Weekly Market Report: Week Ending April 14, 2024
Contracts exceed 2023 for the first time. For the week ending April 14, new contracts exceeded the number from the same week last year by 8.4%. There was a 18% jump in new pending contracts between this week and last week.
Canceled listings elevated over last year. There were 53 canceled listings in the Baltimore Metro service area for this week. This is a 26.2% surge from the same week last year and could suggest some sellers are holding off until later this spring or summer.
More sellers are dropping list prices. During the week ending April 14, 2.7% of active listings had a price decrease. Sellers may be dropping prices to attract more buyers as mortgage rates remain elevated.
This Week
Showings: 14,329
New Purchase Contracts: 925
Median Time to Contract: 20 days
New Listings: 863
Median List Price: $389,000