DC Real Estate Market Update
APR 2026
What Happened in March
The big story in March was a drop in Days on Market.
- DC-WIDE: March saw 500 closings city-wide — a 30% jump from February’s 385. Median days on market collapsed from 70 to just 30 in a single month. That’s not a seasonal blip. Median price rose 2.3% year-over-year to $675,000, even as federal workforce uncertainty weighed on the broader DC narrative.
- 20002: 64 closings in March — up 10% year-over-year. Median DOM dropped to just 26 days. Volume surged 73% from February, as demand compressed through winter finally started releasing. Pricing correctly is critical here: median home prices are down 8.5% year-over-year, and a correctly priced home is moving in under a month.
- 20003: DOM collapsed from 90 to 26 days in one month — February’s slowdown was seasonal compression, not a structural shift. Median price crossed back above $1,000,000, up 21% from February’s $849K — even while sitting 2.1% below March 2025.
April’s Early Signs Buyer activity in both Capitol Hill zip codes has accelerated sharply. Of all active listings across 20002 and 20003, 55% have been on the market less than 45 days.
- 20002: 321 homes currently active. Fifteen homes went under contract the week of April 14–20 alone — up from just 4 the week of March 31–April 6. That’s nearly a 4x increase in three weeks.
- 20003: 166 homes active. Under-contract activity jumped from 1 home the week of March 31 to 10 homes each of the following two weeks. Buyer demand activated almost overnight.
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