springfield va homes: Springfield VA Sales Data Comes Together In April 2012 - 05/15/12 06:25 PM
Checking out the list to sales price ratio for detached homes in Springfield VA yielded a little surprise. For April 2012 it appears that all three Springfield VA zip codes, 22151, 22152 and 22153 ended up with the close to the same percentage. The good news for home sellers in Springfield homes are selling at close to list price at just over 98%. With days on running between 30 to 60 days it appears the lower inventory is keeping demand high.
How the sale of your home will compare to this statistics for the area will depend on your Springfield neighborhood … (4 comments)
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springfield va homes: Springfield VA-Is the End Near For A Favorite Hardware Store? - 05/14/12 05:02 PM
Growing up in Springfield VA meant many a weekend trip with my mom or dad to Fischers Hardware. The store first opened by the Fischer Family almost 60 years and it was the place to go to find anything you needed for your home.The store moved a few times over the years and when I was renovating my parents home in the late 90's, Fischers was always my first stop. The store was small but the staff knew their stuff and would even lend out some tools for the one off jobs like trying to get the drain out of my … (16 comments)
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springfield va homes: Sydensticker School-Friday Night Community Coffee House - 05/07/12 05:04 PM
Last weekend the historic Syndensticker School held it's first Community Coffee House. The Sydenstricker School in Springfield VA was the last one room school house in operation in Fairfax County. It closed in 1939 but the building is still used today By the Upper Pohick Community League meeting hall and maintained by the group. The school was named after the first minister of the original Sydenstricker Church next door built in 1909. Rev. Syndenstricker was also the uncle of Nobel Prize Winner Pearl Buck the author of The Good Earth
The Upper Pohick Community League was founded in the late … (6 comments)
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springfield va homes: The Early Bird Gets The Slugs in Northern Virginia - 05/22/11 01:47 PM
If you are just moving to West Springfield (VA) from another part of the country the term "slug line" make you go YUCK. However for anyone who has lived in the area for awhile the term "slug line" means a great way to get from a West Springfield neighborhood to the Pentagon or other major DC employment areas.One of the questions that anyone relocated to the area asks is about public transportation options. Once newcomers understand the value of a slug line...it is FREE then they wonder if they can find a home within a mile of a slug line.
The … (3 comments)
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springfield va homes: A Great Way To Save On Gas-Buy A Home Close To Everything You Need - 04/23/11 12:57 PM
With the rising cost of gas finding a new home with close proximity to public transportation, shopping and work is a high priority. For anyone relocating to Northern Virginia for a new position at Fort Belvoir, the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) or a commute to DC, this new listing in the Townes of Manchester Woods should be on your must see list.
Located within 2 miles of the Springfield Metro, 3 miles to NGA and 5 miles to Fort Belvoir your car won't even burn a gallon of gas to get to and from work. Shopping is close by with … (14 comments)
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springfield va homes: Making a Move To The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in Springfield VA? - 12/04/10 05:23 PM
With the new National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) being built on the old Fort Belvoir Engineering Proving Grounds almost 6500 employees will be working in to the Springfield and Lorton area starting in September 2011. The evidence of the move is evident. The new NGA building is clearly visible for anyone traveling on I-95 and on the newly opened section of the Springfield Parkway.
For employees who will be moving to NGA finding homes in a reasonable commuting distance to work will be important. Traffic in and out of NGA will be tough. Let’s face it anytime you move a significant amount … (20 comments)
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springfield va homes: Springfield VA-Still a Wonderful Place to Call Home in Northern Virginia - 08/20/10 08:26 AM
Long before Homer Simpson made the TV town of Springfield famous, before the Springfield Interchange was created or Slug lines came to town their was a small ‘country” highway stop fifteen miles outside of DC that would come to be known as Springfield Virginia.
In 1946 the developer Edwin Carr realized that their was a huge piece of undeveloped land, close enough to DC to be appealing to government workers who worked in town and that would provide space for larger homes than were currently available in Arlington or Alexandria. My parents were one of those families who decided that Springfield … (14 comments)
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springfield va homes: Wordless Wednesday-My How Times Have Changed in Real Estate - 03/31/10 07:49 PM
While sorting through some family paperwork I came across this receipt for a credit report and FHA appraisal from my parents first and only home purchase in Springfield VA in 1955. Wouldn't our buyers today be happy with an FHA appraisal fee of $20.00? If you are thinking about buying a home now in Springfield VA or anywhere in Northern Virginia give me a call. Though home prices aren't what they were in 1955 there are still some great deals available and a month left before the tax credit expires.
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