Key Market Trends: March 2026
After going up last month, sales fell in Loudoun County this month. The total number of transactions came to 384 in March, 22 fewer sales than last year, decreasing 5.4%. Sales were down in Sterling zip code 20165 after rising for two straight months (-11 sales). Leesburg zip code 20176 also saw a drop in sales activity with 10 fewer transactions than the year before (-14.9%). Home sales grew 18.5% in the Ashburn zip code 20148 this month (+12 sales).
Pending sales decreased for the second straight month in Loudoun County. There was a 2.1% dip in activity, leading to 521 pending sales in March, 11 fewer than last year. The two markets with the sharpest reductions in pending sales were Leesburg, zip code 20176 (-25 pending sales), and Aldie, zip code 20105 (-22 pending sales). Ashburn zip code 20147 saw 16
additional pending transactions this month (+20.8%) while Chantilly zip code 20152 had eight more than a year earlier (+24.2%).
Home prices were down in March after climbing for the last three months. Prices fell 7% with the median home price at $753,000 in Loudoun County, $57,000 less than the previous
year. There were significant price reductions in Chantilly zip code 20152, with homes costing $159,451 less than a year ago (-19.2%), and Lovettsville zip code 20180, with prices down $105,000 (-12.3%). Aldie zip code 20105 saw a $63,795 surge in sale price this month (+5.2%), while homes in Sterling zip code 20164 sold for $38,750 more than the year before (+6.6%).
Fewer listings led to less supply in the Loudoun County market. The total number of listings came to 435 at the end of March, decreasing by 12.5%, which is 62 fewer listings. Ashburn zip code 20148 saw the biggest decline in listings this month (-77 listings), as activity decreased for the eighth straight month in Purcellville zip code 20132 (-18 listings). The only market where listings grew was Leesburg zip code 20175, with 17 more listings than the year before (+54.8%).