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Your weekly chance to take a stab at real estate appraisal. Submit your guesses in the comments and closest guess gets the PriceChecker crown for the week.

Today we have for you a very nice two bedroom, two bath, penthouse near Thomas Circle. The building is nice and new with a reserved parking space, stainless steel appliances, granite counters, slate floors, and of course washer dryer in unit, but beware… the seller is highly motivated to do a quick sell, so take that into account with your guesses!  

So take your best guess and we will crown a winner next Tuesday afternoon, and should you need some more information to help you, follow the jump for the realtor spin and a picture of the very strange looking kitchen…

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Your weekly chance to take a stab at real estate appraisal.

Well all the guesses are in and the 8 bedroom in Cleveland Park is on the market for a hefty $7.5 million. Despite the relatively large lot size for the area, the place just can’t be worth that much considering the realtor doesn’t even post any interior photos and upfront says the property is AS-IS!

It does have a pool and a wrap-around porch, but still there is a huge of sticker shock! They couldn’t have sold it for that much even if it was 2006! Congratulations to modernshackintheback for the most irrational guess, and thus the right one. We put the chances of a price chop in the next month at close to 100%, so if you are interested just be patient and you can save a few bucks!

Your weekly chance to take a stab at real estate appraisal. Submit your guesses in the comments and closest guess gets the PriceChecker crown for the week.

This house is perfect for that grand old dame looking for an old Victorian to call home. The 8 bedroom, 6.5 bath mansion in Cleveland Park manages to pull off that classic Victorian look despite the red clay roof that you would be more likely to see in Santa Fe! It’s on a fairly large lot so take that into account, but note that the description by the realtor has the ominous AS-IS statement!

So take your best guess and we will crown a winner next Tuesday afternoon, and should you need some more information to help you, follow the jump for the realtor spin…

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Your weekly chance to take a stab at real estate appraisal.

Well all the results are in, and this 8 bedroom row-house in Columbia Heights that we showed you last week is on the market for a cool $1.1 Million.

Clearly the real estate agents are having trouble pricing homes in this neighborhood because your guesses as well as the recent listings are all over the board. The guesses ranged from 650k all the way up to $2.3 million, which just goes to show it only takes one person to set the price on a home. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder right?

Props to Anne who hit the price right on the head! 

Your weekly chance to take a stab at real estate appraisal. Submit your guesses in the comments and closest guess gets the PriceCheck crown for the week. 

Historic DC townhouse… check, New trendy location… check, Exposed brick interior… check! Ever since the new Target opened last week it seems like all the local news outlets have been trying to outdue each other in heaping praise on Columbia Heights and it’s new “revival” as a neighborhood. Do you think that the new cachet will play into the asking price on this 8 bedroom, 4.5 bath row home? 

Spacious light filled Victorian.Gleaming Hardwood floors and exposed Brick thru out 1st level.Black marble floored kitchen w/high end stainless steel appliances & beautiful maple cabinets. New windows thru out home.

The Big Reveal and bragging rights for the closest guess next Monday afternoon so get your guesses in the comments.

Exposed brick shots and a bonus interior photo to help with your guesses after the jump…

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Your weekly chance to take a stab at real estate appraisal.

Well all your guesses are in and the little looker in Georgetown where JFK may or may not have lived is listed by Washington Fine Properties for a cool $4.25 million!

This is Georgetown after all, and no matter what the market is like, the Kennedy brand will always help a place sell for a premium!

We just hope who ever buys the place puts the amazing rooftop to good use!

Your weekly chance to take a stab at real estate appraisal. Submit your guesses in the comments and closest guess gets the PriceCheck crown for the week. 

Located right in the heart of Georgetown this looker has got some major things going for it, not the least of which is a garage!The sellers also claim that JKF once lived in the house built in 1900 and recently renovated. There are only 3 bedrooms but don’t let that throw you off, remember to price history into your guesses as well as the great location.  

So take your best guess and we will crown a winner next Monday afternoon, and should you need some more information to help you, follow the jump for the realtor spin and more photos including the roof deck and mahogany library…

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Your weekly chance to take a stab at real estate appraisal.

In another case of delusional real estate agents encouraging a home owner to completely over price their home, this 3 level 10 bedroom home off of Rock Creek Park on Benton Place NW is currently on the market for…. $18.5 million. 

The closest guess was commenter Agloo, but even that was more than $5 million off!

Clearly these home owners are delusional! In this market they would have to find some crazy foreign real estate investors if they want to move this house for that much! What do you guys think, is this a case of wanting to start so high that you can offer the buyer a multi million dollar discount and still end up selling for a tiddy profit?

Your weekly chance to take a stab at real estate appraisal. Submit your guesses in the comments and closest guess gets the PriceCheck crown for the week. 

Update: Keep the guesses coming, big reveal next Wednesday!

This week we have a real deal mansion, and this thing is huge! With 10 bedrooms and 11.5 baths this thing could easily be an embassy, so take that into consideration when you make your guess. The home, right on Rock Creek Park, was built in the Mediterranean villa style and went through a complete restoration in 2001. This included a four car garage addition as well as replacing all the crown molding throughout the first floor and a beautiful mahogany library.

DCMetrocentric needs a library like this, we have been looking for a fitting place to store our collection of Calvin and Hobbes comic books.

Still don’t have a guess, how about the realtor speak and another photo to help you out…

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Your weekly chance to take a stab at real estate appraisal.

Well done with the guesses for this Holiday edition of PriceChecker… 

All the results are in and this large townhouse in Friendship Heights (or Chevy Chase if you prefer) is on the market for a nice sum of $1.25 million.

We hope the pictures didn’t fake you out into thinking this was an old classic home, it was actually built in 1999 and is the end unit of one of those mini-town-home developments that builders tend to squeeze in everywhere!

Your weekly chance to take a stab at real estate appraisal. Submit your guesses in the comments and closest guess gets the PriceCheck crown for the week. 

Out on the boarder of DC and Maryland sits the lovely neighborhood of Friendship Heights (You can even get away with calling it Chevy Chase). Only a block away from the metro and near all sorts of great restaurants and shopping this 3 bedroom colonial is ready for the taking. It’s got a fireplace, off street parking, and an eat in kitchen, what more could you ask for?

So take your best guess, and should you need some more information to help you, follow the jump for the realtor spin and another photo…

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Your weekly chance to take a stab at real estate appraisal.

Well done with the guesses…

All the results are in and counted, and the listed price for this nice Kalorama Mansion originally built in 1912 comes in at a hefty $5,995,000. You may have time to contemplate your purchase though… it has been on the market for over 3 months.

We are sorry to report that the crazy animal rug is not included.

Your weekly chance to take a stab at real estate appraisal. Submit your guesses in the comments and closest guess gets the PriceCheck crown for the week. 

On Wyoming Ave in NW DC sits this lovely 8 bedroom beauty ready for the taking. But be warned, those 8 bedrooms only come with 5 and two half bathrooms, so you may have to be ok with your little rich offspring sharing bathrooms. It’s got a huge wine cellar and a rooftop patio ready for entertaining.  

For the Realtor speak and another photo (with the scariest rug you have ever seen)…

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Once again, the Washingtonian is reporting out on the Top Home Sales for the area and over the last few weeks it has been getting easier and easier to make it to the top spot!

After flirting with the sub $3 million top sale, this week finally pushes the market down enough. As usual, Virginia take top honors with 5 on the list, followed by DC with 3, and Maryland pulls in with 2.  

$2,995,000 - 3312 N Street, NW, Georgetown
$2,695,000 - 2212 Wyoming Avenue, NW, Kalorama
$2,370,000 - 1418 Jenneys Lane, Alexandria
$2,203,536 - 43601 Edison Club Court, Ashburn
$2,000,000 - 204 S. Saint Asaph Street, Alexandria
$1,900,000 - 7425 Arlington Road, Bethesda
$1,878,455 - 927 Glyndon Street, SE, Vienna
$1,800,000 - 5911 Onondaga Road, Bethesda
$1,650,000 - 213 11th Street, SE, Capitol Hill
$1,645,000 - 6022 Orris Street, McLean

Your weekly chance to take a stab at real estate appraisal.

Well all your guesses are in, and that multifamily unit is NE didn’t throw you guys off at all. In price-is-right fashion… The Actual Retail Price is… $2,299,900! The strange price made an exact guess close to impossible, we still are not sure what’s gained from that extra $900 they tacked on the end there, guess in this market every little bit counts.