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Here are some Reston homes that changed hands in the last week:

1260 Reston Ave., 5 BR, BA. Sale Price: $1.16 million

11204 Chestnut Grove Square, 2 BR, 2 BA. Sale Price: $212,000

11400 Washington Plaza West, Studio, 1 BA. Sale Price: $180,000

11817 Breton Court, 2 BR, 1 BA. Sale Price: $219,000

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Here are some Reston homes that changed hands in the last week:

12110 Purple Sage Court, 2 BR, 2 BA. Sale Price: $332,500.

1855 Stratford Park Place, 3 BR, 2.5 BA. Sale Price: $535,000.

1947 Sagewood Lane, 2 BR, 2 BA. Sale Price: $329,000.

11653 Stoneview Square, 2 BR, 2 BA. Sale Price: $175,000.

11629 Stoneview Square, 2 BR, 2 BA. Sale Price: $161,000.

11186 Silentwood Lane, 2 BR, 3 BA. Sale Price: $314,900.

2550 Brenton Point Drive, 3 BR, 4 BA. Sale Price: $624,900.

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Here are some Reston homes that changed hands in the last week:

1447 Park Garden Lane, 2 BR, 4 BA. Sale Price: $545,000.

2523 Trophy Lane, 4 BR, 2.5 BA. Sale Price: $680,000.

11415 Fieldstone Lane, 4 BR, 4 BA. Sale Price: $803,000.

1932 Lakeport Way, 3 BR, 4 BA. Sale Price: $675,000.

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In the last two weeks, 26 properties went from pending to sold. There are 141 houses in pending status, meaning somewhere along in the sales process.

At this rate we have less than a two-month supply of houses to sell. Good news for the sellers, less good for the buyers.

Here are some of the houses that sold in the past 10 days.

1855 STRATFORD PARK PL #203. 2 BR, 2 BA. List price. $419,900. Sold price $400,000..

12001 MARKET ST #410. 3 BR, 2 BA. List price: $559,900. Sold price $537,500.

11216 BEAVER TRAIL CT #9 2 BR, 2.5 BA. List price: $334,900. Sold price: $331,500.

11007 HOWLAND DR. 4 BR, 2.5 BA. List price: $561,500. Sold price: $555,000. Seller Subsidy 7,500.

1497 AUTUMN RIDGE CIR. 3 BR, 3.5 BA. List price: $443,500. Sold price $422,000.

1510 DEER POINT WAY. 3 BR, 3.5 BA. List price: $500,000. Sold price: $500,000, Seller Subsidy: $7,000.

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I’ve been avoiding it all summer, but as we head into the fall there’s no hiding that the Reston real estate market is slow. We have a lot of houses on the market and it’s taking a lot longer to sell them.

There are 397 active listings in Reston, that represents a five-month inventory of homes for sale. The market is now favoring the buyers.

So what does this mean for the sellers? The sellers job is always the same — to be the best-priced and best-presented home in your category. In a crowded market, sellers have to work harder on presentation and work closely with their agents on pricing. Leaving room to “negotiate” is not a good strategy. All it does is signal to the buyers that they have time to think things over.

Sellers need to create a sense of urgency in the buyers, this is done by pricing at the low end of the range — it communicates to the buyers that they need to act quickly or lose out on a great home.

Here are the numbers in Reston: we have 397 homes for sale. In the past 30 days: 92 homes are pending sale, 75 homes when from pending to sold and 77 sellers withdrew their properties from the market, some of those 77 gave up and some immediately re-listed.

Here are a few that sold this week:

1608 WATERS EDGE LN. 4 BR, 3.5 BA. List Price: $724,900. Sold Price: $722,900. Seller Subsidy: $1,650.

11118 BEAVER TRAIL CT #11118. 2 BR, 2 BA. List Price: $267,000. Sold Price: $267,000. Seller Subsidy: $3,500.

11011 SAFFOLD WAY. 4 BR, 2.5 BA. List Price: $435,000. Sold Price: $435,000. Seller Subsidy: $0.

2324 HARLEYFORD CT. 3 BR,  3 BA. List Price: $399,000. Sold Price: $399,000. Seller Subsidy: $8,000.

11622 OLD BROOKVILLE CT. 3BR, 3.5 BA. List Price: $725,000. Sold Price: $730,000.

11431 HERITAGE OAK CT. 3BR, 2 FB, 2 HB. List Price: $549,000. Sold Price: $549,000.

If you look at the list above, you’ll note that most of the houses sold very close to and in one case for more than there listed sales price. We’ll dig into those numbers on Thursday.

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Even with a holiday week last week, we managed to get 29 houses sold in Reston.

Home prices in this group of newly sold listings ranged from $1,650,000 for a Midtown condo to $188,000 for a Northgate Square condo. Average days on market was down to 21, an improvement of just over seven days.

Here are some of the most expensive and least expensive houses that sold in Reston this past week.

1400 NORTHGATE SQ #21A. 1BR, 1 BA. List Price: $188,750. Sold Price: $188,000.

11990 MARKET ST #1412. 3BR, 3BA. List Price: $1,650,000. Sold Price: $1,650,000.

2037 ROYAL FERN CT #21B. 2BR, 1BA. List Price: $208,000. Sold Price: $201,000.

2003 UPPER LAKE DR. 4BR, 3.5 BA. List Price: $850,000. Sold Price: $850,000. Seller Subsidy $5,000.

1203 BISHOPSGATE WAY. 7BR, 6.5 BA. List Price: $1,450,000. Sold Price: $1,500,000.

12154 PURPLE SAGE CT. 3BR, 1.5BA. List Price: $340,000. Sold Price: $340,000. Seller Subsidy: $4,350.

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There were 27 properties that went from Pending to Sold this past week. In Reston, there are 226 Active listings. In this faster-moving spring market, that represents just over a two-month’s supply. There were also 32 homes that went from Active to Pending in the same seven-day period.

If you’re in the market to purchase, be sure to have your ducks in a row before heading out — this means sitting down with your lender first to get pre-approved. If you’re thinking of selling, the faster- moving market doesn’t mean you can cut corners in getting your home ready to sell. Making your home looks its best and pricing it well will reward you with a fast contract.

Here are a few of the houses that sold last week.

1551 CHURCH HILL PL #1551. 2BR, 2BA. List Price $290,000. Sold Price $290,000. Seller Subsidy $0.

11419 SUMMER HOUSE CT. 3BR, 2.5BA. List Price $535,000. Sold Price $535,000. Seller Subsidy$ 0.

2150 SOUTH BAY LN. 3BR 2.5BA. List Price $850,000. Sold Price $850,000. Seller Subsidy $0.

2405 RED MAPLE LN. 4BR, 2.5BA. List Price $649,900. Sold Price $625,000. Seller Subsidy $0.

1730 IVY OAK SQ. 3BR, 2.5BA. List Price $374,500. Sold Price $374,500. Seller Subsidy $0.

1729 WAINWRIGHT DR. 2 BR, 2.5BA. List Price $229,900. Sold Price $229,900. Seller Subsidy $5000.

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There were 10 properties in Reston went from Pending to Sold last week.

That’s fewer than I had anticipated given how much activity the market has been showing. In that same period, 30 properties went under contract. The weekly sold numbers should begin to climb as properties work their way through the contract process.

Here are the houses that sold this past week.

11630 Ivystone Court #3A1. 3BR, 2.5BA. List Price $355,000. Sold Price $339,000. Seller Subsidy $7,400

11128 Glade Drive. 3BR, 2.5 BA. List Price $529,000. Sold Price $525,000. Seller Subsidy $8,000

11966 Heathcote Court. 3BR, 2.5BA. List Price $379,000. Sold Price $375,000.Seller Subsidy $4,000

11627 Stoneview Square. #21-C. 3BR, 2BA. List Price $199,000. Sold Price $197,000. Seller Subsidy $1,000

1305 Windleaf Drive. #G. 2BR, 2BA. List Price $335,000. Sold Price $325,000

11069 Saffold Way. 4BR, 2FB, 2 HB. List Price, $434,000. Sold Price $430,000. Seller Subsidy $10,750

1598 Poplar Grove Drive. 2BR, 1.5BA. List Price $346,950. Sold Price $344,950. Seller Subsidy $0

12025 New Dominion Parkway. #LL103 2BR, 2 BA. List Price $645,000. Sold Price $615,000. Seller Subsidy $0

11928 Barrel Cooper Court. 4BR, 3.5BA. List Price $375,000. Sold Price $375,000. Seller Subsidy $11,000

2192 Glencourse Lane. 3BR, 3.5BA. List Price $445,000. Sold Price $443,000. Seller Subsidy $0

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The Reston real estate market has been very active, with 28 properties going under contract in the past 7 days and 12 going from Pending to Sold.

Cold and snow not withstanding, agents have reported good traffic at their open houses and good activity on active listings. A strong start to the 2015 real estate market!

Here are a few of the houses that sold this past week.

1602 Wainwright Drive. 2BR, 1.5 BA. List Price $357,700. Sold Price $347,700. Seller Subsidy $9,900

12709 Thunder Chase Drive. 4BR, 2.5 BA. List Price $643,000. Sold Price $622,000. Seller Subsidy $0

11008 Saffold Way. 3BR, 2.5 BA. List Price $393,000. Sold Price $387,000. Seller Subsidy $1,000

11401 Gate Hill Place #O. 2BR, 2 BA. List Price $360,000. Sold Price $352,500. Seller Subsidy $0

11755 Dry River Court. 3BR, 2 FBm 2 HB. List Price $430,000. Sold Price $415,000. Seller Subsidy $6,500

12025 New Dominion Parkway #407. 1BR, 1 BA. List Price $419,000. Sold Price $412,500. Seller Subsidy $500

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There were 12 properties that went from Pending to Sold this past week in Reston. The average days on market for this group was 66 days — reflective of the slower fall/winter market we experienced earlier this year. Average price for this group of sold homes was $497,500.

The buyers are out, so if you’re planning on selling this year you might consider listing sooner rather than later. We have 213 active properties on the market the absorption rate (how long it would take to sell all 213 homes), is a little over four months.

Here are few of the homes that sold this past week:

11314 FAIRWAY COURT. 5BR, 3.5 BA. List Price $750,000. Sold Price $750,000. Seller Subsidy $0

11296 FAIRWIND WAY. 3BR, 2.5 BA. List Price $495,000. Sold Price $485,000. Seller Subsidy $0

10987 THRUSH RIDGE ROAD. 3BR, 3.5 BA. List Price $629,500. Sold Price $629,500. Seller Subsidy $6000

2124 OWLS COVE LANE. 4BR, 2.5 BA. List Price $750,000. Sold Price $695,000. Seller Subsidy $0

2339 FREETOWN COURT #12C. 3BR, 1 BA. List Price $184,900 Sold Price 184,900

1418 NORTHGATE SQ #12C. 3BR 2A. List Price $259,500. Sold Price $259,000. Seller Subsidy $6950

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Only nine properties went from pending to sold in Reston last week. That small number is consistent with the very sluggish November/December numbers we were seeing.

What’s much more encouraging is the large number of pending home sales, which is at 66. More than half of those properties went under contract in the past two weeks. That confirms there is a lot of activity in the market — certainly more than at this time last year.

Overall inventory is at 218 active homes for sale, or about a three-month’s supply.

Here are a few of the homes that sold this past week in Reston.

11990 Market St. #2014. 3BR, 3 BA. List Price: $1, 362,834. Sold Price: $1, 362,834. Seller Subsidy: $ 0

12001 Market St. #276. 1BR, BA. List Price: $299,990. Sold Price: $295,000. Seller Subsidy: $0

2078 Beacon Heights Dr. 3BR 2.5 BA. List Price: $939,000. Sold Price: $918,000. Seller Subsidy: $0

12148 Captiva Ct. 4BR, 2.5 BA. List Price: $325,000. Sold Price: $305,000. Seller Subsidy: $6,800

11685 Bennington Woods Rd. 4BR, 3.5 BA. List Price: $799,900. Sold Price: $794,000. Seller Subsidy: $0

12001 Taliesin Place. #23. 2BR, 1.5 BA. List Price: $329,500. Sold Price: $322,500. Seller Subsidy: $5,800

12195 Chancery Stations Circle. 3BR, 3 BA. List Price: $749,000. Sold Price: $740,000. Seller Subsidy: $580

11400 Washington Plaza W #1003. 2BR, 2 BA. List Price: $440,000. Sold Price: $440,365. Seller Subsidy: $0

This is a sponsored post by Eve Thompson of Reston Real Estate. We’re 12 days into the New Year and so far 15 properties have sold — not bad for a notoriously slow time of year.

Total inventory is down to 209, lower than it has been but not unusual for this time of year. Expect inventory to climb as we move into February and March.

Here’s a few of the properties that sold in the last 12 days:

11400 WASHINGTON PLZ W #1401. 2BR, 2BA Condo. List Price: $359,000. Sold Price: $350,000. Seller Subsidy $0

12000 MARKET ST #479. 2BR, 1.5BA Condo. List Price: $399,900. Sold Price: $404,000. Seller Subsidy $0

1635 PARKCREST CIR #301. 2BR 1.5 Baths List Price $229,000 Sold Price $214,000 Seller Subsidy: $0

1503 STUART RD. 5BR, 3.5 BA SFH. List Price: $838,000. Sold Price: $825,000. Seller Subsidy: $5,000

12212 DORRANCE CT. 3BR, 3.5BA SFH. List Price: $779,900. Sold Price: $743,600. Seller Subsidy: $0

2253 CHESTNUT BURR CT. 4BR,  3.5BA TH. List Price: $389,900. Sold Price: $390,000. Seller Subsidy: $9,435 Here’s a look at 2014 sales in Reston:

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This past week, 11 properties went from Pending to Sold in Reston. Total inventory of homes for sale is 297 properties.  Average days on market for this group of properties was 27. We currently have a four-month supply of houses on the market in Reston.

Here are a few of the properties that sold in the last week.

11554 HEMINGWAY DR. 4BR 3.5 Bath. List Price $699,500. Sold Price $675,000. Seller Subsidy $ 0

11675 NEWBRIDGE CT. 4 BR 2 Full, 2 Half Bath. List Price $459,999. Sold Price $450,000. Seller Subsidy $0

1869 CRESCENT PARK DR #115B. 3BR 2.5 Bath. List Price $599,990. Sold Price $595,000. Seller Subsidy $0

1869 CRESCENT PARK DR #115B. 2BR 2 Bath List Price $490,000. Sold Price $475,000. Seller Subsidy $0

1869 CRESCENT PARK DR #115B. 3BR 3.5 Bath List Price $525,000. Sold Price $514,000 .Seller Subsidy $0

11012 RACCOON RIDGE CT. 4BR 2.5 Bath. List Price $799,900. Sold Price $785,000. Seller Subsidy $18,000

11446 WATERVIEW CL. 3BR 3.5 Bath. List Price $595,000. Sold Price $585,000. Seller Subsidy $2,700

11716 DRY RIVER CT. 3BR 3.5 Bath. List Price $454,000. Sold Price $457,500. Seller Subsidy $0

2182 GREENKEEPERS CT. 3BR 2.5 Bath. List Price $399,900. Sold Price $399,900. Seller Subsidy $5,000

1704 RANDOM STONE CT. 3BR 3.5 Bath. List Price $530,000. Sold Price $541,000. Seller Subsidy $0

1369 PARK GARDEN LN. 3BR 2 Full, 2 Half Bath. List Price $620,000. Sold Price $636,000. Seller Subsidy $5,685

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Summer must be winding down — 27 houses went from PENDING to SOLD this past week in Reston. That is more than twice the number that sold in the previous week, but still off the previous average of 40+.

Here are a few of the homes that recently sold:

• 1942 CRESCENT PARK DR. List Price $439,900. Sold Price $440,000
• 2303 MIDDLE CREEK LN. List Price $425,000.Sold Price $425,000
• 2100 WHISPERWOOD GLEN LN. List Price $325,000. Sold Price $325,000. Seller Subsidy $4,000
• 1250 NEW BEDFORD LN. List Price $1,084,950. Sold Price $1,069,000
• 1703 SHAGBARK CIRCLE. List Price $775,000. Sold Price $775,000
• 11741 SUMMERCHASE CIR #1741-D. List Price. $199,900. Sold Price $199,000. Seller Subsidy $6,000

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Just 10 properties went from pending to sold this past week in Reston. August is a notoriously slow month in real estate — look for things to start picking up as we move into September.

Here are a few of the houses that sold this past week.

• 11307 STONES THROW DR. Listed for $1,199,000 Sold for $1,110,000. $3,000 in Seller Subsidy
• 11990 MARKET ST #303. Listed for $715,000. Sold for $702,000
• 1516 CHATHAM COLONY CT. Listed for $419,000. Sold for $419,000. $10,000 in Seller Subsidy
• 2274 COCQUINA DR. Listed for $339,000. Sold for $325,000
• 2438 RIDGEHAMPTON CT. Listed for $318,800. Sold for $318,800. $1,020 in Seller Subsidy
• 2161 GOLF COURSE DR. Listed for $428,900. Sold for $424,500. $1,500 in Seller Subsidy
• 2258 COMPASS POINT LN. Listed for $1,399,000. Sold for $1,325,000. $6,000 in Seller Subsidy
• 11300 HARBOR CT #113. Listed for $452,000. Sold for $443,000. $2,000 in Seller Subsidy
• 2187 POND VIEW CT. Listed for $395,000. Sold for $375,000. $1,260 in Seller Subsidy
• 2058 LAKE AUDUBON CT. Listed for $695,000 Sold for $685,000