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Silver Spring Real Estate in Woodside Park

11-20-08

Landmark House in Woodside Park

One of the Most Popular Older Silver Spring Neighborhoods, Close-in Woodside Park has an interesting history. This Mature, Densely Wooded Neighborhood is accessible to Downtown Silver Spring and the Silver Spring Metro Station. Located inside the Beltway and just over the Washington DC line in Maryland, this gorgeous old subdivsion of charming homes has larger than average lot sizes.
With sweeping lawns, the lot sizes are the largest you will find in the 20910 area of Silver Spring

Real Estate Activity Report for the Woodside Park Subdivision in Silver Spring, Md 20910
Single Family Homes YTD
(January 1, 2008 thru November 20, 2008) Stone House in Woodside Park
There are 700 Single Family Homes in
the Legal Subdivsion of Woodside Park

3 Active Listings - Homes for Sale Currently
Price Range $498,900 - $949,000
Average List (Asking) Price Active Listings - $682,900
Average Days on Market - 41 Days

1 Listings Under Contract - Pending
Asking Price for Pending Sale- $495,000
Days on Market for Pending Listing - 9

4 Listings Withdrawn from the Market
Average Asking Price - $808,250
Average Days on Market - 96
Stone and Slate House in Woodside Park
10 Listings Sold
Average List Price Solds - $754,630
Average Actual Sold Price - $744,290
Lowest Sold Price - $525,000
Highest Sold Price - $1,200,000
Average Days on Market - 71

Curious about your Silver Spring Home's Value or what's happening in the Real Estate Market right NOW?
Get a computerized Market Analysis of your Silver Spring Home at: www.SilverSpringCMA.com

For "Real Time" Market Stats, Charts and Statistics for the different zip codes/areas of Silver Spring and Takoma Park visit Silver Spring - Takoma Market Trends

For Expert Assistance Navigating the Current Real Estate Market in Silver Spring or Takoma Park Maryland
contact Debbie Cook with Long and Foster Realtors (301)587-3528

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Silver Spring's Pretty Older Sister - Takoma Park, Maryland - A Victorian Suburb

11-13-08

Debbie Cook

Takoma Park, or "Granola Park" as some locals call it now, was the first planned suburban community of Washington, DC. Founded in 1883, by Benjamin Franklin Gilbert, Takoma Park was developed along a branch of the B & O railroad. It was originally conceived as a "summer resort" area, as a healthful clean-water alternative to Washington, DC's malarial swamps. With a population of 18,000 it rests along the upper northeast boundary of D.C. and strattles Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in Maryland.

B.F. Gilbert named his community TAKOMA an Indian word meaning "High Up - Near Heaven". Takoma Park has it's own city government, police department, library and is served by Montgomery County Schools

Religion and politics has shaped the Takoma Park community. From the early 1900's to 1990, Takoma Park was the world headquarters of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Two of the church's institutions remain today, The Washington Adventist Hospital, and Columbia Union College. The coming of metro service to Takoma Park has made it a perfect "bedroom community" for young professionals. It is a 15 minute commute to the middle of Downtown D.C. by Metro from the Takoma Station on the Red Line.

Takoma Park is a friendly "laid back", independent, small town with liberal politics. The residents are politically active and have put in place a number of progressive measures such as the declaration of a nuclear-free zone and legal recognition of non-marital partnerships.

In the historic district you will find grand old Victorians, Bungalows, American Four Squares and other old timey styles, along tree-lined streets.

The Old Town offers an eclectic, funky mix of small, locally owned specialty shops and small restaurants, cafes and a very popular FOOD COOP. From the end of April to mid December there is a farmers market every Sunday in the center of town. To celebrate July 4th, the town puts on its own parade and its own fireworks display.

Takoma Park Real Estate

So far this year of 2008 there have been 100 sales of single family detached homes in Takoma Park, sales prices range from a low of $200,000 for a three bedroom one bath brick colonial in need of total renovation to a high of $1,005,000 for a completely restored 7 Bedroom, 5 1/2 Bath Victorian. The median price for a single family home in Takoma Park in 2008 is $429,700.

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TAKOMA PARK Real Estate Market

Real-time market research for TAKOMA PARK

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Silver Spring Md - Today's the Day - Get out and Vote

11-04-08

Debbie Cook

Check out these Bi Partisan Places in Silver Spring.

After you cast your vote - Take yourself and your "I Voted - YO Vote" sticker over to any Starbucks in Silver Spring and have a FREE cup of Coffee.

On Wednesday Evening, after it's over (and we all hope it'll be over) - November 5th from 6 pm to 8 pm . . Stop by Whole Foods in Silver Spring for a "Thanksgiving Tasting":
A store-wide sampling of Thanksgiving favorites including free range turkey to pumpkin pie, they are promising to put you in the holiday mood

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Bi-Partisan Places in Silver Spring, Md

11-03-08

Debbie Cook

This cute brick cape cod style house is in the Burnt Mills/Hillandale Area of Silver Spring, MD 20903

Bi-Partisan Restaurant in Silver Spring "California Tortilla" in the Burnt Mills Strip Mall on Route 29 (Colesville Road) Silver Spring, MD 20901

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Silver Spring Real Estate in Woodside Forest

10-28-08

Debbie Cook

Woodside Forest Entrance Developed in the early 1940's, Woodside Forest is a tree-lined neighborhood with hills of unique, custom Colonial, Cape Cod, Rambler and Contemporary style single family homes next to Sligo Creek Park.

The different house styles, including some ultra contemportary homes, reflect the fact that development in Woodsdie Forest continued every decade into the 1970's. You will find homes ranging from the old traditional 1940's Brick Colonials, Sprawling 1950 -1960's Split levels and Ramblers to Sleek 1960 - 70's Contemporary Styles.

Woodside Forest is Adjacent to the Older Subdivision of Woodside Park. Woodside Forest is bordered on the west by Georgia Avenue, on the east by Colesville Road, on the north by Sligo Creek and on the south by Dale Drive.

Woodside Forest is close to Downtown Silver Spring and Silver Spring Metro.
There are 325 homes in the Woodside Fosrest subdivision.

Colonial in Woodside Forest

Real Estate Sales of Single Family Homes
Woodside Forest Subdivision
of Silver Spring, MD 20910
January 1, 2008 - October 22, 2008

1 Active (for Sale) Listing
3 Bedroom 2 1/2 Bath Brick Colonial
Asking Price - $549,000
Days on Market -140

1 Home Expired from Market
Price of Expired Listing - $615,000
Time on Market - 78 Days

1 Listing Under Contract
3 Bedroom 2 1/2 Bath Colonial
Asking Price - $599,000
Days on Market - 6
Contemporary in Woodside Forest Silver Spring
9 Sold Listings
Average List Price - $$572,094
Average Sold Price - $564,656
Lowest Sold Price - $445,000
Highest Sold Price - $742,000
Average Time on Market - 78 Days

Curious about your Silver Spring Home's Value or what's happening in the Real Estate Market right NOW?
Get a computerized Market Analysis of your Silver Spring Home at: www.SilverSpringCMA.com

For "Real Time" Market Stats, Charts and Statistics for the different areas of Silver Spring and Takoma Park visit
Silver Spring - Takoma Market Trends

For Expert Assistance Navigating the Current Real Estate Market in Silver Spring or Takoma Park Maryland
contact Debbie Cook with Long and Foster Realtors (301)587-3528

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Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc

Debbie Cook: Real Estate Agent in Silver Spring, MD

Office: (301) 587-3528

Selling Silver Spring and Takoma, MD since 1986. The more wrinkles in the face of your Realtor - the less wrinkles in your Real Estate Transaction. We Know Silver Spring MD Homes and Neighborhoods

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House in North Hills of Sligo Neighborhood of Silver Spring, Md

Silver Spring, Maryland - A wonderful place to Live!

Ahhh .... Silver Spring, Md, Unique, Diverse, Interesting, Rich in History, Revitalized, Historic, Charming and Modern all at the same time. There is no place like Silver Spring and, with regards to Housing, still affordable compared to the rest of Montgomery County. A Superb Location just over the Washington, DC line.

Silver Spring is located along the north east border of Washington D.C., a sprawling area that was named for a spring with sparkling bits of mica. The eastern arm of the red line serves the four metro stops in Silver Spring, the Silver Spring station, the Forest Glen station, the Wheaton Station and the Glenmont station.

Old Downtown Silver Spring has had an exciting and ongoing renewal, a multi-million dollar facelift that is providing a pedestrian friendly downtown area with shops and restaurants. The American Film Institute theatre, now housed in the historic Silver Spring theatre, the theatre is an internationally recognized, state-of-the-art film and video exhibition center. The Discovery Channel's breathtaking headquarters is located in downtown Silver Spring. Silver Spring is about to get a new "State of the Art" Transit Center named after Maryland Senator Paul Sarbanes, who was instrumental in approprating funds for this mammoth project.

The "Close-in" older neighborhoods of Silver Spring with tree lined streets offer homes built in the late 1800's to the 1940's, providing the charm coveted by so many buyers. These older neighborhoods such as Woodside are for the most part within easy walking distance of the downtown Silver Spring metro stop or the Forest Glen stop. There is also some infill and a limited amount of new constrution occuring in Close-in Silver Spring, such as The Courts of Woodside and the Forest Glen Park Area. Also, within the older downtown area are newly constructed chic urban condos, with more still planned and currently under construction.

Further out Colesville Road to Burtonsville and from Georgia Ave to Wheaton there are subdivisions built in the mid 1940's ,1950's and 1960's where architectural styles include ramblers, split levels, colonials and contemporary mid century modern homes. There are newer townhome and condominium developments sprinkled throughout the Greater Silver Spring Area. We have something for everyone in Silver Spring, Md

Silver Spring's parks have more than just grass and trees. Many include playgrounds, ball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, picnic areas, trails, ponds, recreation centers or indoor swim centers. Our parks and streams are beautiful and there are two very active groups of people that want to keep them that way, The Friends of Sligo Creek and Neighbors of the Northwest Branch are pivate groups dedicated to keeping our two largest tributaries clean and healthy.

Silver Spring and Takoma Park Real Estate Market Trends

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