Condos and housing in the region

Condominums at 5th and Massachusetts NW. Photo from BeyondDC.

Today's Express has a big, primarily advertising, section on condominiums. I don't normally read poke through this recurring supplement, but today I decided to thumb through it to get a sense of the lay of the land. Ads from Virginia and Maryland overwhelmed those from DC, and I was surprised to see advertisments for developments in Frederick and Baltimore (I actually went into the sales office for the 1209 N. Charles Street development by Johns Hopkins when I was in Baltimore for the Main Street conference in May).

The Dumont condominiums look fine in the rendering, at least the way that I look at their ad on E39. But some of the buildings along Massachusetts Avenue aren't that exciting. (While others are, I will say.)

Buy Now! Photo from BeyondDC.

The feature in the back pages of the Express that quotes from blogs has some stuff from real estate blogs today on whether or not there is a bubble, and how the inventory of new condominiums impacts the value of older buildings that are less amenities rich.

(Interestingly enough, a couple blogs that cover local real estate issues link to various of my entries.)

Image from GrubbyKid.

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