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June 2026 · Washington, DC

The Rotation.

Brian's Take

The story in May is not the overall market. It is the movement within it. DC's weighted median sale price is $1,048,000 across 1,957 closed row home sales, essentially flat from a month ago. The median DOM is 23 days. At the surface, nothing has changed.

Underneath the surface, everything has moved. Dupont Circle is up 16.1% year-over-year on 56 closed sales. Hill East is up 17.2%. Mount Pleasant is at 5-day DOM with a 100% list-to-sale ratio. Meanwhile, Georgetown is down 7.9%. Kalorama Heights is down 9.6%. Logan Circle is down 11.1%. Woodley Park is down 8.2%.

This is premium demand rotating. The neighborhoods that commanded automatic price premiums because of their zip code are being held accountable by buyers with data. The neighborhoods where the math makes sense -- where the price floor is structural, not brand-driven -- are running. That is the story of May, and it is the story of this issue.

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DC Row Home Market

DC Row Home Market at a Glance

Neighborhood Pulse

Where the Action Is

YoY median price changes and days on market across six tracked neighborhoods.

Dupont Circle at $1,799,500 on 56 closed sales is the biggest premium mover in the city by percentage. That is not a thin-sample number. Hill East continues its climb: +17.2% year-over-year, approaching $1 million. Mount Pleasant at 5-day DOM and 100% list-to-sale is the fastest absorption in DC. Georgetown remains the highest median at $1,838,500 but is down 7.9% from a year ago on 122 sales. Logan Circle at -11.1% is a repricing. Truxton Circle at 40-day DOM and 92 cents on the dollar has now turned in three consecutive months of data consistent with a structural correction, not a seasonal dip.

Market Spotlight

Dupont Circle's Breakout

A 16% year-over-year move on 56 closed sales is not an outlier. It is a signal. Here is what the data shows and what it does not.

Brian's Take

Dupont Circle does not have the reputation of a market-in-motion. It has been one of DC's stable, predictable premium neighborhoods for decades: high price floor, low volatility, consistent demand from buyers who want walkability and NW address over raw square footage. That stability is part of what makes a 16% year-over-year move worth taking seriously.

The 56-sale dataset is solid. This is not four transactions skewing a median. The $769/sqft figure puts Dupont among the most expensive per-square-foot markets in DC outside of Georgetown and Glover Park. What changed in the past 12 months is the gap between Dupont and its closest NW neighbors. Logan Circle is down 11.1%. Kalorama Heights is down 9.6%. Woodley Park is down 8.2%. Dupont is running while the tier above and below it is pulling back.

The simplest explanation is supply constraint combined with shifting buyer preference. Dupont Circle row homes are primarily Victorian and Beaux-Arts stock with limited availability and a concentrated historic block pattern. When buyers in this price range decide they want character over acreage -- and Georgetown absorbs more than it can sell -- Dupont absorbs the overflow. The 16% is real. Whether it holds at this level is the question the next 12 months will answer.

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Data sourced from BrightMLS. All statistics reflect a 365-day trailing window ending June 1, 2026. Median values are calculated across closed sales in each subdivision; neighborhoods with fewer than 5 transactions should be interpreted with caution. This newsletter is informational and does not constitute real estate, legal, or financial advice.

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