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Here in Alexandria, real estate is a spectator sport. Let’s take a look at some of the most and least expensive single-family homes sold last month (September 2023).
Most expensive single-family homes sold
Onyx and Garnet are two adorable pups up for adoption at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria.
These two have been through a lot, both arriving separately at the AWLA and very scared. Once the AWLA Behavior Team began working with Garnet she started to improve but Onyx was still very scared, according to AWLA spokesperson Erin Shackelford.
Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
🌤️ Today’s weather: The forecast for Thursday includes partly sunny skies with a high temperature near 78°F, and a calm wind that will gradually increase to 5 to 9 mph from the southeast by morning. Moving into Thursday night, expect mostly cloudy conditions and a low temperature around 64°F, accompanied by a southeast wind at approximately 6 mph.
Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect patchy fog in the morning until 10am, followed by a sunny day with a high temperature near 84°F and calm southeast winds around 6 mph in the afternoon. On Wednesday night, patchy fog will return after 4am, but the night will mostly be clear. The low temperature will be around 59°F with gentle south winds at 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect a sunny day with a high near 83 and a mild northeast wind of around 6 mph, followed by a mostly clear night with a low temperature around 60. The east wind will be around 5 mph, becoming calm in the evening.
There are some exciting changes underway this week, from new businesses to new infrastructure improvements.
While Astro Beer Hall (4001 Campbell Avenue) is outside of Alexandria in the Shirlington neighborhood, the new donut shop and beer hall struck a nerve with Alexandrians.
Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
🌧️ Today’s weather: Expect patchy drizzle and scattered showers before 3pm, followed by isolated showers and fog in the morning. The day will be mostly cloudy with a high near 69 and a north wind of 7-9 mph, with a 30% chance of precipitation. Friday night will see isolated showers, patchy fog, and mostly cloudy skies with a low around 60, and a 20% chance of precipitation.
Here in Alexandria, real estate is a spectator sport. Let’s take a look at some of the smallest and largest homes sold last month (August 2023).
Largest homes sold
Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
🌥️ Today’s weather: The forecast for Thursday includes mostly cloudy skies with a high temperature near 68°F, accompanied by a northeast wind of approximately 7 mph. During the night, there is a 40% chance of rain and a low temperature of around 60°F with a consistent northeast wind at around 8 mph.
Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
🌧️ Today’s weather: Expect patchy drizzle and isolated showers before 8am, followed by mostly cloudy skies and a high temperature near 66°F. A northeast wind will blow at around 8 mph. Wednesday night will remain mostly cloudy with a low temperature around 54°F and a northeast wind at 7 mph.
Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
🌧️ Today’s weather: There is a 30% chance of rain throughout the day, with patchy drizzle and fog between 9am and noon. Expect cloudy skies with a high around 63°F and a northeast wind of 9-11 mph. On Tuesday night, the 30% chance of precipitation continues, with patchy drizzle and fog before 1am, mostly cloudy skies, and a low temperature of around 55°F.
