What is the market like in North Arlington?

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Anonymous wrote:Trying to decide whether to accept a job outside of the DC area, so that would require us to sell our house. It's a well-maintained SFH and comparable homes have sold for about $1.4 million in the past two years. But with all the federal government and contractor cutbacks, we're worried about putting the house for sale and not getting any bites. Our realtor says the market remains strong, but she also wants us to sell. Interested in your thoughts.

Which schools? Bedrooms? Baths? Go to redfin, enter search filters and click on sold. North ARL market is strong for the ARL classics where the buyer might need to put in new kitchen and baths retaining the footprint and plumbing lines. They go under contract in like 1 week and have been closing over list. Elementary schools were Jamestown and Discovery - HS Yorktown.

You get buyers looking in Mclean and North Arlington but in ARL you don't get over crowded schools/trailers/potential for your kids to be present during multi year renovation if that ever happens for Mclean HS.

Won’t you net more money if you renovate the kitchen before selling?

No in OPs case just sell fast and move on. A lot of buyers would do a more extensive remodel and won't value your effort. It's a new era.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trying to decide whether to accept a job outside of the DC area, so that would require us to sell our house. It's a well-maintained SFH and comparable homes have sold for about $1.4 million in the past two years. But with all the federal government and contractor cutbacks, we're worried about putting the house for sale and not getting any bites. Our realtor says the market remains strong, but she also wants us to sell. Interested in your thoughts.

Which schools? Bedrooms? Baths? Go to redfin, enter search filters and click on sold. North ARL market is strong for the ARL classics where the buyer might need to put in new kitchen and baths retaining the footprint and plumbing lines. They go under contract in like 1 week and have been closing over list. Elementary schools were Jamestown and Discovery - HS Yorktown.

You get buyers looking in Mclean and North Arlington but in ARL you don't get over crowded schools/trailers/potential for your kids to be present during multi year renovation if that ever happens for Mclean HS.

Won’t you net more money if you renovate the kitchen before selling?

No in OPs case just sell fast and move on. A lot of buyers would do a more extensive remodel and won't value your effort. It's a new era.

Many well-off buyers want their own custom high end fixtures, built-ins, lighting design, etc. They'll just rip out any improvements you make.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You won't be able to get a house in North Arlington for $1.4.
Looked at a house listed at $1.275 and it went for $1.425. Floors were a disaster, no basement and smelled of smoke.

Nah, we bought a move in ready SFH in N Arlington for under $1M in 2025 (pretty big lot too). If you don’t limit yourself to 22207 there’s options under $1M.

Not in 22201. There are homes down to around 1.5 mil on busy four-lane Washington Blvd.

i mean, duh.

22201 is the most expensive zip code per SF in Arlington bc it's near amenities and transit. It's always a safe bet- the land is so valuable.

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Anonymous wrote:You won't be able to get a house in North Arlington for $1.4.
Looked at a house listed at $1.275 and it went for $1.425. Floors were a disaster, no basement and smelled of smoke.

Nah, we bought a move in ready SFH in N Arlington for under $1M in 2025 (pretty big lot too). If you don’t limit yourself to 22207 there’s options under $1M.

Not in 22201. There are homes down to around 1.5 mil on busy four-lane Washington Blvd.

i mean, duh.

22201 is the most expensive zip code per SF in Arlington bc it's near amenities and transit. It's always a safe bet- the land is so valuable.

My hot take is anything around the orange line corridor in N Arlington will outpace 22207 (minus Waverly Hills) in the long-run because younger buyers want more walkability / density / proximity to amenities like trails. 22201 is already hot and 22203 plus 22205 close to EFC should soar over time too as they keep pushing development further down Wilson.

[Anonymous]

No one that is trying to get into the close-in Arlington/McLean/Chevy/Bethesda/upper NW DC neighborhoods wants to admit it, but the market in those areas is as strong as ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trying to decide whether to accept a job outside of the DC area, so that would require us to sell our house. It's a well-maintained SFH and comparable homes have sold for about $1.4 million in the past two years. But with all the federal government and contractor cutbacks, we're worried about putting the house for sale and not getting any bites. Our realtor says the market remains strong, but she also wants us to sell. Interested in your thoughts.

We've just moved here and started looking in N Arlington in that price point, so I would love to know more about the house. From what I'm seeing, houses that are priced right and are in good condition - even if they need updates - sell fairly quickly. The ones that are sitting are overpriced. If you have an actual back yard and/or a garage, those do really well. I am a realtor from Atlanta and the market is very different there. The market here isn't stalling nearly as badly as Atlanta. Arlington is such a small area and inventory is low right now, so if you price it right (for what's going on now and not how houses were selling early this year) you'll do well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh I read wrong. If you are selling at that price point, you will most likely have a bidding war unless you are in a Kenmore or something.

A house in our neighborhood zoned for Kenmore just sold for $2.1 M. The people have three kids and other people in our neighborhood do too. The people who are afraid of exposing their kids to other cultures and economic classes are doing a disservice to them. The Gen Alphas are going to be entering an economy where most of the employers will be second or third generation immigrants -- from construction to tech to even politics, it is not the all American employer profile of even 20 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Put it on Redfin. So msny houses around us sell that way in your rsnge.

Sweetie, to "put it on Redfin" it has to be listed in the Multiple Listing Service through a real estate agent. The consumer lawsuit that was suppose to make consumers smarter about home buying did not make a dent in the ignorance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh I read wrong. If you are selling at that price point, you will most likely have a bidding war unless you are in a Kenmore or something.

A house in our neighborhood zoned for Kenmore just sold for $2.1 M. The people have three kids and other people in our neighborhood do too. The people who are afraid of exposing their kids to other cultures and economic classes are doing a disservice to them. The Gen Alphas are going to be entering an economy where most of the employers will be second or third generation immigrants -- from construction to tech to even politics, it is not the all American employer profile of even 20 years ago.

Ashlawn is wonderful (we see the kids biking to school on the Bluemont Trail and it’s like a Disney movie). W&L is great too. Kenmore isn’t great but if you’re paying $2M+ for a house and not overextending to do so, you can probably pay for private middle school. The catholics are around $10K / kid / year and you’ve got Congressional 10 min away too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Put it on Redfin. So msny houses around us sell that way in your rsnge.

Sweetie, to "put it on Redfin" it has to be listed in the Multiple Listing Service through a real estate agent. The consumer lawsuit that was suppose to make consumers smarter about home buying did not make a dent in the ignorance.

Redfin is a discount brokerage so putting it on Redfin gets it into MLS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Put it on Redfin. So msny houses around us sell that way in your rsnge.

Sweetie, to "put it on Redfin" it has to be listed in the Multiple Listing Service through a real estate agent. The consumer lawsuit that was suppose to make consumers smarter about home buying did not make a dent in the ignorance.

Redfin is a discount brokerage so putting it on Redfin gets it into MLS.

It sure does.
--Sweetie

PS Redfin isn't VRBO, Honeycakes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh I read wrong. If you are selling at that price point, you will most likely have a bidding war unless you are in a Kenmore or something.

A house in our neighborhood zoned for Kenmore just sold for $2.1 M. The people have three kids and other people in our neighborhood do too. The people who are afraid of exposing their kids to other cultures and economic classes are doing a disservice to them. The Gen Alphas are going to be entering an economy where most of the employers will be second or third generation immigrants -- from construction to tech to even politics, it is not the all American employer profile of even 20 years ago.

Ashlawn is wonderful (we see the kids biking to school on the Bluemont Trail and it’s like a Disney movie). W&L is great too. Kenmore isn’t great but if you’re paying $2M+ for a house and not overextending to do so, you can probably pay for private middle school. The catholics are around $10K / kid / year and you’ve got Congressional 10 min away too.

Lots of kids leave for private high school instead of W&L fyi, and they are not $10k.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh I read wrong. If you are selling at that price point, you will most likely have a bidding war unless you are in a Kenmore or something.

A house in our neighborhood zoned for Kenmore just sold for $2.1 M. The people have three kids and other people in our neighborhood do too. The people who are afraid of exposing their kids to other cultures and economic classes are doing a disservice to them. The Gen Alphas are going to be entering an economy where most of the employers will be second or third generation immigrants -- from construction to tech to even politics, it is not the all American employer profile of even 20 years ago.

Second and third generation immigrants are Americans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh I read wrong. If you are selling at that price point, you will most likely have a bidding war unless you are in a Kenmore or something.

A house in our neighborhood zoned for Kenmore just sold for $2.1 M. The people have three kids and other people in our neighborhood do too. The people who are afraid of exposing their kids to other cultures and economic classes are doing a disservice to them. The Gen Alphas are going to be entering an economy where most of the employers will be second or third generation immigrants -- from construction to tech to even politics, it is not the all American employer profile of even 20 years ago.

And that's literally the most expensive house sold in the Kenmore district in the past year. If it was in 22207 it would have been closer to $3m.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh I read wrong. If you are selling at that price point, you will most likely have a bidding war unless you are in a Kenmore or something.

A house in our neighborhood zoned for Kenmore just sold for $2.1 M. The people have three kids and other people in our neighborhood do too. The people who are afraid of exposing their kids to other cultures and economic classes are doing a disservice to them. The Gen Alphas are going to be entering an economy where most of the employers will be second or third generation immigrants -- from construction to tech to even politics, it is not the all American employer profile of even 20 years ago.

And that's literally the most expensive house sold in the Kenmore district in the past year. If it was in 22207 it would have been closer to $3m.

There’s 1 pending for $2.4 and another pending for $2.5 and another coming up soon right on trail for $2.45 - yes it’s cheaper than 22207 for a new build but mid 2s is nothing to scoff at - that’s still something like $15-17K / month with 20% down. All zoned for Kenmore too.