Housing Data

The Dayton REALTORS® Multiple Listing Service today reported a positive April for the Miami Valley’s housing market, with single-family home and condominium sales showing sustained growth in both volume and price. The monthly data indicates a resilient market trending upward.

The number of sales for the month experienced a marginal decrease of 1.20%, with 1,239 transactions in April versus 1,254 the previous year. Despite this slight dip in sales volume, the total sales price reached $345,501,812, marking a positive 3.45% increase over April 2024’s $333,991,414. This growth in dollar volume, even with slightly fewer transactions, highlights the appreciation in property values. The median sale price for April surged by almost 9% to $245,000 from $225,000, and the average sales price similarly rose by 4.70% to $278,855, underscoring the strong upward trend in home values.

The first four months of the year showed adjustments compared to the previous year. Year-to-date sales experienced a decrease of 9.46%, with 4,010 transactions compared to 4,429 in the same period of 2024. This resulted in a 5.84% reduction in total sales price, reaching $1,115,566,189 so far in 2025, down from $1,184,767,611 in 2024. Despite these declines in volume, both median and average sale prices continued to climb, reinforcing the strength of property values. The year-to-date median sale price increased by 6.40% to $239,400, while the average sales price rose by 4% to $278,196.

There were 1,656 new listings added in April, up 6% from last year, while year-to-date listings tallied 5,338, relatively flat from last year’s year-to-date figures.

The overall number of single-family homes and condominiums available in the MLS stood at 1,677 at month’s end, which represented a supply of 1.3 months, based on April’s pace of sales.