04The Deal Report
What sold, what it means,
and what we would bid on.
A monthly read on Bowie and Prince George's County from someone who is buying here too. Pricing moves, days on market, and the distressed inventory that never makes it to a listing.
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Issue one · October 2026
Bowie, third quarter: what closed, what sat, and what we bid on.
Median price and days on market by neighborhood, the sale-to-list read, every price cut we tracked, and the distressed pipeline nobody is listing yet. Built from Bright MLS and public records.
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Neighborhood guides
Written by someone who has bid in every one of them.
Bowie
Our home market. Ramblers and colonials from the 1960s onward, and a wide spread between well-priced and over-priced listings.
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Mitchellville
Larger lots and newer construction. Where Bowie buyers go when they want the yard.
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Upper Marlboro
The county seat. Value pricing, larger parcels, and steady bank-owned inventory.
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Glenn Dale
Quiet, wooded, and close to the Beltway. Bank-owned opportunities surface here more than people expect.
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Woodmore
Gated golf community with larger homes. Where pricing discipline matters most.
Guide and 90-day numbers arrive with issue one.
Largo
Metro access and the county's hospital district. Condo and townhome heavy, rental demand steady.
Guide and 90-day numbers arrive with issue one.
Deal Diary
Real deals, written up as they happen.
The series also runs on Instagram at @coregiarei.
Investment · August 2026
The back-up offer that closed: $380,000 cash in Bowie
Why we positioned second, what the first contract missed, and how the numbers held when we stepped in.
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Listing · September 2026
Pricing a Bowie listing with a day 10 trigger
How the target, the review date, and the pre-agreed move were set before the sign went up.
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Sourcing · August 2026
Five distressed addresses from a vendor list. Two were real.
What we checked in the court dockets and tax records, and why three of the five did not survive.
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