April February 2026. Monthly Housing Market Trends Report for Arlington, VA, Washington DC and Montgomery County. This is our monthly update and insights based on year over year numbers on these three markets. What do the numbers mean to you? How can they be translated to your current needs when buying or selling?
D.C. area sellers emerge in April and contracts continue to move. Home sales activity in the Washington, D.C. metro area has been slow and steady in the first part of 2026, with new pending sales up only modestly compared to a year ago. However, in April, new pending sales were up by 9.3% compared to April 2025. There are more options for those shopping. At the end of April, there were 10,340 homes on the market, an increase of 5.3% year-over-year. Inventory growth has been slowing in the first quarter of 2026, but April represented a turnaround. The warmer weather brought out sellers across the D.C. metro area and new listings rose 7.1% year-over-year. Almost all counties had more homes listed in April excluding D.C. proper where seller activity was slightly behind last year. Sellers see homes moving quickly again this year with the median days on market only one day longer at eight days for April 2026 sales.
