State of the Real Estate Market – McLean, VA 22102

State of the Real Estate Market – McLean, VA 22102

Quarter End 6/30/12

The following table and chart compare the number of active listings (the supply) to the number of properties sold or under contract (the demand) in the local real estate market of McLean, VA 22102 by price range for the period from 12/31/11 – 6/30/12.

This analysis is a snapshot in time. The real estate market constantly changes just like any other market. However, this is an accurate picture of the local real estate market at this point in time. Based on the balance, the markets can be characterized in one of three ways:

Buyers’ Market – More Active Listings (Supply) than Sales and Under Contract Listings (Demand)

Balanced Market – An Equal Number of Active Listings (Supply) vs. Sales and Under Contract Listings (Demand)

Sellers’ Market – More Sold and Under Contract Listings (Demand) than Active Listings (Supply)

Table 2
Market Analysis for Zip Code 22102 (12/31/11 – 6/30/12)

			Solds +					Expireds +
			Contracts					Withdrawns
Zip		Type of	(12/31/11-	Active				(12/31/11-
code	List Price Range	Market	6/30/12)	Listings	Difference			6/30/12)

22102	$700,000-$899,999	Sellers’	22	11	11	or	50.00%	1
22102	$900,000-$1,199,999	Sellers’	27	12	15	or	55.56%	3
22102	$1,200,000-$1,499,999	Sellers’	15	11	4	or	26.67%	4
22102	$1,500,000-$1,999,999	Balanced	14	13	1	or	7.14%	2
22102	$2,000,000-$2,499,999	Buyers’	11	11	0	or	0.00%	1
22102	$2,500,000-$2,999,999	Strong Buyers’	3	13	-10	or	-333.33%	5
22102	$3,000,000+	Strong Buyers’	7	31	-24	or	-342.86%	3

Summary of Zip Code 22102

• $700,000 – $899,999 – Sellers’ Market. The number of properties sold between 12/31/11 and 6/30/12 combined with the number of under contract listings is twice the number of homes currently on the market (active listings). If you factor in the 1 property listing that expired, there are still close to 2 times the number of sold properties plus under contract properties as the number of active listings and the price range is still a sellers’ market.

• $900,000 – $1,199,999 – Sellers’ Market. The number of properties sold between 12/31/11 and 6/30/12 combined with the number of under contract listings is more than twice the number of homes currently on the market. If you factor in the properties that were withdrawn from the market and listings that expired, this price range stays a sellers’ market.

• $1,200,000 – $1,499,999 –Sellers’ Market. The number of properties sold between 12/31/11 and 6/30/12 plus the number of under contract listings is slightly more than the number of homes for sale. If you factor in the properties that were withdrawn from the market and listings that expired, this price range shifts from a sellers’ market to a balanced market.

• $1,500,000 – $1,999,999 – Balanced Market. There is an almost equal number of homes for sale as number of homes sold between 12/31/11 and 6/30/12 plus under contract homes. If you factor in the number of properties that were withdrawn from the market and listings allowed to expire, this price range stays a balanced market.

• $2,000,000 – $2,499,999 – Balanced Market. The number of properties for sales is equal to the number of homes sold between 12/31/11 and 6/30/12 plus the number of homes currently under contract. If you factor in the properties that were withdrawn from the market and listings that expired, this price range stays a balanced market.

• $2,500,000 – $2,999,999 – Strong Buyers’ Market. The number of homes listed for sale is more than 4 times the number of homes sold between 12/31/11 and 6/30/12 combined with the number of properties currently under contract. If you factor in the properties that were withdrawn from the market and listings that expired, there would be 6 times the number of homes on the market as sold homes combined with the number of properties currently under contract and it would be an even

stronger buyers’ market.

• $3,000,000 and up – Strong Buyers’ Market. The number of homes currently listed for sale is more than 4 times the number of homes sold between 12/31/11 and 6/30/12 plus the number of homes currently under contract.

Tania Hosmer

Tania grew up in Northern Virginia and is a life long resident of the area. She has lived in the Reserve in McLean, Virginia with her husband and 2 children since 2001. Tania and her husband Jim purchased their lot in Section 1 of the Reserve in June of 1999 and built their home in the following 18 months. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from Mary Washington College and an MBA in Finance from The George Washington University. Tania began her real estate career over 20 years ago. In addition to real estate sales, her experience includes managing residential renovation projects in the greater Washington area, planning and overseeing new residential construction and managing rental properties. After completing her MBA in 1996, she joined CIG International (a Washington-based residential real estate investment firm) as Vice President where she conducted extensive due diligence investigations of real estate investment opportunities and oversaw ongoing investment projects. Tania became a residential real estate agent in 2006.

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