Northern Virginia & D.C. Real Estate Blog

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Real Estate Agent - RE/MAX Allegiance, Managing Broker/Branch Vice President
Northern Virginia & D.C. Real Estate Blog

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2007 

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Having lived and worked as a Realtor in Alexandria, Virginia for the last 6 years, I spend much of my time pointing out the highlights of our area and describing the amenities of Alexandria and the surrounding towns to potential homebuyers.  I’ve even (with tongue-in-cheek) proclaimed my joy at M...
09/18/2007

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The Greater Washington Initiative (an affiliate of the Greater Washington Board of Trade) is currently running an advertisement in the newspapers that this morning caught my eye over breakfast. The ad drives home the facts that in the Greater Washington D.C. area 47% of the workforce have a bach...
09/17/2007

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Six months ago, I wrote an article about foreclosures, concluding that they were not a big problem in the D.C. and Northern Virginia area.  (SEE Foreclosure Scare – Foreclosures, Foreclosures Everywhere? Not Really in D.C. and Northern Virginia).   In that article, I quoted data showing that “The...
09/15/2007

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Back in March, I wrote an article about the average home sales prices in some of the pricier Northern Virginia and D.C. neighborhoods according to zip code.  (SEE Northern Virginia & D.C. Golden Zip Codes Revisited).The D.C. and Northern Virginia area is one of the wealthiest in the country, not ...
09/15/2007

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James Downing MeMe’d me.  This is now my second MeMe! I’ve already discussed how I ride elephants, jet off of aircraft carriers, dance the Argentine Tango, am trained to kill, and know the secret handshake.  If you haven’t read about these exciting adventures, please read my first MeMe post:  Who...
09/13/2007

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In the D.C. and Northern Virginia area, there is a big market for condominiums.  In some areas, like Alexandria City, and the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor of North Arlington, condos actually represent the majority of available housing.   One key item to be aware of when purchasing or selling a condo...
09/13/2007

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Wherever I go these days, whomever I speak with, upon finding out that I am a Realtor, says the same thing "How are you doing these days?  Slow market isn't it?  Tough real estate market, eh?" The facts are that the real estate market is always tough.  If it isn't tough for sellers (like it is no...
09/13/2007

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If you haven't already read it, please read Part 1 where I detail my personal experience on September 11th.  Part 2:  How September 11th launched my real estate career   Yesterday, I posted my personal story about September 11th.  Today, I tell the story of how I transitioned after September 11th...
09/10/2007

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Part 1 – September 11, 2001 – The story of my day and a tribute Part 2 – (How September 11th launched my real estate career) Where were you on September 11th?  Were you at home?  Were you at work?  Were you near your loved ones?  Did you have people close to you who died on that dreadful day? Tom...
09/10/2007

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I was with some clients this morning (currently my favorite buyers) and one of the things that they noticed and asked me about was Realtor slogans.   Many Realtors have cutesy slogans on their business cards, advertisements, and other promotions.  Do you? My clients wanted to know if ALL Realtors...
09/08/2007
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