The Long & Foster Market Minute
Focus On: Loudoun County Housing Market April 2013
Units Sold
510
Active Inventory
1,228
Median Sale Price
$408,250
Days On Market
30
Small Units Sold Small Active Inventory Small Median Sale Price Small Days on Market
Up 10%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -28%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 7%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -46%
Vs. Year Ago
Units Sold
There was an increase in total units sold in April, with 510 sold this month in Loudoun County Real Estate versus 489 last month, an increase of 4%. This month's total units sold was higher than at this time last year, an increase of 10% versus April 2012.

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Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is lower by 488 units or 28%. The total number of active inventory this April was 1,228 compared to 1,716 in April 2012. This month's total of 1,228 is higher than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 1,208, an increase of 2%.

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Median Sale Price
Last April, the median sale price for Loudoun County Homes was $380,000. This April, the median sale price was $408,250, an increase of 7% or $28,250 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 1% 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.

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New Listings
938
Current Contracts
737
Sold Vs. List Price
99.0%
Months of Supply
2.4
Small New Listings Small Current Contracts Small Sold vs. List Price Small Months of Supply
Up 10%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 22%
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago
Down -35%
Vs. Year Ago
Months of Supply
In April, there was 2.4 months of supply available in Loudoun County, compared to 3.7 in April 2012. That is a decrease of 35% 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.

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New Listings & Current Contracts
This month there were 938 homes newly listed for sale in Loudoun County compared to 853 in April 2012, an increase of 10%. There were 737 current contracts pending sale this April compared to 603 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 22% higher than last April.

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Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In April, the average sale price in Loudoun County was 99.0% of the average list price, which is similar compared to a year ago.

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Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 30, lower than the average last year, which was 56, a decrease of 46%.

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*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 MRIS and its member Association(s) of REALTORS, who are not responsible for its accuracy. Does not reflect all activity in the marketplace. Information contained in this report is deemed reliable but not guaranteed, should be independently verified, and does not constitute an opinion of MRIS or Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.