Earth Sheltered Home Finds a New Steward - 08/31/07 04:37 PM
The terrific Earth-Sheltered home that I have been marketing in Prince William County went to closing today. The owner who had bought the property in 1989 was sad to let it go but the new owner is going to be a great steward of the property. Having been studying Earth-Sheltered homes … (4 comments)
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A Letter to Builders Everywhere! - 08/31/07 02:30 PM
Dear Mr or Ms. Builder,
Do you have excess inventory that you would like to sell? Great! I have a buyer who is interested in making an offer on one of your completed homes. We have toured the area and know that you have a number of properties available that meet their … (5 comments)
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Do You Know about Habitat for Humanity ReStores? - 08/31/07 07:42 AM
If you are undertaking a spruce up project on your home in Fairfax or Prince William County you may want to make the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Alexandria or Manassas your first stop. The Habitat ReStore offers you an opportunity to do three things at once. The first is to … (7 comments)
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Are you an "Innie" or an "Outie"? - 08/30/07 03:18 PM
No, this isn't a personal question about your belly button. I have some new buyers moving to the Northern Virginia area and they have been reading some of the literature that I sent them to look over before they arrive in the area. Many cities have unique terms to describe different neighborhoods and … (2 comments)
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Sign Sign Everywhere a Sign - 08/29/07 05:41 PM
Except my Open House sign! It is fall and the election signs are up everywhere you look in Fairfax County. I'm always amazed at the amount of signs that can pop up overnight and by the dozens in any given intersection. Last week I stopped to put out an Open House … (6 comments)
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People Who Live in Glass Houses - 08/28/07 04:47 PM
Hidden among all of the three level colonials in Fairfax County you will find a few pockets of Mid Century Modern homes (MCM). One of those neighborhoods is Hollin Hills in Alexandria. Designed over 50 years ago by architect Charles Goodwin the neighborhood was considered avant-garde at the time as it … (3 comments)
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Saying NO to Generic Market Reports! - 08/22/07 07:59 AM
Every month hundreds if not thousands of agents jump on the band wagon and print the latest local market reports. Most of the data that is presented comes from the same sources and the only noticeable difference is the way some agents format the data and the delivery method (print, blog, … (8 comments)
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Getting Caught Up in the Real Estate Doom and Gloom - 08/21/07 07:50 PM
There isn't a day that goes by that we don't hear a news report about another mortgage company in crisis or read a story about another family facing foreclosure, Folks we have heard this all before in one form or another.
"The prices of houses seem to have reached a plateau, … (4 comments)
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Direct and to the Point - 08/20/07 04:44 PM
Who needs fancy neighborhood names? Why not tell it like it is! I was at a community meeting last week and snapped a picture of this sign to share. When the prison was the prominent attraction in Lorton the warden and a number of the staff lived along Old Ox Road. … (6 comments)
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Are Americans Over-Stuffed? - 08/17/07 07:30 PM
No this isn't a commentary on waist lines but instead on the amount of stuff we seem to accumulate. Over the last few years I have become acutely aware of the clean up and throw out process. It started with empting my parent's home of 45 years with a double walk-up … (5 comments)
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River Falls-Another Occoquan River Community in Prince William County - 08/16/07 12:14 PM
I stopped by yesterday to say hello to clients who bought new construction in the community of River Falls in Prince William County earlier this year. This upscale community is located just off of the Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge. The community is built around the Old Hickory Golf Course with … (0 comments)
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Take a Mortgage Professional to Lunch Week - 08/14/07 09:12 AM
No this isn't an official Hallmark Card event but you never know it might catch on at least on Active Rain.
I was making phone calls to check in on friends in my business referral network and came to realize that a number of the other professionals that we work with … (6 comments)
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A New Trend in Landscape lighting - 08/13/07 03:42 PM
I enjoy finding a bit of the unusual when I am out exploring different neighborhoods in Prince William County. This past weekend I came across a home that I had to stop and look at for awhile. I wasn't actually looking at the house but the lights going up the driveway. … (4 comments)
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Unlocking Northern Virginia Marketing Reports - 08/11/07 10:06 AM
Every month in Northern Virginia a variety of reports are published by the MRIS, NVAR, Washington Post and others to provide the public with information on recent market trends. The reports focus on comparing housing prices in a user selected zip code from the previous month and the previous year.
When … (2 comments)
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Can you say Occoquan Three Times Fast? - 08/10/07 03:23 PM
In previous "Out and About" Blogs I have told you a little bit of Historic Occoquan and some of the new developments within the town borders however the Occoquan River has a number of interesting Prince William communities along its banks. The name Occoquan comes from the Dogue Indians and means … (1 comments)
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What are you doing while the market is slow? - 08/08/07 02:53 PM
I hear quite a bit of rumbling from different real estate agents right now about how slow the current market is. For those of us who depend on real estate sales as our primary source of income being “successful” is extremely important. I put “successful” in quotes because each of us … (4 comments)
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Foreclosure Bargains are still an Elusive Prey - 08/06/07 07:20 PM
Earlier in the summer I penned a blog titled Can you find me a good Foreclosure Deal? In response to continued questions from buyers I decided to do a double check on some numbers in the 22152 zip code(slightly random choice). First for those who are not familiar with Fairfax County … (3 comments)
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Extra Extra Read all about it! - 08/06/07 10:20 AM
I know it isn't the Wall Street Journal or the London Financial Times but I was very happy to see an article about my Earth-Sheltered Home listing appear on the front page of the Potomac News today. Interestingly enough the Washington Post has been telling me for 3 weeks that they … (10 comments)
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How would you advertise this house? - 08/05/07 02:13 PM
I was out showing property yesterday and came across this house with a For Sale sign out front. I wondered how I might advertise in the MLS to bring in the most traffic.
Light and airy farmhouse on great corner lot, newly installed fencing, fantastic wrap around porch, motivated sellers- dune buggy … (5 comments)
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How are the "rich" are doing in Northern Virginia? - 08/04/07 12:37 PM
A little while ago I wrote a blog called What's behind the gates in Northern Virginia? recounting my adventures in looking at the most expensive homes for sale in the area. As a follow-up I wanted to see how the market was treating the upper level priced homes in the area. None … (2 comments)
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Another Alexandria Neighborhood Holding it's own! - 08/03/07 11:49 AM
The July sales report for Park Fairfax is ready and though I had anticipated from last month that there would be 17 new SOLD signs instead there was a slight fall out and only 11 properties closed. The days on the market for most properties in Park Fairfax is significantly lower … (0 comments)
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The buyers continue to say YES to Fairlington - 08/02/07 09:07 PM
Another good sales month for Fairlington! As I have previously reported the market in Alexandria and Arlington continue to be a bright spot in the Northern Virginia area. As expected the Fairlington Community continues to produce strong sales. The number of condos SOLD in the month of July stands at 18 … (2 comments)
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How Wired is your County? - 08/02/07 07:38 AM
Fairfax County has been recognized by the Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties as one of the top digital counties in the US. Counties based on their population were judged on 100 different measurements including services delivery, county governance and technology infrastructure. For counties with a population … (3 comments)
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