DC area houses are flooding the market with an increase in lists between federal holidays

The Washington Metro area, DC, is swimming at home for sale while the spring purchase season is accelerated, Realtor.com reports.

Listings in the circle, and its suburbs in Maryland and Virginia, increased 56% last week compared to a year of action, leaving 28% growing across the country eating its dust.

(The study, in turn, discusses only the numbers in percentage and not the numerical amount of those lists.)

This increase follows large profits earlier in 2025, with inventory jumping 35.9% in January and 41% in February of the year, as it has already climbed 20% to 30% from June to December 2024.

The pill comes from a combination of fresh lists – up to 24% last week – as well as a slowdown in the buyer’s action.

The new construction, especially Condos and cities built in recent years, is also floating the market.

Nationwide, mortgage rates are facilitated from 7.25% in mid -January to 6.82% now, by mortgage news day, increasing inventory everywhere.

However, DC Spike stands, with new lists this year already executing 11.9% before 2024, but still 12.8% timid 2022 levels, through Realtor.com data.

Danielle Hale, the main economist of Realtor.com, her trend for tightening the federal belt.

“The period of post -vacation breaks and funds of funds are likely to be some home research in Washington DC waiting, as for those whose work is run and those who can worry about what is ahead, and the data hints at these challenges,” she said.

With the DC waiting for most of the country in federal works, excessive effects are difficult to lose.

As prices, as supply increases, are slipping.

The average pricing of the DC area list rang 1.6% from year to year last week, exceeding the national dip of 0.2%.

At the national level, the price for a few squares stood 1.2%, suggesting that the most modest homes are hitting the market.

Hale sees broader implications ahead: “While the DC has most of the federal works in the country, other highly employed federal markets can see similar shifts in the coming weeks or months,” she noted.

“While I expect many families will choose to stay in the area and run to find new job opportunities, some are likely to choose to leave and retire or find a job elsewhere.”