Recently (actually yesterday), I sold a two bedroom condo in Alexandria. My client David lived in this particular condo for 8 years and 2 years ago after getting married, Dave and Lizzie extensively renovated the unit. It looked and showed great and the new owners got a great deal on a great co
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04/29/2009
There's a lot of buzz these days about "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques." What did CIA operatives do to get confessions and information from our terrorist enemies? What members of Congress knew about it? Well, I'm not a member of the CIA (and if I were, do you think I'd tell you?), but I am a C
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04/24/2009
This morning while showing homes to a couple who's been searching for quite some time, we ran across this: THE ABSOLUTELY COOLEST LITTLE BOY'S ROOM EVER! My client's gasped -- "Honey, we wouldn't even have to repaint the room -- He'll LOVE it!" It was so cool that I just had to snap a photo of Sp
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04/17/2009
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04/14/2009
Today's economy and real estate market has some people singing the blues. Some sing better than others. This fella's not bad. Our job as REALTORS is to educate our clients and help them make informed decisions about their real estate purchases and sales. The better we do our job, the less peopl
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04/14/2009
What's Happening in the McLean, Virginia Real Estate Market? Here's a snapshot of McLean Virginia home sales in the last 30 days: MCLEAN VIRGINIA HOME SALES: Active homes for sale: 406 (including 94 new listings in the last 30 days) Homes sold in the last 30 days: 31 Average Sales Price: $
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04/13/2009
When most of my clients purchase a home, they'll often spend the first few weeks practically living at Home Depot. And, I'm not just talking about the ones that buy fixer-uppers. When moving into a home, there are many things that will often need to be fixed, replaced, remodeled, renovated, etc
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04/09/2009
Absorption rates present a picture of how quickly properties are selling. An absorption rate analysis examines the current inventory of homes and looks back 6 months to see how many sales there have been to determine a monthly rate of sales over the most recent time period. Dividing the current
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04/09/2009
It's the question that's on everyone's mind. IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO BUY REAL ESTATE? Let's see how that question would be answered on various classic game shows. FAMILY FEUD Cue up the music and my best Richard Dawson impression... "OUR SURVEY SAID": According to the Pew Research Center's March 20
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04/08/2009
Open houses. You either love them or hate them. Some clients want them. Others understand that it's the rare home that sells solely because of the open house. A well-advertised open house in a very visible location on a highly trafficked street can bring in lots of potential buyers. An open
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04/06/2009