Selling in Shaw?
The first two weeks sort every house.
For an owner thinking about selling a row house in Shaw. If you are buying there, the buying page linked at the foot of this one is yours.
What will my row house sell for in Shaw?
Most likely between $835,000 and $1,650,000, the middle half of the last twelve months' sales. The median was $1,130,000. Against their assessments, Shaw row houses sold at a median 101.4%: on a house assessed at $1M, about $1,014,000. Your own block narrows that range more than the neighborhood can.
How long does it take to sell a row house in Shaw?
A median of 20 days on the market, against 17 across DC. 43% went under contract within two weeks. The last six months ran faster, a median 16 days against 21 before.
What separates the Shaw houses that sold in two weeks from the rest?
The first asking price, set before any buyer walked in. 36% of Shaw row houses went under contract within two weeks at 98% of the first ask or better. They sold at a median 100% of that ask in 7 days. The other 64% sold at 96.8% after 33 days. On a $1M first ask, the gap is about $32,000.
| Shaw, priced right | Shaw, the rest | DC, priced right | DC, the rest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share of sales | 36% | 64% | 40% | 60% |
| Median sale, % of first ask | 100% | 96.8% | 100.4% | 94.8% |
| Median days on market | 7 | 33 | 6 | 45 |
What did a price cut cost sellers in Shaw?
About 58 more days and a lower sale. 26% of the row houses cut their asking price. Those sold at a median 94.5% of the first ask after 68 days. The ones that never cut sold in 10. Across DC, see what a price cut costs.
Which Shaw sales show the difference?
Priced with the sales: 607 Q St NW listed at $1,650,000 and sold for $1,650,000 in 9 days (October 2026). 427 Q St NW listed at $949,000 and sold for $945,000, 99.6% of the ask, in 9 days (September 2026). Priced past them: 1604 8th St NW listed at $1,050,000, cut to $999,000 and sold for $999,000 after 35 days (July 2026). 1521 9th St NW listed at $1,125,000, cut to $1,094,000 and sold for $1,042,000 after 119 days (January 2026).
How many row houses will I be competing with in Shaw?
25 fee simple row houses were for sale on October 26, at a median ask of $1,400,000. That is more than 6 months of sales at last year's pace. They had been on the market a median 33 days, and 11 had already cut the price. Those are the houses a buyer will tour before yours.
Does renovating before selling pay in Shaw?
Here, renovated row houses sold at a median 127.1% of their assessment and houses sold as-is at 73.4%, on 10 and 7 sales. On a house assessed at $1M, that is $1,271,000 against $734,000. The record cannot see what the work cost, so price the work before you decide. See what renovation is worth across DC.
What would I do before listing in Shaw?
Know which section your house will land in before you list. In Shaw, 36% of the row houses sold within two weeks near their first ask and the rest took a median 33 days. The first ask is the one decision made before any buyer walks in.
Read next: Shaw, the neighborhood page, buying in Shaw and choosing an agent to sell.
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Send me every sale on my blockSources. BrightMLS closed sales of DC fee simple row houses in the twelve months to October 24, 2026, attributed to neighborhoods by DC public records. BrightMLS active and coming-soon listings as of October 26. Condition is read from the listing remarks.