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$2M is the new luxury in D.C. real estate

WASHINGTON — If it’s not more than $2 million, it’s not luxury. Evidently,聽in D.C. real estate that’s the new norm.

Single-family houses聽priced at less than $1 million are “commonplace,” according to , a blog run by the city’s Department of Revenue Analysis.

It says homes that sell for more than $1 million聽make up nearly 20 percent of sales in聽D.C.

So, the office says, “it may be time to set the bar higher in terms of what constitutes luxury.”

Five percent of D.C. homebuyers dropped more than $2聽million on their homes in the last year.

The blog lists the priciest purchases as having been made聽in Georgetown, Kalorama and Cleveland Park.

The share of overall sales of single family houses valued at more than $1 million has risen from only 3 percent of all home sales in 2001 to over 18 percent in 2015. (Courtesy districtmeasured.com)
The share of overall sales of single family houses valued at more than $1 million has risen from only 3 percent of all home sales in 2001 to over 18 percent in 2015. (Courtesy districtmeasured.com)
Megan Cloherty

An award-winning journalist, Megan Cloherty is podcast host and producer of the 鈥22 Hours: An American Nightmare.鈥 She previously served as 海角社区app Investigative Reporter covering breaking news, crime and courts.

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