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Consider &lt;a href="http://www.brianblock.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;real estate in Northern Virginia&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All kidding aside, there are 837 homes currently for sale with a pricetag of $1 million or more&lt;/strong&gt; in Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax County.&amp;nbsp; For those who can afford the ultimate in luxury, 231 of those homes are priced above $2 million.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Naturally, due to the higher price, these luxury homes tend to stay on the market longer&lt;/strong&gt; than the rest of the homes in the area.&amp;nbsp; The average home in the $2 million plus range has been on the market for 183 days, or exactly 1/2 a year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;That being said luxury priced homes have still been selling fairly well throughout the region.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Here's the details for year-to-date sales of luxury homes in Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax County:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;$1 million - $2 million:&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;856 sales&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$2 million - $3 million:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;75 sales&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$3 million - $4 million: &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;17 sales&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$4 million - $5 million:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;10 sales&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$5 million - and up &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; :&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;2 sales&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It comes as no surprise that the majority of the ultra-luxury homes&lt;/strong&gt; available for sale are located in ritzy &lt;a href="http://www.blockrealestategroup.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;McLean, Virginia&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, one of the wealthiest enclaves within Fairfax County, and indeed the whole country.&amp;nbsp; Of the 231 two-million dollar plus homes, 117 are found within McLean zip codes 22101 and 22102.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sampling of Available Luxury Homes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Vienna, Virginia $2.5 Million" height="145" alt="Vienna, Virginia $2.5 Million" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/8/9/4/7/ar119688555774986.jpg" width="239" align="left" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sitting on 2 acres in Vienna, Virginia is this $2.5 million home featuring over 7,200 square feet&lt;/strong&gt; of living space throughout 6 bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms.&amp;nbsp; The gourmet kitchen, long driveway, swimming pool and main level master bedroom make this home built in 2002 a winner.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="McLean Home $4.25 Million" height="143" alt="McLean Home $4.25 Million" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/7/7/5/2/ar119688561525779.jpg" width="240" align="right" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Impressive is the only word for this massive McLean home.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; Over 16,000 square feet of living space including 10 bedrooms, 10 full and 3 half bathrooms, 3 kitchens, library, home theatre, billiards room, wine cellar, sauna, and elevator will delight the most discriminating buyers.&amp;nbsp; Priced at &lt;strong&gt;$4.25 million&lt;/strong&gt;, this home is on over 2 acres of land, features 5 fireplaces, staff quarters, and is less than 5 miles from Washington D.C.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Alexandria Home $8.75 Million" height="143" alt="Alexandria Home $8.75 Million" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/8/1/4/ar119688566141897.jpg" width="239" align="left" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;With incredible views of the Potomac River and 340 feet of waterfront, this 4.5 acre private Alexandria estate&lt;/strong&gt; 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