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        <Name>Northern Virginia Real Estate: December 2008 Most Expensive Home Sales</Name>
        <Summary>Most Expensive Home Sales in December 2008 for Northern Virginia</Summary>
        <Description>&lt;p&gt;Are you wondering about &lt;a href="http://www.brianblock.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;Northern Virginia real estate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and pondering what has sold recently?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here's some information about the &lt;strong&gt;most expensive home sales in Northern Virginia&lt;/strong&gt; (Arlington County, Alexandria City, Fairfax City, Fairfax County, and Falls Church City) for December 2008.&amp;nbsp; All information was obtained through MRIS.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall, there were 50 sales topping $1 million during the month of December 2008.&amp;nbsp; Despite the economy, there are still people in the D.C. metropolitan area with money to purchase their dream homes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5px" height="263" alt=" " src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/7/0/1/5/ar118564747651077.jpg" width="159" /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DECEMBER'S MOST EXPENSIVE SALES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"&gt;Single Family Detached Homes:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;10015 High Hill Place, Great Falls, VA 22066&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt; -- Sold on December 2nd for &lt;strong&gt;$3,625,000&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;In the Falcon Ridge neighborhood of Great Falls, this Tudor home on 2 acres features an amazing wine cellar, home theater, 5 bedrooms and 5 full bathrooms on 4 levels.&amp;nbsp; It was built in 1990. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;1009 Crest Lane, McLean, VA 22101&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;-- Sold on December 12th for &lt;strong&gt;$3,550,000&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Sold for $700K under the asking price, this 6 bedroom, 7 full bathroom home with 3 car garage features a fee-form pool with spa and waterfall.&amp;nbsp; The home has an elevator and sits on nearly an acre.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;6455 Kedleston Court, McLean, VA 22101&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt; -- Sold on December 1st for &lt;strong&gt;$3,300,000&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Built in 1988, this McLean homes with 5 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms includes a gourmet kitchen, billiards room, home theater, pool and pool house.&amp;nbsp; It sold for $550,000 below asking price.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;854 Nicholas Run Drive, Great Falls, VA 22066&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt; -- Sold on December 19th for &lt;strong&gt;$2,950,000&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;On almost 2 acres in Great Falls, this 12,000 square foot home has a 4 car garage, 7 bedrooms, 8 full bathrooms and was just built in 2007.&amp;nbsp; It sold for over $800,000 below the asking price.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;1909 Macarthur Drive, McLean, VA 22101&lt;/em&gt; -- Sold on December 2nd for &lt;strong&gt;$2,315,000&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Newly built in 2008, this 5 bedroom 5 bathroom home on a 1/2 acre features a wrap around porch, high end appliances, and an outdoor living space with a stone fireplace and built-in grill.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Homes in this luxury price range are generally selling for quite a discount from asking price.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.marketingsplash1.com/RequestHBSR.asp?ID=SQLUQLSBHLMJDJ"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;CLICK TO SEARCH FOR AVAILABLE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"&gt;Townhouses:&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;1421 N. Nash Street, Arlington, VA 22209&lt;/em&gt; -- Sold on December 5th for &lt;strong&gt;$1,775,000&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;If overlooking the D.C. monuments is where you want to be, the new owner of this Arlington townhouse at Bromptons at Monument Place will be delighted.&amp;nbsp; This 5 level townhouse with an elevator features a marble foyer, gourmet kitchen on the 5th floor with panoramic city views and a rooftop terrace.&amp;nbsp; It is within a convenient distance to the Rosslyn Metro stop.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;101 Quay Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 &lt;/em&gt;-- Sold on December 30th for &lt;strong&gt;$1,350,000&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;This brick end townhouse in Old Town Alexandria overlooks the Potomac River and has 3 bedrooms, 2 full and 2 half bathrooms on 4 levels.&amp;nbsp; It was built in 1971.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;310 N. Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314&lt;/em&gt; -- Sold on December 19th for &lt;strong&gt;$1,250,000.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With 4 bedrooms, 3 full and 2 half bathrooms, this townhouse built in 1998 is right in the heart of Old Town Alexandria and came with 2 off-street parking spaces (a premium in Old Town Alexandria).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;2209 12th Court North, Arlington, VA 22201&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt; -- Sold on December 18th for &lt;strong&gt;$966,600.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the Courthouse area of Arlington, this brand new townhouse has a large outdoor terrace, Viking stainless steel appliances and has over 2,600 square feet of living space.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.marketingsplash1.com/RequestHBSR.asp?ID=SQLUQLSBHLMJDJ"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.searchhomesbyemail.com/"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;SEE AVAILABLE TOWNHOUSES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"&gt;Condominiums:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;1401 N. Oak Street #910, Arlington, VA 22209 &lt;/em&gt;-- Sold on December 30th for &lt;strong&gt;$1,650,000.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This penthouse at The Weslie features a magnificent view of D.C. and the monuments.&amp;nbsp; Built in 1981, The Weslie condominiums have a 24 hour concierge.&amp;nbsp; This condo has a spacious 2,154 divided between 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;1600 Clarendon Blvd. #W406, Arlington, VA 22209&lt;/em&gt; -- Sold on December 3rd for &lt;strong&gt;$1,050,000.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first of the three Wooster and Mercer Lofts to make the list this month.&amp;nbsp; This 1 bedroom and den penthouse has 22 foot ceilings and a 600 square foot rooftop terrace.&amp;nbsp; All the finest finishes and appliances adorn this 1,642 square foot condo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;1600 Clarendon Blvd. #W404, Arlington, VA 22209&lt;/em&gt; -- Sold on December 11th for &lt;strong&gt;$833,000&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Another penthouse at Wooster &amp;amp; Mercer Lofts.&amp;nbsp; This one is slightly smaller at 1,269 square feet and the private rooftop terrace is 400 square feet.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;1600 Clarendon Blvd. #M503, Arlington, VA 22209&lt;/em&gt; -- Sold on December 5th for &lt;strong&gt;$825,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;This 1,488 square foot unit has a huge kitchen island with enough room for 6 barstools.&amp;nbsp; With hardwood floors, Subzero and Wolf appliances, this 1 bedroom and den with 2 bathrooms rounds out the condo list for December.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.marketingsplash1.com/RequestHBSR.asp?ID=SQLUQLSBHLMJDJ"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;SEE AVAILABLE CONDOMINIUMS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.brianblock.com/Northern_Virginia_listings/index.shtml=2"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;img title="Featured Listings Brian Block, RE/MAX Allegiance" height="25" alt="button" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/5/0/4/4/ar119914735144054.jpg" width="134" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.searchhomesbyemail.com/"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;img title="Search Entire MLS Brian Block, RE/MAX Allegiance" height="24" alt="button" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/7/7/5/8/ar119914740485777.jpg" width="128" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.brianblock.com/realtor_contact.shtml"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;img title="Contact Us Brian Block, RE/MAX Allegiance" height="25" alt="button" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/8/6/5/7/ar119914742475689.jpg" width="134" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.brianblock.com/Northern_Virginia_homes_for_sale.shtml"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;img title="Search For Properties Brian Block, RE/MAX Allegiance" height="24" alt="button" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/2/3/9/8/ar119914738089324.jpg" width="161" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"&gt;Contact Brian Block, REALTOR/Attorney, RE/MAX Allegiance: Licensed in Virginia &amp;amp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"&gt;Washington&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"&gt;D.C.&amp;nbsp; 703-626-0715.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"&gt;&lt;span class="skype_tb_injection" id="__skype_highlight_id"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;If you are interested in purchasing or selling a property in Northern Virginia including Arlington County, Alexandria City, Annandale, Burke, D.C., Fairfax County, Falls Church City, Lorton, Springfield, Washington D.C., contact Brian today.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</Description>
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