dc: US Housing Prices Drop - Except DC!
- 03/31/11 06:37 AM
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland Are we heading into a double-dip recession in the housing market? Of the 20 urban areas rated by S&P/Case-Schiller home price index, only Washington DC showed a significant increase in home prices in the last year - a substantial 3.6%. (San Diego had a tiny .1% increase) We already knew that in Frederick County Maryland, being a bedroom community to DC. Advantages in the DC area are: lack of an inventory glut; 74,000 more jobs over last year; and more people are moving to DC, causing the rental vacancy to fall to a (3 comments)
dc: DC Area Housing Statistics: 2009 compared to 2010
- 01/01/11 01:14 AM
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland. Most of the DC area: DC; Montgomery, Howard, Frederick , Prince Georges, and Charles Counties in MD; Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William, Arlington, and Alexandria Counties in VA, saw improvement in the housing market in 2010. Counties hit worst by the mortgage crisis; Frederick + 0.4%, Prince Georges + 21.6%, and Charles +12.1%, saw increased sales over 2009. DC sales also rose by 3.0% There were decreases in home sales in: Montgomery -0.1%, Howard -2.1%, Arlington -3.4%, Fairfax -5.7%, Alexndria -6.8%, Loudoun -9.5%, and Prince William -25.8%. Prices rose in all counties/DC but (0 comments)
dc: D C Area Home Prises Rise - Contrary to Most of U S
- 12/30/10 07:22 AM
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland Unlike most of the nation, home prices in the Washington DC area are rising - in DC itself and most surrounding counties. Only parts of Southern California rose in prices, but none as much as DC. DC prices rose almost 3% over this time last year. Montgomery County, MD, prices rose almost 2%. Frederick County, MD, sagged more than 2% Charles County, MD, dropped about 4%. Prince Georges County, MD, dropped almost 16%. Prince William County, VA, prices rose nearly 20% over last year. Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, VA, prices rose over 8%. Depending on the county you (2 comments)