Above Asking
Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Above Asking, from most recent to least.
Quick Closings, Free Rent, and Big Escalations: What's Behind DC's Above Asking Deals
Nena Perry-Brown | June 4th 2021
With listings regularly selling for six figures above asking price in the DC area, UrbanTurf gathered some anecdotes from some of the agents involved.... read»
Above Asking: Six is the Magic Number
Nena Perry-Brown | June 1st 2021
The latest installment of Above Asking revisits three recently-featured listings that ended up selling for $60,000, $116,000, and $262,000 above ask... read»
Above Asking: The Six-Figure Premiums of the DC Suburbs
Nena Perry-Brown | May 10th 2021
This suburban edition of Above Asking revisits three recently-featured listings that went for five and six figures above asking price.... read»
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$341,000 Above Asking in Chevy Chase, $141,000 Above Asking in Del Ray
Nena Perry-Brown | March 15th 2021
This week's edition of Above Asking revisits three recently featured listings, two of which went for six figures over asking price.... read»
The Price is Right? How Home Pricing and Buying Strategies Are Changing in DC's Competitive Market
Nena Perry-Brown | February 26th 2021
The hyper-competitive, ever-shifting conditions of the DC-area housing market are changing strategies on the buying and selling side.... read»
$160,000 Above Asking in Chevy Chase and Hawthorne
Nena Perry-Brown | February 22nd 2021
This week's edition of Above Asking includes three recently-featured listings, two of which went for roughly $160,000 over listing price.... read»
1 in 3 Homes Sold For Above Asking Price in DC Last Year
UrbanTurf Staff | February 3rd 2021
Just 10% of homes sold in 2019 in the city fetched a premium.... read»
Five Figures Above Asking for 1,200 Square Feet
Nena Perry-Brown | February 1st 2021
This installment of Above Asking highlights two recently-featured, similarly-sized listings in Alexandria and Takoma Park that went for five figures... read»
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