Silverspringism

The South Four Corners Neighborhood of Silver Spring, MD 20901 is a highly desirable location close to Forest Glen Metro Station and Downtown Silver Spring.  Walking distance to recently renovated "Woodmoor Shopping Center" and a very friendly "Neighborhood Safeway Store" Bordered by Sligo Creek park with an abundance of nature, hiking-biking trails and recreation. This neighborhood has a very active Civic association, many events such as an annual COMMUNITY DAY and neigborhood yard sale. There are a lot of young families with children a babysitting coop, a Large playground and community center on Forest Glen Road. There is a unique "small town" feel to South Four Corners.
 
The Boundaries: University Boulevard West and Dennis Avenue to the north. Colesville Road to the east. Forest Glen Road to the south and Tenbrook Drive to the west


Real Estate Sales Activity for Single Family Homes
in South 4 Corners for March - August 2007 

17 Active (For Sale) Listings
Average Price of Active Listings - $449,394
Lowest Price - $362,000
Highest Price - $565,000
Average Time on Market - 65 Days

4 Listings Pending - Under Contract
Average Price for Pending Sales - $437,000
Average Days on Market - 60 

14 Listings Withdrawn or Expired from the Market
Average Price Withdrawn Listings - $457,500
Average Time on Market - 129 Days

25 Sold Listings
Average Listing Price - $454,500
Average Sold Price - $448,232
Lowest Sold Price - $358,000
Highest Sold Price - $529,000 

           2008 Real Estate Market Report Update for South Four Corners Neighborhood

A neighborhood of post war cape cods colonials ramblers and split levels.  Oakview is located in a convenient area of Silver Spring,  inside the beltway and approximately 2 miles to the Washington, D.C. border.  Oakview is bordered by Northwest Branch Park, the Beltway, New Hampshire Avenue and Stateside Drive.  There are 692 Single Family Homes in Oakview. Oakview has the most affordable single family homes in Silver Spring that are located INSIDE the Beltway!

Market Report for Single Family (Detached) Homes in the Oakview Neighborhood of Silver Spring, Md 20903  Real Estate Activity from March 30 to August 30th 2007

Currently 23 Active Listings
Price Range $390,000 to $575,000
Average Price for Active Listings - $452,721
Average Time on the Market - 104 Days

2 Pendings (Listings Under Contract)
Average Price for Pending Listings $325,000
Average Days on Market - 119

12 Listings were Withdrawn Expired from the Market
Average List Price of Withdrawn Listings - $455,000
Average Days on Market before withdrawl -145

10 Sold Listings
Average List Price - $453,400
Average Sold Price - $445,000
Average Days on Market - 60

Click Here to Search all homes available for Sale in Oakview , Silver Spring,  MD  20903

Lush Majestic Settings in a coveted hidden community of only 60 estate homes. Burnt Mills Hills is a quiet pastoral neighborhood of rolling hills, lush indigenous and mature landscaping with Acre+ lots. 

Silver Spring's best kept secret is this sylvan setting off of Route 29 (Colesville Road).  It's hard to believe this subdivision is so close to the new Urban area of Downtown Silver Spring, the Capitol Beltway and just 4 miles from the District of Columbia - Washington DC line.







Sales in this Neigborhood do not occur too often. 
The last few sales were in 2005:
 
4 Homes Sold in 2005

Average Sold Price - $956,000
Highest Sold Price - $1,250,000
Average Days on Market - 20 Days

In 2007, One Home was on the market in Burnt Mills Hills priced at $1,095,000 for 129 days.  Home was withdrawn from the market at the end of July 2007.

Update September 17th, 2007 - Same home that was withdrawn at end of July has been relisted as an active listing at a list price of $950,000


 

A pretty Neighborhood of Single Family Homes located in the Four Corners Area of Silver Spring, Md in 20901.  Woodmoor brings to mind, older charming Cape Cods, Colonials mixed with a few post-war Ramblers and Split Levels on neighborly, shady, tree lined streets.




Real Estate Activity Reported for past 6 months March through August 2007 - Single Family Homes

16 Active Listings
Average List (Asking) Price - $532,056
Average Days on Market for Active Listings - 109 Days
Lowest List Price - $460,000
Highest List Price - $589,000

7 Listings Under Contract - Pendings
Average List Price Pendings - $532,178
Average Days on Market - 109 Days

16 Listings Expired or Withdrawn from Market
Average Price Unsold/Withdrawn Listings - $545,226
Average Days on Market - 122 Days

21 Sold (Closed) Listings
Average List Price - $538,270
Average Sold Price - $535,952
Lowest Sold Price - $412,000
Highest Sold Price - $642,000
Average Days on Market for Sold Homes - 61 Days

One of the Most Popular Older Silver Spring Neighborhoods, Close-in Woodside Park has an interesting history.  This Mature, Densely Wooded Neighborhood is accessible to Downtown Silver Spring and the Silver Spring Metro Station.  Located inside the Beltway and just over the Washington DC line in Maryland, this gorgeous old subdivsion of charming homes has larger than average lot sizes.

Real Estate Activity Report for the Woodside Park Subdivision in Silver Spring, Md 20910
Single Family Homes for last 6 months - March 2007 through August 2007

5 Active Listings - Homes for Sale Currently
Price Range Low - $524,900 High - $879,500
Average List (Asking) Price for Active Listings - $638,250
Average Days on Market - 27 Days

2 Listings Under Contract - Pending
Average Price for Pendings - $635,000
Average Days on Market for Pending Listings - 18 Days

6 Listings Expired or Withdrawn from Market
Average Price Withdrawn Listings - $650,000
Average Tome on Market - Withdrawn Listings - 161 Days

16 Listings Sold
Average List Price Solds - $700,000
Average Actual Sold Price - $675,000
Lowest Sold Price - $407,000
Highest Sold Price - $1,200,000

                                 Update Silver Spring Real Estate in Woodside Park 2008 - 2009

I have finally found the best Sushi in Silver Spring!  I am very picky about my sushi, for years I would drive to Bethesda or have to head up the dreaded (crowded, congested with a traffic light every 1/4 mile) Rockville Pike to have sushi, because there was no place to get it in Silver Spring.  For a while, a sushi place opened up in Downtown Silver Spring, it was, to say the least, horrible sushi and a kinda scary place.  I don't remember the name of it because it was gone in less than a year. 

I was delighted when Whole Foods got Sushi and that's were I've been getting it until about 5 months ago.  I have been back to test the sushi in this place for the past 5 months and it has been consistently fresh and better than I remember having in the best Bethesda or
DC sushi bar.  You can also get it delivered!  It is way
better than the sushi at Whole Foods (no offense,
Whole Foods I still couldn't live with out you all) and
another big perk is that it is LESS EXPENSIVE than
Whole Foods or a restaurant in
Bethesda.

The place is Spring Garden Restaurant -  They also serve pretty good Chinese Food.  They recently remodeled the restaurant a put in the separate jazzy new sushi bar.  If you are picky about your sushi - stop by and enjoy.

The Manors of Paint Branch Subdivision is surrounded by Beautiful Wooded Parklands with miles of Hiking, Biking and jogging trails and has a quiet countryside atmosphere.

Short commute to 95 or 495. Located 5 miles from District of Columbia and Downtown Silver Spring. Close to new Burnt Mills Shopping Center with a Trader Joe's Market and the Orchard Shopping Center on Cherry Hill Road that includes a well known large Grocery Store, Target, Kohls, Restaurants and many other stores.

This Market Report includes the last 6 months of Market Activity for Town Homes (March - August 2007)

Currently 2 Active Listings for Sale
1801 Carters Grove Drive - $420,000 Days on Market -32
1805 Carters Grove Drive - $427,000 Days on Market - 127

4 Listings have SOLD & Closed in the last 6 months
Average Listing (Asking) Price was $441,075
Average Sold Price - $427,625 
Average Days on market - 46 Days

If you are thinking about Selling Your Silver Spring Home - Call on Debbie Cook and The Silver Spring Team for a No Obligation Market Report on Your Silver Spring House. With our 21 years of Experience and our Enthusiasm for Silver Spring,  We know how to get Homes Sold Fast and for Top Dollar in the Current Silver Spring Real Estate Market!

North Hills of Sligo is a beautiful neighborhood of some of the finest older single family homes in Silver Spring.

Bordered by Gorgeous Sligo Creek Park, this subdivision of Single Family Homes built during the early 1930's to late 1940's is located "inside the Capitol Beltway", close to Downtown Silver Spring and Washington, DC.

Market Report for the past 6 months
(March - August 2007)

Currently 3 Homes for Sale - Active Listings
List Price Range $450,000 to $535,000
Average Days on the Market for Active Listings - 123 Days

1 Home is Under Contract - Pending Settlement
List (Asking) Price for Pending Listing - $489,000
Days on Market for Pending Listing - 197 Days

2 Listings Withdrawn from the Market
Average Price of Withdrawn Listings - $554,500
Average Days on Market Withdrawn Listings -208 Days

5 Listings have Sold and Closed
Average List (asking) Price for Sold Listings - $577,760
Average Sold Price - $567,000
Average Days on Market - 56 Days

                    Silver Spring Real Estate in North Hills and More Info - Update 2008 and 2009

Briarcliff Manor is a fairly new subdivision off of Old Columbia Pike and Burtonsville. 

Most of the homes are very large (over 4,000 square feet) newer (built between 2000 and 2004) luxury single family homes on larger than average lots (15,000 square ft to over a half acre). 

There are beautiful open spaces, a playgound,
walking - jogging trails and the subdivision is bordered by many acres of wooded parkland.

This is a market activity report for the past 6 months (March - August 2007) in Briarcliff Manor

6 Currently Active Listings 
Price Range of Active (For Sale) Listings $669,000 to 799,000
Average Price of Active Listings - $750,967
Average Time on the Market - 69 days

3 Sold Listings
Average List Price for Sold Listings - $777,667
Average SOLD Price - $761,667
Average Days on Market for Solds is only 24 Days

Growing up as a Kid in Maryland, I knew that my State Flower was the Black Eyed Susan, My State Bird was a Baltimore Oriole and that my state song was "Maryland My Maryland" (sung to the tune of Tannenbaum O Tannenbaum or to me, Christmas Tree Oh Christmas Tree).

What I didn't know, is how Official State Symbols come to be, They actually take an act of the General Assembly of Maryland and are numbered Articles or Codes of Government. WOW

Now that I have grown up I've discovered that Maryland has a lot more Offical State Symbols:

A State Sport which is Jousting?,
A State Dog - the gorgeous Chesapeake Bay Retriever (since 1964)
A State Tree - the White Oak (since 1941)
A State Fish (since 1965)- The Striped Bass - We call it a "Rockfish" and it is Delicious
A State Crustacean - (since)1989 The Maryland Blue Crab (nothing in the world like these!)
A State Horse - (since 2003) The Thoroughbred Horse
A State Drink -  Milk since 1998
A State Reptile - (since 1994) the Diamondback Terrapin
Also University of Maryland Athletic Mascot since 1933 - Yeah Go TERPS!
A State Gem - The Patuxent River Stone since 2004
A State Folk Dance - since 1994 it's been Square Dancing
A State Boat - The Skipjack since 1985
A State Insect - The Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly

My biggest surprise is that since 2001 Maryland has had an Offical State Cat?  It is a Calico Cat!

 
"Effective October 1, 2001, the calico cat became the official cat of Maryland (Chapter 194, Acts of 2001; Code State Government Article, sec. 13-317). Its colors of orange, black, and white are shared with the Baltimore oriole (State bird) and the Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly (State insect)."

Just for fun and trivia Do you know what all your state symbols are and what they are all about?

 

Current Statistics for the Popular Quaint Acres Neighborhood of Silver Spring, MD 20904
This report includes all market activity for Single Family Homes in the Subdivision within the last 6 months of this Year  
March 21 - August 21, 2007

Currently there is 1 Active Listing
Active Listing is priced at $549,000
Active Listing has been on the market for 71 Days

1 Listing is Under Contingent Contract
List Price is $679,000
Contract is Contingent on the Sale of the Buyers House
Days on Market for this Listing - 109 Days

1 Listing is Under Contract (Non Contingent) Pending
List Price of Pending Sale is $749,000
Days on Market for this Pending is 333 Days


4 Listings have SOLD/CLOSED in the Last 6 Months
Average List (Asking Price) of Sold Listings - $707,225
Average SOLD Price - $682,750
Average Days on the Market for
SOLD Houses - 72 Days

Market Activity for Single Family Homes in Snowden's Mill Neighborhood of Silver Spring, Md 20904 for the last 90 days

9 Active Listings Currently
Price Range for Active Listings $510,000 to $655,000
Average Listing Price for Active Listings is $562,000 
Average Days on Martket for Active Listings - 119 Days

1 Listing went Under Contract within the last 90 days
Listing (Asking Price) of this Listing $524,900
Average Days on Market for Under Contract Listing - 114 Days

1 Listing Closed/Settled in the Last 90 Days
Listing Price of Sold Listing was $519,900
Sold Price $520,000 Property Website for Sold Listing
Days on Market for Sold Listing - 30 Days

5 Listings have been Withdrawn or Expired from the Market
Average Price of Withdrawn Listings $589,000
Average Days on Market Withdrawn and Expired - 120 Days

The song Silver Springs was written by Stevie Nicks.   Legend has it that she got the idea while riding in a limo on the Capitol Beltway after a concert and seeing the sign for the Silver Spring, Maryland Exit. 

Die-Hard Silver Springers and native residents will tell you they hate it when anyone makes Silver Spring plural.  That extra S drives a lot of us crazy (especially when a public offical makes this FAUX PAS!) if you listen carefully to the song Stevie never uses the plural or the dreaded extra S in the song.  The only place you'll find that extra S is in the title of the song.


More evidence of this legend that the song came from the beltway sign is the fact that the sign is a "blue green" color mentioned in the song. A lot of other people believe this legend.

                                                     
         Watch Stevie Wail out this song LIVE

        "Granola Park" Real Estate Info for July 2007 - Single Family Detached Homes - Zip Code 20912

 
Currently there are 68 Active Listings
Active Lisitngs Price Range - $324,900 to $1,250,000
Average time on the market for these active listings - 119 Days
Average List (Asking) Price - $571,673

10 Listings are Under Contract or Pending
Average Pending List Price - $521,829
Average time on market for pendings - 75 Days

13 Listings were Withdrawn from the Market or Expired in July
Average List Price for Expired or wWthdrawn Listings - $459,000
Average time on the Market for Expired and Withdrawns - 108 Days

21 Houses Closed in July
Average List Price for Sold properties - $554,262
Average Sold Price in July - $542,610
Average time on the Market for Sold Properties - 60 Days

This area of Silver Spring is partly inside and partly outside the Beltway and includes neighborhoods such as The Oakview Community, Hillandale, The Cresthaven Area, Burnt Mills Knolls and others. This zip code of 20903 is home to the 100+ acre property of the Old Naval Ordinance Lab (NOL) that sits along New Hampshire Avenue and is now the new FDA Facility.

Market Stats for Month of July 2007 Silver Spring Zip Code 20903 Single Family Detached Homes

68 Current Active Listings - Ranging in Price from $329,000 to $799,000
Average List Price for Active Listings - $488,766
Average Time on the market for Active Listings - 112 Days

4 Listings went Under Contract 
Average List Price for Pendings - $429,000
Average Time on the Market for Pendings - 98 Days


10 Listings were Withdrawn from the Market or Expired
Average List Price for withdrawn or expired listings - $479,667
Average Time on Market for expired and withdrawns - 181 Days

7 Listings actually Closed or Sold in July 
Average List (Asking) Price for Solds - $493,971
Average Actual Sold Price - $491,057
Average Days on the Market for Solds - 86

                       Market Report on New Silver Spring Condominiums (Those built in 2003 and after) 
 
                                        Including The Silverton, Cresent, and Aurora Condominiums       

           Sales Activity for the month of July 2007 

19 Active Listings  Currently ranging in price from $279,500 to $589,900 
Average List Price for Active Listings - $422,332
Average Time on the Market for Active Listings - 79 Days

2 Listings with Contracts 
Average List Price for Listings with Pending Contract - $344,995
Average Time on Market for Pending Listings - 129 Days

10 Listings were Withdrawn or Expired (Taken Off) the Market in July
Average Price of Withdrawn or Expired Listings was $400,262
Average days on the Market for Expired or Withdrawn Lisitngs - 60 Days

There were No Listings that Closed in July 
        
* All information and photo from Metropolitan Regional Information Services - MRIS

                                           How's the Real Estate Market in Silver Spring, Md?

       Month of July Stats for Single Family Homes
                   Silver Spring Md zip 20910

    For "Close-in" Neighborhoods Inside the Beltway    
                 and Downtown Silver Spring

41 Active Listings ranging in price from $350,000 to $997,500 and an Average List Price of $547,146
The Average Days on the market for Current Active Listings is 92 days

26 Listings with Non Contingent Contracts - Average List Price of Homes with a Pending Sale is $620,145
The Average Time on Market for Pendings is 43 days

22 Listings went to Closing in July - Average List or Asking Price for listings that closed was $576,026 and the Average Final Sold Price was $562,730  The average time to sell or DOM (days on market) was 62 days for Sold - Closed Listings

               Price range for Closed Listings is ALL OVER THE PLACE from $275,000 to 1,299,973.  
            I have said it before and I will say it again, "There is a house for everyone in Silver Spring."