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Bidding Wars

Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Bidding Wars, from most recent to least.

The 6 Places In The DC Area Where You Aren't The Only One Bidding On a Home

The 6 Places In The DC Area Where You Aren't The Only One Bidding On a Home

UrbanTurf Staff | April 18th 2024

Today, UrbanTurf is examining one of our favorite metrics regarding competition in the housing market to find the places in the DC region where homes ... read»

Escalations and Exhaustion: The Unseasonably Hot DC Area Housing Market

Escalations and Exhaustion: The Unseasonably Hot DC Area Housing Market

Nena Perry-Brown | February 11th 2022

Both anecdotes and data point to a local housing market where the competition is staggering.... read»

Buyers Week: The Escalation Clause

Buyers Week: The Escalation Clause

UrbanTurf Staff | March 16th 2018

In this article, UrbanTurf takes a look at escalation clauses, which can be useful in bidding wars.... read»

The 8 DC Neighborhoods Where You Paid Above Asking in 2017

The 8 DC Neighborhoods Where You Paid Above Asking in 2017

Nena Perry-Brown | December 14th 2017

While DC's housing market became less of a seller's market in 2017, with inventory steadily increasing and prices leveling off, homes still aren't spe... read»

Underpriced or Overbid? The Anatomy of DC's Bidding War Climate

Underpriced or Overbid? The Anatomy of DC's Bidding War Climate

Shilpi Paul | July 26th 2013

Bidding wars are becoming as common as open houses in DC's housing market. Are agents underpricing homes or are buyers just getting desperate?... read»

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