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Metro market data for agents

Washington, DC housing market — data for agents

The latest Washington, DC home prices, inventory, and days on market — the local proof points your buyers and sellers ask for. Use it to anchor a listing price: the typical home here is 39.7% higher than the Virginia state average and 57.4% higher than the U.S. typical value.

Data as of May 2026.

Latest snapshot — quote these in your CMA

Home value

$583K

May 2026

Days on market

8 days

May 2026

Inventory

17,423

May 2026

What to tell your buyers and sellers

Ready-to-use talking points for your next Washington, DC listing appointment or buyer consult — each is the current figure with its trend.

  • ·Typical home value (ZHVI) is $583,013 — -0.2% month over month, -0.5% year over year.
  • ·Median days on market is 8 days — -11.1% month over month, 0.0% year over year.
  • ·Homes for sale is 17,423 — +14.6% month over month, +8.2% year over year.

13-month trends — the story behind your pricing

Typical home value (ZHVI)May 2025May 2026
Washington, DC Typical home value (ZHVI) — trailing 13 months$583K
Not enough data to chart median sale price yet.
Median days on marketMay 2025May 2026
Washington, DC Median days on market — trailing 13 months8 days
Homes for saleMay 2025May 2026
Washington, DC Homes for sale — trailing 13 months17,423

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Sources & methodology

Every figure on this page is drawn from authoritative public housing and mortgage data, refreshed monthly — so you can quote it in a listing appointment or CMA and back it with a link when a client pushes back. Home values shown as ZHVI are a smoothed typical-value index, not raw sale prices.