DC, MD, VA Open Houses: September 15-16

In the hyperlinks below I've attached open houses scheduled in MRIS this weekend for DC, Arlington, Alexandria, and the close-in Montgomery County suburbs.

• All results are sorted in order of list price for easy reference.
• Globe and camera icons next to individual listings show maps and photos.
• All property types are included: condos/coops, single-family homes, townhouses, semi-detached homes, etc.

Washington, DC

• Saturday, September 15 - 47 opens
• Sunday, September 16 - 306 opens

Arlington

• Saturday, September 15 - 10 opens
• Sunday, September 16 - 98 opens

Alexandria

• Saturday, September 15 - 9 opens
• Sunday, September 16 - 95 opens

Montgomery County
Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Potomac, Rockville, Silver Spring, Takoma Park

• Saturday, September 15 - 44 opens
• Sunday, September 16 - 205 opens

Washington Housing Market Data

September 10: The Real Estate Business Intelligence report on the DC Metro Area -- with data through August 2012 -- was released September 10. RBI methodology shows DC Metro home prices increased 8.1% over August 2011, sales rose 6.4%.


September 5: The latest Clear Capital Home Data Index Market Report -- with data through August 2012 -- was released September 5. Clear Capital methodology shows DC, Arlington, and Alexandria home prices rose 12.4% over August 2011. By comparison U.S. home prices increased 2.9%.


September 4: The CoreLogic Home Price Index -- reporting data through July 2012 -- was released September 4. CoreLogic methodology shows DC home prices rose 5.8% over July 2011, DC Metro Area prices increased 4.5%. Nationwide home prices rose 3.8%.


August 28: The latest Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller Home Price Index -- reporting data through June 2012 -- was released August 28. S&P methodology shows DC Metro Area home prices increased 3.9% over June 2011 compared to a nationwide increase of 1.2%.


August 28: The CoreLogic® National Foreclosure Report -- with data through July 2012 -- was released August 28. Washington has the 2nd lowest foreclosure rate nationwide. The District's foreclosure inventory is 2.2%.


For more information on how to interpret sales statistics check out my recent blog post How to Evaluate Housing Reports which discusses important differences in research methodology and how it impacts numbers for the local Washington area.

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