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[Cash Buyers] Top 10 Neighborhoods in Fairfax City

See the latest rankings of the Fairfax City 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, 381 properties have sold in Fairfax City ranging from a 1-bed, 1-bath condo for $140,000 to a 5-bed, 5.5-bath detached for $1,285,000. Approximately 14% of these homes were purchased with cash. The median sold price was $549,500. Click here to sign up for my free monthly real estate market update to stay current on the latest real estate market trends in your neighborhood.

Top 10 Fairfax City Neighborhoods for Cash Buyers

In the past 12 months, a total of 52 homes sold in Fairfax City for cash with a median sold price of $466K. These were the most popular Fairfax City neighborhoods for cash buyers.

NeighborhoodTypeCash Sales% CashSold (Med)
FarrcroftTownhouse533%$780,000
Mosby WoodsDetached414%$465,000
Fairfax WestCondo450%$167,500
Fairfax AcresDetached360%$500,000
Great OaksDetached333%$554,900
HalemhurstDetached222%$505,000
EnclaveCondo267%$544,000
Fairfax WoodsDetached222%$411,800
ArdmoreTownhouse229%$369,000
The CrossingsTownhouse229%$315,000

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Fairfax City Cash Sales by Property Type

In the past 12 months, a total of 26 detached homes, 11 townhomes, and 15 condos sold in Fairfax City for cash. This was the breakdown by property type and bedrooms.

Type1 BR2 BR3 BR4+ BRSold (Med)
Detached011312$500,000
Townhouse0353$712,500
Condo21120$205,000
Sold (MED)$151,250$216,000$489,938$525,000$466,000
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About Peggy Yee

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Peggy Yee is a supervising broker at Frankly Realtors and is a local Top Producer. She has sold over $80 million in sales and was one of Northern Virginia Magazine's Top Realtors since 2015. She has been quoted in the Around Reston Magazine, Washington Post, Money Magazine, Consumer Reports, Zillow, Trulia and Realtor.com. Peggy is 100% committed to making your move the best experience possible! Don't just take our word...Click here to see what Peggy's past clients have to say about the experience working with her from Buyer and Seller Video Testimonials and you'll understand why she is one of the top real estate agents in Fairfax Station with dozens of 5 Star Zillow reviews. Click here for Zillow Reviews.

* Data Source: BrightMLS. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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