Are you wondering about Northern Virginia real estate and pondering what has sold recently? Here's some information about the most expensive home sales in Northern Virginia (Arlington County, Alexandria City, Fairfax City, Fairfax County, and Falls Church City) for February 2009. All information
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02/28/2009
Vegas Baby Vegas! Unlike some of those bank executives who accepted TARP money and cancelled their trips to Las Vegas, I'm heading out there this Sunday for a week. No bailout money for me. Fortunately with three closings this week, I'll have a few bucks to wager at the tables. What's happening
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02/25/2009
Okay... hate is a strong word and one that my mother told me never to use. Let's say you dislike them or just don't enjoy working with them anymore. So, you're working with a real estate agent and things have gone sour. Maybe your agent is not available according to your schedule. Perhaps th
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02/21/2009
Do you want to live near The White House? Imagine the President's motorcade being an everyday occurrence. Catch glimpses of the Marine One helicopters as they take up from The White House lawn. If you're a political junkie, a Barack Obama White House aide, or just want to be in the center
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02/18/2009
Unless they just discovered toxic radioactive waste underneath your front porch, you're likely to answer this question in the negative. How about the stock market? Well, 9 months is enough time to have a baby. In the last 9 months, this baby has gone down a whopping 41.8%. Since reaching 12,96
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02/17/2009
California is dead broke. Kansas won't send out tax refunds. New York's got a big budget shortfall. You'd be hard-pressed to find a single state with a huge surplus these days... They say people vote with their feet. Are we going to see some mass migrations across the United States? Who will b
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02/16/2009
Real estate, like any other market, is all about supply and demand. SUPPLY: As of February 12th, there are 606 homes on the market in Alexandria, Virginia. DEMAND: In the last 30 days, 77 homes sold in the City of Alexandria. January and early February are traditionally very slow times for the
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02/12/2009
Hey, what's that official looking letter in your mailbox? It's your NOTICE OF 2009 REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENT. In big bold type, the city or county government that sent you this notice informs you, that "THIS IS NOT YOUR TAX BILL" If you own a home in the City of Alexandria, you just recei
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02/12/2009
There's lots of homes in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia with bronze plaques signifying a historic home. Many homes here were built in the 1800s, with some even constructed before the 19th century. If you live here and think your house deserves such a plaque, call the Historic Alexandria Foundat
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02/09/2009
As anyone who watches Law & Order, CSI, or any other television show or movie featuring policemen, knows, criminals are entitled to be read their Miranda rights before being carted off to jail. Having studied this in my criminal law class back in law school, I know that this stems from a 1966 U.
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02/03/2009