Real Estate Blog - Selling

Coming Soon! and Pocket Listings

'Coming soon' signs  and 'pocket listings' are a bad idea for sellers:

Think about it! No one like stale bread... Lately, I've noticed many more "Coming Soon" signs going up about town and staying there for weeks (sometimes months) before the house goes live on the market.  This does not benefit the sellers!  Once a For Sale sign goes up the clock on the 'freshness' of your home starts ticking.  As soon as your the For Sale sign goes up the activity level on the house skyrockets, neighbors and buyers are interested in knowing what the asking price is? What is looks like inside? Is it a good deal?  But if the property is not fully on the market, these inquires are left unanswered.  Even worse, people start making assumptions about the house that might not…

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Capitol Hill Beauty: Open House Sunday 1-4

517 F ST NE, Washington DC.
Open house Sunday 1-4
Check out the Virtual Tour here

Beautiful home in Capitol Hill Historic District, walking distance to Union Station, H Street, and new Giant, with garage parking.  Great space for entertaining or relaxing with family, including a family room with exposed brick and woodburning fireplace, a large living and dining room overlooking trees through a bay window, and an expansive deck. A modern kitchen features new tile backsplash, granite counters, stainless appliances, cherry cabinets and layers of light. Half bath with pedestal sink convenient off main living area. Skylights illuminate a sparkling bath with white marble surround on the third level. Both the spacious main bedroom and the second bedroom feature…

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Abbott Klar Real Estate Group Sells a large two bedroom condo in Dupont Circle

2012 O St NW # 32, Washington DC.  Dupont Circle.

Abbott Klar Real Estate Group is excited to announce that they recently listed and  sold a large 2 bedroom condo in Dupont Circle.




This large condo had 2 bedrooms and 1 full bath, a wood burning fireplace, in unit washer/dryer and a low condo fee.
Click here to see the complte Virtual Tour.

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Abbott Klar Real Estate Group sells a Co-Op in Lanier Heights, NW DC.

Abbott Klar Real Estate Group is excited to announce that they recently sold a large one bedroom Coop at 1669 Columbia Ave NW DC #316.  This New Yourk style co-op with 1,100 SF and two bedrooms and two full bathrooms and parking represnets one of the better values available in Washington DC.    All the utilities and even the taxes are included in the co-op fee
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View all the great pictures and the virtual tour here:

Coop are a bit different than Condos and there are only about 100 buildings in DC that are set up as CoOps rather than condos.  For a complete and detailed explanations read Getting to Know Co-Ops by The Edmond J. Flynn company -the authority on co-ops in Washington DC.

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Abbott Klar Real Estate Group sells another great house in Takoma Park

Abbott Klar Real Estate Group recently sold another great house in Takoma Park. This house would fit right in on Mad Men with its large windows and awesome fireplace. 

There is nothing quite like Takoma Park, Maryland in the Washington DC area.  It trully is a small town in the midst of the DC maddness.
With easy access to Metro stops,  towering old growth trees shading the wides streets, a world class food co-op and the best cheescakes in the world, it is
easy to fall in love with Takoma Park.  Abolutely charming Bungalows and Victorian houses are everywhere, with large yards, off street parking and the most
ciciv minded neighbors anwywhere.  Thankfully Takoma Park remains very affordable.

For your updated source for all houses for sale in Takoma Park…

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Median Sales prices increase 10.2% in DC from last year

RBI just released their sales statistics for September and  the upward trend in real estate prices in Washington DC continues.



Moving forward we can expect the numbers for October to reflect the government shut down/debt limit mess. 
But assuming that politicians get that resolved we should be back on track for November.

Action plan:
Buyers:
Now is a great time to buy!  While interst rates have been low for a while they have recently come down further becuse of the fiscal uncertainty.
Sellers are a little worried because of reduced showings and might be more willing to negotiate.  Use this slight lull in the market to your advantage.
Now is a great time to buy.

Sellers:
The usual advice here is that If you can wait to sell your house, you should. This is…

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Brookland Rowhouse with large yard, garage and in-law suite.

4303 12th ST NE Washington DC.
Beautiful Brookland!

See the Virtual Tour here.

Abbott Klar Real Estate group is excited to announce that they just sold a large end-unit townhouse in Beautiful Brookland.  With 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, large yard, off street parking, a garage and an in-law suite this house has it all. 

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Multiple offers in Crestwood

Abbott Klar real Estate Group is pleased to announce that  team member Sharon Jordan represented the seller of 4516 Blagden AV NW Washington DC in Crestwood. This was an estate sale and the house needed to be updated.  We priced it and marketed it agressively to attact the greatest number of buyers.

The skillful marketing efforts by our team member Sharon Jordan generated multiple offers on this property and a final sales price of $521,000, $71,000 over list price.  The buyer of the house is going to do a complete renovation and plans to bring it back on the market in a few months.
There are many investors in DC and properties that are ripe for renovation and redevlopment are very desired.  If you have a property to sell, contact us today to find out…

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Abbott Klar Real Estate Group sells a bright and large coop in The Westchester.

 Abbott Klar Real Estate Group is excited to announce that we sold a large 1 bedroom  coop in the Westchester -3900 CATHEDRAL AVE NW #707A, today.  This coop unit has amazing views of the National Cathedral and is flooded with light. The Westchester coop fees are all inclusive of property taxes and utilities, and the complex includes a grocery store, barber shop and even a restaurant!

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