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CURBED DC | The 10 Most Expensive Houses For Sale in Anacostia, Mapped

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Here's some background information on the housing market in the neighborhood that should be of interest before checking out the map. In  January 2015 , The Washington Post reported that the neighborhood experienced  one of the biggest gains  in median home price in the D.C. area in the year 2014. Last year, the  median sales price rose 21 percent , from $200,000 in 2013 to $242,900 in 2014. According to national real estate brokerage Redfin, the current median sale price for homes in the neighborhood is $285,000, while the median listing price is $389,000. Oddly enough, the  median household income has dropped  by $3,000 from $35,545 in 1990 (in 2012 dollars) to $32,262 in 2014, while the number of owner-occupied housing units also dropped from 32.8 percent in 1990 to 29.9 percent, reported  Greater Greater Washington .