I am holding a pre-market Broker’s (real estate agents) Open on June 6, 2017 for this lovely N. Arlington home. If you are not an agent and would like a preview of this home, please contact me at janejensen@comcast.net or call/text 571-228-5656. This lovely N. Arlington real estate will go quickly. 
Open House Sunday April 9 1-4 1/2 Acre private property in Alexandria
Beautiful large colonial with two car garage situated on a private 1/2 acre lot. Large outdoor pavilion with built in grill and smoker. Play set for kids, gardens, sheds and more. This fantastic home is listed for $699,900. You will not want to miss the chance to see this home. Property lots are in Alexandria City and Fairfax. 2508 Chambliss St. Alexandria, Va.
Open House in Falls Church City, Va
210 Midvale St. Falls Church, Va 22046. A wonderful new home for your new year. Please join Leslie Hutchison and me at this wonderful home from 1-4 today. 4 bedrooms up and 2 full baths plus 2 half baths. Check out the beautifully landscaped large lot. If you have shopped real estate in Falls Church City you know this is a terrific value at $1,050,000 and will not last.
Ready to move into or at this price you can spend a little $$$ and make it all you want. New neutral paint, beautiful moldings, floors have been refinished. 3 fireplaces! Beautiful sun room addition on upper level for office, playroom, craft room etc. Screened porch (you know you love that!) Falls Church City amenities including award winning schools. It’s all waiting for you. 210 Midvale St. Falls Church, Va. Call 571-228-5656 or email janejensen@comcast.net for more information.
Arlington, Va. June 2016 Real Estate Statistics
Here are the real estate statistics for Arlington, Va for June 2016. Note that these statistics are taken from MLS sales and will not include for sale by owner sales or person to person transactions.
Takeaways:
Total volume is down year over year. If we look a little deeper into those numbers we’ll see that the price of detached homes is up, while the number of sold homes is down. Inventory is also down year over year so this tells us that sellers are getting more for their homes during a time of reduced inventory. The reduced inventory of detached homes is keeping the total sold volume down more then the prices.
The same cannot be said for attached homes (townhomes and condos). While the # of detached units sold went up, the prices came down almost 10%. This is a signal to buyers that now might be a time where you can negotiate a bit on that condo if the unit is priced at or above recent market. Sellers should also be cognizant of this trend when pricing their home. If you are looking for a quick sale, consider pricing your home at or just below market.
Statistics are available for other Northern Virginia counties as well as Washington, DC. If you are interested in these numbers send me an email at janejensen@comcast.net or call 571-228-5656 and I will get you the stats.
Open 1-3 6238 22nd Rd. N. N. Arlington
Walk to EFC metro and Westover Village. Quiet cul-de-sac. 3 beds/2 Baths. Offered at $699,000. Open 1-3 today. No sign at top of cul-de-sac so use your GPS.
Arlington, Va Real Estate Statistics for February 2016
The real estate statistics are in. February is often a slow month and this is reflected in the sales volume. Year over year volume was down a little over 10% to $80.8M from $90.2M. The average sold price crept up just slightly from $601,964 to $607,690. Not enough volume or price change to reflect a significant trend. Units sold dropped to 133 from 150 and average days on market went from 63 to 74. Attached homes sold price went from $920,279 to $874,541 a drop of almost 5% and attached average sold price went from $465,975 to $496,975 up 6.75%.
As a seller if you are going to take anything away from these #s
you might think that you should consider listing your detached home at recent comps and if you’ve got a condo you may be looking at a little bit more if prices keep going up.
There is not enough volume in February to make any real trend predictions though so we’ll have to keep a lookout for March statistics to see where the spring market is heading.
Free Peeps at the Westover Farmers Market in Arlington
Many of you know that I am one of the original sponsors for our local Westover Farmer Market in Arlington, Va., and this is my third year as a sponsor. The market is a great service to the community and I am proud to be associated with it. All of the vendors come from within a 125 mile radius so when they say the produce is fresh and local…they mean it. It’s located at the intersection of Mckinley and Washington Blvd.
It’s a slow day with the cold weather but stop by and see some of great vendors including bakeries, produce and Number One Son’s pickled products (you must try the Kim Chee…seriously, it’s my favorite…just don’t breathe on anyone afterwards. The garlic is intense, yum).
Please stop by the Sponsors booth where you can pick up a package of free Peeps courtesy of me! The man in the photo is Robert Swenson who is the markets Marketing Manager and the two ladies are volunteers and from Yorktown High. Stop by and say hello and thank them for manning the booth on this cold spring morning. Happy Peep-ing.
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Coming Soon: Arlington Bungalow near Clarendon
Love Craftsman style homes? I do. Large windows, beautiful molding? Me too. If you’re like me you’re going to love this classic Arlington, Va. home originally built in 1922. Long time owners raised their family here. It’s being freshly painted, highlighting all that beautiful 1922 molding. This home has been updated but all the things you love about the classic bungalow are there. Welcoming front porch, large living room with wood burning fireplace, spacious dining room with gorgeous windows. 5+ bedrooms. The 3 upstairs bedrooms include a master with large sitting room (maybe a future luxury bath or walk in closet?). 2 bedrooms plus a full bath on the main level. Lower level has a family room, a room used as a bedroom and a kitchenette (sink and refrigerator).
All of this and the home sits on a 15,777 square ft flat lot. If you don’t know how big this is you haven’t been looking at Arlington, Va real estate for long. In a neighborhood of 5000-10,000 sq. ft lots, this is an incredible find. Imagine what you could do with that.
All of this within .7miles of the Clarendon metro and all of the shopping, restaurants and other activities that the area has to offer.
The home will be coming on the market the first week of March. It will be priced between $1.2M-$1.3M. Be on the look out…or call me to see 571-228-5656. janejensen@comcast.net. Your Arlington, Va real estate specialist.
3205 N. Pershing Dr. Arlington, Va.
Home on Valentine’s Day
There it is. That lovely saying…Home is where the heart is.
Long before I became a realtor, I loved houses….no, that’s not really correct…I loved homes. A home is a place for people to live whether it’s already been lived in or will be soon. A house…well a house can be any structure. As a realtor, I don’t know if I am unique in this..but every home I go into has a feeling to it. Sometimes it’s a happy home, and sometimes it’s not. I can walk into a home and say to myself…”divorce”, or “having a baby”, or something else. I generally keep these thoughts to myself as “knowing” the reason for the sale seems presumptuous even to me. Almost without exception I’m right. I don’t know if it’s a sixth sense or it’s a vibe a house puts out that most people just don’t pay attention to. But..for me, it’s always there.
I think a home absorbs the energy of the person(s) living there and even if the furnishing are long gone…something of the people who lived there gets left behind.
So, on Valentine’s Day, I am sending wishes and hopes that your home is filled with laughter, good friends, great loves, warm tidings and chocolate (dark for me but if you really think that milk chocolate is chocolate…well, it’s all yours).
And, if you haven’t found the home that you can fill with all the good energy you have coming to you…here’s a list of open houses today. If you would like some help falling in love with your new home, just give me a shout. 571-228-5656. janejensen@comcast.net. And, don’t forget to click the subscribe button at the top of the page to keep up on all the latest real estate news.
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What makes Arlington a world class community?
This video about Arlington, Va. was created a few years ago but is still exceptionally relevant today. I’ve lived here for 25 years and the reasons people cite in this video for loving this community, are the reasons I stay.
Arlington is exceptionally welcoming, diverse and friendly. It’s committed to providing residents with a safe, comfortable environment. Some other things I’ve personally noted is the commitment to the environment, making Arlington, Va. walker and biker friendly, community space, education, art and culture.
As an Arlington, Va. realtor I’ve long noted the different flavors different neighborhoods within our small geography have. And..it’s been interesting to watch various neighborhoods change and evolve over the years. When I moved here the Shirlington neighborhood did not even exist as a town center and Clarendon was a few bars (Remember when Bardos had a car going through their front window?), a Sears and a bike store. Times have changed and almost without exception (I do miss Queen Bee…that fabulous Vietnamese Restaurant) the changes have been well managed and great for the community. I continue to love living here and you will too. What is it that you think makes Arlington great? I would love to hear your comments.
Arlington Virginia Real Estate 