Braemar Townhouse Report: November-December 2022
January is going by in a flash. It is the month every market report I put together is due. That’s an internal deadline I set for myself. These reports are something I do because I want to do them. It keeps me on top of our Braemar real estate market and how we are comparing to nationwide trends. I am a real estate nerd.
Today’s report rounds out the end of 2022 as it pertains to Braemar townhouses. A townhouse, defined for the purposes of this report, are three level homes, attached only side to side and have fenceable back yard. These types of homes are what are typically known as townhouses vs. being a piggyback style or patio home. And certainly, Braemar townhouses are separate and apart from Braemar condos which are townhouses with condo ownership.
In this most recent edition of the Braemar Townhouse Report, there were four townhouses that sold. The details of those sales are listed below.
Most of the townhouses sold were garage units. Only one was an exterior unit. There is no consistency between original list price and sold price. As far as I’m concerned, the sale on Maitland may as well have been list price, as it was only one hundred dollars higher. More significant was the sale on Drum Salute being seven-thousand dollars higher. That’s selling above list price. Walloweer sold ten thousand below list and gave five thousand in seller subsidy (closing cost help to the buyer.) That makes their sale fifteen thousand less than their list price. And finally, Wishing Well that sold thirty-five thousand below its original list price and was on the market for one-hundred and twenty-three days! I did have the opportunity to tour this home. To say it was in shabby condition was an understatement. The owner wanted move-in market value and priced accordingly. However, the home needed paint, carpet, and some windows to name a few things. That is a perfect demonstration of what relying on the market alone without any listing preparation will get you.
Taking the entire group of Braemar townhouse sales from 2022 and extracting the six and twelve month market markers followed in this report, a slight shift is evident.
For the first time in a long time, both six month sold prices have fallen below their respective twelve month sold prices. Not to panic. What I know of our market is that there are more buyers looking for homes than there are homes for sale. That is the definition of a seller’s market. I saw it when I placed 10158 Pale Rose Loop on the market. It got a ton of activity and multiple offers in six days! Buyers are not as frenzied as they were, but they are motivated to make a deal when they see a well prepared, properly priced and professionally marketed listing. I believe we are likely to see these six month values trend up in coming reports. Buyers have settled in to these mortgage rates and are ready to buy.
Seller subsidy is definitely becoming a more commonplace request from buyers since the rise of mortgage interest rates. The six month average seller subsidy shows that being nearly double the twelve month average. Better news is that with both six and twelve month median seller subsidy values being at zero, more than half of sellers in both time frames gave none. There is always a chance to market your home to lift buyer enthusiam to get you offers without seller subsidy.
Days on market are increasing. Both six month values are longer than their corresponding twelve month values. The most recent sales are even very quick, with the exception of the one-hundred twenty-three day sale. The current market is one where Braeamr townhouses are still selling quickly.
If you placed your Braemar townhouse on the market, priced to current conditions, you could expect it to be under contract in a week or two. You should also not be surprised by buyers requesting seller subsidy.
The next Braemar Townnouse Report will be out in March. Between now and then, if you want to know what a sale in early 2023 would mean for you, let’s talk. Get in touch and set up your complementary consultation. The national news has everyone believing a crash is coming. Our local market is not seeing it. Let me put my eighteen years experience and well honed skills to work for you, getting you the top of the market. Since 2005, No One Knows Braemar Better!
Chris Ann Cleland
Associate Broker, Licensed in VA
Long & Foster Real Estate
703-402-0037, ChrisAnn@LNF.com
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