Feeling Homesick: Report Shows Home Values Dropping 38 percent of homes sold did so at loss

By  JIM IOVINO

Updated 12:40 PM EDT, Wed, Nov 12, 2008

Related Topics: Zillow Inc.

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There were plenty of happy home buyers in the Chicago area over the weekend.

 

Home values in the Washington metropolitan area fell 14 percent in the past year and 38 percent of homes that sold did so at a loss, according to a new report by real estate Web site Zillow.com.

The drop was more than the national decline of 9.7 percent.

Zillow.com's third-quarter data shows the home value index of homes in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area at $354,069.

The five-year annualized home value change for D.C. is 4.2 percent, but home values have fallen 20.4 percent since 2006, which was the peak of the market, according to Zillow.com.  The report showed that 90.6 percent of all homes in the region have lost value in the past 12 months and that about 24 percent of all homes sold were foreclosures.

To read the full Zillow.com report, click here.

 

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  • Gerry Wednesday, Nov 12 at 5:22 PM FLAG COMMENT Although Zillow is reporting that prices have fallen 20% since 2006, I still find I am priced out of the market because the home prices are still very over inflated. When you analyze the income levels of the average household in the DC area vs the prices of houses the numbers didn't seem to add up. Since the DC market is too bizarre, I've decided to skip the DC market and start working on building a retirement home out ... MORE >
  • relaxed Wednesday, Nov 12 at 4:43 PM FLAG COMMENT my family bought our house in '84 and I plan on dying in it. With the home values dropping from their previously ridiculous levels to something more in line with reality my property taxes are going to be much nicer to deal with
  • Observer Wednesday, Nov 12 at 3:09 PM FLAG COMMENT This is my first and last time ever when it comes to buying real estate. I screwed up royally back in 2005 when I bought into the lie that real estate was a good way to invest my money. Now that I know better I will never ever do it again. Once this place is sold renting will be the ONLY option for me. I bought a condo but for all intentions I am still renting.
  • Maureen Wednesday, Nov 12 at 2:59 PM FLAG COMMENT PLEASE do not ask the government to bail people out of foreclosures. Why? I will tell you why, because many suffered taking a higher interest rate knowing their responsibilities where others were irresponsibly selfish and didn't care figuring our government would bail them out. Meanwhile, I know young couples who put their lives and families on hold because of their responsibilities. Careless ones had babies without caring ... MORE >
  • Washington DC Wednesday, Nov 12 at 1:12 PM FLAG COMMENT Really need to seperate real estate accordingly. Clumping DC VA and Md together are not true comps even though catagorized as the Metropolitian area. In fact Washington DC realestate has risen according to zillow as of date and DC home values have not declined as the combined Metropolitian report indicates.

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