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2010
So, I am fascinated with backyard vegetable gardening and animal keep these days. Having found out that my lot is too small to keep chickens, I am very happy to report that it seems I am allowed to keep up to 4 hives of bees on my 0.125 acre lot! Beekeeping is a time honored tradition running ba...
07/23/2010
There has been a growing trend and interest over the last years in urban gardening. Backyard vegetable gardens are popping up everywhere and people have also started raising their own chickens and turkeys. The movement is driven by greater environmental awareness as well as a desire to know and c...
07/22/2010
There has been a good level of activity in Woodburn Village this year. Unfortunately, a majority of the sales are still foreclosures and short sales. For the regular re-sales that took place, the prices and appraisals were heavily influenced by the distressed sales. 17 homes sold the first half t...
07/13/2010
The market activity at Idylwood Towers has been up this year. While there were 12 homes sold during 2009 - the first half of 2010 saw 12 homes sold. The lowest price was a 1br/1ba at $175,000. The highest price was an updated 3br/3ba property at $310,000. As can be seen on the graph above, the pe...
07/12/2010
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If you live near the Dunn Loring/Merrifield metro station (Westbriar, Metro Place, Wilton House and Halstead) you are probably curious about what the plans are for the area. Please see the link below to the current plans for the old Remington Mulch location - a development called Halstead Square....
07/12/2010
The sales activity in 2010 at the Gates of McLean is on track to be better than in 2009. With the metro and new noise barriers being constructed the community is just getting more and more attractive. There were 18 homes sold in 2009 - in the first half of this year 13 units sold - likely at leas...
07/11/2010
The sales activity in Pimmit Hills seems to be about the same in 2010 as it was in 2009. In 2009 49 homes sold compared to 24 homes sold in the first half of 2010. With the activity remaining the same, what is happening to the prices? There has been some expectations that the homebuyer credit wou...
07/11/2010
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The sales activity at the Fountains of Mclean has great in the first half of 2010. There were 18 homes sold the first half this year versus 23 homes sold in all of in 2009. The lowest price were two 1br/1ba units that sold for $202,000. The highest price was a 2br/2ba property at $337,000. The sa...
07/11/2010
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