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From 16% to $16.5 Million: DC's Housing Market in 2018 By the Numbers

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With the 2018 housing market in the rearview mirror, UrbanTurf breaks down a series of numbers that provide a picture of the DC market last year.

9,042 -- The number of homes that sold in 2018.
1,783 -- The number of homes that sold for all cash.
$570,000 -- The median home sales price in 2018, the highest annual level on record for DC.
$399,000 -- The median sales price for a home in 2011.
$1,274,502 -- The average price of a detached home in 2018.
$16.5 million -- The sales price for the most expensive home sold.
$24,900 -- The sales price for the least expensive home sold.
23% -- The percentage of homes that sold in 10 days or less.
16 -- The number of homes that have been on the market for more than two years.
16% -- The percentage of homes that sold for more than $1 million.
$754 -- The median price per square foot in West End.
1.73 -- The months of available housing supply in December 2018, a 20% year-over-year jump.

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