Northern Virginia Home Sales Report - September 2008

The Following Chart shows September 2008 Homes Sales Report according to the Northern Virginia Association Of Realtors. As you will see Home Sales have increased compared to the same time last year. However, The Average Home Price, as well as the Median Home Price have decreased between 20% and 23% respectively.

NORTHERN VIRGINIA AREA*
HOME SALES REPORT
September 2008

2008 2007

SEPTEMBER HOME SALES	2008	2007
Detached	674	424
Attached	554	301
Condos & Co-ops	422	347
Total	(+ 53.92%) 1,650	1,072
Average Days On Market	(+ 9.41%) 93	85
SEPTEMBER ACTIVE LISTINGS
Detached	4,386	5,010
Attached	2,321	2,881
Condos & Co-ops	2,405	2,830
Total	(-15.01%) 9,112	10,721
Months Supply	(-44.78%) 5.52	10.00
SEPTEMBER SALES PRICE
Average	(-22.96%) $407,748	$529,278
Median	(-20.85%) $348,250	$440,000
YEAR TO DATE
YTD Homes Sold	(-15.91%) 13,513	14,655
YTD Sales Volume	$6,295,581,515	$7,930,497,683
YTD Average Sales Price	(-13.79%) $465,891	$541,146

51st Annual Leesburg Halloween Parade Friday October 31st 2008

It's that time of year again. Once again the Town of Leesburg will be having their 51st annual Halloween Parade. This year Halloween lands on a Friday so the turn out should be great. The parade will start at 6pm and end at 9pm. The parade will be held on King Street, starting at Ida Lee Park to Fairfax Street. Once again Keller Williams Realty of Leesburg and their real estate agents will be participating in the parade with a float. On behalf of Keller Williams Realty and the Leesburg office we hope to see you there and hope you have a gullish time.

New High School in Leesburg Virginia

New High School, Morven Park, Polo Grounds

On the northside of the Ida Lee property, Loudoun Public Schools recently announced the construction of Leesburg's third high school: Tuscarora High SchoolExeter subdivision and two other new schools; Smarts Mill Middle and Frances Hazel Reid Elementary.

Northwest of this site lies the historic mansion and grounds of Morven Park. Located within this complex is one of the largest equine (horse) medical facilities in the US.

This is a snipet of the Blog from the NOVA HOME GUY. If you would like to read more of his blog regarding the New High School, Ida Lee,or learn a little more about the civil war history of Leesburg, Virginia please visit his blog. The Nova Home Guy is a Keller Williams Realty Real Estate Agent in the Leesburg office located in Loudoun County
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