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Listing of the Day: 3959 26th Street N.

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Address: 3959 26th Street N.
Neighborhood: Donaldson Run
Listed: $1,025,000
Open: Sunday, May 9, 1-4 p.m.

Located on a quiet cul-de-sac, this newly renovated home is well sited on an 8,900-square-foot lot backing to trees. Add a second floor or expand from the back to take advantage of the beautiful, level lot.

A door from the driveway opens directly into the new kitchen, which features white cabinets, quartz countertops and stainless appliances. More storage is available in the adjoining pantry. The focal point of the living room is the wood-burning fireplace, while the dining room is separated from the kitchen by a versatile breakfast bar. Three bedrooms are on this level along with a newly renovated bath with a deep tub, large vanity and additional built-in storage. Gleaming wood floors, double pane windows, fresh paint and lighting give the home a polished look.

High ceilings and tall windows in the lower level make the rec room inviting for media, play, sports and games. With a fully renovated bath on this level, the rec room doubles as a private space for a guest or distance learner. A second room may be used as a home office, workshop or gym. Additional storage is in the large laundry and utility room, and the extra fridge offers you the needed room after a Target run. Coretec LFV flooring provides a durable surface, particularly as the basement opens directly to the new patio and yard with new landscaping.

Walk to Donaldson Run Rec Association’s pool and tennis courts along with Potomac Overlook Regional Park organic garden, picnic pavilion, summer programs for children and scouts, and nature trails with room to roam.

Listed by:
Betsy Twigg
McEnearney Associates
703-967-4391
[email protected]
www.betsytwigg.com

Open Houses in Arlington This Weekend

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Looking for a home? There are plenty of houses and condos open for viewing this weekend.

Check out the Arlington Realty website for a full list of homes for sale and open houses in Arlington. Here are a few highlights:

3534 N. Somerset Street
6 BD/9 BA single-family home
Agent: Compass
Listed: $2,995,000
Open: Sunday, 2-4 p.m.

 

3188 Key Blvd
3 BD/3 BA, 1 half bath single-family home
Agent: Houwzer Realtors
Listed: $1,950,000
Open: Saturday, 1-4 p.m.

 

1700 Clarendon Blvd #157
2 BD/2 BA, 1 half bath condo
Agent: TTR Sothebys International Realty
Listed: $1,575,000
Open: Sunday, 2-4 p.m.

 

432 N. Nelson Street
4 BD/3 BA single-family home
Agent: Keller Williams Realty
Listed: $1,199,900
Open: Saturday and Sunday, 1-3 p.m.

 

3406 Military Road
5 BD/3 BA single-family home
Agent: Keller Williams Realty
Listed: $949,900
Open: Saturday and Sunday, 2-4 p.m.

 

4121 11th Place N.
3 BD/3 BA townhome
Agent: Cottage Street Realty
Listed: $879,000
Open: Saturday, 12-2 p.m.

 

3543 S. Utah Street
2 BD/2 BA townhome
Agent: Bluestone Realty
Listed: $620,000
Open: Sunday, 1-3 p.m.

Just Listed in Arlington

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Just Listed highlights Arlington properties that just came on the market within the past week. This feature is written and sponsored by Andors Real Estate Group.

Good morning, Arlington. Did somebody say POOLS?

Pools in Arlington get mixed reactions from the buying public. If you’ve got one at your home and plan to sell, now is the time. We’ve long described pools as net-neutral — and even occasionally a detractor to a home, based on feedback from the public most broadly. Of course, some absolutely love them and feel they are a huge plus. A couple of the homes I’m featuring this week have very nice pools, so be sure to check them out! Let me know whether you think a pool at a home in Arlington is a positive feature or just a plain hassle.

Pick of the week: 526 24th Street S., Arlington, VA 22202 — $1,150,000

You’ll absolutely love this expanded and charming 1925 Sears Craftsman! The timeless floor plan has been further opened and expanded for today’s living, and the location is unparalleled. Three levels, over 2,000 square feet of finished living space and a detached two-car garage are just some of the many things worth mentioning. This home features a large family room addition with an entire wall of windows, a chef’s kitchen and loads of natural sunlight, as well as a hardscaped and landscaped flat 6,345-square-foot lot. Find me here this Saturday and Saturday from 1-4 p.m. for an in-person open house.

Sellers listed 99 homes for sale this past week, seven fewer than the week before! Purchasers did their best to keep up with the sellers and ratified 82 contracts; 36 of the homes that went under contract were on the market for seven days or less.

This week, there are 452 available properties for sale throughout all of Arlington and across all property types. 117 are detached homes.

There are 51 townhomes/semi-detached homes currently for sale, and condominiums make up 284 of the available units in Arlington.

A quick comparison to last year: For the same week, sellers listed 42 homes and buyers ratified 39 contracts. There were also only 225 available properties for sale this week last year.

The average list price for currently available properties is $825,855 and the median is $568,950. Currently available properties in Arlington have an average of 62 days on market (DOM) and a median of just 33.

Click here to search currently available Arlington real estate. If you see a home you’re interested in purchasing, give us a call.

Call the Andors Real Estate Group today at 703-203-1117 to talk more about buying or selling Arlington real estate. Below are eight new listings I think you might like to check out:

Graduate Certificates Offer Quick Path to Career Advancement

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Not everyone has the time or resources to commit to a full master’s degree program. Some may already have a master’s and are just looking for a narrow update on a current skill set. For these reasons, Virginia Tech’s 100% online Master of Information Technology (VT-MIT) program now offers professionals the option to earn a graduate certificate in 10 specialized IT subject areas:

“Leaders can find a certificate that speaks exactly to their professional needs without having to commit several years to pursuing a master’s degree,” says Barbara Hoopes, Associate Professor of Business Information Technology at Virginia Tech.

In fact, nine of the ten certificates require just three courses, so professionals can earn a certificate in as little as 12 months as a part-time student.

Because the certificate courses are the same as those offered through the full degree program, students can apply their certificate courses toward their master’s if they decide to pursue the degree in the future.

Learn more about the fully online graduate certificates and master’s degree at an upcoming online information session:

Can’t make it on these dates? Email [email protected] to receive a copy of a recently recorded session or visit vtmit.vt.edu to learn more.

Most Expensive Arlington Homes Sold in April

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1901 N. Oakland Street (Image via Google Maps)

The Arlington real estate market was busy in April. Throughout the month, we highlighted dozens of recently sold properties in the area.

Taking a look back, there were 620 homes listed for sale, including 232 new listings in the past four weeks, according to Homesnap. There were 319 sales, and the median sales price was $667,000.

A few of the most expensive homes sold in April are below.

In the market? See properties that have been Just Listed and Just Reduced.

Image via Google Maps

Move up With Trenton Square at Ballston — Only a Few Homes Remain

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Finding your new home in today’s market can be very nerve-wracking and frustrating, especially in the D.C. metro area. Competing offers. Escalation clauses. Settling for what a home has instead of getting a home with what you want. What’s a homebuyer to do?

Come visit our decorated model townhome at Trenton Square at Ballston. Here you’ll enjoy a relaxing tour as our salesperson guides your exploration into what makes our homes so special. The personalized attention you’ll receive is second to none — as is our new home warranty, which will give you peace of mind for years to come.

Trenton Square is a stylish 19-home community — and only a few homes remain. Each luxury townhome features four finished levels of comfort and elegance with all the rooms and space you need to be happy, including a standard main-level deck and a fourth-level terrace.

Then, just around the corner in the heart of Ballston, all the best dining, shopping and entertainment await you. Over 80 restaurants, boutique shops and essential services are within five blocks. You’re close to parks, movie theaters, immersive virtual experiences and even an ice rink (home of the Washington Capitals) — can’t get much cooler than that!

When your adventures take you deeper into Arlington, into D.C. and beyond, you’ll love being just around the corner from the Ballston-MU Metro station and all the area’s major roads. From Trenton Square, you’re only 10 minutes to Tysons and four minutes to Washington, D.C.

Trenton Square at Ballston takes the peaceful calm of a luxury townhome and wraps it in the excitement of Ballston and the nearness of D.C. But don’t delay: The townhomes of Trenton Square are selling out. Contact us today so you don’t miss this chance to come home to Trenton Square.

4 levels, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 2-car garage — priced from just over $1 million.

Biz Talk: Arlington Real Estate Positioned for Return to Office

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This article was written by Alex Taylor, Senior Business Development Manager for Arlington Economic Development.

As more people around the country receive the COVID-19 vaccine, companies are starting to weigh the many factors impacting a return to the physical office.

While for most of the pandemic focus was on the workforce adapting to working from home, workforce surveys are now starting to reflect what we can expect the new world to look like. Many remote work skeptics have come around to the reality that much of the workforce became more effective during the pandemic. Cutting out commutes and allowing for more time with family were some of the silver linings at-home workers experienced in the past 14 months — and many will cling to these new benefits as companies start calling employees back into the office.

A recent survey from Savills North America found that while 73% of companies expect employees to be in the office at least three days a week, only 4% expect employees to be in the office every day. In other words, flexible work is here to stay.

On the surface, this sounds like bad news for communities reliant on occupied office buildings for tax revenue, particularly as almost 80% of companies surveyed by Savills claimed that at least some employees have been allowed to permanently relocate away from their previously assigned office. Coming out of the pandemic, locations like Arlington could be primed to benefit from an increased focus on amenity-rich environments.

Pre-pandemic, the number one driver for real estate decisions was positioning the office space as a desirable, interactive and engaging environment for employees. That will not change post-pandemic. High-quality amenities like restaurants, bars and entertainment venues, as well as robust transportation infrastructure, will move even higher on the list for companies looking to create a high-quality office environment. Employees that leave their home to travel to work will want the end destination to be fun, vibrant and amenity-rich to make their efforts worthwhile. Arlington has these in spades, but in a pre-pandemic world, companies had to weigh an employee’s commute into office location decisions, often placing the office in the center of an employee residential location heat map.

In a post-pandemic world, where employees are commuting into the office only one to three days a week, being centrally located to employees’ homes becomes of less importance. Companies, instead, can double down on high-quality, engaging offices in vibrant and accessible neighborhoods, with the expectation employees will be willing to make a longer journey knowing it will be less often. Companies that previously bet on bring located inside the beltway to attract the young and highly-educated workforce that resides closer to the city will now be able to double-dip into an additional pool of talented workers who have settled in the region’s suburbs and beyond.

A lot of unknowns still surround the return to the office, but as it draws closer there are reasons to be optimistic that Arlington will continue to be an attractive location to do business in the coming years.

Arlington Pet of the Week: Rally

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The newest Pet of the Week is Rally. In his free time, he enjoys lounging in the sun and eating snacks. (Don’t we all?)

Here’s what Rally’s humans had to say about him:

This is Rally! He’s a bit on the older side but is still very playful on walks. He enjoys lying in the sun, barking at rabbits and eating yogurt — his favorite snack!

We first met him two years ago, when he was around 6 or 7. We adopted him from Lost Dog after seeing him on the website. On our first visit, we immediately loved him. The shelter gave him the name Rally, and it didn’t take him long to start responding.

As well as responding to his name, he also knows a few tricks! He can sit and lie down. His favorite snack is yogurt, but he also loves tortilla chips, peanut butter and, of course, his dog food.

Want your pet to be considered for the Arlington Pet of the Week? Email [email protected] with a 2-3 paragraph bio and at least 3-4 horizontally-oriented photos of your pet. Please don’t send vertical photos — they don’t fit in our photo galleries!

We are also looking for local pets who look like their owners or like celebrities. Email us photos of your pet and their doppelgänger, explaining the resemblance and whether it has been noticed in your neighborhood.

Just Reduced Properties in Arlington

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Each week, “Just Reduced” spotlights properties in Arlington County whose price have been cut over the previous week. The market summary is crafted by Arlington Realty, Inc. Maximize your real estate investment with the team by visiting www.arlingtonrealtyinc.com or calling 703-836-6000 today!

Please note: While Arlington Realty, Inc. provides this information for the community, it may not be the listing company of these homes.

A happy Cinco de Mayo, friends and neighbors!

In between your margaritas and fiestas today, let’s talk about the fiesta taking place within the local housing market.

As we’re sure you’ve picked up on in recent times, inventory has been tight and houses are not lasting long out there. However, looking at this week’s Just Reduced figures, we’ve eclipsed the “50 price reductions in the past week” mark for the first time in a year-plus.

So, while some properties are flying off the shelf at or above listing price, there are a decent amount offerings out there with pricing wiggle room. And, just remember, these Just Reduced prices should only be the beginning of your negotiations.

When you’re ready to rock and roll and get the most bang for your buck, the time-tested team at Arlington Realty, Inc. is here for you. And now on to this week’s Just Reduced stats.

As of May 3, there are 152 detached homes, 51 townhouses and 316 condos for sale throughout Arlington County. In total, 51 homes experienced a price reduction in the past week, including:

Please note this is solely a selection of Just Reduced properties available in Arlington County. For a complete list of properties within your target budget and specifications, contact Arlington Realty, Inc.

Exceptional Residential Property Management and Real Estate Sales in D.C. Area

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Property Specialists Inc., a property management company, was founded by a foreign service spouse in 1983. Today, Regi Francois is the owner of Property Specialists. He was with Property Specialists for 10 years before purchasing it in 2018.

If you’re looking to rent a property you own, we have a very careful tenant selection and screening process, and we advertise in many areas. We rely mostly on our website, Zillow Rental Manager, military sites and Craigslist. We also have contacts in a number of embassies and the World Bank.

Rental pricing is based upon market research through the Realtor’s Bright Multiple Listing Service and our own experience with like properties. We show properties seven days a week by appointment.

Once rented, we do inspections to ensure the tenants are taking proper care of the property and assure them that we are available seven days a week to personally handle their phone calls and needs. We have a list of reliable vendors we have done business with for many years. For any major repair, we obtain estimates and are in touch with you to help determine how best to handle them.

If you care to contact any of the owners who have given testimonials on our website, I am sure they will be happy to share their positive experiences with you!

Although our firm’s primary focus has always been property management, we do have a listing and sales department for our clients who need that service.

We are licensed in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. We would be very happy to assist you with your property management needs. Feel free to get in touch.

Property Specialists, Inc.
4600-D Lee Highway, Arlington
[email protected]
703-525-7010

Listing of the Day: 4390 Lorcom Lane, Unit 202

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Address: 4390 Lorcom Lane, Unit 202
Neighborhood: Waverly Hills
Listed: $239,500

This fantastic oversized 1 BD/1 BA condominium in Carlyn Place features 820 square feet, a separate dining area, loads of closet space and a large, private balcony with a treed view.

With gleaming hardwood floors, brand-new paint, and an updated kitchen and bath, this unit shines.

The secure building provides plenty of parking, extra storage, bike storage, convenient laundry rooms on every level, exercise and party rooms, and an on-site building manager.

All this is just a block from Arrowine & Cheese, Cafe Colline, Old Dominion Pizza Company, Pastries By Randolph, Starbucks and more at the Lee Heights Shops. And this location is a commuter’s dream with close proximity to the Ballston Metro and I-66 and only four traffic lights from D.C.

Plus, there’s a bus stop right outside for ART bus route 55, which runs seven days a week throughout the day and night and connects the East Falls Church and Rosslyn Metro stations via Lee Highway.

For a 3D virtual tour, interactive floor plan and more photos visit www.4390LorcomLn202.com.

Listed by:
Meg Ross
Keller Williams Realty
703-447-0970
[email protected]
MegRoss.com
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