The Palisades is a residential neighborhood in far Northwest DC, sitting above the C&O Canal and Potomac River with Foxhall to the east and Chain Bridge Road marking much of its western edge. It is an area that tends to attract buyers w...
There is no universal rule for what counts as too long, because it varies by price range, neighborhood, and what is happening in the market at a given time. As a general benchmark, if your home has been listed for more than 30 days without ...
Real estate markets are typically described as favoring buyers, favoring sellers, or sitting somewhere in between. A seller's market means demand exceeds supply. Homes sell quickly, often with multiple offers, and sellers have leverage. A b...
Most buyers and sellers in DC work with the first agent they meet, often through a referral or because the agent reached out first. That is not necessarily wrong, but it means a lot of people never actually compare their options or ask the ...
Wesley Heights sits in upper Northwest DC, bordered by Foxhall and the Palisades. It is one of those neighborhoods that does not always get top billing in national real estate coverage, but buyers who know the area tend to know it well. The...
The inspection contingency gives you the opportunity to learn about the actual condition of a home before you are fully committed to buying it. That is valuable regardless of how well-maintained a property looks during showings. Visual impr...
A lot of DC residents rent for years longer than they originally planned. The city's rental market is strong enough that it is genuinely competitive with owning in certain neighborhoods and price ranges, at least in the short term. But the ...
People sometimes ask why DC home prices do not behave like markets in other major cities. The short answer is that DC's housing market is structurally different, and those differences tend to create a floor under prices even when national t...
The top end of the DC market has changed over the past two years. Buyers at the $2M+ price point are more deliberate now, and sellers know it. There are more choices than there were in 2021 or 2022, but quality homes in the right locations ...
The Palisades sits in upper northwest DC along MacArthur Boulevard, bordered by the C&O Canal to the south and Foxhall to the east. It has a different feel than most DC neighborhoods -- quieter, more wooded, with a street pattern that d...
