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First Open House: Sunday, July 21, 2013 from 1-4pm.4523 Sleaford Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
Don’t miss this fabulous new listing, within short walking distance to downtown Bethesda, Metro, BCC High School, the Capital Crescent Trail, shops, Round House Theatre, tennis courts, and more! A sturdy house in a truly convenient location. With 3 bedrooms and 1.75 baths, the house has been Read more
What an exciting weekend! Marcie is going to hold our second new listing open. It’s a cool mid-century modern house with tons of space (5 bedrooms, 3 full baths, huge family room and screened porch) in Bradley Park. Come see – we just prepared some pretty cool handouts… If this is your style, you will just love it! Listed for $799,000.
You’ll find a lot of blogs out there promoting the most expensive, luxurious and exclusive listings in Bethesda, Maryland… but not too many agents focus in on the least expensive offerings. We are the exception!
Not surprisingly, most of these homes are pretty close to 495. You’ll find that properties close to large arteries or highways are often priced about 10-15% less than their quieter counterparts.
#4: 6206 Hollins Drive, $649,000
Big house. You get lots of space for your money. 4 bedrooms and 4 full baths, in fact. It’s got a lovely screened porch. The house is dated. There’s parquet flooring on the main level. Sloped, large yard (away from the house!). Tiled lower level with multiple rooms and a full bath. Basement apartment potential? Some updates in the bathrooms. Newer HVAC. Days on market: 56[space]
#3: 6810 Renita Lane, $645,000
4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. Built in 1962… and it sort of feels like a 1960’s house. Lots of brass and carpeting. Super clean. Updated kitchen. Nice yard. Backs to freeway… no way around it. Across the street from Stratton Woods, which is a huge, undeveloped parcel of land with nothing on it. Unfinished basement. Lots of space. Days on market: 163[space]
#2: 9523 Ewing Drive, $619,500
This one is my favorite. Lovely cape cod with 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths. Updated kitchen open to dining room. Expanded living room with pretty hardwood flooring and fireplace. Master bedroom addition with decent closet space, overlooking back yard. 2 more bedrooms and a full bath on the second floor. Finished basement. Glorious screened porch. Days on market: 9[space]
AND THE WINNER IS…..#1: 5807 Ryland Drive, $599,000
A smaller version of Ewing (no bedroom addition), without the finesse. Updated kitchen with corian counters and pretty white cabinets. Corner lot, which provides lots of space, but not much privacy. All the walls are cream-colored or white. Lacks pizzazz. Fenced yard. Basement is finished but a bit of a disappointment. 4 bedrooms and 3 full baths. Days on market: 7[space]
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Nothing, really. The one house that came on the market last week pretty much sold immediately — reportedly with four or five offers. That was not a surprise — the place It was not only pretty, bright and move-in ready, it was also very well priced. In short: it was the kind of house we’re lacking in our slim inventory.
Every agent we talk to in this area has the same complaint: there’s not a whole lot we can offer. We all seem to have plenty of eager buyers and little we can pull out of the hat for them — at least that’s the case in the neighborhoods many of them are hoping to move to: Chevy Chase, close-in Silver Spring, Colonial Village, Shepherd Park, Takoma Park, Bethesda, Northwest DC.
Rock Creek Forest makes no exception. To the contrary, it seems to be worse here because in many ways, we have the best of all worlds: Chevy Chase schools, Silver Spring prices, DC commute. If you have had any thoughts of selling, now might be the time. There will be little competition out there, and a lot of demand.
So, no new listings for this weekend! 2635 Colston Drive and the Derby Ridge Lane townhouse are the only two houses for sale right now. The situation with rental houses is similar: A new rental on East West Highway earlier this week was gone within a few days. A total of four houses are under contract.
To see the homes for sale in Rock Creek Forest, click here. If you are generally interested in buying a home in RCF or another neighborhood, click here.
Happy Labor Weekend to all of you — see you at the pool!
There are currently 17 active detached, single-family listings in Chevy Chase, DC 20015. They range in price from $725,000 all the way up to $2,250,000. We’re here to talk about the three cheapest listings. So, here’s the skinny:
7037 Wyndale Street NW. Currently listed at $767,000 with Prudential PenFed Realty. Days on market: 466. Originally listed at $819,900. While not exactly close to the Connecticut corridor, this house has a lot of good things going for it. Pretty hardwood floors, an eat-in kitchen with granite counter tops. Screened porch. Huge walk-out basement with high ceilings and good light. It doesn’t have much of a back yard, but does offer up a pretty stone patio. One of the first floor bedrooms, just off of the kitchen, can function as a family room or office. The landscaping is attractive. It’s a pretty decent house at a very decent price. BTW, the most expensive house for sale in Chevy Chase, DC sits right next door. As of 9/4 UNDER CONTRACT[space]
2975 McKinley Street NW. Currently listed at $745,000 with Long & Foster. Days on market: 25. Pretty fireplace and wood flooring. Modestly updated kitchen. Funky family room with laminate tile at the back of the house. Half bath on the main floor adds a nice touch. Unfinished walk-out basement with decent head room. The garage eats into the back yard, but hey, it has a garage! One of the bedrooms shares the same unfortunate shape as the family room, though it does have a full bath, for a total of 2-full baths on the second floor. Of the three listings, this one is the closest to shops along Connecticut Avenue. As of 9/4 STILL AVAILABLE [space]
And the winner is… 6687 32nd Place NW. Currently listed at $725,000 with WC & AN Miller/Long & Foster. Days on market: 61. Originally listed at $749,000. Pretty brick colonial with 1-car garage and screened porch. It also has 25 steps from the street to the front door. Ouch. Sunny living room, and a decently sized dining room. Truly updated galley kitchen with new cabinets, granite, and a gas range. Partially finished basement (with a fireplace!) with access to the garage. Half bath on the main floor in the paneled office/family room. The second floor is where things get squirrelly. An entry to the 3rd bedroom was closed off for some reason, and the access is now through the master bedroom. Technically, without its own entrance, it cannot be called a bedroom. An unfortunate update. Via this strange 3rd bedroom is access to a walk-up attic which serves as a large closet. Some pluses, some minuses. Still, for the price, it’s a nice entry into the neighborhood. As of 9/4 UNDER CONTRACT[space]
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Bethesda MD 20816 is home to a lot of pricey neighborhoods. In 2011, the average sales price for homes in the 20816 zip code was $859,135 with a total of 213 sales. Popular neighborhoods within 20816 include: Glen Echo Heights, Woodacre, Westmoreland Hills, Sumner, Westhaven, Brookdale, Greenacres, Springfield, Brookmont, & Tulip Hill. Check out the map of 20816.
As of August 1, 2012, the top three CHEAPEST single family homes within the area are….
5204 Sangamore Road. Brick cape on a somewhat busy corridor. Big lot at 12,000 s.f. 2-car garage with breezeway to house. Screened porch (gotta love that!). Older kitchen. Pretty hardwood floors. 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths and 2 half baths. Requires 24-hours notice to show, so plan ahead. Located in Glen Echo Heights. Listed with Prestige Properties. Days on Market: 64
6008 Namakagen Road. Brick and siding cape with 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. 1-car attached garage. Needs a lot of TLC. Kitchen looks original. Big family room over garage. Good space on the first floor, including a sun room off the kitchen. I think there are probably some decent hardwood floors under the aged carpet. Baths look original. Decent space for the $ and the neighborhood. Located in Glen Echo Heights. Listed with Allied Realty. Days on Market: 0
5119 Westridge Road. This one is cute. Sits on a private cul-de-sac. Within walking distance to Westbrook Elementary School. 4 bedrooms, 2 full and 2 half baths. Older kitchen, but by no stretch original (1970s?). Gleaming hardwood floors. Nice family room off of the kitchen. Spacious basement with covered patio. Only complaint… yard is sloped an not easily used. Upside: it’s woody and private. Located in Westhaven. Listed with McEnearney Associates. Started off at $769,000. Days on Market: 50
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