Different strokes for different folks!  Everyone has their own particular tastes when it comes to housing styles.  Some like the airy and open eclectic Contemporary homes.  Others prefer the cute and charming Cape Cod or Bungalow.  Still other home buyers prefer the practical Split Level or Split Foyer, while others may detest them.

One thing is true in the Northern Virginia housing market:

The Colonial is King!

COLONIALS

According to Wikipedia, "the American colonial style drew its influence from the Georgian architecture of Great Britain, with indirect sources in Italian Renaissance style of the sixteenth century." 

A Colonial-style house usually has a formally-defined living room, dining room, and sometimes a family room.  Typically, bedrooms are on the second floor and the front door is in the center of the home.

With over 2,250 Colonial single family homes on the market as of May 15th, this style is undoubtedly the most popular of all in Northern Virginia (Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax County, Falls Church).  They range in price from slightly under $200,000 to the high end of $15,000,000, and everywhere in between. 

There are old historic Colonials and brand new construction in this style.  The average age of all Colonials currently on the market is about 25 years.

While the average listing price for all the Colonials currently on the market is approximately $1,027,000, this number needs to be taken with a grain of salt.  The higher end Colonials pump up this average price.  Even though there are 161 Colonials on the market for over $2 million, fully half of the available Colonials in Northern Virginia are priced below $750,000.  70% of Colonials are priced below $1 million.

Fairfax County has over 2000 Colonial style homes currently available.  155 are on the market in Arlington, 59 in Alexandria and a smattering in Fairfax City and Falls Church.

Here's some samples of Northern Virginia Colonial style homes that are available for purchase now on the MLS from different brokers in the area. (Click each link to view further details about the home):

UNDER $500,000

SPRINGFIELD 3 BEDROOM 3.5 BATHROOM COLONIAL

BURKE CENTRE 4 BEDROOM COLONIAL ON A CUL-DE-SAC

HERNDON 4 BEDROOM COLONIAL

$500,000 TO $1 MILLION

ARLINGTON 5 BEDROOM 4 BATHROOM COLONIAL NEAR CLARENDON METRO

ARLINGTON 3 BEDROOM COLONIAL WITH VIEWS OF D.C.

ALEXANDRIA 4 BEDROOM 4.5 BATH COLONIAL IN ROSEMONT NEIGHBORHOOD

$1 MILLION TO $1.5 MILLION

VIENNA 4 BEDROOM 3.5 BATHROOM COLONIAL

GREAT FALLS 4 BEDROOM COLONIAL ON ALMOST AN ACRE

MCLEAN 5 BEDROOM 4.5 BATHROOM COLONIAL

$1.5 MILLION TO $2 MILLION

GREAT FALLS 5 BEDROOM 4 BATHROOM COLONIAL ON OVER 2 ACRES

ALEXANDRIA 5 BEDROOM 4 BATHROOM COLONIAL IN BELLE HAVEN

FAIRFAX 5 BEDROOM COLONIAL BUILT IN 2005

$2 MILLION PLUS

MCLEAN 6 BEDROOM COLONIAL ON OVER 1.5 ACRES - JUST BUILT

MCLEAN BRAND NEW CUSTOM BUILT COLONIAL ON 1/2 ACRE

GREAT FALLS 6 BEDROOM COLONIAL ON 5 ACRES

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