Long & Foster courts Amazon employees with designated landing site

Katishi Maake

Long & Foster Real Estate has launched a landing page for Amazon employees who may transfer to Greater Washington as the company establishes a headquarters location in Arlington County this year.

The site provides information on the region’s housing market, access to Long & Foster’s Realtor search and details on National Landing, an area encompassing Crystal City, Pentagon City and Alexandria that will be the home of Amazon.

Jalil Afridi, one of the senior Realtor at Long and Foster said that with arrival of Amazon properties prices are definitely going to raise. (Jalil Afridi can be reached at 202-600-1121 for properties query)

“Demand for housing will push even higher in the coming years, causing more stress on our low-inventory environment,” Larry Foster, Long & Foster president, said in a press release.

The landing page also offers information on dining options, nightlife and other attractions in the community, as well as how many properties are for sale in specific areas.

Amazon is expected to begin hiring for positions in Arlington this year. The company has said it will have about 400 Amazon employees in Arlington by the end of the year, but it hasn’t said whether they will be new hires or transfers from Seattle, the company’s original headquarters.

There is also speculation that the ecommerce giant will lease some or all of a new WeWork coworking space coming soon to Rosslyn while interiors are built out in its first new office in Crystal City.

Chantilly-based Long & Foster — which was sold to HomeServices of America Inc., an affiliate of Warren Buffett’s famed Berkshire Hathawy Inc., in 2017 — says its financial backing should entice Amazon employees to use its services.

Long & Foster’s metro-area sales volume for 2017 was $13.65 billion.

Courtesy: (bizjournals.com)