A large market with enormous geographic advantages
Prince George's County contains a wide range of communities including Bowie, College Park, Greenbelt, Laurel, Hyattsville, Upper Marlboro and the National Harbor area.
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Home inspections in Prince George’s County
Prince George's County sits directly beside Washington, D.C. Like Baltimore County, it should not be treated as one uniform housing market.
Major new construction marketBook a few days ahead
Towns we inspect
- Bowie
- College Park
- Greenbelt
- Laurel
- Hyattsville
- Upper Marlboro
- National Harbor
From the inspector
What I see as a home inspector
Stephen P. Sinnott
Chief Inspector
Prince George's County includes large inventories of mid-century and late twentieth-century homes as well as newer construction.
Aging electrical panels, plumbing materials, roofs, drainage and previous remodeling can become significant issues. Renovated properties deserve particular attention because attractive finishes do not necessarily tell you how well the underlying work was completed.
What I look at closely in Prince George’s
- Aging electrical panels
- Plumbing materials
- Roofs
- Drainage
- Previous remodeling
- New construction
Services
Inspections for Prince George’s homes
New construction in Prince George’s
A new house still needs an independent inspection.
Prince George's County has a deep and geographically diverse new-home market. Current new-home searches show dozens of actively marketed communities, considerably more than in Carroll or Howard County. That future pipeline matters because new housing can change traffic patterns, school enrollment, commercial development and the competition facing nearby resale homes.
Communities currently building
5 communities- Patuxent Greens TownhomesLaurelNVHomes
- Oaks at LaurelLaurelStanley Martin Homes
- Glenn Dale EstatesBowie areaMid-Atlantic Builders
- Melford Town CenterBowie areaMid-Atlantic Builders
- Manning Square TownsAccokeekCaruso Homes
Plus additional communities throughout Bowie, Upper Marlboro, Hyattsville, Laurel and the southern county.
Renovated properties deserve particular attention because attractive finishes do not necessarily tell you how well the underlying work was completed.
Market commentary
The state of the Prince George’s market
A home inspector’s perspective, by Stephen P. Sinnott.
Federal and institutional employment
NASA Goddard, Joint Base Andrews, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Defense Information Systems Agency and the University of Maryland, College Park are major anchors. Metro and commuter access connect many communities directly to Washington's federal and private-sector employment base.
Schools, transit and redevelopment
The county's housing story is increasingly tied to transit-oriented development and redevelopment near Metro and established communities. Buyers need to consider school assignments, commuting patterns, neighborhood-level investment and the age and condition of individual housing stock.
My outlook
Proximity to Washington is an advantage that cannot be reproduced. Combined with federal employment, the University of Maryland and continuing redevelopment, that gives Prince George's County substantial long-term potential, although performance will continue to vary considerably by community.
Real estate markets change, but the fundamentals of a community usually change much more slowly. My approach is to look beyond a monthly sales number and consider why people want to live in the area, what supports employment and what buyers are actually purchasing when they walk through the front door.
Stephen P. SinnottChief InspectorCentury Home Inspections
Market and economic information should be reviewed periodically as new public data becomes available. Commentary regarding property condition reflects the author’s professional experience inspecting residential properties in Maryland.
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- Washington CountyGrowing new-home market
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