DC Real Estate and Area Events: August 2008

Updated: As of September 3,2008,there are 136 Anacostia Washington DC Houses for sale. Two of these listings just came on the market this week. ( This is only houses. This does not include condominums,co-ops and ground rent)

• One is a four bedroom,two baths and a basement Colonial listed for $450,000.
• One is a four bedroom,three baths and a basement semi-detached for $317,500.

Average selling price of a house in Anacostia Washington DC is $256,706 compared to $229,788 last year a 11.71% increase. Home buyers who brought a house last year in Anacostia Washington DC benefited from the appreciation in home values. This is still a great time to buy. This Real estate market still favors the home buyers. Anacostia Washington DC attractions include Anacostia Park (U.S. National Park Service), and The Anacostia Community Museum. Also Anaxostia Washington DC is where the New Washington Nationals Ballpark is located.

For more Market reports statistics of Anacostia Washington DC and other areas of Washington DC,please read the following posts:

Deanwood Washington DC Market Report Statistics Zip code 20019-July 2008

Deanwood Washington DC Houses for Sale

Washington DC Real Estate Market Report July 2008

Anacostia Washington DC Houses for Sale-Zip code 20020

Washington DC Market Report Statistics Zip code 20020 in July 2008

Washington DC Housing Market Report Statistics for June 2008

To receive your free list of "Houses for sale in Washington DC",please visit my website Houses for sale in Washington,DC. I can be reached at (202) 378-0283 (Direct) and (301) 560-6700 x1154(Office). I can also be reached online at Lanre Folayan "Buy a home in Washington,DC" (EXIT PREMIER REALTY ... and Washington DC,Maryland and Virginia Houses for Sale. Thank you very much. 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 of August 30,2008,there are 174 houses that are currently for sale. Four new listings in Deanwood Washington DC houses came on the market this week.

• One is a two bedroom,one bath house for $175,000.
• One is a three bedroom,one bath house for $277,000.
• One is a house that doesnt have any room. (The listing stated that the potential is in the land-4,405 square footage).
• One is a five bedroom,three bath and a basement for $350,000.

Average selling price of a house in Deanwood Washington DC is $244,444 compared to $257,577 last year a 5.10% drop. This is a great time to buy. There are more inventory on the market to choose from and as a home buyer you are in a good position to negotiate a discount price with the sellers. For more,please read the following posts.Deanwood Washington DC Houses for sale,Market Report Statistics and other Market Report Statistics

Deanwood Washington DC Market Report Statistics Zip code 20019-July 2008

Deanwood Washington DC Houses for Sale

Washington DC Real Estate Market Report July 2008

Anacostia Washington DC Houses for Sale-Zip code 20020

Washington DC Market Report Statistics Zip code 20020 in July 2008

Washington DC Housing Market Report Statistics for June 2008

To receive a free list of "Houses for sale in Washington DC",please visit my websites 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 a home in Washington,DC" (EXIT PREMIER REALTY ... and Washington DC,Maryland and Virginia Houses for Sale. Thank you very much. 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"

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are some things that you might find some interest in doing.

                                                        MUSIC EVENTS

Friday 8/29 at 6pm. The Chancel Hand bell Choir performs.

This choir associated with the Towson Presbyterian Church covers a 5-octave range and plays both secular and sacred music.The John F.Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F St NW Washington DC 202-467-4600/1-800-444-1324

Jesse McCartney -One of Disney stable of pop stars will be performing along with American Idol Winner Jordan Sparks at the Constitution Hall 1776 D St NW Washington DC  202-397-7328.

Saturday 8/30 at the 9:30 Club

Chuck Brown "Godfather of Go-go" celebrates his birthday at 8pm. 9:30 Club is located at 815 V St NW Washington DC  202-265-0930.

                                                                PLAYS

Friday 8/29 at 8pm. Shear Madness

Shear Madness is a comedy whodunit that lets the audience participate in the play by letting them solve the crime. They will also perform on Saturdays at 6pm and 9pm. The John F.Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F St NW Washington DC 202-467-4600/1-800-444-1324

Saturday

8/30 Michael Bigelow Dixon is directing a play called "Match Games" as part of the Page to Stage Festival.  The John F.Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F St NW Washington DC 202-467-4600/1-800-444-1324

 Sunday

Harold and the Purple Crayon

This kid-friendly musical follows a crayon toting superhero

Admission: Free.

The John F.Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F St NW Washington DC 202-467-4600/1-800-444-1324

                                             EXHIBITS

50 Years of American Photojournalism 1939-1989 on Friday 8/29

Photojournalism at its best.  This exhibit will be at the Canadian Embassy 501 Pennysylvania Ave NW Washington DC 202-448-6391.

Zenith in the Abstract     Now till 8/30

Five abstract artists display paintings and sculpture at the Zenith Gallery 413 Seventh St NW Washington DC 202-783-2963.

                                                            MOVIES

Traitor (PG-13) Don Cheadle and Guy Pierce star in this suspense flick about an FBI agent investigating a dangerous international conspiracy.

In Search of a Midnight Kiss- A failed writer goes on a blind date with an abrasive woman who responded to his personal ad.

Stealing America: Vote by Vote (NR) A documentary that explores various voting glitches and how they can collectively impact election results ( Already in limited release. Opening in Washington DC )

Frozen River-Single moms on a Native American reservation find that they can earn extra income by bringing in illegal aliens across the border.

Babylon A.D (PG-13)-Vin Diesel stars as a mercenary in this action flick.

College (R)- A guy and his buddies get to know some rowdy fraternity types during freshmen orientation weekend.

Disaster Movie(PG-13)-The title alone should give you a clue how great this movie is going to be. Notice the sarcasm-LOL.

Well that was my Weekend Guide. If you go to the movies,save some nachos and cheese for me-LOL. Have a great weekend.

If you in the real estate market to buy and/or sell a house,please go to my website Houses for sale in Washington,DC to 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 on line at Lanre Folayan "Buy Washington DC Real Estate"(EXIT PREMIER REALTY ... and Washington DC,Maryland and Virginia Houses for Sale. Thank you very much. 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"

For the past month or so,I have been doing my Washington DC Weekend Guide. Well this week I want to do a Free Weekend Guide. That's right everything on this list is free. Everybody do not have money or feel like spending money every weekend. If anything we need to save more of our money. With gas price still high (Average gas price now a gallon $3.55-Still high to me ),money spent on buying school supplies/clothes/shoes for your kids and some of you had to spend money to get kick them out of the house (Joking of course)send them off to school.

So after you have done that,paid your $2,000 cell phone bill and other bills,here are some things that you can do for free over the weekend.

1. Write a blog- Now that you have the house to yourself,why don't you write that blog that you've always wanted to write but never got a chance to do it.

2. Write/Read a poem-Write down what you feel. Let your creative juices flow. Who knows you might just come up with another blog or get an idea for another blog just by writing a poem.

3. Pay a visit to your neighbors- Say hello to that neighbor you haven't seen or talked to in a while. Maybe invite them to your house for some coffee. You never know your neighbor might be going through something or need advice on something and by talking to you,you can help them with whatever it is that they need help with. And they can watch over your house in case you travel.

4.Volunteer-Give your time to someone who can use your help. I am talking to myself as well when I say that. Its always good to do something for someone and not expecting nothing back in return. You'll be surprised how your good deeds is going to pay off for you. You reap what you sow.

5. Learn a new topic- Go to MIT's OpenCourseWare. Find a topic that you are interested in and download a bunch of MP3's of lectures on the topic and listen to them whenever you are either doing your house chores.

6. Do some networking- Send some e-mails to some of your past clients,colleagues or friends and let them know what you are up to and what they are up to. You never know what this might lead to. They can refer you to a friend of theirs who they just spoke two a while ago but forgot that you are a real estate professional. You'll be surprised how people quickly forget things.

7.Rent some videos/DVD's- Rent movies at the library- Not Netflix or Blockbuster. Its free at the library.

8. Learn a foreign language-I know you are saying "Whatever". I said the same thing too. But someone on Yelp.com told me that there are ways that you can learn a foreign language for free. Search Craigslist. Also offer to teach someone how to speak English in exchange for someone teaching you how to speak a foreign language.many other free language learning opportunities.

9. Attend a religious service- I know that everybody is not a believer. But attending church can be a very good experience for someone who is not a believer.

10. Clip some coupons- Clipping coupons is like cutting out free money. Its doesn't cost you anything to do something that is going to help you save money when you make your next trip to the supermarket.

11.Attend a free concert/music event-Check your local newspaper or online to see who is having a free concert in or around your neighborhood. The concert can be a "Stop the Violence/Restore peace"concert or concert to raise money for charity.

12.Get some rest-It doesn't cost anything to get some rest. After working long hard hours,take a nap. Rest the mind,body and soul so that you are well rested for the upcoming week.

Hope I gave you some free suggestions. If you have any suggestions,please add to this list.

To receive your free list of "Houses for sale in Washington DC",please give me a call at your earliest convenience. I can be reached at (202) 378-0283(Direct) or (301) 560-6700 x1154(Office). I can also be reached online at www.buyandsellnewhomes.com and www.freelistofhomesforsale.com. Thank you very much. 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"

One of Remax's finest real estate professional and Crofton Maryland's own Margaret Woda, Maryland REALTOR wrote a very good post last week How to Blog for Leads on ActiveRain . She gave seven great tips on generating real estate leads through blogging. Number five on Margaret's list was "Create an appealing and information packed profile or "about me" page to work in tandem with your blog.(My What Makes These ActiveRain Profiles Winners?)

After reading her blog,she reminded me of something I kept saying I was going to do but never got around to doing. So today I decided to set aside some hours to finally to do it. After many hours (It was too many hours I lost count) of working on my page,I now have a new page Lanre Folayan "Buy a home in Washington,DC". Now it is missing some pictures but I am going to add that later. I even changed one of my websites Washington DC,Maryland and Virginia Houses for Sale. Hopefully with my new page,it will help me get leads. And if you have any suggestions,comments or ideas on what I can do to make it better,please let me know. Thank you.

And if you are in the market to buy and/or sale a house,please visit Houses for sale in Washington,DC and register to receive your free list of "Houses for sale in Washington DC". 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.  And I can be reached at (202) 378-0283 (Direct) or (301) 560-6700 x1154 (Office). Thank you very much. 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"

Don't know what you are going to do this weekend? Don't have a clue on what you are going to do?

Here are some events to attend in Washington DC this weekend.

FRIDAY

• MUSIC

      En Vogue -R&B stars of the 90"s best known for hits "Hold on","My loving"(You're never going to get it)" and 'Free your mind" will be performing at the Birchmere Music Hall 3701 Mt.Vernon Ave Alexandria,VA 703-549-7500.

     Young Jeezy -Def Jam Recording Platinum rapper out of Atlanta performs at H20. 800 Water St SW Washington DC 202-484-6300.

     Once Okay Twice with Ra Ra Rasputin and the Frustrations will be at the Rock and Roll Hotel. 353 H St NE Washington DC 202-388-7625.

SATURDAY

      Still Black,Still Proud- The African Tribute to James Brown with music directors Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley featuring Cheikhlo, Vieux Farka Toure,Wunmi,Fred Ross, Pete Madsen,John Made and Reggie Ward at the 9:30 Club 815 V St NW Washington DC 202-265-0930.

      Fort Dupont Summer Concert Series- Free summer concerts outdoors on Saturday evenings featuring jazz,soul,funk and old school R&B. Bring a picnic. Location: Randle Circle and Fort Dupont Drive Washington DC 202-426-5961.

SUNDAY

Ben's Chili Bowl Concert - Funk,hip-hop and go-go performers rock the stage in this free concert honoring the Chili Bowl's 50th anniversary at the 9:30 Club 815 V St NW Washington DC 202-667-0909.

MOVIES

• Death Race - A prisoner and racing champ (Jason Statham) at the toughest jail in the country must compete in a death race to win his freedom.                                 

Genre: Action/Adventure

MPAA Rating: R

Starring: Jason Statham,Joan Allen,Tyrese Gibson.

Director: Paul W.S Anderson

Screenwriters: David Self,J.F Lawton,Paul W.S Anderson

Run time: 1hr 45 mins.

• The Long Shots-This is a true story of Jasmine Plummer,an 11-year old quarterback who took her team to a major tournament for the first time in history.

Genre: Drama

MPAA Rating: Drama

Starring: Ice Cube,Keke Palmer,Tasha Smith,Jill Marie Jones,Dash Mihok.

Director: Fred Durst

Screenwriter: Nick Santora

• The Rocker-A washed up musician (Rainn Wilson)gets a second chance at stardom when his nephew's group hires him as their drummer.

Genre: Comedy.

MPAA Rating: PG-13.

Starring: Rainn Wilson,Christina Applegate,Josh Gad,Emma Stone,Jason Sudeikis,Teddy Geiger.

Director: Peter Cattaneo

Screenwriter: Wallace Wolodarsky and Maya Forbes.

• Fly Me to the Moon-Three young houseflies stow away on Apollo 11 in this 3D Adventure.

Genre: Comedy,Family,Adventure

MPAA Rating: G

Starring: Philip Bolden,Trevor Gagnon,Daniel Gove,Edwin E.Aldrin Jr,Christopher Lloyd,Robert Patrick,Nicollete Sheridan,Tim Curry.

Director: Ben Stassen

Screenwriter: Domonic Paris.

So I hope my list will give you some things to do. Have a great weekend.

To receive your free list of Houses for sale in Washington,DC,please give me a call at your earliest convenience. 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 a home in Washington,DC" (EXIT PREMIER REALTY ... and Washington DC,Maryland and Virginia Houses for Sale. Thank you very much. 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 "Houses for sale in Washington DC"

Anacostia Washington DC (Zip code 20020)is a neighborhood in Southeast Washington DC. Last month,10 homes sold in this neighborhood Washington DC Market Report Statistics Zip code 20020 in July 2008.

There are currently 70 houses for sale in Anacostia Washington DC. Out of the 70 houses on sale.

• 53 of them are townhouses,single family homes and a ground rent.
• 17 of them are condominums.

Five of the houses for sale in Anacostia Washington DC are one bedroom houses.

• The lowest priced one bedroom house is $85,900.
• The highest priced one bedroom house is $199,500.

Twenty of the houses for sale in Anacostia Washington DC are two bedroom houses.

• The lowest priced two bedroom house is $69,922.
• The highest priced one bedroom house is $310,000.

Twenty four of the houses for sale in Anacostia Washington DC are three bedroom houses.

• The lowest priced three bedroom house is $128,000.
• The highest priced three bedroom house is $450,000.

Thirteen of the houses for sale in Anacostia Washington DC are four bedroom houses.

• The lowest priced four bedroom house is $185,000.
• The highest priced four bedroom house is $450,000.

Six of the houses for sale in Anacostia Washington DC are five bedroom houses.

• The lowest priced five bedroom house is $320,000.
• The highest priced five bedroom house is $450,000.

Two of the houses for sale in Anacostia Washington DC are six bedroom houses.

• The lowest priced six bedroom house is $188,800.
• The highest priced six bedroom house is $500,000.

This is still a buyer's market. Home buyers need to take advantage of this opportunity now. Once the market starts to strengthen again,you are not going to be able to negotiate a price discount with home sellers. Also please read my other Washington DC Market reports at your earliest convenience.

Washington DC Real Estate Market Report July 2008                                                                  

Deanwood Washington DC Market Report Statistics Zip code 20019-July 2008                              

Deanwood Washington DC Houses for Sale                                                                         

Washington DC Market Report Statistics Zip code 20020 in July 2008.                                          

HOUSES FOR SALE IN WASHINGTON DC-SAVOY COURT                                                        

Washington DC Housing Market Report Statistics for June 2008

To receive your free list of Houses for sale in Washington,DC,please give me a call at your earliest convenience. 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 a home in Washington,DC" (EXIT PREMIER REALTY ... and Washington DC,Maryland and Virginia Houses for Sale. Thank you very much. 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. "Houses for sale in Washington DC"

You are reading this right. This is no typo. Someone just brought a house for $750 million dollars- Are you kidding me? This story to me is probably one of the top stories so far this year. This puts a whole new meaning to the word "Super rich". To me this is beyond filthy rich. When you can buy a $750 million home,you can buy just about anything.

I was on yahoo.com when I ran across this story. Here is the house that I brought ( It's okay to dream every now and then ) that some zillionaire brought for $750 million.

But I have some questions to ask.

1. When you buy a house like that,do they even have neighbors? I assuming that every house in that neighborhood and surrounding neighborhoods comes with the house.

2. What do you give them for a house warming gift? Heck,you will probably get a house warming gift if you stop by just to welcome them to the neighborhood.

I was just curious. Anyway here is the story about the $750 million dollar home that sold The $750 Million Home Sale: Adept Investing or Vanity?

To receive a free list of "Houses for sale in Washington DC",please give me a call at your earliest convenience. I can be reached at (202) 378-0283 (Direct) or (301) 560-6700 x1154 (Office). I can also be reached online at www.buyandsellnewhomes.com and www.freelistofhomesforsale.com Thank you very much. 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"

Looking for a new restaurant that serves sushi in your neighborhood?

Need help finding a spa? I sure can use one.

Looking for a doctor?

To find the answers to all of those questions,come to Yelp www.yelp.com. Yelp is the fun and easy way to find,review and talk about what's great and not so great in your neighborhood and beyond. Everything from restaurants and movie theaters to doctors and spas. Its all here. I just joined today myself. You can even add a business profile on the website. But you have to wait like a day or two before they can approve it. So this is my freebie today for everybody here on Active Rain.

To receive your free list of "Houses for sale in Washington DC",please give me a call at your earliest convenience. I can be reached at (202) 378-0283 (Direct) or (301) 560-6700 x1154 (Office). I can also be reached online at www.buyandsellnewhomes.com and www.freelistofhomesforsale.com. Thank you very much. Have a great day. 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"

Deanwood Washington DC (Zipcode-20019) is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington DC. Last month,9 homes for sale in Washington DC were sold in the Deanwood neighborhood Deanwood Washington DC Market Report Statistics Zip code 20019-July 2008.

There are currently 168 Deanwood houses for sale. Out of the 166 houses for sale in Washington DC (Deanwood)

• 19 of them are condominiums.
• 2 of them are co-ops.
• 147 are homes.

10 of the Deanwood Washington DC Houses for sale are one bedroom houses.

• The lowest priced one bedroom Deanwood Washington DC house for sale is $45,000.
• The highest priced one bedroom Deanwood Washington DC House for sale is $164,900.

54 of the Deanwood Washington DC Houses for sale are two bedrooms houses priced from $45,000-$280,000.

• The lowest priced two bedroom Deanwood Washington DC house for sale is $45,000.
• The highest priced two bedroom Deanwood Washington DC house for sale is $280,000.

52 of the Deanwood Washington DC Houses for sale are three bedrooms.

• The lowest priced three bedroom Deanwood Washington DC house for sale is $76,950.
• The highest priced three bedroom Deanwood Washington DC house for sale is $475,00.

31 of the Deanwood Washington DC Houses for sale are four bedrooms.

• The lowest priced four bedroom Deanwood Washington DC house for sale is $99,000.
• The highest priced four bedroom Deanwood Washington DC house for sale is $439,000.

10 of the Deanwood Washington DC Houses for sale are five bedrooms.

• The lowest priced five bedroom Deanwood Washington DC house for sale is $229,000.
• The highest priced five bedroom Deanwood Washington DC house for sale is $435,000.

8 of the Deanwood Washington DC Houses for sale are six bedrooms priced from $220,000-$450,000.

• The lowest priced six bedroom Deanwood Washington DC house for sale is $220,000.
• The highest priced six bedroom Deanwood Washington DC house for sale is $450,000.

1 of the Deanwood Washington DC Houses for sale is a seven bedroom and four and a half bath detached colonial for sale at $469,000.

1 of the Deanwood Washington DC Houses for sale is a eight bedroom,five and half bath with a basement semi-detached colonial for sale at $495,000.

1 of the Deanwood Washington DC Houses for sale is a nine bedroom,six full baths,and two half baths along with a basement detached colonial going for $549,000.

With this amount of inventory currently on the market,this puts home buyers a much better position to negotiate a price discount with the seller than you will be when the market begins to strengthen. The current low interest rate is another good reason why ready,willing and able buyers should buy a house now.

Source: MLS

To receive your free list of Houses for sale in Washington,DC please give me a call at your earliest convenience. 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 a home in Washington,DC" (EXIT PREMIER REALTY ... and Washington DC,Maryland and Virginia Houses for Sale. Thank you very much. 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.