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Long & Foster goes straight for Amazon HQ2 buyers and renters
The D.C. region’s largest residential real estate network is putting its heft directly at the feet of would-be workers at Amazon’s future second headquarters.
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Confounding reason first-time DC buyers can’t afford a fixer-upper
Area real estate experts say many first-time buyers want a picture-perfect, move-in ready condo, and they are paying a premium for it. There are hidden costs to that, and a lot of more affordable options. But there’s a good reason young people don’t jump at them either.
3 months ago -
In DC, median home price now tops $600,000
Find out what the median prices of condos, co-ops, town houses and single-family homes were in October and how they compared with five years ago.
5 months ago -
Volunteers help build 100 affordable homes for Northern Va. families
This summer, a family of four will move from their one-bedroom Arlington apartment to a new three-bedroom house in Alexandria. They are just one of many local families to benefit from volunteers and staff at Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia.
5 months ago -
DC-area home prices hit highest October level in a decade
Home sales are slowing in the Washington region, but prices are still rising, with the median price of a house or condo that sold in the metro last month hitting the highest level for an October in 10 years.
5 months ago -
Here are all the details about DC-area housing market in July
Long & Foster’s monthly report card on the area’s housing market notes inventory last month was down 14 percent in Maryland’s Montgomery and Prince George’s counties by 14 percent from a year ago. The number of homes sold in Alexandria, Virginia last month was up 10 percent from a year ago, but down 6 percent in neighboring Fairfax County.
8 months ago -
What’s the best beach for the money?
Should you buy in Ocean City or Bethany? Rehoboth or Fenwick? Realtors give insights into where you will get the biggest bang for your buck when buying a vacation home, but they say price should not be your only consideration.
10 months ago -
7 tips for buying beach real estate in Del., Md.
The recession is long gone and prices on properties at Delmarva Beach are back to what real estate agents consider “normal.” If you are thinking about buying a getaway, here are a few things you might not know about buying in a resort area.
10 months ago -
Here’s what you should know about home inspectors, consumer group says
“We were astonished at how poorly many of them performed … many of them performed just terribly,” said Kevin Brasler, executive editor at Checkbook.org.
11 months ago -
1 in 5 DC-area homeowners is considered ‘equity rich’
“The longtime homeowners and the homeowners who bought near the bottom (of the market) have both seen a huge increase in the equity that they have in their homes,” Daren Blomquistar of Attom Data Solutions told WTOP.
12 months ago -
Don’t buy a house without heeding this advice
Don’t buy a house without using a critical eye to discover any potential deal breakers like a damaged.
2 years ago -
Prequalification vs. preapproval, and why one doesn’t mean much
In the current, competitive housing market, it helps to be able to show a seller you’ve already got your financing ducks in a row, and a letter from the lender can do that.
2 years ago -
What do Millennials, baby boomers have in common? housing tastes
Ron Sitrin of Long and Foster says baby boomer and young home buyers are competing for the same amenities — walkability and smaller homes.
3 years ago -
How to stay on top of the real estate market — and get the home you want
WTOP talks to Eldad Moraru from Long & Foster about what home buyers need to do to seal their perfect deal.
3 years ago -
Most expensive homes for sale in DC region, ranked a top mansion city
The D.C. area has the fifth most mansions among major cities in the United States. See photos of area homes.
3 years ago
