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Sun Gazette: An Abundance of Style and Substance
By: Sun Gazette Something new is on the horizon, as Madison Homes has opened two…
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Washington Post: Luxury touches with D.C.’s bustling Kennedy Street around the corner
By The Washington Post Bello Realty Partners had several goals when planning Motif, a condominium…
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Tysons Reporter: Luxury new homes now selling in Sleepy Hollow — Falls Church’s best-kept secret
By TysonsReporter.com A highly-anticipated new community has entered the Northern Virginia market. Hudson Quarter is…
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UrbanTurf: Inside the Newest 30-Unit Condo Development Along DC’s Kennedy Street Corridor
by UrbanTurf Sponsor Motif, a new collection of 30 modern condominium homes located in DC at…
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Washington Metro Residential Market Strong Over the Last Three Years
The pandemic has led to several trends, including low inventory, high demand and historically low…
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Smith l Schnider Launches Sales in Three Falls Church Communities
Hudson Quarter is sited in the coveted Sleepy Hollow neighborhood of Falls Church. Here, Smith…
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Smith | Schnider Announces the Completion of Sales at Park Grove in McLean.
Sales at Park Grove were brisk with all homes sold within nine months of the model…
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Smith | Schnider Announces New VP of Marketing
Arlington, VA (November 2021) — Smith | Schnider, announces Sue Martinez as Vice President of…
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May 2020: Dwindling Supply Incites Buyer Calamity
Washington, DC The District was not too far off from the rest of the Metro…
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Smith | Schnider Begins Sales on Four New Developments
The Towns at Abingdon Place is one of the few new townhome developments coming to Old…
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March 2020: A Whirlwind
Consumer confidence was been wavering, but we have noticed an increase in comfortability-level when dealing…
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February 2020: Spring Comes Early
Washington, DC Buyers made quite a splash in the District in February, closing on 626…
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January 2020: Inventory on The Rise
Washington, DC Market activity within the District was very similar to that of the greater…
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November 2019: The Fall Market Finally Arrives
Washington, DC The District followed suit with the rest of the market, showing improvements in…
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September 2019: The Seller’s Suburbs & The Buyer’s City
Washington, DC September was a difficult month for sellers within the District. Median sales price…
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August 2019: Buyer’s Balk at High Prices
Washington, DC The District was no outlier for August – closings and price moved in…
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June 2019: Record Prices Hinder Sales
Washington, DC Unlike prior months, where the District’s performance is usually an outlier, June proved…
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April 2019: Price and Pace of a Spring Market
Washington, DC The District tends to be an outlier from the rest of the region,…
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February 2019: Spring Patience
Washington, DC DC proper saw a decrease in buying activity during the month of February,…
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January 2019: New Year, Similar Story
Washington, DC The story did not change for the District during the month of January,…
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December 2018: A Paralyzed Market
Washington, DC District proper posted a median sales price of $599,000 for December, an increase…
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November: High Prices Damper Sales
Washington, DC Sale prices within the District rose over 9%, posting a median price of…
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September 2018: Signals of a Shifting Market
Washington, D.C. Sales price within the District reached $525,000 for the month, up 4.8% YoY.…
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August 2018: Inventory Gap Shrinks But Sellers Won’t Budge
Washington, DC DC proper’s growth in sales price mirrored that of the greater metro area’s…
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July 2018: Demand Remains Consistent Through Times of Diminishing Supply
Washington, DC DC proper’s activity for July mirrored the activity of last year almost perfectly,…
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June 2018: Prices Rise While Volume Falls
Washington, DC The District posted an astounding $603,375 median sales price for the month of…
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March 2018: Buyer Demand Wanes in Conjunction with Lack of Inventory
Washington, DC Historically DC proper has been an outlier, often outperforming the rest of the…
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February: Lack of Inventory and Sales Volume Outweighs Price Appreciation
Washington, DC DC proper varied slightly from the overall region’s trends, with not only a…
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January 2018: Low Inventory and Sales Activity Indicates Buyers Await the Spring Market
Washington, DC The District’s sales volume remained largely unchanged at 547 closings for the month…
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December: Same Story, Different Month
Washington, DC The District continued to set itself apart from the rest of the Metro…
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November 2017: The Metro Prospers, While the District Plateaus
Washington, DC As mentioned above, Washington, DC struggled to surpass last year’s sale price of…
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October: Buyer Confidence Returns
Washington, DC October was an incredibly active month within the District, shattering many of last…
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September: A slight regression, poised to bounce back
Washington, DC Similarly to August, the District was the only region within the Metro area…
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Smith | Schnider Promotes Liz Sacks to VP of Marketing
It has been a productive year for Liz Sacks since joining Smith | Schnider in June…
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August 2017 – No Buyer’s Market in Sight
Washington, DC August was a bit of an anomaly for the District, having an increase…
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July 2017 – A Slight Regression
Washington, DC The District remained competitive, with the same median sales price of last July…
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May 2017 – Raising the Bar
Washington DC Washington DC achieved a personal milestone with a median sales price of $599,000…
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April 2017 Market Insights
Washington DC Washington DC posted a $519,000 median sales price for the month of April,…
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March 2017: Another Unmatched Month
Washington DC Washington DC experienced a 5.18% increase YoY in median sales price, reaching $535,000.…
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February 2017 – One for the Record Books
Washington, DC Median sales price for DC reached $519,000, declining 3.4% compared to last February.…
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Starting Off the Year Strong
Washington, DC The median sales price for DC reached $527,500 for the month of January,…
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Petworth: Affordable & Hip
Petworth has been making a name for itself the past few years by slowly gentrifying,…
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A Gold at the NAHB Nationals Awards
Ultimately, the goal of our yellow box campaign was quite simply to connect with our…
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Trending in 2017 | More Function, Less Excess
While 65% of current home buyers are preferring new construction, McMansions are losing popularity more…
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DC Metro Home Prices Reach the Highest Level for December Ever Recorded
The DC area posted a median price of $410,000, up 3.8% from last year and…
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DC Metro Population Boom and What It Will Mean for You
This means that by 2025, 7,053,000 people will live in the DC metro area –…
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Another Record-Setting Month in 2016
Each month has posted record-setting numbers, and November is no exception. We saw the highest…
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Award Wins at NAHB’s The Nationals
Who knew a big yellow box could be filled with so much impact? Well, we…
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Market Insights for October 2016
Median Sales Price Growth Slows Down for DC Metro October’s median sale price for the…
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Market Insights for September 2016
Record Median Sales Prices but Low Inventory While the past few months have proven to…
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Meet Our New Market Insight Analyst
Smith | Schnider’s market value appreciated even more with the recent addition of Josh Sullivan…
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Record Month for DC Area Real Estate in August
Though summer is coming to a close and beginning to wind down, the DC Metro…
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Market Insights June 2016
Homes for sale in June are moving two percent more quickly than last year as prices…
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Market Insights May 2016
The median age of properties in May was 65 days, which was one day faster…
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D.C. Area Housing Inventory Drops With Record Breaking Sales in May
During the month of May, there were 5,432 recorded sales, an increase of 12.3% from…
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Market Insights April 2016
Median age of inventory in April ended at 67 days, down 8 percent year-over-year and…
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Market Insights March 2016
Properties are averaging 75 days on the market in March, moving 14 days faster than…
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Discovering What Millennials Want in Home Design
Natural Materials Barn doors are seemingly becoming more popular in new or remodeled homes. You…
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Which D.C. Neighborhood is the Hottest in the Nation for Home Flipping?
As we know, Petworth is one of the many up-and-coming neighborhoods in D.C. According to…
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Market Insights February 2016
The median list price in February increased slightly from January. Inventory volume is slowly increasing,…
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Arlington backs new ‘Village Center’ on Columbia Pike
At the corner of Columbia Pike and S. George Mason Drive, Reston-based Orr Partners will…
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2016 Forecast for D.C. Listings
The number of active listings in January 2016 rose 4.1 percent year-over-year, a major difference…
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Market Insights January 2016
The median list price in January is down slightly from December, largely consistent with the…
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Which D.C. Neighborhood is Predicted to be the Hottest of 2016?
This year, Mount Pleasant came in at #1 for the D.C. area – followed by…
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The Top 10 Emerging Trends Shaping Real Estate in 2016
Second Tier Cities Take Center Stage The report suggests that, in addition to having a…
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Market Insights December 2015
The median list price in December is down just 1% from November, which is actually…
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Market Insights November 2015
Residential listings continue to decline from its yearly peak. Listing inventory trended down 2 percent…
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The First Year – A Look Back at 2015
1. With the completion of year one for Smith | Schnider, what do you see…
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Industry News: Rise in DC Housing Inventory
Data proves that for the first time in a year, the inventory of homes on…
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Market Insights September 2015
Listing inventory peaked early in September and ended the month down 0.7% from August. The…
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“Smith | Schnider Real Estate Firm Opens in Arlington”
The article touches on the history of Smith | Schnider’s founding principles; Julie Zelaska, Marty…
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Market Insights August 2015
We saw inventory grow 2% to its likely peak for the year, and while overall…
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“New Firm Looks to Capitalize on Upcoming Condo Boom”
Ron describes 2015 as the right timing for this launch as condos are finally coming…
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Best Fourth of July Firework Spots
Looking for places to watch the Fourth of July fireworks in Washington, D.C.? If you…
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Eye on the Economy
Spring has brought good news for the housing market. There has been a rise in…
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Washington D.C. Area Market Heating Up
This spring has proven that the Washington D.C. region is becoming the land of increasingly…
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Millennials Changing the Marketplace
Millennials, individuals between the ages of 18-31, are about to move into their prime spending…
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