springfield: Looking For an Afternoon of Old Style Fun in Northern Virginia? - 07/14/08 07:33 AM
It is happening every day in dark alleys throughout Northern Virginia. Fun is happening away from the glare of the hot summer sun. How can it be? It is easy when you let your eyes adjust to the darkness and spy a group of adults tossing a grapefruit size ball at … (4 comments)
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springfield: How to Get Whiplash in Today's Real Estate Market - 07/02/08 07:39 AM
Friday afternoonSign listing agreementPlace a temporary sign in the yardPlace a lockbox on the doorPut the listing in the MRIS work fileCreate the listing on your websiteCreate a VFlyer for posting on blogs and Craig's ListSaturday morningHit the send on Craig's ListHit the live button on MRIS & other sitesStart printing … (7 comments)
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springfield: Be Prepared There is a Surpise Inside - 06/28/08 06:48 AM
TO LATE SOLD IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS!
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springfield: A Trio of Great Northern Virginia Neighborhoods for Military Families - 06/20/08 07:04 PM
If you haven’t been stationed in Northern Virginia before one of the first things that you want to become familiar with are all the different commuting options available. Depending on the neighborhood you may have the option for an express bus, a metro ride, VRE or slug line. Many who “slug” … (2 comments)
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springfield: Don't Miss Your Opportunity for an All Brick Split Level Home at an Amazing Price - 03/02/08 07:40 AM
UNDER CONTRACT
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springfield: What Happens When You Build a Highway Instead of An Airport? - 02/24/08 11:41 PM
Ask the residents of Northern Virginia who drive through the Springfield "mixing bowl" (video link) everyday and they may tell you that an airport would be preferable to the 50 ramps and 20 lanes they deal with everyday. Ask a tourist driving through and you can bet they would rather be flying over than trying … (18 comments)
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springfield: Fairfax County Foreclosures-Townhomes Homes in Springfield VA - 02/16/08 11:42 AM
As a follow-on to my posting earlier regarding Fairfax County Foreclosures-Detached Homes in Springfield VA this list is the current townhouse properties listed in the MLS in either Foreclosure or as an REO property in Springfield, VA.Just as with the previous list a foreclosure property may or may not be the … (6 comments)
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springfield: Fairfax County Foreclosures-Detached Homes in Springfield VA - 02/16/08 07:39 AM
With the news continuing to talk about foreclosures and short sales it makes sense to continue to post information on different cities and a list of the current properties available. Throughout Farifax County buyers will find a great variety of homes available to consider. Deals are beginning to emerge from among hundreds of … (3 comments)
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springfield: Two Royal Communities in Northern Virginia-Kings Park & Kings Park West - 02/08/08 06:59 AM
It isn't hard to figure out what the developer of the first Kings Park was planning when they laid out the plan for the community and the homes. With one look at the street names Thames, Victoria, Trafalgar and Cromwell among others you might think you have made a trip back … (5 comments)
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springfield: A Million Dollars in Springfield VA-Who Could Have Imagined - 02/01/08 10:49 PM
Sometimes it is hard to imagine how far an area has come when you know the long term history. For some of the original buyers in Springfield, Virginia it may be hard to believe that the new homes being built just off the Fairfax County Parkway are selling for well over … (8 comments)
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springfield: Getting to Know Springfield Oaks-Fairfax County Virginia - 01/30/08 07:37 PM
If you live in Springfield Oaks in Fairfax County you are lucky to have found a neighborhood where the developer left multiple pockets of green space and built a community clustered around courtyards to keep cut through traffic to a minimum. Situated on 18 acres of wooded and gently rolling terrain … (0 comments)
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springfield: There is a Mystery Afoot in This Fairfax County Neighborhood - 01/27/08 10:39 AM
Fairfax County Relocation-Welcome to Fairfax County Virginia
Greentree Village is what you might expect to see in a community in Fairfax County, Virginia. Located in West Springfield, the neighborhood seems typical of many in the area. Brick front townhouses backing to trees and grassy islands slow traffic down for the kids … (6 comments)
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springfield: Can These Neighborhoods Be Saved? - 01/21/08 06:05 PM
As you drive around many older neighborhoods in Fairfax County Virginia you see street after street where both the booming real estate market and potential oversight by the local zoning authorities have created neighborhood nightmares. Whether it is the McMansions sitting next to the original single family homes or where zoning violations … (17 comments)
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springfield: Military Relocation-Welcome to Affordable Fairfax County Neighborhoods - 01/17/08 08:07 AM
Your military relocation specialist for Northern Virginia Of course you might want to buy a million dollar mansion while you are stationed in the Northern Virginia but most likely you are going to look for a home that fits more into the range of the 2008 BAH rates or you VA … (6 comments)
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springfield: Homer Simpson Doesn’t Live in This Springfield - 12/31/07 06:24 AM
Long before Homer Simpson made the TV town of Springfield famous, before the Springfield Mixing Bowl was created or Slug lines came to town their was a small ‘country” highway stop twelve miles outside of DC that would come to be known as Springfield Virginia.
In 1946 the developer Edwin … (6 comments)
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springfield: Bigger is Not Always Better - 12/28/07 07:01 AM
In Northern Virginia you can turn just about any corner and run across a “mega” store. When it comes to building and remodeling supplies everyone knows about the competition between the folks in the blue aprons and those in the orange ones. There is no doubt that when it comes … (7 comments)
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springfield: What has 50 Ramps and 20 Lanes? - 07/13/07 06:00 PM
If you live in Fairfax County then you may already know the answer to this little riddle. It is the famous or is that infamous Springfield Interchange. Fondly referred to as the Mixing Bowl this intersection of 95/395/495 has been undergoing major construction for seven, yes that is right, seven years. … (6 comments)
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springfield: Slugs…they aren’t just slimy crawly creatures - 07/10/07 04:41 PM
My daughter who lives in the town of Fareham in the UK has been plagued by slugs this summer. They are feasting on her vegetable garden and even have found a way to get into the house. Being the kind environmentalist that she is she has been looking for "natural" ways … (2 comments)
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