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‘Monstrous’ decline in homes for sale in Arlington, Alexandria
For potential homebuyers looking in Arlington County and Alexandria, Virginia, the choices are fewer now, not more.
4 weeks ago -
DC is doing something about the high cost of buying a house
There is no question Washington is an expensive city to live in, but now city leaders are doing something about it.
4 weeks ago -
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 -
Shutdown blamed as DC-area home sales take a sharp dip
The number of homes sold so far this year in the immediate D.C. area was down 30 percent compared with the same period last year, according to numbers from Terradatum/Bright MLS, compiled by Long & Foster Real Estate.
3 months ago -
Homes for sale in Foggy Bottom, West End jump 67 percent
Sales of houses and condos in the District were largely lower in December but prices continued to rise and the number of homes listed for sale was up from a year ago.
3 months ago -
Reality check about HQ2 and Washington home prices
Should Washington expect a dramatic acceleration in home price appreciation once Amazon starts marching its army of HQ2 employees into Northern Virginia?
4 months ago -
DC-area home sales snapshot and Amazon HQ2 implications for buyers and sellers
Prices of houses and condos that sold throughout Northern Virginia, Maryland and the District were largely up in October compared to a year ago, but the number of sales was almost universally down.
5 months ago -
Oceanfront home in Rehoboth on the market for $11.1M
Built in 2008, the home is one block from the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk and includes one of the last deeded gazebos on Silver Lake. The homes comes complete with an elevator and a four-car garage. See photos.
5 months ago -
DC home sales slow, but prices are still rising
It takes more than half a million dollars to buy a median-priced home in the D.C. nowadays, but potential buyers — even those who can afford the D.C. market — continue to struggle to find something to buy.
6 months ago -
1 in 7 DC-area homes for sale listed for $1M or more
Long & Foster’s most recent Luxury Insight report says nearly 14 percent of houses and condos listed for sale in the Washington metro in May were priced at $1 million or more. And the luxury ranks are growing.
10 months ago -
‘Perfect storm’ hits DC-area housing market: Inventory down double digits
A plunge in the amount of properties for potential buyers to look at also put a dent in sales, with units sold in D.C. down 12 percent from a year ago, and down 8 percent in Arlington County.
1 year ago -
Long & Foster turns 50. Coin flip decided whose name came first
When Long & Foster started, it was a two-man operation. Now, 50 years later, it operates more than 200 offices across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast from North Carolina to New Jersey and has more than 11,000 agents.
1 year ago -
Why DC is stuck in a seller’s market
With prices at or near new highs, why are there so few residential properties on the market, especially in the first-time buyer market?
2 years ago -
Long & Foster acquires Evers & Co.
Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. announced it will be acquiring Evers & Co., a local real estate brokerage, for an undisclosed sum.
2 years ago -
Long & Foster sold to Warren Buffett company
Chantilly, Virginia-based Long & Foster Companies Inc., one of the largest residential real estate companies in the country, has been acquired by HomeServices of America Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary that has been aggressively acquiring real estate companies.
2 years ago
