SOLD! In One Day

Real estate is crazy around here. Our son and his family sold their Capitol Hill townhouse in one day - to people who lived across the street. It’s like homes are tracked very closely like vultures looking for prey. It really doesn’t matter what season it is either. Whenever a condo in our building is on the market it is scooped up within the month, but oftentimes within a week. So it wasn’t surprising to see the hoards of potential buyers coming through during the open house two days ago to see a unit on our floor that was just listed. It was non stop traffic. I always watch the listings and turnover on Capitol Hill, and have an even greater interest in our building in the event we ever decide to move. It gives us an idea on pricing and interest. Where there were several links to the property on the internet on Sunday, only two remained yesterday and one of them said the property was no longer listed. I knew it had already sold. So today when I checked on the status it said contract pending. I think the asking price was well below what it could have been, but we are not surprised that it sold in a day. I’m just hoping we get some quiet neighbors. Another unit is going up for sale in the very near future. Both of these vacancies were related to the owners moving to other states. I have a feeling the other one will sell just as quick! 

Real Estate on Capitol Hill - SOLD!

It started with our grandson's house just down the street. Last month it was sold in one day. Real estate here always seems to sell quickly. It doesn't seem to matter what kind of house it is, where it is located, or what shape it is in. People just seem to want to live here. Whenever we think about moving, we always wonder about what we would miss if we left the neighborhood. Today my husband was asking me what it would feel like if we moved and came back to Washington to visit. We visited Milwaukee over the Fourth of July holiday and really didn't get all nostalgic even though we lived there thirty years. Yes, it was delightful to see everyone, but neither of us really missed the place - and I can guarantee that I wouldn't want to be there ever again in the winter. When we came home after lunch this afternoon we noticed that just about every for sale sign was either under contract or sold. We keep thinking that with all the new construction going on near the stadium that the interest in this part of the neighborhood might decline. But it has a very different vibe there than here. I'm only hoping that if and when we do decide to sell that the market is as hot as it is now. I suppose I won't stay up nights thinking about it, but it's always in the back of my mind.