Fort Washington, MD 20744 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 32
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Home Value
$446,144
−0.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
32
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
57 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
26%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
28%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,701/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
23%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$63
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 23% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 0.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 30% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−12% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (32/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.2% below their final list price; 26% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 28% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $114k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,871 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,147/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $63 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (64% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.2% to +9.1% (80% range; middle estimate +2.1%), chance of a rise 64%, of a 5%+ drop 15%.
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