Strength 4 / 5
6.6 mo
Washington, DC supply now 6.6 months — buyer's market
Six-plus months of supply in Washington, DC — this is a buyer's market by the textbook definition.
Source: Redfin, city figures, Jul–Sep 2026
Markets › District of Columbia
District of Columbia housing market
In the District of Columbia, part of the Census Bureau's South Atlantic division, Pecan Street tracks one market: Washington. Washington's median sale price is $585K over Jul–Sep 2026, up 0.6% from the same 3 months a year earlier.
Median days on market in Washington is 43. In Washington, 38% of active listings carry a price cut. Price-to-rent in Washington is about 16: the median sale price is that many years of HUD Fair Market Rent. Among the 385 U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, the Washington metro has the 34th-fewest median days on market. The District of Columbia's unemployment rate was 5.6% in Sep 2026 (BLS via FRED). The national rate was 4.1% in Oct 2026.
Markets at a glance
| Market | Median sale price | YoY | Days on market | Price-cut share | Price-to-rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $585K | +0.6% | 43 | 38% | ≈ 16 |
Median sale price and year-over-year change from Redfin (rolling three months); median days on market and the share of active listings with a price cut from Realtor.com; price-to-rent is each market page's figure (its median sale price over a year of HUD Fair Market Rent). Figures are per metro market, not statewide.