22201: Arlington Condos: Bottomed Out in April 2007. Or maybe it was January. No wait... - 11/12/07 10:21 AM
As my clients know, I'm a "numbers person."  It's the CPA in me.  I love to sift through data, find trends, draw conclusions.  I provide a monthly email update to my clients (see my website at www.katiewethman.com to sign up) that includes graphs of average sales prices for Arlington, DC, and Northern Virginia.  It's a broad measure, and far from perfect, but I do what I can in just one page.  Diving down into the micro-markets, though, tells the real story.
Let's look first at my year-to-date Arlington sales prices.  This includes detached homes, townhouses, and condos/co-ops.  Looking at this chart, … (5 comments)

22201: Q3 Quarterly Trends Report - What are buyers waiting for? - 11/08/07 12:15 PM
The Metropolitan Regional Information System (MRIS, the group that runs the Multiple Listing Service) has released its Q3 Trends in Housing Report. It’s an interesting read. You can view the full 22 page report here.Some highlights:- Job Growth: Over the 12 months ending in August 2007, over 47,000 new positions were added-—5.8% above the 15 year average. Interestingly, all of the government job growth came from local governments, not Federal. The local unemployment rate dropped even further, to 3%, the lowest in the nation for any major metro area. Even more jobs are expected to be created in 2008.- Residential housing … (1 comments)

 
Katie Wethman, CPA, MBA, Realtor - Northern Virginia & DC Real Estate (Keller Williams)

Katie Wethman

CPA, MBA, Realtor - Northern Virginia & DC Real Estate

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