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Published September 15, 2026 in Deal of the Week

This home asks $290 per square foot. Homes for sale around it are asking $403.

By Doug Dane
Real estate, Alexandria, VA

That's why it made the list. 84 buyers have already saved it on Zillow. That's 2.6 times the normal number for this price range in Alexandria, VA. All 84 get an alert the second the price drops or someone else puts in an offer. Right now, you're ahead of all of them.

The numbers
Views on Zillow
Saves on Zillow
Homes analyzed
Fig 0.1 · The home. Listing photos go out with the address. Squinting won't speed that up.
The home
3 bd · 4 ba · 2,300 sq ft
$ ▬▬▬,▬▬▬
About 5 days listed. Address: ▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬
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Text me for the address — (703) 215-2271Opens your messages. No forms. We don't do forms.

In short
  1. $290 per square foot against $403 for homes around it.
  2. Ranked first of 491 active homes scored in Alexandria, VA this week.
  3. 3 beds, 4 baths, about 2,300 sq ft. About 5 days listed.
  4. Listings here have been up about 50 days.
  5. Price and address are held back. Text DEAL and they come to you.

Here's what we think happened.

While listed, it earned 84 saves and 947 views on Zillow. It ranked first on save velocity, total saves, listing freshness and asking price per square foot against the other active listings.

From the listing: “Prepare to be wowed by this spacious and beautifully updated three-bedroom townhouse in Alexandria City, offering more than 2,300 square feet of elegant living space across three levels.”

Saves on Zillow · Alexandria, VA
  1. 1This home84 saves
  2. 2Finalist average32 saves
Zillow saves. Finalist average = the mean of this week's finalists in the area, this home included.
What stands out
  1. The main level features hardwood floors, crown molding, and an impressive chef's kitchen with high-end finishes and appliances, including a Viking induction range and GE Monogram…
  2. The upper level offers three spacious bedrooms, including a comfortable primary suite, while the fully finished walkout lower level provides an exceptional entertainment retreat.
  3. Outside, the private fenced backyard and patio provide a peaceful setting for outdoor dining, morning coffee, or relaxing with friends.

What they saw when they opened the listing.

It's inside this circle · No pin, on purpose
Map of the approximate area, drawn as a circle rather than a pin
Fig 03.1 · The area

Then they did what you're about to do. They checked the neighborhood.

Asking $/sq ft nearby
The middle asking price per square foot of the homes for sale here now. Asking, not sold.
This home's $/sq ft
This home's own price per square foot, rounded to the nearest $5.
Avg. days listed
The clock every listing in the area is running against.
Active homes
Everything for sale here right now — the full set this pick was scored against.

The math. At $403 per square foot, the median ask nearby, 2,300 square feet would list for $926,900. This one asks less.

Want the address?

It's ready to go. The address, the photos, the numbers behind the numbers.

Text DEAL to (703) 215-2271Text me

One text and it's yours, usually within the hour. (You're texting me, an actual person. I answer like one.)

What comes back
  1. The address, and the listing it belongs to.
  2. The photos, unblurred, all of them.
  3. The numbers this page is built on, including the ones we would not publish.
  4. A straight answer on whether it is actually right for you — including no.

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