The Long & Foster Market Minute
Focus On: Chantilly and South Riding Housing Market April 2012
Zip Code(s): 20152
Units Sold
44
Active Inventory
136
Median Sale Price
$404,519
Days On Market
33
Small Units Sold Small Active Inventory Small Median Sale Price Small Days on Market
Up
Vs. Year Ago
Down -16%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 1%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -58%
Vs. Year Ago
Units Sold
There was an increase in total units sold in April, with 44 sold this month in Chantilly and South Riding Real Estate. This month's total units sold was higher than at this time last year.
Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is lower by 26 units or 16%. The total number of active inventory this April was 136 compared to 162 in April 2011. This month's total of 136 is lower than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 156, a decrease of 13%.
Median Sale Price
Last April, the median sale price for Chantilly and South Riding Homes was $400,000. This April, the median sale price was $404,519, an increase of 1% or $4,519 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 7% higher 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
93
Current Contracts
83
Sold Vs. List Price
98.6%
Months of Supply
3.1
Small New Listings Small Current Contracts Small Sold vs. List Price Small Months of Supply
Up 11%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 93%
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago
Down -33%
Vs. Year Ago
Months of Supply
In April, there was 3.1 months of supply available in Chantilly and South Riding, compared to 4.6 in April 2011. That is a decrease of 33% 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 93 homes newly listed for sale in Chantilly and South Riding compared to 84 in April 2011, an increase of 11%. There were 83 current contracts pending sale this April compared to 43 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 93% higher than last April.
Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In April, the average sale price in Chantilly and South Riding was 98.6% of the average list price, which is similar compared to a year ago.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 33, lower than the average last year, which was 78, a decrease of 58%.
Chantilly and South Riding are defined as properties listed in zip code/s 20152.
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