DC Real Estate and Area Events: November 2008

Numbers for Petworth Washington DC Real Estate Market Zip code 20011 are like most of Washington DC Real Estate Markets-houses are taking longer to sell,more inventory continues to come on the market and home values are still decreasing. But sales are not off as much as other real estate markets such as Deanwood Washington DC Real Estate ,Congress Heights Washington DC Real Estate and Anacostia Washington Real Estate.

• Average price house for sale in Petworth Washington DC that sold in October 2008 was $351,485 compared to $387,673 this same time last year a 9.33% decrease.
• Median price of a house for sale in Petworth Washington DC that sold in October 2008 was $302,000 compared to $350,000 this same time last year.
• 24 houses for sale in Petworth Washington DC were sold in October 2008 compared to 30 houses for sale in Petworth Washington DC that were sold this same time last year.
• Average days of a house for sale in Petworth Washington DC that sold was 120 days compared to 85 days this same time last year.
• 12 of the 24 houses that sold in Petworth Washington DC Real Estate used Conventional loans and 8 of the houses that sold used FHA Loans.
• Most of the houses for sale in Petworth Washington DC Real Estate were $200,00-$249,999.

Petworth Washington DC home buyers this is a great time to buy now while prices are still affordable. But remember,please prequalify yourself Home buyers: Please prequalify yourself first before you get preapprove for a loan before you get a preapproval. If you are paying for example $1500 in rent,budget at least an additional 60% to pay for home insurance,electricity,gas,water,property taxes etc. Buying a house is the best sound investment that you will ever make. So please be prepared and educate yourself before you start the home buying process.

And please review some of these "Washington DC Real Estate Market Report" to help you with your home buying or selling decision.

Washington DC Real Estate Market Report Statistics for October 2008

Deanwood Washington DC Real Estate Market Report ( Zip code 20019)-October 2008

Looking for a Washington DC Real Estate Agent that will help you buy or sell your next house or want a "Free Real Estate Market Report in your area of choice? Check out my website Houses for sale in Washington,DC. I can also be reached at Lanre Folayan "Buy Washington DC Real Estate" (EXIT PREMIER REALTY ... or Twitter http://twitter.com/DCHomesforsale. Please give me a call at 202-378-0283 (Direct) or 301-560-6700 x1154 (Office) at your earliest convenience. Thank you very much. Looking forward to helping you make your home purchase or sale a stress free and very happy one. Have a great day.  "Buy a home in Washington DC"

Numbers this month for the Congress Heights Washington DC ( Zip code 20032 )Real Estate Market Report October 2008 doesn't look too appealing.

• Only four houses for sale in Congress Heights Washington DC (Zip code 20032) sold compared to 13 houses for sale in Congress Heights Washington DC that sold this same time last year.
• Average sold price of a house for sale in Congress Heights Washington DC (Zip code 20032) was $170,375 compared to $225,988 this same time last year -a 24.61% decrease.
• Median sold price of a house for sale in Congress Heights Washington DC (Zip code 20032) was $166,250 compared to $215,000 this same time last year a 22.67% decrease.
• Average days on the market of a house that sold in Congress Heights Washington DC (Zip code 20032) in October 2008 was 30 days  compared to 115 days this same time last year.

So why houses for sale in Congress Heights Washington DC taking very long to sale? It can be many reasons.

• House is probably not priced right according to recent market sales in the neighborhood.
• House was not staged by a professional home stager so it probably doesn't look too appealing to buyers.
• Most buyers who want to buy in that neighborhood probably want to use a conventional loan instead of a FHA Loan product which 75% of the houses that sold in October 2008 used.
• And more.......

There are still many ready,willing and able Congress Heights Washington DC home buyers who want to buy your house. But are you sure you have not priced yourself out of the market? Do you know the current real estate market trends and sales in your neighborhood? If you don't please consult a real estate professional who knows and understands your real estate market very well.

And please read these Washington DC Real Estate Market Reports to help you make a better sound decision when it comes to buying or selling a house.

Deanwood Washington DC Real Estate Market Report ( Zip code 20019)-October 2008

Washington DC Real Estate Market Report Statistics for October 2008

Anacostia Washington DC ( Zip code 20020 ) Real Estate Market Report - October 2008

Looking for a Washington DC Real Estate Agent that will help you buy or sell your next house or want a "Free Real Estate Market Report in your area of choice? Check out my website Houses for sale in Washington,DC. I can also be reached at Lanre Folayan "Buy Washington DC Real Estate" (EXIT PREMIER REALTY ... or Twitter http://twitter.com/DCHomesforsale. Please give me a call at 202-378-0283 (Direct) or 301-560-6700 x1154 (Office) at your earliest convenience. Thank you very much. Looking forward to helping you make your home purchase or sale a stress free and very happy one. Have a great day.  "Buy a home in Washington DC"

FHA is becoming more of a popular loan product for home buyers buying houses for sale in Washington DC areas such as Deanwood Washington DC,Congress Heights Washington and other areas in NE Washington DC or SE Washington DC.

Some FHA programs now are 100% USDA and Community Homeownership Incentive Program instead of the 97%. Well at least Anacostia Washington DC home owners and sellers will be happy to know that the average price of a house for sale in Anacostia Washington DC sold for $261,091 compared to $254,768 this time last year a 2.48% increase. And median sold price of a house for sale in Anacostia Washington DC was $260,000 compared to $249,500 this time last year a 4.21% increase.

So its good to see house values increasing in the Anacostia Washington DC area. Projects going on around Anacostia Washington DC may have contributed to the increase in Anacostia Washington DC house values.

Bad news? Houses for sale in Anacostia Washington DC are taking way too much longer to sell. Average days of a house that sold in Anacostia Washington DC was 176 days compared to 81 days this same time last year. 11 houses for sale in Anacostia Washington DC sold this month compared to 18 houses this same time last year. Out of the 11 houses in Anacostia Washington DC that sold,eight of them were in the $200,000-$249,999 price range.

So home owners you definitely need to monitor the market at least weekly so that you are not pricing yourself out of the market. And invest in the services of a professional home stager. It doesn't cost to stage your home,it pays to stage your home that will return to you $$$$$$ of dollars.

And home buyers this is a great time to buy now while prices are still affordable. But remember,please prequalify yourself Home buyers: Please prequalify yourself first before you get preapprove for a loan before you get a preapproval. If you are paying for example $1200 in rent,budget at least an additional 50% or more to pay for home insurance,electricity,gas,water,property taxes etc. Buying a house is the best sound investment that you will ever make. So please be prepared and educate yourself before you start the home buying process.

And please review some of these "Washington DC Real Estate Market Report" to help you with your home buying or selling decision.

Washington DC Real Estate Market Report Statistics for October 2008

Deanwood Washington DC Real Estate Market Report ( Zip code 20019)-October 2008

Looking for a Washington DC Real Estate Agent that will help you buy or sell your next house or want a "Free Real Estate Market Report in your area of choice? Check out my website Houses for sale in Washington,DC. I can also be reached at Lanre Folayan "Buy Washington DC Real Estate" (EXIT PREMIER REALTY ... or Twitter http://twitter.com/DCHomesforsale. Please give me a call at 202-378-0283 (Direct) or 301-560-6700 x1154 (Office) at your earliest convenience. Thank you very much. Looking forward to helping you make your home purchase or sale a stress free and very happy one. Have a great day.  "Buy a home in Washington DC"

Good day to you all! How are you all doing? I am Lanre Folayan reporting the Deanwood Washington DC Real Estate Market Report (Zip code 20019) for October 2008.

This Deanwood Washington DC Real Estate Market Report might not make the average Deanwood Washington DC home owner or seller jump for joy. But this still shouldn't stop your plans of selling your house ONLY IF YOU HAVE TO SELL. If you don't have to sell,there is no need selling your precious home. The Deanwood Washington DC Real Estate Market will hopefully stablize soon.

Buyers looking to buy should buy now. But you should buy ONLY IF YOU CAN AFFORD TO BUY. Everybody cannot afford to buy a house. Before you buy a house,please read this link Home buyers: Please prequalify yourself first before you get preapprove for a loan

So here is the Deanwood Washington DC Real Estate Market Report.

• Fifteen Deanwood Washington DC Houses for sale sold in October 2008 compared to 20 houses that sold this same time last year.
• Average days of a Deanwood Washington DC house on the market that sold was 99 days compared to 96 days this same time last year.
• Seven out of the fifteen houses that sold used a FHA Loan.An FHA Expert - When shopping for a mortgage, what should you look for???
• Seven of the houses that sold in October 2008 were in the $200,000-$249,999 price range.

To also help you make a better home buying or selling decision in Deanwood Washington DC or any other area in Washington DC,please read these following "Washington DC Real Estate Market Reports"

Deanwood Washington DC Real Estate Market Report Statistics Zip code 20019-September 2008

Washington DC Real Estate Market Report Statistics for October 2008

Congress Heights Washington DC Real Estate Market Report Statistics ( Zip code-20032 ) for September 2008

Looking for a Washington DC Real Estate Agent that will help you buy or sell your next house? Check out my website Houses for sale in Washington,DC. I can also be reached at Lanre Folayan "Buy Washington DC Real Estate" (EXIT PREMIER REALTY ... or Twitter http://twitter.com/DCHomesforsale. Please give me a call at 202-378-0283 (Direct) or 301-560-6700 x1154 (Office) at your earliest convenience. Thank you very much. Looking forward to helping you make your home purchase or sale a stress free and very happy one. Have a great day.  "Buy a home in Washington DC"

Is your real estate market considered a safe haven? Louis Jones of www.kiplinger.com recently wrote an article called "Safe Havens in Real Estate".      

Using data gathered from Fiserv Lending Solutions-a home price research company,five cities made the list. But Washington DC Real Estate was considered a average real estate market. I am sure you are curious to find out how did the cities they chose made the list? Well these cities local economies kept unemployment and foreclosure rates below average. Also their afforability is low.

So did your Real Estate Market make the list? Click on this link to find out. 5 stable housing markets. And if your city did make the list,I hope you can use it to attract more buyers and sellers as well as relocation buyers.

Looking for a Washington DC Real Estate Professional that will help you buy or sell your next house? Check out my website Houses for sale in Washington,DC. I can also be reached at Lanre Folayan "Buy Washington DC Real Estate" (EXIT PREMIER REALTY ... or Twitter http://twitter.com/DCHomesforsale. Please give me a call at 202-378-0283 (Direct) or 301-560-6700 x1154 (Office) at your earliest convenience. Thank you very much. Looking forward to helping you make your home purchase or sale a stress free and very happy one. Have a great day.  "Buy a home in Washington DC"

No you are not seeing double. Starting this week,I am going to be having a free Washington DC Weekend Guide along with my regular Washington DC Weekend Guides Washington DC Weekend Guide Nov.7th-9th . In these tough times especially with Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up soon,we need to save as much money as we can. Sometimes we need to do somethings that are free instead of always spending money on doing things.

So for my first Free Washington DC Weekend Guide,(Though I think I have done this once before),here are some things to do this weekend in Washington DC -Enjoy!

                                                                FRIDAY

Pultizer Prize winning comic and author Art Spielgelmann will be at Politics and Prose to talk about his new book "Breakdowns" an illustrated memoir that showcases his early experimental work. Politics and Prose is located at 5015 Connecticut Ave NW Washington DC. Call 202-364-1919 or 1-800-722-0790 for more information.

Hometown Soul DJ Appreciation Night. DC's finest DJ's will be on the 1's and 2's spinning motown,funk,northern soul and R&B records. It starts at 10pm and stops at 3am. But you never know,the party can keep going till the early morning you know what I am saying? Of course you don't. Moving along.

                                                              SATURDAY

Laura Claridge will discuss and sign copies of Emily Post-Daughter of the Glided Age,Mistress of American Manners at Politics and Prose. Politics and Prose is located at 5015 Connecticut Ave NW Washington DC 202-364-1919.

Mary O'brien will be at Busboys and Poets as she discusses and signs copies of 10 excellent reasons for National Health Care at 6pm. Busboys and Poets is located at 5th and K St-1025 5th St NW Washington DC 20001. Call 202-789-2227 for more information.

Walk now for Autism. Join the walk now for Autism Speaks and join thousands unite by a single cause by walking Walk for Autism. For more information,please go to www.autismwalks.org. Also please read this post for more information on Autism  Real Estate Blog - April is Autism Awareness Month!

                                                              SUNDAY

Anacostia Washington DC Community Museum will celebrate the "old neighborhood" in Anacostia Washington DC with an afternoon of go-go music,arts and crafts and prizes. Anacostia Washington DC Museum is located at 1901 Fort Place SE. Washington DC 20020. Call 202-633-4875 for more information.

Patti Digh will be at Barnes and Noble to read from and sign copies of her book "Life is a verb:37 days to wake up,Be Mindful and Live Intentionally" at 7:30pm. Barnes and Noble is located at 3040 M St NW Washington DC. Call 202-965-9880.

Go to church. No matter what your religion,we all are God's children. A family member,friend,co-worker or even a stranger is going through something right now and need your prayers. You don't have to go to a church to pray but it is always a great to be among God loving fearing people praising and worshipping God-something the devil doesn't like.

We need to pray for this world like never before. Well that's all folks. Untl we meet again,have a great and safe weekend.

If you are in the market to buy and/or sell a house in Washington DC,please visit my website Houses for sale in Washington,DC to register and receive your free list of "Houses for sale in Washington DC". I can be reached at (202) 378-0283 (Direct) or (301) 560-6700 x1154 (Office). I can also be reached online at Lanre Folayan "Buy Washington DC Real Estate" (EXIT PREMIER REALTY ... and Washington DC,Maryland and Virginia Houses for Sale. Looking forward to working with you and helping you make your home purchase or sale a stress free and very happy one. Have a great day. Lanre Folayan -Real Estate Professional with Exit Premier Realty. "Buy a home in Washington DC"

As Conan O'brien sometimes say whenever he addresses the audience of his late night talk show "Hello my babies." How is everything? I hope you as good as I feel. Its great to be alive and a citizen of the United States of America. Of course it's friday. And we have elected our 44th President of the United States of America-Barack Obama.

Congratulations to the next president of the United States of America-Barack Obama. A new era is here. Now to some of you who are still celebrating post election day,I have some things for you to occupy your weekend.  

                                                             FRIDAY

Hirshhorn after hours. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden-Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institute is located at Indendence Ave at Seventh Street SW. Price:$12,$10 in advance. For more information call 202-633-1000.

Joel Mchale -host of the Cable show "The Soup" will be doing stand up comedy at the Warner Theatre. The comedy event will be at 8pm and 10:30pm. Price:$33.50. Call 202-397-7328 for more information.

For all you jazz lovers- This one is for you. Salim Washington's Harlem Arts Ensemble inspired by the likes of Sun Ra and Charles Mingus taps into jazz,blues,gospel and funk influences. They will be at the Twins Jazz.  Price:$15. Twins Jazz is located at 1344 U St NW Washington DC. Call 202-234-0072 for more information.

                                                             SATURDAY

Three time Tony Nominee Rebecca Luker will be performing at the John F.Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts at 2700 F St NW Washington DC. Price:$45. Call 202-467-4600 for more information.

For all you Jazz lovers- This one is for you. The beautiful Cassandra Wilson will be performing the good jazz music at the Warner Theatre at 8pm. Price:$40-$58. Warner Theatre is located at 13th and E Street NW Washington DC. Call 202-397-7328 for more information.

                                                             SUNDAY

Popular funk 70"s group War will be performing at the Blues Alley. Price:$45-$50. The Blues Alley is located at 1073 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington DC. Call 202-337-4141 for more information.

And there you have it folks. Your Washington DC Weekend Guide for this weekend. I hope you find time to do something fun and exciting this weekend. Have a great weekend.

If you are in the market to buy and/or sell a house in Washington DC,please visit my website Houses for sale in Washington,DC to register and receive your free list of "Houses for sale in Washington DC". I can be reached at (202) 378-0283 (Direct) or (301) 560-6700 x1154 (Office). I can also be reached online at Lanre Folayan "Buy Washington DC Real Estate" (EXIT PREMIER REALTY ... and Washington DC,Maryland and Virginia Houses for Sale. Looking forward to working with you and helping you make your home purchase or sale a stress free and very happy one. Have a great day. Lanre Folayan -Real Estate Professional with Exit Premier Realty. "Buy a home in Washington DC"

Yesterday when President elect Barack Obama was delivering his victory speech,he mentioned a women by the name of Ann Nixon Cooper. I wanted to know who is Ann Nixon Cooper? So this is what I found out about Ann Nixon Cooper.

Ann Nixon Cooper was born on January 9,1902 in Shelbyville,Tennessee one of six siblings. When her mother died,her brothers and sisters were split up and her aunt took care of her. At the age of 20,she married Albert Berry Cooper a dentist from Tennessee.

The young couple moved to the city of Atlanta,Georgia where for a few months she worked as a policy writer for the Atlanta Life Insurance Company before starting a family. She gained the right to vote about 43 years ago at the age of 63.

In the 1970's,she was active in the community teaching residents to read as part of a tutoring programme at Ebenezer Baptist Church in the 1970's. She earned an award in 1980 by Atlanta's WXIA-TV for her contribution to welfare and civil rights.

In 2002,she was awarded the Annie L.McPheeters Medallion for community service by the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History.  

And this is Barack Obama leaving a message on Mrs.Ann Nixon Cooper voicemail.

If you are in the market to buy and/or sell a house in Washington DC,please visit my website Houses for sale in Washington,DC to register and receive your free list of "Houses for sale in Washington DC". I can be reached at (202) 378-0283 (Direct) or (301) 560-6700 x1154 (Office). I can also be reached online at Lanre Folayan "Buy Washington DC Real Estate" (EXIT PREMIER REALTY ... and Washington DC,Maryland and Virginia Houses for Sale. Looking forward to working with you and helping you make your home purchase or sale a stress free and very happy one. Have a great day. Lanre Folayan -Real Estate Professional with Exit Premier Realty. "Buy a home in Washington DC"

Finally after years and months with candidates trying to sell us on their plans on why we should vote for them. You listened to them debate against each other,saw their ads run non stop on television stations and bashed on one another. Now the moment of truth has finally arrived. I just cast my vote for my choice of the next President of the United States of America.

In the morning when I turned on the television,I saw coverage of the some of the voting areas all around the country and was a little bit discouraged with the long lines. I mean I have no I-Pod to listen to my gospel music or at least Kanye West or Jay-Z (edited versions) while I waited in line to vote,my PDA is not twitter compatible so I couldn't twitter anyone and I have yet to set up internet connection on my PDA so I couldn't write or post comments on people's blogs. Maybe because I am probably going to be getting another one hopefully by the end of the year(That's another blog right there). And it was raining bad which definitely didn't help my situation since like my people I don't like to drive when it is raining bad.

But I wanted to part of history. And I didn't let anything stop me from casting my vote and miss out on being part of history. I drove over a hour to where I cast my vote. And to my surprise,there was barely anyone there. I was happy because I didn't wait in line and the process took like five to seven minutes. However I hope that doesn't mean that a lot of registered voters didn't vote. It will be a shame to be a registered voter and not use your power to help elect the next President of the United States of America. So if your President of choice doesn't get into the office and you didn't vote,don't complain. Why? Because you didn't vote. I just voted. Did you?

If you are in the market to buy and/or sell a house in Washington DC,please visit my website Houses for sale in Washington,DC to register and receive your free list of "Houses for sale in Washington DC". I can be reached at (202) 378-0283 (Direct) or (301) 560-6700 x1154 (Office). I can also be reached online at Lanre Folayan "Buy Washington DC Real Estate" (EXIT PREMIER REALTY ... and Washington DC,Maryland and Virginia Houses for Sale. Looking forward to working with you and helping you make your home purchase or sale a stress free and very happy one. Have a great day. Lanre Folayan -Real Estate Professional with Exit Premier Realty. "Buy a home in Washington DC"