Why Is This Wesley Heights House Not Selling?

[Anonymous]

I love this house in Wesley Heights, but notice that it has been on the market for a while.

http://franklymls.com/DC8001905

Any thoughts as to why it hasn't sold already? Any chance it will still be on the market in 2015 when we might be ready to move back to the city?

[Anonymous]

one possible reason: folks with young kids may prefer a house with a back that opens on to the ground level. Yes, the deck is big, but the backyard can seem far away if the mom/dad/caregiver are in the kitchen and kid(s) want to play in the yard. I've heard this mentioned enough in my neighborhood to wager that could be the reason.

[Anonymous]

My guess is that it's over-priced for the size. This one has sat on the market a while too and appears to be pretty similar (but priced less):

http://homes.longandfoster.com/Real-Estate/PropertyDetails.aspx?3114-45TH-ST-NW-WASHINGTON-DC-20016&mlsCompanyID=2&mlsNumber=DC7785993

[Anonymous]

First one on Lowell is overpriced by about 150,000. Second one is smaller.

[Anonymous]

It's lovely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love this house in Wesley Heights, but notice that it has been on the market for a while.

http://franklymls.com/DC8001905

Any thoughts as to why it hasn't sold already? Any chance it will still be on the market in 2015 when we might be ready to move back to the city?

The price duh

[Anonymous]

I love it!! Bummer I'm not looking to move!

[Anonymous]

Sometimes houses in that price range take awhile. The pool of buyers is much smaller than sub $800K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes houses in that price range take awhile. The pool of buyers is much smaller than sub $800K.

OP - I get that part, but I like this house and thought Wesley Heights was a fairly hot area. Maybe the house isn't that big, and I thought the poster who made the comment about the back yard had a good point.

We're in McLean, and likely to stay there for several years to come, but this house caught my eye in perusing RE listings. I guess I feel like, because I liked it, it should be under contract by now to validate my own judgment, but it doesn't always work out that way.

[Anonymous]

Well, as a neighbor, I would say it is small for the area, although well done. This block of Lowell is a less desirable section of WH because many of the houses are on the smaller side for WH. It should probably priced closer to 1.69 million.

[Anonymous]

Overpriced and small children and or drunken adults will fall to a violent painful death off the edge of steep porches and balconies. "and just then, Muffy took the three steps backward to spread her arms to say 'this big!' and she landed neck first on the cobblestone below...'

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love this house in Wesley Heights, but notice that it has been on the market for a while.

http://franklymls.com/DC8001905

Any thoughts as to why it hasn't sold already? Any chance it will still be on the market in 2015 when we might be ready to move back to the city?

Could be the location, apparently there are quite a few power-couples in that neighborhood--a deal breaker if there ever was one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love this house in Wesley Heights, but notice that it has been on the market for a while.

http://franklymls.com/DC8001905

Any thoughts as to why it hasn't sold already? Any chance it will still be on the market in 2015 when we might be ready to move back to the city?

Could be the location, apparently there are quite a few power-couples in that neighborhood--a deal breaker if there ever was one.

Seems like we'd be OK if we promised to park only in front of our own house and to gush over their own family portraits and sun rooms.