Archive for the 'old houses' Category
North Woodside Neighborhood Real Estate Market Report
June 21st, 2008 Categories: Bungalow, Colonial, Craftsman, Houses in Silver Spring, Real Estate, Real Estate Market, Silver Spring Neighborhoods, old houses
North Woodside is a true Bungalow Lovers Heaven!  Many of the homes in North Woodside are SEARS HOMES, Built between 1927 and 1940.  In North Woodside, you can find examples of almost every Sears Home built in this era. This Subdivision in Close-In Silver Spring has a fantastic collection of 350 houses within walking distance of two Metrorail stations, a neighborhood public school, parks, Snider’s Supermarket, two dry cleaners, Staples, CVS, Kirsten’s Cafe, Tropical Ice Cream, Armand’s, the Woodside Deli and a host of other attractions on nearby Georgia Avenue
Real Estate Activity Report for the 
( January - May 2008)
Currently 3 Homes for Sale - Active Listings
1. $499,500Â - 3 Bedroom 2 Bath Bungalow
2. $555,000 - 2 Bedroom 2 Bath Bungalow
3. $733,000 - 3 Bedroom 2 Bath
    Colonial Farmhouse (Sears)
Days on the Market Active Listings -Â 60 Days
2Â Listings have Sold and Closed
1. 4 Bedroom 3 Bath Bungalow
   Listed $679,000 Sold - $667,000
   Days on    Market - 214
2. 4 Bedroom 3 Bath Colonial Farmhouse -Â Â Â Â List Price $733,000 Sold Price - $730,000Â
                                                                Days on Market - 60
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Rambo and Rocky’s Childhood House for Sale in Silver Spring
April 28th, 2008 Categories: Famous Silver Spring People, Houses in Silver Spring, Montgomery Hills, Real Estate, Real Estate Market, Silver Spring Neighborhoods, old houses, silver spring real estate
A house that Sylvester Stallone lived in as a child and young teen is on the market in the Montgomery Hills Neighborhood of Silver Spring. The Cape Cod House on Seminary Road was built in 1952. Sly’s parents owned the home sometime between 1952 and 1962, when the Stallone’s Sold it.Â
The 4 Bedroom 4 1/2 Bath House is Listed by the King Farm/Rockville Office of Long and Foster. The Asking Price is $699,899 Smackeroos.
Click the following URL to see the listing with lots more details and many many photos of the interior
http://matrix.mris.com/Matrix/Public/Email.aspx?ID=24670174438
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The McMansions in East Silver Spring
December 11th, 2007 Categories: Bungalow, Cape Cod, Downtown Silver Spring, East Silver Spring, Houses in Silver Spring, McNeills Addition, New Construction, Real Estate Market, Silver Spring Neighborhoods, Woodmoor, old houses
This post was inspired by a another local blogger www.ThayerAvenue.com  who posted about a ginormous McMansion going up in East Silver Spring on Thayer Avenue.                                             Â
Most of East Silver Spring still has “normal sized” older houses. The few McMansions or new infill construction 
that we do have REALLY stand out.Â
One example on Easley street is the “McMansion with no windows” It started out as a small bungalow home built in 1928 between 2 other similar houses. The home had a larger and deeper than average lot size of 12,180 sq ft.Â
It was torn down sometime ago and remained a big watery mud hole with trash and debris in it for a few years. I once walked by the lot and noticed they were still getting junk and other mail delivered to 701 Easley, it was strewn all over the front of the mud hole. While it was still just a hole, it caused a lot of concern and complaints from the adjoining neighbors and the neighborhood in general.Â
I though they’d never build anything there. Then all of a sudden a huge foundation went up this past year. The picture does not do it justice - it is ENORMOUS. Can’t wait to see what it will look like when it’s finished. It will certainly stand out amongst the small old bungalows on that street.Â
A tasteful newly constructed infill home was completed recently just down the way at 608 Deerfield in East Silver Spring - McNeills Subdivision. The lot was a little over 7,000 square feet and an old garage at the back of the vacant lot was the only thing torn down to build the house.
This house sold for $1,191,064.00 ( one million, one hundred ninety one thousand and sixty four dollars ) and settled less than 3 months ago.  I think this NEW house just “nails it” for a perfect fit with the neighborhood character of East Silver Spring.
Check out the Listing and Interior Photos Link for 608 Deerfield Avenue, Silver Spring, Md 20910.
Some Gigantic Monster Houses have gone up or are going up in some older Silver Spring neighborhoods, for instance this one on Randolph Road.  There is a Monster Palace on New Hamphire Avenue in Hillandale and a Giant House going up in Woodmoor just past the Woodmoor Shopping Center going North on Colesville that you just can’t miss when driving out that way. Sligo from Silver Spring Singular has posted a few blogs about McMansions in Silver Spring. I liked this post about Mc Mansions by a local blogger. Dan Reed (Our future architect/Urban Planner) from Just Up the Pike writes about them all the time and Silver Spring Daily Photo has a lot of photos of McMansions in and around Silver Spring.
So, How do you feel about McMansions in Silver Spring? What’s your opinion? Want more? Want less? Want Larger? Smaller? or just don’t care?
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More Real Estate Market Reports for Silver Spring Neighborhoods
September 17th, 2007 Categories: Houses in Silver Spring, North Hills of Sligo, Real Estate, Real Estate Market, Silver Spring Neighborhoods, Woodside, Woodside Forest, old houses
Real Estate Sales Activity for the past 6 months
Woodside Forest – 20910
 (As Requested)
North Hills of Sligo – 20901
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Silver Spring, New Construction, Estates at 4 Corners Finally Gets Going - Old House Razed Recently
July 31st, 2007 Categories: 4 Corners, Cape Cod, Craftsman, Homebuyer, Houses in Silver Spring, New Construction, Real Estate, Real Estate Market, Silver Spring Neighborhoods, South 4 Corners, old houses
The Site has (now had) a Sprawling Brick and Stone 
Cape Cod Style house that was built in 1947. The house that used to be at 220 University Bvd West was once used as a Dentist’s Home/Office. The property Sold for $860,000 in April of 2005. The lot size is 37,987 square feet and is on a corner bordered by University Blvd W, Brunett Avenue and Gilmoure Drive in the Fairway Subdivision of South Four Corners,Silver Spring, Md. 20901. The house is now razed and 5 Single Family Homes are proposed to 
be built on this site. Two Homes will face University Blvd West and 3 Homes will face Gilmoure Drive.
Pre-construction prices Start at $799,000 with 3,300 square feet and go up to $874,000 with 4,000 square feet. Homes will have at least 4 Bedrooms and 2.5 baths. There are 5 models to choose from and the lot sizes range from 6,000 to 9,000 square feet. The 2 houses that will face University Blvd have the larger lot sizes and will have driveway access from Gilmoure Drive.
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The MRIS listing and details for the new homes here. Two of the homes according to the MRIS Listings are under contract and 2 are ACTIVE Listings. Sales are brokered by Long and Foster Real Estate, Inc for K2 Homes. More info about the Houses and site are on the K2 Development Website  Â
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Unrepresented Buyer and For Sale By Owner -The Ongoing Nightmare that’s too Close to Home!
July 17th, 2007 Categories: Home Sellers, Homebuyer, Real Estate, Real Estate Market, old houses
This real estate horror story popped up recently and is continuing to occur in Norfork, Virginia. The story is extremely detailed with actual legal documents and photos.Â
The reason it hits home for me is that I am a Realtor and I frequently deal with older houses and buyers and sellers of these houses. Â
Over the years, I have heard transaction horror stories from other agents, lenders, real estate and title attorneys.  During my 21 years as an agent, I have some doosies of my own that I could tell. The difference is that all of their stories and my stories had agreeable endings.
This story has taken on a never ending life of it’s own! Read it here. Â
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