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[Cash Buyers] Top 10 Neighborhoods in Arlington
See the latest rankings of the Arlington neighborhoods with the most cash buyers in the past year. Is your neighborhood on the list?
What do cash buyers mean for your neighborhood? Neighborhoods with a high percentage of cash buyers can mean that investors are fixing and flipping homes, which can increase home values overall. In condo communities, a high percentage of cash buyers may mean these are good buy and hold investment properties, where the rent versus purchase price is attractive to investors. In the past year, 3070 properties have sold in Arlington ranging from a 1-bed, 1-bath condo for $115,000 to a 6-bed, 6.5-bath detached for $3,270,011. Approximately 16% of these homes were purchased with cash. The median sold price was $562,000.
Top 10 Arlington Neighborhoods for Cash Buyers
In the past 12 months, a total of 506 homes sold in Arlington for cash with a median sold price of $500K. These were the most popular Arlington neighborhoods for cash buyers.
| Neighborhood | Type | Cash Sales | % Cash | Sold (Med) |
| Eclipse On Center Park | Condo | 10 | 28% | $423,500 |
| Cherrydale | Detached | 8 | 22% | $795,000 |
| Fairlington | Townhouse | 7 | 15% | $485,000 |
| Ballston | Detached | 7 | 11% | $866,000 |
| Key And Nash | Condo | 7 | 33% | $1,100,000 |
| Station Square | Condo | 7 | 32% | $633,400 |
| Arlington Village | Townhouse | 7 | 15% | $325,000 |
| Fairlington | Townhouse | 7 | 15% | $485,000 |
| Hyde Park | Condo | 7 | 44% | $483,875 |
| Lyon Village | Detached | 6 | 26% | $1,350,500 |
Arlington Cash Sales by Property Type
In the past 12 months, a total of 122 detached homes, 61 townhomes, and 287 condos sold in Arlington for cash. This was the breakdown by property type and bedrooms.
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| Type | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4+ BR | Sold (Med) |
| Detached | 0 | 10 | 38 | 74 | $875,000 |
| Townhouse | 6 | 26 | 21 | 8 | $580,000 |
| Condo | 139 | 131 | 16 | 1 | $352,000 |
| Sold (MED) | $262,500 | $520,000 | $760,000 | $1,080,000 | $500,750 |
Peggy Yee is a supervising broker at Frankly Realtors and is one of Northern Virginia Magazine's Top Realtors in 2015-2019. She has been quoted in the Around Reston Magazine, Washington Post, Money Magazine, Consumer Reports, Zillow, Trulia and Realtor.com.
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Information based on BrightMLS data and deemed reliable but not guaranteed.