Many home buyers moving from out of town are not familiar with how prices differ from county to county in our area. Homes in Maryland and Virginia may vary in price as much as one third from county to county. Below is a listing of homes in sold in Charles County in Maryland in December 2004 and December 2005.

HOMES SOLD IN DECEMBER 2005 IN CHARLES COUNTY
The prices below reflect homes with 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 2 car garage and less than 10 years old.

City	List Price	Lot Size	Days on Market
Welcome Hughesville La Plata Waldorf Waldorf Waldorf White Plains	$560,000 $505,000 $525,000 $482,900 $482,900 $385,000 $449,999	3.35 Acres 1 Acre 1/3 Acre 1/5 Acre 3 Acres 1/3 Acre 1/4 Acre	203 32 62 65 21 12 1

HOMES SOLD IN DECEMBER 2004 IN CHARLES COUNTY

City	List Price	Lot Size	Days on Market
Ironsides Waldorf Waldorf White Plains White Plains White Plains La Plata Waldorf White Plains Waldorf Waldorf Waldorf	$362,400 $284,000 $499,900 $374,900 $299,995 $384,950 $459,900 $395,000 $364,900 $325,000 $330,000 $439,000	11.4 Acres 1/5 Acre 3 Acres 1/6 Acre 1/5 Acre 1/5 Acre 1/2 Acre 1/5 Acre 1/4 Acre 1/6 Acre 1/4 Acre 1/4 Acre	232 10 101 70 6 33 27 27 3 7 6 6

THE TRENDS NOTED ABOVE IN COMPARING THE CHARLES COUNTY real estate market 2004 and 2005 are

1. Average price for homes sold in December 2004 was $376,200
2. Average price for homes sold in December 2005 was $485,400

Watch these pages for comparisons for other counties throughout the year. If you are considering buying a home in the Maryland or Northern Virginia area and wish to have data similar to the above, contact us and we'll be glad to include this data to help you make smart home buying decisions.