Leap in F.C. Housing Costs Highest By Far in Region
The average per-square-foot housing cost of $466 in September 2024 in the City of Falls Church was up a whopping 26 percent over the year before, by far the region’s highest one-year leap, according to the Oct. 10 report of Bright MLS, based on data from Market Stats by Showing Time.
The average per-square-foot housing cost in Fairfax County was up 5.5 percent to $365 in September 2024 across Fairfax, up from $346 in September 2023. In Arlington, the average per-square-foot sales price of $521 was up 10.4 percent from $472, surpassing D.C. ($520) for the regional lead, followed by Falls Church ($466, up 26 percent) and Alexandria ($440, down 6.6 percent), while Loudoun ($296, up 3.1 percent) and Prince William ($247, up 2.1 percent) counties ranked behind overall.
Across the 87 counties and independent cities in the Mid-Atlantic tracked by Bright MLS, the average per-square-foot sales price for September was $245, up 2.5 percent from $239 a year before.
Also up was the number of active listings at the end of September across the Washington region, up by 19 percent year-over-year. In September, the Fairfax homes market recorded 920 transactions, up about 11 percent from a year before.
Average sales prices were up in all three segments of the market: the average sales price of single-family homes rose 17.2 percent year-over-year to $1,163,561; the sales price of attached homes (townhouses, row houses and condominiums) rose 11.8 percent to $557,313, the sales price in the condominium-only segment was up 9.5 percent to $416,499.
Total sales volume for the month across Fairfax County was $788.9 million, up 31.2 percent from a year before.
Ceca, F.C. Founded Non-Profit Boosting Nursing, Wins Award
Ceca, a national nonprofit with Falls Church founders serving senior living, skilled nursing and other care communities across the country, has earned the Bronze Medal in the “Building Bridges” Category for the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.
Ceca’s Recognition and Awards programs, designed to improve both employee and resident experiences in the long-term care sector, were acknowledged through a joint production of McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Home Care. Ceca was the only nonprofit recipient in the category.
Ceca was named a finalist back in September for its innovative caregiver recognition platform, a uniquely inclusive technology for staff, administrators, corporate leadership, patients, residents, loved ones and guests to submit stories about acts of care from their exceptional caregivers and highlight the integral role that they play in the healthcare experience.
Falls Church native Nathan Hamme, President and Executive Director of Ceca, shared the following statement: “We are absolutely thrilled to be a McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Award Recipient. It means a great deal to me that our team is being recognized for their passion and exceptional work supporting the industry. Our sincere thanks to all of Ceca’s partners who participated in the initiative that made this possible. And I’d like to give special thanks to Providence Place Senior Living, whose success in creating a culture of gratitude has been an inspiration to all of us.”
Falls Church’s Matt and Rosemary Lawler are co-founders of the organization.
Creative Cauldron Set to Go Down Rabbit Hole With Alice
Creative Cauldron Falls Down the Rabbit Hole with Learning Theater Production of Alice in Wonderland next month. The family friendly show based on the Lewis Carroll book will feature music and lyrics by Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith, and an updated script featuring Spanish language elements by Artistic Associate Lenny Mendez who is co-directing with Founding Artistic Director Laura Connors Hull.
The show is presented by Creative Cauldron’s Learning Theater Ensemble which is composed of elementary and middle school aged students and two professional actors. Alice in Wonderland, a.k.a. Alicia en el País de las Maravillas is sponsored by Destination Rwanda. It will run from November 8-24.
“Wonderland is already a magical place where we saw an opportunity to add bi-lingual characters to enhance this land’s zany world. We still experience the traditional story of Alice following the White Rabbit down the rabbit hole, but with some fun, unexpected twists. Alice meets familiar characters such as the Duchess with a pig for a baby, the Cook obsessed with pepper, the wise but mad Cheshire Cat, the March Hare, Mad Hatter, Dormouse, the Gryphon, the Mock Turtle, talking flowers, the nasty Queen of Hearts, and the Caterpillar that shows her how to adjust her height by eating from the right and left sides of mushrooms. Our Learning Theater Ensemble makes each of them come to life with humor and wit. They are a terrific group of budding professionals.” said Lenny Mendez on updating the classic Lewis Carroll tale.
