Home is where the Real E$tate is by Fergus

Welcome back. As the holiday season winds down and a new year approaches, this is an ideal moment to reflect on what the 2025 housing market revealed—and how buyers can use those lessons to prepare for 2026. The 2025 housing market offered an important reminder: conditions don’t have to be  perfect  for buyers to find real opportunities. Here in Washington, DC and across the DMV, buyers experienced more choice than in prior years, less frantic competition, and brief but meaningful windows where affordability improved. While mortgage rates dominated headlines, 2025 quietly reinforced an important truth:  strategy, preparation, and local market knowledge often matter just as much as the rate itself . As we look toward 2026, these lessons can help buyers make smarter, more confident decisions. 1. Equity Still Grew — Even in a Slower Market Even with more modest price growth, homeowners continued to build equity throughout 2025. National median sale price data from October 20...

Hello and welcome back to my blog! This week, I’m sharing the latest updates on the DC metro housing market, using the most current data available. Here’s a snapshot of what’s happening: Inventory rising across the board: Active listings in Washington, D.C. increased by 25.1% year-over-year, marking the highest level since 2022. 1 Median sale prices remain firm: The median sale price in the D.C. metro area reached $640,000 in July 2025, up 2.4% from the previous year. 2 Homes are staying listed longer: The average days on market for homes in the D.C. metro area increased from 52 days in 2024 to 57 days in 2025. 3 Pending sales slowing modestly: Pending home sales in June 2025 were down 0.3% year-over-year, indicating a slight slowdown in market activity. 4 📍 Hot Neighborhoods: Where Activity Is Heating Up Pentagon City / National Landing (VA) Pentagon City has undergone significant urban transformation, driven by the arrival of Amazon’s HQ2 and increased in...