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This week, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell brought back to life plans to create toll lanes for I-95/395 as a way to ease traffic congestion. According to the Washington Examiner, the previous Administration put the project on hold last year after Arlington County sued the state over the proposal...
04/29/2010
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This week, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell brought back to life plans to create toll lanes for I-95/395 as a way to ease traffic congestion. According to the Washington Examiner, the previous Administration put the project on hold last year after Arlington County sued the state over the proposal...
04/29/2010
It seems that more questions than answers were raised at last Wednesday's marathon session regarding the future growth plans for the Tysons Corner area. The Fairfax Times said that after more than "five years into the redevelopment planning process for Tysons Corner, stakeholders have reached li...
04/27/2010
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As the construction continues to extend the Metro through Tysons Corner, there are additional road changes and detours. The latest, according to the Washington Post, will impact those who are visiting Tysons Galleria and the Tysons Corner Center. According to the Post, the "left turn lane from n...
04/23/2010
When former Washington Post owner John Roll McLean decided to name a Great Falls and Old Dominion Railway stop after himself at what is now the interesection of Old Dominion Drive and Chain Bridge Road, I'm sure he could not have envisioned modern day McLean. In 1910, the community was founded w...
04/22/2010
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Condo sales for the 1st Quarter 2010 are arguably the best of any of the past 5 1st quarters. The 15 median days on the market is nearly half the time of the next best 1st Quarter of 28 in 2006, and nearly 4 times less than last year's 1st Quarter. Also, after dropping to $302,000 in the 1st Qu...
04/20/2010
On Wednesday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m., the Fairfax County Planning Commission will hold a critical public meeting to discuss future development plans for the Tysons Corner area. You know you can expect fireworks when the scheduled meeting time runs from 7:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.! According to the Was...
04/19/2010
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The total number of townhouses that sold in the 1st Quarter of 2010 in McLean climbed back to 12 after dropping to 8 and 7 in the 1st Quarters of 2009 and 2008, respectively. In another sign that the market has rebounded, the Median DOMP dropped to 78 in the 1st Quarter 2010, the fewest days of ...
04/17/2010
As many parts of the county face the most difficult economic times since the Great Depression, the Metropolitan, D.C. area economy continues to perform very well. One indicator is the retail market. According to the Washington Business Journal, despite a slight rise in the vacancy rate over a ye...
04/16/2010
Last year's 1st Quarter single family home sales in McLean saw the fewest homes sold (53) compared to any of the 1st Quarters in the past 5 years, and the longest Median DOMP (134). Fast forward to the 1st Quarter 2010 and the single family home sales were one of the strongest since 2006. I rem...
04/15/2010