In real life, hipchickindc is licensed as a real estate broker in the District of Columbia and Virginia, and as a real estate salesperson in Maryland. Unless specifically noted, neither she nor the company that she is affiliated with represented any of the parties or were directly involved in the transaction reported below. Unless otherwise noted, the source of information is Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS), which is the local multiple listing system. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Featured Property: 2245 12th Pl NW
Original List Price: $479,000.
List Price at Contract: $479,000.
List Date: 3/21/2009
Days on Market: 18 (it took from April to late June to settle…perhaps because of tenants?)
Settled Sales Price: $474,500.
Settlement Date: 07/31/2009
Seller Subsidy: $13,000.
Bank Owned?: No.
Type Of Financing: Conventional Financing. The loan amount shows up as $1,800,000., which I am guessing is a typo.
Listing History: Last purchased when it was still painted white for $238,500. With a $500. Subsidy in 2001. Prior to that sale, it changed hands in (pre-U Street development) 1992 for $125,950.
Original GDoN Post is: Here.
Recent Listing is: Here. To see more pics, click here for the virtual tour.
I’ve noticed that Good Deal or Not (GDoN) commenters tend not to be fans of small houses, but as one poster suggested, there are definitely people who don’t want to own a condo but also don’t want a lot of house to take care of. As mentioned by anothermous, this was the fifth sale on the block this year, which is certainly evidence of the desirability of the location. Comparable sales can be seen here. Continues after the jump. (more…)
