The market pays for exposure
Four numbers explain why the open market still produces the highest price — and why almost every seller now uses an agent to reach it.
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18%
Higher median sale price for agent-listed homes than for-sale-by-owner — $425,000 against $360,000.
91%
Of sellers used an agent in 2025, a record high. For-sale-by-owner fell to 5%.
88%
Of buyers purchased through an agent. The MLS is how you reach them.
99%
Median sale price as a share of final list price. Pricing right is most of the work.
The market you’re listing into · June 2026
$680,000
Montgomery County median sale price, up 5.4% on the year.
22 days
Average time on market in Montgomery County — a day faster than last June.
$810,000
Northern Virginia median sold price, up 5.2%, on 19 average days.
Sources · NAR 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers · NAR Existing-Home Sales, June 2026 · GCAAR, June 2026 · NVAR, June 2026