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[Flying Off the Market] Hottest Areas in Old Town Alexandria

Check out the top neighborhoods in Old Town Alexandria with the lowest days on market!

With the spring market in full force, it is definitely a seller's market out there! Check out these hottest neighborhoods in town with the lowest median days on market within the past year. If you are thinking about selling your home and live in one of these neighborhoods, there are definitely buyers ready to purchase! If you are a buyer, you'll need to be quick in making an offer for a home in one of these neighborhoods, since it will be under contract very quickly!

In the past year, 774 properties have sold in Old Town Alexandria ranging from a 0-bed, 1-bath condo for $158,000 to a 3-bed, 2.5-bath condo for $3,000,000. The median days on market was 23 days and the median sold price was $650,000.

Hottest Old Town Alexandria Neighborhood for Detached Homes

In the past 12 months, a total of 41 detached homes sold in Old Town Alexandria with a median days on market of 28 days. For the Old Town Alexandria neighborhoods with at least 6 sales in the past year, this was the hottest neighborhoods for detached homes, defined as the neighborhoods with the lowest median days on market.

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Neighborhood Sales DOM (Med) Sold (Med)
Clover 8 16 $867,500
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Hottest 5 Old Town Alexandria Neighborhoods for Townhomes

In the past 12 months, a total of 409 townhomes sold in Old Town Alexandria with a median days on market of 21 days. For the Old Town Alexandria neighborhoods with at least 6 sales in the past year, these were the hottest neighborhoods for townhomes, defined as the neighborhoods with the lowest median days on market.

Neighborhood Sales DOM (Med) Sold (Med)
Quaker Hill 8 6 $654,950
Washington Square 6 6 $653,500
Virginia Village 10 6 $645,000
Westover 7 6 $650,000
Watergate Of Alexandria 6 10 $632,500

Hottest 5 Old Town Alexandria Neighborhoods for Condos

In the past 12 months, a total of 317 condos sold in Old Town Alexandria with a median days on market of 26 days. For the Old Town Alexandria neighborhoods with at least 6 sales in the past year, these were the hottest neighborhoods for the condos, defined as the neighborhoods with the lowest median days on market.

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Neighborhood Sales DOM (Med) Sold (Med)
Colecroft 6 8 $415,000
Quaker Hill 9 11 $285,000
The Prescott 7 13 $646,000
Harbor Terrace 8 14 $277,750
Condos At Carlyle Square 15 17 $387,000

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Peggy Yee is a supervising broker at Frankly Realtors and is a local Top Producer and one of Northern Virginia Magazine's Top Realtors in 2015-2019. She has been quoted in the Around Reston Magazine, Washington Post, Money Magazine, Consumer Reports, Zillow, Trulia and Realtor.com.

Information based on BrightMLS data and deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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