Home sales across Fairfax County in 2025 were essentially flat from a year before, according to new data, while the average sales price was up modestly.
A total of 11,780 properties went to closing countywide last year, down 0.1% from 11,787 in 2024, according to figures reported Jan. 12 by MarketStats by ShowingTime.
The average sales price rose 3% to $883,520, counting all types of residential sales — single-family, townhouses and rowhouses, and condominiums.
Fairfax’s results were less robust than growth recorded throughout most of Northern Virginia for the year, as buyers considered their options during challenging times in the local economy.
On the plus side, “there is a lot of pent-up demand in the market, and buyers do have more choices than they have had in years,” said Lisa Sturtevant, chief economist for the Bright MLS multiple-listing service.
But market conditions remain complicated by various positive and negative trends.
“Even with mortgage rates coming down, affordability is still a major challenge for many buyers, particularly first-time buyers,” Sturtevant said. “Sellers should expect that buyers will have more leverage and price growth will soften further, with price drops possible in some local markets.”
Across Northern Virginia as a whole, sales were up 1% to about 26,696, according to an FFXnow analysis of Bright MLS sales data.
Beyond Fairfax County in 2025:
- Loudoun’s sales total of 5,332 was up 5.8%
- In Prince William County, 5,005 homes changed hands, down 5.6%
- The sales total in Arlington was 2,315, up 5.4%
- In the city of Fairfax, the sales total of 357 was up 19.8%
- In Falls Church, the sales total of 171 was up 30.5%
Falls Church led not just the region but the entire Mid-Atlantic region in average sales price for the year. Though down 2.3% from 2024, it stood at $1,084,584, the only jurisdiction with a million-dollar average price.
Arlington’s average sales price rose 3.3% to $928,998, while Alexandria’s was up 5.3% to $818,871. In Fairfax City, the average price was up 6.8% to $838,797.
Unlike some of its neighbors, Fairfax County ended the year on a soft note, with transactions in December down 1.8% to 830. Fairfax City’s December sales totaled 30, up 50% from a year before.
Regional home sales down, prices up in 2025
Across the Washington region in 2025, sales totaled 49,408, down 1.1% from 49,942, according to Bright MLS.
As is typical, market activity varied by locality.
“Loudoun and Arlington counties had gains in closed sales in 2025 compared to 2024. Meanwhile, Prince George’s County had significantly fewer sales,” Bright MLS analysts said.
Prices were up, rising 3.6% to $627,000, although it took sellers more time (a median 14 days vs. nine) to get from listing to a ratified contract.
Buyer interest was down slightly year-over-year, with the 1.06 million home showings in 2025 representing a drop of 2.9% from 1.09 million in 2024.
Figures represent market activity in the District; Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun counties and the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church and Fairfax in Virginia; and Montgomery, Prince George’s and Frederick counties in Maryland.
Bright MLS’s Mid-Atlantic coverage area includes D.C., Delaware and portions of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, totaling about 70 localities.
Across that geographic swath, sales for 2025 were essentially flat — up 0.1% to 235,565 — despite a healthy December. For the year, the median sales price was up 3.6% to about $425,000.
December sales were up 3.8% year over year across the Mid-Atlantic, but that bump in sales was not enough to offset the relatively sluggish sales throughout much of the rest of the year, analysts said.
“Price growth has been softer in markets where inventory has increased quickly, including in the Del/Mar Coastal and Suburban Maryland markets,” Sturtevant said.
Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All December 2025 and year-end 2025 figures are preliminary and are subject to revision.
