Tag: real estate
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
Annandale homeowners face slight rise in tax assessments
Most Annandale residents can expect a slight increase in their property tax assessments for 2011. The assessed value of residential properties in Annandale (zip code 22003) rose 0.06 percent from 2010, Fairfax County reported. That’s below the countywide increase of 0.71 percent. The average value of assessed residential property in Annandale was $366,097, compared to … 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 on the rise
4836 Kingston Drive, Annandale, is listed at $525,000 The average sales price for homes sold in Annandale (zip code 22003) in December 2011 was $394,325, a 14.7 increase percent from December 2010, reports real estate contributor Vivienne Couts of Coldwell Banker. The average price of attached homes sold in December 2011 was up nearly 13 … Continued
Oliver farmhouse on Gallows Road for sale for $1.65 million
The old Oliver farmhouse, on 4011 Gallows Rd., is on the market for $1.65 million, which raises the possibility the house could be torn down and replaced with infill development. The sales listing on the online site Home Finder says the property offers an “opportunity for up to four million dollar-plus homes.” The 1.54-acre property … 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
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
340 Fairfax County employees are moving to Annandale next June
About 340 Fairfax County employees will be relocated from Falls Church to the Heritage II and III office buildings at 7611 Little River Turnpike in Annandale in about seven months. The move affects these offices: the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board, the Health Department, the Department of Family Services, Neighborhood and Community Services, Department of … Continued
Annandale real estate market slow in August
According to statistics provided by our real estate contributor, Vivianne Couts of Coldwell Banker, the real estate market in Annandale doesn’t seem to be doing that well compared to a year ago. A comparison of August 2011 and August 2010 shows the number of units sold is down about 13 percent, the dollar volume of homes … 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
Annandale home prices rising
Median sales prices in Annandale (zip code 22003) were up an incredible 23 percent over May 2010. But don’t get too excited, Vivienne Couts, the Annandale blog real estate contributor, warns. “Statistics can be misleading. There are fewer condos on the market in the low end (fewer foreclosures) and more higher-end properties selling,” she says. … 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