Tag: housing
Homeowner sees green in Holmes Run Acres
By Liz Kirchner The idea came with the rain—shooting off the broad, low-slung roof of Margaret Garigan’s Annandale house, blasting across the tattered fescue, alopecic moss, and exposed roots of her backyard, gouging gullies through the barren clay, then burrowing under a soggy corner of the neighbor’s fence. Driving to work on those rainy days, … Continued
Annandale real estate report: Feb. 2012
This three-bedroom house at 7041 Bradley Circle, Annandale, is on the market for $415,000 “Sales prices for single-family homes dropped dramatically in February because of a few outliers, but the median sold prices actually increased,” reports Vivianne Couts, of Coldwell Banker. The average price of a home sold in Annandale (zip code 22003) in February … Continued
Neighborhood Spotlight: The Wedgewood
Annandale’s Wedgewood community is the largest affordable housing development in Fairfax County. It has about 670 mostly garden-style apartments with one, two, or three bedrooms. The apartment complex is owned by the county and restricted to households with incomes below 60 percent of the area’s average median income. Renters pay about 30 percent of their … Continued
Annandale home prices up 8 percent in November
Home prices in Annandale (zip code 22003) were up over 8 percent in November 2011 compared to November 2010, reports our real estate contributor, Vivianne Couts of Coldwell Banker. The average sale price was $375,951 last month and $346,007 the same month a year ago. Here are some relevant stats for November 2011, with the … Continued
35 houses planned for property now occupied by Campbell & Ferrara
The Fairfax County Planning Commission is scheduled to hear a proposal for a housing development on the property occupied by the Campbell and Ferarra Nursery. The Mason District Land Use Committee still has some concerns with the proposal and will consider it again at its next meeting Jan 24. The developer, Stanley Martin Homes, wants … Continued
Annandale real estate market showed gains in October
According to statistics provided by our real estate contributor, Vivianne Couts of Coldwell Banker, the housing market in Annandale appears to be picking up, compared to a year ago. In October 2011, the average price of homes sold in zip code 22003 is up 11.3 percent, the average median price of homes sold is up … Continued
Living large in Annandale
3809 Hummer Road, Annandale The average house in Annandale is valued at under $400,000, but for homebuyers with a lot more money to spend, there are pricier options. There’s a huge house on the market at 3809 Hummer Road, for example, with an asking price of $1.175 million, reduced from $1.25 million. It comes with … Continued
Neighborhood Spotlight: Ravensworth-Bristow
Claire Grumbly’s house The Ravensworth-Bristow community in Annandale has gone through a lot of changes since it was developed in the early 1960s—the population is more diverse, the trees have matured, and many houses have been renovated and a few replaced by mcmansions—but some things have not changed. It’s still a great place to raise … Continued
Annandale home sells for $1.9 million
3819 Hillcrest Drive Among the 52 homes sold in Annandale (zip code 22003) in May, a home in the Mill Creek Park subdivision sold for the highest amount – $1.9 million. The house at 3819 Hillcrest Drive, built in 2007, has seven bedrooms and seven bathrooms. The listing price was $1,995,900. Another property that exceeded … Continued
Annandale cat hoarders’ home sold
The Annandale house that belong to a cat hoarder and sheltered more than 160 cats has been sold for $283,000, well below the market value of similar homes in the area, but more than the asking price of 280,000. Realtor Beth Yesford of eVenture Real Estate, based in Reston, said 13 offers were made for … Continued
Neighborhood Spotlight: Sleepy Hollow Woods has hidden charms
Sleepy Hollow Woods is a quiet Annandale neighborhood between Columbia Pike, Sleepy Hollow Road, Chanel Road, and Holmes Run. It’s full of well-kept ramblers, split levels, and bilevels, most of them built between 1959 and 1961. But hidden from view, in the middle of a block, is a remnant from the past, when the land here … Continued
Talltree South condos honored for excellence in governance
TheTalltree South Condominium of Annandale was honored by the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI) as the 2010 “Medium Association of the Year.” The award, presented at the institute’s conference and expo in March, recognizes communities that demonstrate excellence in all facets of association operations and governance. The CAI awards are based on … Continued
It’s a good time to buy – and sell – in Annandale, real estate leader says
Todd It’s a great time to both buy and sell real estate in Annandale—and throughout Fairfax County—says Christine Todd, chief executive officer of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR). Of course, that’s what you’d expect a realtor to say, but Todd has plenty of data to back up her optimistic predictions. Speaking at the … Continued
Home prices in Annandale up 5.5 percent from a year ago
The dollar value of real estate sold in Annandale (zip code 22003) in February 2011 is up 5.5 percent over February 2010, reports Vivianne Couts of Coldwell Banker. The average price of a home sold in February 2011 was $347,357, compared to $314,404 in February 2010, a 10.5 percent increase. A total of 42 units … Continued
Blog photo spurs homeowners to clean up
6464 Lakewood Drive The owner of the house pictured in a February blog post about a Mason District Council forum on property maintenance wants Annandale blog readers to know she and her husband spruced up the façade. The house, at 6364 Lakewood Drive, is in the Belvedere neighborhood, Falls Church, in the Mason District. It … Continued