Special offer

Market Report - 20002 - Washington, DC (Capitol Hill North) 2019 7

By
Real Estate Agent with RLAH / @properties DC / MD / VA

Union StationCapitol Hill is also a neighborhood in Washington, a big village, split halfway across, half in the NE and half in the SE quadrant of Washington, DC.  Politicians work here, but people live here also.

On the north side, an iconic landmark is Union Station, with some 40 million people annually, shown here to represent the local perspective. This is a true transportation hub, with Amtrak, suburban rail, intercity  bus and the Metro(subway) stations to converge. As of 2019, 2nd busiest station in the country.

As of February 2016, the H Street Trolley now gets people from (almost) Union Station to past the 15th St Starburst.

This view shows the station as you drive up in a cab, or Bikeshare or walk from Capitol Hill on left.

 

This month, 69 homes were sold in July 2019.  Numbers dropped quite a bit from last month and are lower than the five year average of 85. Early summer heated the market, but it seems to have cooled a bit.    

Currently there are 150 homes are on the market, whereas the July average for the prior 5 years is 135. More inventory equals more opportunity.  

We are at 2.0 Months of Supply, which is a the same as last month and higher than the 5 years average of 1.7 months of supply.  Numbers are up a bit from earlier in the year giving those buyers who are looking to buy a home in this neighborhood a bit more choice.

July increased a little to a $699,900 sold price, this is still over the the 5 year average of $627,230.  Obviously there is more demand than inventory. Growth continues, but this zip includes emerging areas as well.

Homes were sold in 22 days in July which is an increase from the previous month. The market is slowing a bit, something we we typically see at this time of year.  This continues to be lower than the 5 year average of 30 days.

A tiny bit of room for buyers in July, with the ratio of sold price to original list price maintaining at 98.7%, the average for the prior 5 years is 99.7%.  

This neighborhood comprises several subneighborhoods, from the brand new NOMA construction, to Trinidad and Union Market (itself a new mecca) and trendy H Street. As well as the tried and true, Capitol Hill and Union Station.This zip code ranked #27 in Washingtonian Magazines Great Places To Live 2019 issue, which ranked the 100 priciest zip codes in the greater Washington DC metro area.  With confidence, expect this zip to move up the chart in the next year(s) as the NOMA/Union Market continue to grow and the demand is challenged to be met.

(data from getsmartcharts; photo from Amtrak)

Posted by

Claude Labbe, Realty for Your Busy Life

Real Living | At Home
11 Dupont Circle #650
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 518-8781 bus / (703) 868-7774 mobile
claude@labbe.com