIEW

The Washington DC Metro area housing market in September continued the trends seen throughout the year, with buyer activity lower than its year-ago levels and seller activity continuing to rise.  Closed sales decreased 2.2 percent from September 2013, but were higher than their 2010, 2011 and 2012 totals.  Year-to-date closed sales are 4.3 percent lower than in the same period in 2013, but 7.2 percent higher than in 2012 and 12.4 percent higher than in 2011.  In September, there were increases in closed sales in four jurisdictions: Falls Church City (+122.2 percent), Arlington County (+10.3 percent), Montgomery County (+1.5 percent), and Washington, DC (+0.7 percent).