Why isn’t this house selling? McLean, VA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am so tired of seeing gray walls. Gray is the color of prisons. When we were painting to sell, the agent recommended pale gray and I said absolutely not. I do not want my last memories of this house being me looking at gray walls and thinking prison cell.

So true! This look is so yesterday, seas of white or grey- bleh

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What should be done? How low does the price have to go before it sells?

Add wallpaper, color, close it up so rooms feel more private, add some trees and shrubs and gardens in front, some dark wood would look lovely inside.

[Anonymous]

No one needs 8 bathrooms. You look too showy.

[Anonymous]

I saw this house twice two years ago, when it was priced at $3.6M. For me, it was OK, and the design in line with other new builds in the area that were selling (for better or for worse). I liked the walkout basement and the yard is decently sized. But that price was unrealistic in 2023, as there were simply nicer houses selling for less. And the house didn't fit in well with the neighborhood, which consists mostly of nice but older homes. It seemed like either the neighborhood would take off with developers and there'd be a ton of construction over the years or it wouldn't and the house would be at risk of depreciating.

At $3.15M in 2025 as opposed to $3.6 in 2023, I think it's priced more correctly, but I suspect the above issues and the stigma of its being on the market for two years is driving people away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This one near Mantua is similarly hideous. I can't believe they built this for general sale.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3317-Prosperity-Ave-Fairfax-VA-22031/51838641_zpid/

I see your hideous house and raise you one more hideous house:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1573-Forest-Villa-Ln-Mc-Lean-VA-22101/51758115_zpid/

I don't hate this one. It sold for $4.5M last year.

[Anonymous]

It's too big. It's priced too high. The lot size is great for McLean. Lower the price.

[Anonymous]

Fema flood risk = major 5. Banks may not finance any part of it. Homeowners insurance may be tricky.

[Anonymous]

At risk for flooding.

[Anonymous]

1. It’s dated. Nobody wants grey anymore. People who are willing to put up with design details they don’t like don’t have 2 million to spend on a house.
2. It’s too big. Nobody wants to manage that much house. It’s not a house where you can just have cleaners come regularly. You’ll need a full-time housekeeper. There’s an upper limit to the square footage a typical family is willing to live in, and this is over that limit.
3. Is the pp is right that it’s a big flood risk, then the buyers would have to pay cash. At this point, the builder should just move in and sell their own home.

[Anonymous]

Price

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fema flood risk = major 5. Banks may not finance any part of it. Homeowners insurance may be tricky.

The Virginia Flood Risk Information System gives this house a "minimal" flood risk. It's not in a flood zone per FEMA lookup (It's in FEMA Zone X, aka "minimal risk," and the Zillow listing says there hasn't been a flood event at this address in at least 25 years. The house sucks, but not because it's a flood risk (no matter what the Zillow listing says).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fema flood risk = major 5. Banks may not finance any part of it. Homeowners insurance may be tricky.

The Virginia Flood Risk Information System gives this house a "minimal" flood risk. It's not in a flood zone per FEMA lookup (It's in FEMA Zone X, aka "minimal risk," and the Zillow listing says there hasn't been a flood event at this address in at least 25 years. The house sucks, but not because it's a flood risk (no matter what the Zillow listing says).

Check it again. It's a 5/10= major risk. The banks are not going to lend on it.

[Anonymous]

It looks like it should be a restaurant perched in a mall parking lot.

[Anonymous]

These porch columns are a crime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fema flood risk = major 5. Banks may not finance any part of it. Homeowners insurance may be tricky.

The Virginia Flood Risk Information System gives this house a "minimal" flood risk. It's not in a flood zone per FEMA lookup (It's in FEMA Zone X, aka "minimal risk," and the Zillow listing says there hasn't been a flood event at this address in at least 25 years. The house sucks, but not because it's a flood risk (no matter what the Zillow listing says).

Check it again. It's a 5/10= major risk. The banks are not going to lend on it.

It says that according to the Zillow listing, which also says right below its 5/10 proclamation that it's in a "minimal-risk flood area."

Do not trust Zillow listings for this type of information. If you go to either the FEMA or Virginia state flood-zone lookup, they both say this house is not in a flood zone.