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[SOLD IN A FLASH] Hottest Neighborhoods in Fairfax City

Check out the top neighborhoods in Fairfax City with the lowest days on market! Is your neighborhood on the list?

It is definitely a seller's market out there! Check out these hottest neighborhoods in town with the lowest median days on market within the past year. If you are thinking about selling your home and live in one of these neighborhoods, there are a ton of buyers ready to purchase! If you are a buyer, you'll need to be quick in making an offer for a home in one of these neighborhoods, since it will be under contract very quickly!

In the past year, 379 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. 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.

Hottest Fairfax City Neighborhoods by SubDivision

In the past 12 months, a total of 379 homes sold in Fairfax City with a median sold price of $549,000 and median days on market of 12. These were the hottest Fairfax City neighborhoods, where homes were selling the fastest.

NeighborhoodTypeHomes SoldDOM (MED)Sold Price (Med)
ComstockTownhome75$465,000
Mosby WoodsDetached296$602,005
ArdmoreTownhome66$366,000
Warren WoodsDetached117$520,000
Country Club HillsDetached188$597,000
Foxcroft ColonyCondo99$170,000
LyndhurstCondo710$239,000
FarrcroftDetached911$945,000
Cambridge StationTownhome1111$499,900
Fairfax WestCondo612$201,500
WestmoreDetached2415$470,000
Green AcresDetached717$510,000
Fairfax WoodsDetached920$429,900
Main Street GreenCondo720$210,000
Great OaksDetached1022$632,500
Little River HillsDetached733$652,000
Cameron GlenTownhome735$685,000
HalemhurstDetached848$565,000
CobbdaleDetached755$650,000
Mount VineyardCondo666$566,000
Providence SquareCondo667$532,500
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What's Happening in Neighboring Cities

Here is what is happening in some neighboring cities. Overall Northern Virginia is a very hot real estate market with very low inventory, keeping the days on market for properties very low. The announcement of Amazon 2 headquarters to the Crystal City and National Landing area and made an already scarce real estate market even tighter. For sellers this creates a great opportunity to sell your home quickly for top dollar.

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CityDOM (MED) Nov 2019DOM (MED) Nov 2018% Change
Alexandria9 days19 days-53%
Annandale8 days28 days-71%
Arlington9 days22 days-59%
Ashburn7 days18 days-61%
Centreville10 days23 days-57%
Chantilly8 days15 days-47%
Dumfries8 days34 days-77%
Fairfax15 days22 days-32%
Falls Church8 days21 days-62%
Fredericksburg24 days39 days-39%
Herndon15 days18 days-17%
Leesburg10 days25 days-60%
Manassas24 days21 days14%
McLean52 days27 days93%
Reston13 days17 days-24%
Springfield14 days24 days-42%
Sterling9 days19 days-53%
Vienna27 days19 days42%
Woodbridge21 days26 days-19%
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Fairfax City Neighborhoods Days on Market by Property Type and Bedrooms

In the past 12 months, a total of 229 detached 90 townhomes and 60 condos sold in Fairfax City. This was the median days on market (DOM) breakdown by property type and bedrooms.

Type1 BR2 BR3 BR4+ BRAll
Detached-22 days33 days33 days33 days
Townhome-15 days36 days28 days33 days
Condo25 days34 days21 days-31 days
All25 days29 days34 days33 days32 days

About Peggy Yee

Peggy Yee is a supervising broker at Frankly Realtors and is a local Top Producer. She has sold over $180 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 City with dozens of 5 Star Zillow reviews. Click here for Zillow Reviews.

Find out what's happening in Fairfax Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

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

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