Feeling Nosy about DC? VA? MD?

Ok, I know you're probably not planning on moving this very second, but here's this week's list of interesting-looking listings that have just come on the market. Mind you, they may not actually be my personal listings --- just intriguing properties I've come across that week.

• Feeling nosy about the District of Columbia?
• Feeling nosy about Virginia?
• Feeling nosy about Maryland?

If you know someone who might be interested in this list, please forward it on to him or her. And if there's a listing that you're curious about yourself, just let me know ... and I'll show it to you ... just for the hell of it ... no obligation ... *I promise*. Really. (One of the perks of being the friend of a real estate agent ought to be that you get to freely snoop around other peoples' homes!

RealAstute.com Home Team's Michael Dillon quoted in Washington Post

This morning's Metro section featured an article about the D.C. police department's new web-based crime-mapping tool, which allows anyone to create a map of a sliver of the city and immediately see what crimes have happened there this year. Quoted prominently is our very own Michael Dillon!

Feeling Nosy about DC? VA? MD?

Ok, I know you're probably not planning on moving this very second, but here's this week's list of interesting-looking listings that have just come on the market. Mind you, they may not actually be my personal listings --- just intriguing properties I've come across that week.

• Feeling nosy about the District of Columbia?
• Feeling nosy about Virginia?
• Feeling nosy about Maryland?

If you know someone who might be interested in this list, please forward it on to him or her. And if there's a listing that you're curious about yourself, just let me know ... and I'll show it to you ... just for the hell of it ... no obligation ... *I promise*. Really. (One of the perks of being the friend of a real estate agent ought to be that you get to freely snoop around other peoples' homes!

Positive Price Changes in DC

by Mary Jo Powell, Metropolitan Regional Information Systems

With the exception of Alexandria and Arlington, Virginia, sold prices in and immediately surrounding Washington, DC were up for the month of September, according to figures released today by Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc. (MRIS).

“Sold prices rose a substantial 10.76% over September of 2005 in DC,” said Economist John McClain, of George Mason University. “That, coupled with gains in the areas close-in might signify that the market is still strong for neighborhoods that don’t involve a lengthy commute, given today’s rising gasoline prices and traffic congestion.”

And McClain points to hopeful signs in outlying Loudoun County, as well. “Even though the average sold price is down over September of 2005 in Loudon, it’s markedly better than the 14.22% drop experienced in August of ’06.”

McClain says he anticipates that a closer look at the figures will show that the condo market is primarily responsible for driving prices down, due to speculators’ unloading, and that townhouses and single family homes are still holding their own.

Average Selling Prices for September 2006 ---

Winners

• Washington, DC: $564,200 (UP 10.76% from September 2005)
• Prince George’s County, MD: $342,664 (UP 6.47% from September 2005)
• Montgomery County, MD: $517,823 (UP 1.52% from September 2005

Losers

• Frederick County, MD: $368,894 (DOWN 4.30% from September 2005)
• Alexandria, VA: $476,551 (DOWN 5.03% from September 2005)
• Fairfax County, VA: $514,124 (DOWN 6.01% from September 2005)
• Loudoun, VA: $514,068 (DOWN 4.79% from September 2005)
• Fauquier County, VA: $405,716 (DOWN 33.95 % from September 2005)
• Warren, VA: $255,798 (DOWN 6.69% from September 2005)

Feeling Nosy about DC? VA? MD?

Ok, I know you're probably not planning on moving this very second, but here's this week's list of interesting-looking listings that have just come on the market. Mind you, they may not actually be my personal listings --- just intriguing properties I've come across that week.

• Feeling nosy about the District of Columbia?
• Feeling nosy about Virginia?
• Feeling nosy about Maryland?

If you know someone who might be interested in this list, please forward it on to him or her. And if there's a listing that you're curious about yourself, just let me know ... and I'll show it to you ... just for the hell of it ... no obligation ... *I promise*. Really. (One of the perks of being the friend of a real estate agent ought to be that you get to freely snoop around other peoples' homes!

Feeling Nosy about DC? VA? MD?

Ok, I know you're probably not planning on moving this very second, but here's this week's list of interesting-looking listings that have just come on the market. Mind you, they may not actually be my personal listings --- just intriguing properties I've come across that week.

• Feeling nosy about the District of Columbia?
• Feeling nosy about Virginia?
• Feeling nosy about Maryland?

If you know someone who might be interested in this list, please forward it on to him or her. And if there's a listing that you're curious about yourself, just let me know ... and I'll show it to you ... just for the hell of it ... no obligation ... *I promise*. Really. (One of the perks of being the friend of a real estate agent ought to be that you get to freely snoop around other peoples' homes!

Feeling Nosy about DC? VA? MD?

Ok, I know you're probably not planning on moving this very second, but here's this week's list of interesting-looking listings that have just come on the market. Mind you, they may not actually be my personal listings --- just intriguing properties I've come across that week.

• Feeling nosy about the District of Columbia?
• Feeling nosy about Virginia?
• Feeling nosy about Maryland?

If you know someone who might be interested in this list, please forward it on to him or her. And if there's a listing that you're curious about yourself, just let me know ... and I'll show it to you ... just for the hell of it ... no obligation ... *I promise*. Really. (One of the perks of being the friend of a real estate agent ought to be that you get to freely snoop around other peoples' homes!

Feeling Nosy about DC? VA? MD?

Ok, I know you're probably not planning on moving this very second, but here's this week's list of interesting-looking listings that have just come on the market. Mind you, they may not actually be my personal listings --- just intriguing properties I've come across that week.

• Feeling nosy about the District of Columbia?
• Feeling nosy about Virginia?
• Feeling nosy about Maryland?

If you know someone who might be interested in this list, please forward it on to him or her. And if there's a listing that you're curious about yourself, just let me know ... and I'll show it to you ... just for the hell of it ... no obligation ... *I promise*. Really. (One of the perks of being the friend of a real estate agent ought to be that you get to freely snoop around other peoples' homes!

Feeling Nosy about DC? VA? MD?

Ok, I know you're probably not planning on moving this very second, but here's this week's list of interesting-looking listings that have just come on the market. Mind you, they may not actually be my personal listings --- just intriguing properties I've come across that week.

• Feeling nosy about the District of Columbia?
• Feeling nosy about Virginia?
• Feeling nosy about Maryland?

If you know someone who might be interested in this list, please forward it on to him or her. And if there's a listing that you're curious about yourself, just let me know ... and I'll show it to you ... just for the hell of it ... no obligation ... *I promise*. Really. (One of the perks of being the friend of a real estate agent ought to be that you get to freely snoop around other peoples' homes!

Feeling Nosy about DC? VA? MD?

Ok, I know you're probably not planning on moving this very second, but here's this week's list of interesting-looking listings that have just come on the market. Mind you, they may not actually be my personal listings --- just intriguing properties I've come across that week.

• Feeling nosy about the District of Columbia?
• Feeling nosy about Virginia?
• Feeling nosy about Maryland?

If you know someone who might be interested in this list, please forward it on to him or her. And if there's a listing that you're curious about yourself, just let me know ... and I'll show it to you ... just for the hell of it ... no obligation ... *I promise*. Really. (One of the perks of being the friend of a real estate agent ought to be that you get to freely snoop around other peoples' homes!

Feeling Nosy about DC? VA? MD?

Ok, I know you're probably not planning on moving this very second, but here's this week's list of interesting-looking listings that have just come on the market. Mind you, they may not actually be my personal listings --- just intriguing properties I've come across that week.

• Feeling nosy about the District of Columbia?
• Feeling nosy about Virginia?
• Feeling nosy about Maryland?

If you know someone who might be interested in this list, please forward it on to him or her. And if there's a listing that you're curious about yourself, just let me know ... and I'll show it to you ... just for the hell of it ... no obligation ... *I promise*. Really. (One of the perks of being the friend of a real estate agent ought to be that you get to freely snoop around other peoples' homes!

Feeling Nosy About DC? VA? MD?

Ok, I know you're probably not planning on moving this very second, but here's this week's list of interesting-looking listings that have just come on the market. Mind you, they may not actually be my personal listings --- just intriguing properties I've come across that week.

• Feeling nosy about the District of Columbia?
• Feeling nosy about Virginia?
• Feeling nosy about Maryland?

If you know someone who might be interested in this list, please forward it on to him or her. And if there's a listing that you're curious about yourself, just let me know ... and I'll show it to you ... just for the hell of it ... no obligation ... *I promise*. Really. (One of the perks of being the friend of a real estate agent ought to be that you get to freely snoop around other peoples' homes!

Feeling Nosy about DC? VA? MD?

Ok, I know you're probably not planning on moving this very second, but here's this week's list of interesting-looking listings that have just come on the market. Mind you, they may not actually be my personal listings --- just intriguing properties I've come across that week.

• Feeling nosy about the District of Columbia?
• Feeling nosy about Virginia?
• Feeling nosy about Maryland?

If you know someone who might be interested in this list, please forward it on to him or her. And if there's a listing that you're curious about yourself, just let me know ... and I'll show it to you ... just for the hell of it ... no obligation ... *I promise*. Really. (One of the perks of being the friend of a real estate agent ought to be that you get to freely snoop around other peoples' homes!

Feeling Nosy About DC? VA? MD?

Ok, I know you're probably not planning on moving this very second, but here's this week's list of interesting-looking listings that have just come on the market. Mind you, they may not actually be my personal listings --- just intriguing properties I've come across that week.

• Feeling nosy about the District of Columbia?
• Feeling nosy about Virginia?
• Feeling nosy about Maryland?

If you know someone who might be interested in this list, please forward it on to him or her. And if there's a listing that you're curious about yourself, just let me know ... and I'll show it to you ... just for the hell of it ... no obligation ... *I promise*. Really. (One of the perks of being the friend of a real estate agent ought to be that you get to freely snoop around other peoples' homes!

DC Transfer & Recordation Rates to Rise on October 1, 2006

On October 1, 2006, the DC Recordation Tax and the DC Transfer Tax rates will be increasing from 1.1% of the sales price to 1.45% of sales price for transactions with purchase prices of $400,000 and above. (Buyers pay the Recordation Tax and sellers pay the Transfer Tax.)

As a precaution, title companies are advising sellers and buyers with late-September settlements to consider moving those settlements to earlier in the month. (The transaction has to be "on record" with the District no later than October 1st to avoid the higher tax; recordations sometimes takes a few days beyond settlement). Example: A settlement that would occur on Friday, Sept 29th would not be on record with the District until the following week and thus be subject to the higher recordation tax.

After October 1st, the recordation tax on a $500,000 purchase, for example, will be $7,250 --- or, $1,750 HIGHER than under the old rate.

Feeling Nosy about DC? VA? MD?

Ok, I know you're probably not planning on moving this very second, but here's this week's list of interesting-looking listings that have just come on the market. Mind you, they may not actually be my personal listings --- just intriguing properties I've come across that week.

• Feeling nosy about the District of Columbia?
• Feeling nosy about Virginia?
• Feeling nosy about Maryland?

If you know someone who might be interested in this list, please forward it on to him or her. And if there's a listing that you're curious about yourself, just let me know ... and I'll show it to you ... just for the hell of it ... no obligation ... *I promise*. Really. (One of the perks of being the friend of a real estate agent ought to be that you get to freely snoop around other peoples' homes!

Feeling Nosy About DC? VA? MD?

Ok, I know you're probably not planning on moving this very second, but here's this week's list of interesting-looking listings that have just come on the market. Mind you, they may not actually be my personal listings --- just intriguing properties I've come across that week.

• Feeling nosy about the District of Columbia?
• Feeling nosy about Virginia?
• Feeling nosy about Maryland?

If you know someone who might be interested in this list, please forward it on to him or her. And if there's a listing that you're curious about yourself, just let me know ... and I'll show it to you ... just for the hell of it ... no obligation ... *I promise*. Really. (One of the perks of being the friend of a real estate agent ought to be that you get to freely snoop around other peoples' homes!

Feeling Nosy About DC? VA? MD?

Ok, I know you're probably not planning on moving this very second, but here's this week's list of interesting-looking listings that have just come on the market. Mind you, they may not actually be my personal listings --- just intriguing properties I've come across that week.

• Feeling nosy about the District of Columbia?
• Feeling nosy about Virginia?
• Feeling nosy about Maryland?

If you know someone who might be interested in this list, please forward it on to him or her. And if there's a listing that you're curious about yourself, just let me know ... and I'll show it to you ... just for the hell of it ... no obligation ... *I promise*. Really. (One of the perks of being the friend of a real estate agent ought to be that you get to freely snoop around other peoples' homes!

Feeling Nosy About DC? VA? MD?

Ok, I know you're probably not planning on moving this very second, but here's this week's list of interesting-looking listings that have just come on the market. Mind you, they may not actually be my personal listings --- just intriguing properties I've come across that week.

• Feeling nosy about the District of Columbia?
• Feeling nosy about Virginia?
• Feeling nosy about Maryland?

If you know someone who might be interested in this list, please forward it on to him or her. And if there's a listing that you're curious about yourself, just let me know ... and I'll show it to you ... just for the hell of it ... no obligation ... *I promise*. Really. (One of the perks of being the friend of a real estate agent ought to be that you get to freely snoop around other peoples' homes!

Feeling Nosy About DC? VA? MD?

Ok, I know you're probably not planning on moving this very second, but here's this week's list of interesting-looking listings that have just come on the market. Mind you, they may not actually be my personal listings --- just intriguing properties I've come across that week.

• Feeling nosy about the District of Columbia?
• Feeling nosy about Virginia?
• Feeling nosy about Maryland?

If you know someone who might be interested in this list, please forward it on to him or her. And if there's a listing that you're curious about yourself, just let me know ... and I'll show it to you ... just for the hell of it ... no obligation ... *I promise*. Really. (One of the perks of being the friend of a real estate agent ought to be that you get to freely snoop around other peoples' homes!