Bob Force (REALTOR®) Gaithersburg, Md.

It is not to late to plant that tree. The Montgomery County Parks organization is still accepting donations to plant a tree or a groove, or even install a bench this season. The planting season runs from October 1 to April 30. Donation for trees go from $500 to $2000, a park bench donations run from $500 to $1500. For more details and the necessary forms to donate visit the Montgomery County Parks - A Gift of Green web page.

You can select may park in the system, would be real nice to pick one of the parks near your community, may be one that I have told you about about here Give me a call or drop me an email I would be more than pleased to assist you in that selection.

This market report is about Detached Homes FOR SALE in the 20906 zip code excluding those in the active senior's community of Leisure World. As for this date (2/19/08) there are currently 182 such homes FOR SALE in the market place, there are currently 30 homes under contract ( 5 prior to 1/1/08 and still not settled, 9 signed during January, and 16 since the first of Feb) and 13 were SOLD during the month of January. Of the 182 homes 48 were added to or came back on the market in January, and not put under contract by the end of the month and 39 have come on the market or returned to the market in February.

By comparison there are 2601 detached homes FOR SALE in all of Montgomery County Md. up from the 2408 count at this time last month, and 801 in all of Silver spring again up from the 733 at this time last month.

6+ Bedroom Detached Homes

Of the 182 Detached home only 9 are 6 or more bedroom homes. These homes range in price from $365,000 to $675,000 with the average being $479,078, which is up from $468,200 last month. These home have been on the market from 48 day to maximum of 368 day (just over 1 year); the average being 152 days (close to 5 months).

Only two 6 or more bedroom homes went under contract in January. The current List Price of these homes at the time they went under contact ranged from $350,000 to $370,000; and the days on the market ranged from 101 to 247 days with the average being 174 days.

Another two 6 or more bedrooms homes went to closing during the month of January, the settled price ranged form $290,000 to $437,000 and seller subsidies of $16,000 and $150.

5 Bedroom homes

There are 38 five bedrooms detached homes on the market in this group. They range in price for $250,000 to over 1 million at $1,199,000; with the average being $540,560. While a few have come on the market since Feb 1, the average number of days on the market is 168.

Only one 5 bedroom detached homes went under contract in January, with the last list price being $420,000. This home was on the market for just over 7 months (214 days).

Three 5 bedroom detached homes went to the closing table during the month of January, with their last list prices going from $329,990 to a high of $699,000 with the average being $575,997. The days on the market ranged from a month and a half (46 days) to about two and a half months (72 days); with the average being just show of two months (59 days).

4 bedroom homes

There are 83 four bedrooms detached homes on the market in this group. They range in price for $250,000 to $899,750; with the average being $452,825. While a few have come on the market since Feb 1, the average number of days on the market is near four and a half months (131 days).

A total of three 4 bedroom detached homes went under contract in January, with their last list prices ranging from$234,900 to $475,000 with the average being $394,800. These homes were on the market form 9 to 185 days; with the average being 4 months (119 days).

Four 4 bedroom detached homes went to the closing table during the month of January, with their last list prices going from $226,500 to a high of $459,990; with the average being $350,348. These homes were on the market from nearly two months (59 days) to near seven months (208 days); with the average being close to four and a half months (136 days).

3 bedrooms

There are 46 three bedroom detached homes on the market in this group. They range in price for $269,900 to $625,750; with the average being $378,905. While a few have come on the market since Feb 1, the average number of days on the market is near three and a half months at 109 days.

There were 3 three bedroom detached homes that went under contract in January, with its last list price ranging from $340.000 to $379,000 with the average being $365,667. While some one was on the market for just over a month (41 days), the longest was near five months (145 days); the average was near three months (100 days).

Three 3 bedroom detached homes went to the closing table during the month of January, with their last list prices ranging from $390,000 to a high of $429,000; the average being $406,000. They ranged from 136 days to 172 days with the average being near five months (157 days)..

2 bedrooms

There only 6 two bedroom detached homes on the market in this group. They range in price for $225,000 to $369,900; with the average being $317,933. While a few have come on the market since Feb 1, the average number of days on the market is near four and a half months at 132 days.

No 2 bedroom detached home went under contract in the month of January.

Only one 2 bedroom detached home went to the closing table in January in the 20906 zip code, this home sold for $283,000 with a seller subsidy of $13,330. This home was on the market for just over 5 months at 161 days.

These homes are located all over the area in the 20906 zip code. If you are looking for more information on detached homes or any other type of home I can be reached via my webpage.

Talk again soon.

This market report is on Townhouses FOR SALE in the 20906 zip code excluding those in the active senior's community of Leisure World. As for this date (2/18/08) there are currently 79 townhouses FOR SALE in this market place( up from 71 last month at this time), 11 homes went under contract during the period and 6 were SOLD during the month of January. Of the 79 homes 16 were added to or came back on the market in January and not put under contract by the end of the month and 14 have come on the market or returned to the market in during the first 18 days of February 2008.

On the same day there were a total of 213 up from the 191 townhouses on the market FOR SALE in all of Silver Spring Md. in December; and a count of 1420 in all of Montgomery County, which is up form the count of 1341 in December. As you can see inventory is still building.

5 Bedroom homes

There are only 2 five bedrooms Townhouses on the market in this group. They ranged in price from $354,900 to $479,999; giving us an average of $417,450. One was new to the market in February (13 days) while the other has been on the market four and a half months (139 days).

No five bedroom townhouses went under contract or to the closing table during the month of January. The last one that sold did so in July of 2007.

4 Bedroom homes

There are 30 four bedroom Townhouses on the market in this group, up form the 24 at this time last month. They range in price from $289,000 to $510,000; with the average being $359,898 which is down a little from last months average of $363,301. While a few have come on the market since Feb 1, the average number of days on the market is near 5 months at 143 days, which is about the same of last months at 148.

There was a total of 4 four bedroom Townhouses that went under contract in January, with their last list prices ranging from $250,000 to $379,900 with the average being $314,475 which down from lasts average of $309,933. One for these townhouses came on the market in February, the days on the market ranged from 16 to 251, with the average being a little over three and a half months (105 days), which is down from the 136 days last month.

Another two 4 bedroom Townhouse went to the closing table during the month of January, with their last list being $289,000 and $300,000; these home were on the market for six and a half months (195 days), just about the same as those that closed last month (184) days.

3 Bedroom homes

Clearly a majority of the townhouses on the market, there are 42 three bedroom Townhouses on the market in this group, just about the same as last month count of 40 They range in price from $229,990 to $489,000; with the average being $367,935, which is up slightly from the $359,130 last month. While a few have come on the market since Feb 1, the average number of days on the market being near three and half months (107 days); which is down just a little from last months average of 122 days. The longest on the market is down too 287 days from the 299 days last month.

There was a total of 7 three bedroom Townhouses that went under contract in during the month of January, with the last list prices ranging from $295,000 to $445,000 with the average being $354,000; which is up from the $322,500 last month. While one if these townhouses came on the market in February, days on the market ranged from 4 to 179, with the average being a little over three months (104 days), this figure is down from the 136 days last month..

Only two 3 bedroom Townhouses went to the closing table during the month of January, with the last list prices ranging from $274,500 to $335,000 for an average of $304,750, which is lower than the average of $358,757 last month. None of these homes initially came on the market recently, the shortest be in on the market for nearly 3 months (88 days), the longest being over 8 months at 253 days for an average of just short of 6 months (177 days); which is nearly double the figure from last month of 3 months (92 days).

2 Bedroom homes

There are 5 two bedroom Townhouses on the market in this group. They range in price from $254,900 to $314,900; with the average being $285,820, which is close to down from the $292,200 last month. The days on the market range from 107 to 294 days, with the average being close to 6 and half months at 194 days.

No two bedroom Townhouses is under contract at the time of this report.

Only 1 two bedroom Townhouse went to the closing table during the month of January, with its last list being $311,000; this home was on the market for just sort of four months (113 days).

These figures were obtained from the Metropolitan Regional Information System (MRIS) on this day. If more information on the housing market in zip code 20906 is needed, I can be reached via my webpage.

Talk again soon, I hope.

The Montgomery County Department of Parks will be performing its own Star Search with the winner get his/her show on local Television. They will be holding auditions for the position in the near future. The position is open to Montgomery County teens who are 14 to 17 years of age, and will be a great opportunity for a teen looking for a career in Television. For more details check out the information on auditions, rules, entry forms and audition scripts on the M-NCPPC website, and good luck.

If you get the position, please drop me a line so I can feel like I found a TV Star.