Market Update · August 2026

Washington, DC

Closed residential sales for the calendar month, all property types, compared against the same month last year.

The month in three numbers

$670,000

Median sold price

↑ up from $650,500

53

Days on market

↑ up from 46 days

4.4

Months of supply

↑ up from 4.3

How much room there is to negotiate

Months of supply is how long it would take to sell everything currently listed. It is the number that decides which side has leverage, so it is worth knowing where your market sits before you talk about price.

Washington, DC, 4.4 months
Under 4 months: sellers have the advantage. Homes that are priced right go quickly. Buyers have little room to ask for a lower price, repairs, or help with closing costs.
4 to 6 months: balanced. Both sides have something to work with. Offers below asking get considered, and sellers still hold their ground on a well presented home.
Over 6 months: buyers have the advantage. Homes sit longer, price reductions become common, and buyers can reasonably ask for repairs or closing help.

Washington, DC sits at 4.4 months, which puts it in balanced territory. Both sides have room to negotiate here. Supply is essentially where it was in August 2025, at 4.3 months, so the picture has not shifted much. The four and six month marks are the rule of thumb agents work from rather than an official measure, so read 4.4 as a direction of travel rather than a verdict.

This August against last

Median sold price

August 2026

$670,000

August 2025

$650,500

Days on market

August 2026

53 days

August 2025

46 days

What it means if your home is here

  • Competition is about where it was a year ago, at 4.4 months of inventory against 4.3 in August 2025.
  • This market takes its time. A median of 53 days, and 72 counting earlier listing attempts, means getting the price right the first time matters more here than it does closer in.
  • The median closed above last year, $670,000 against $650,500. That reflects which homes sold as much as what they are worth, which is why the figure for your street is the one that matters.
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Source: Bright MLS closed sales for Washington, DC, August 2026, with August 2025 for comparison. Figures deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Clare Grana | The Grana Group | Samson Properties

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