Woodland privacy and proximity to commuter routes don’t always go hand-in-hand, but these two amenities are both available at Stanmore, an enclave of luxury estate houses in Olney, Md. Now under construction by Williamsburg Homes, the community at 16915 Batchellors Forest Rd., includes 13 houses set on one-fourth- to one-half-acre lots on two private cul-de-sacs...
Love and appreciate your columns. My wife and I tried to sell our home for six years! We owed $520,000 on our mortgages. We started at $650,000 and dropped our price when the bubble hit, to around $520,000. We finally got a cash offer of about $500,000 two years ago, but the bank rejected it...
A recent survey of 2,134 people who bought a home in the past two years turned up some startling statistics: 21 percent of those buyers said they made an offer on a house without ever seeing it in person. The survey by Redfin real estate brokerage found that the proliferation of information online — including listing...
With the help of Rockville-based multiple-listing service MRIS, we compiled a list of some of the most expensive houses for sale in the Washington area. The properties range from a $12 million gated Beaux Arts-style estate in Massachusetts Avenue Heights to a $5.95 million renovated Kalorama Colonial Revival-style estate. • 2850 Woodland Dr. NW, Washington $12...