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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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2009 

HERE I AM STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU.   To be honest, it's not a bad place to be.  At all.   What we're talking about here is home affordabilty.  CNBC.com reports with some nifty online slideshows detailing the Least Affordable Metro Areas & the Most Affordable Metro Areas. These lists are base...
03/27/2009
This morning while out showing homes to some very motivated clients, we happened upon a scene that I haven't seen since around mid-2005.  After viewing 3 or 4 rather lackluster homes on this rather rainy day in Northern Virginia, we drove down a hill and around the bend to a cul-de-sac.  At the e...
03/27/2009
This is one of my favorite times of the year in the Washington D.C. area.  It's the best time to come visit Washington.  To be honest, it may even be reason enough to move here (okay, I've got my own self-interest in mind, since I sell homes in Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia). I'm talking ...
03/23/2009
When looking for a townhouse, what do you consider luxury? Do any of the following fit the description?:   Almost 5000 square feet of living space Views of the river Close proximity to shops and restaurants Totally renovated Has a historic plaque Own a piece of history George Washington visited t...
03/23/2009
You've got a warranty on your car.  5 years, 50 thousand miles.  7 years, 70 thousand miles.   You bought the extended warranty on your new flatscreen t.v. and your computer.   Perhaps you even have a warranty on your smile from the dentist!     Did you know that you can get a warranty on your ho...
03/22/2009
It's time for a new business card, time to update my profiles on the internet, and time to get ready for the beginning of a new adventure in real estate. ANNOUNCING... As of this past week, I'm now officially the Managing Broker/Branch Vice President of our RE/MAX Allegiance office in McLean, Vi...
03/21/2009
This morning I taught a Real Estate Blogging 101 class to about 25 other REALTORS at my brokerage RE/MAX Allegiance.  At the beginning of the class, I asked who currently had a blog and only 3 or 4 people raised their hands.  2 hours is certainly not enough to give a complete overview, discuss al...
03/19/2009
Can you believe it?  March Madness is here again.  To many, March means basketball.  College basketball and lots of it.  The time honored tradition of office pools, brackets, sweet sixteen, Final Four.  Even the uninitiated get involved and everyone supports their local college team. It seems lik...
03/17/2009
Never iron a four leaf clover, because you don't want to press your luck.-- Anonymous Irish saying Finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow in the real estate market is NEVER about luck. To achieve your real estate goals, whether you are buying or selling, you need to know the numbers, ...
03/16/2009
If you're thinking about purchasing a home, you may wish that you had a crystal ball. You want to know when the market will reach a bottom. When will it start going back up again? What happened to the value appreciation that the real estate market experienced from 2000-2005? Is now a good time to...
03/15/2009
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