"What is West Virginia known for?" Some proclaim that because of its mountains, it's the Switzerland of the United States. Others think immediately of its country roads (and John Denver). Still others find themselves thinking of its ample … [Read more...]
April 2023 – Washington DC Metro Area Real Estate Report
In real estate there are three pillars that dictate desirability of any given building: location, price and condition. In a normal market, if one of these is missing, a property may take some time to sell. In the last few years of abnormally low … [Read more...]
More “Balanced” Real Estate Market in the DC Metro Area
We finally seem to be back to a relatively balanced market based on January 2023 real estate statistics in the DC metro market. We are significantly lower in sales since January 2022, prices are generally higher but active inventory and days on … [Read more...]
Metro D.C. Area Real Estate Statistics – November 2022
I'm doing things a little differently this month because I've never seen market stats like these before. I decided to color code them red for stats that went down, green for stats that went up and black for stats that didn't change from last year and … [Read more...]
The October 2022 Real Estate Market in the Washington DC Metro Area
The October Real Estate market remained interesting due to the effects of higher interest rates, with some unusual combinations of trends. Specifically sales were lower and days on the market were higher than last October in virtually all markets … [Read more...]
Washington DC Metro Real Estate Market Finally Slowing Down in June 2022!
If you look at the performance on Wall Street for the first half of the year, it’s the worst since 1970, driven mostly by inflation. Despite being at historically lower numbers, mortgage rates are up to 5.81%. The challenge, as you know, is that … [Read more...]