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Inman Innovator Real Estate Blog Finalists Are... - 06/29/07 06:16 PM

Congratulations to the following real estate blogs/bloggers for being finalists in the Inman Innovator Most Innovative Blog category (award to be presented August 1 at Real Estate Connect in San Francisco):
Transparent Real EstateReal Estate Tomato3 Oceans Real EstateReal Estate, Real Competition and the LawRedfin's Sweet Digs blogsCalculated RiskBloodhound BlogMortgage Fraud BlogPatrick.netWith … (0 comments)

Appraisal Institute's Alan Hummel Blames Mortgage Lenders For Appraisers "Hitting The Numbers" - 06/29/07 06:12 PM

Alan Hummel, spokesperson for the Appraisal Institute, in prepared testimony Tuesday before a Senate subcommittee on mortgage industry abuses blamed poor regulation of mortgage brokers and lenders, and weak or nonexistent enforcement of real estate practitioners for the practice of "hitting the number" (aka inflating the value of a property … (0 comments)

Which One Of These 7 Will Win "Most Innovative Brokerage or Franchise" Award at Inman Real Estate Connect? - 06/27/07 05:06 PM

Inman announced the seven real estate brokerage companies that will compete for the Inman Innovator award this year in the Most Innovative Brokerage or Franchise category. This award, along with all other category awards will be given to the finalist on August 1, 2007 at Real Estate Connect in San Francisco. … (4 comments)

Increase In Virginia Grantor's Tax And The Rest Of The Northern Virginia Transportation Plan - 06/26/07 05:04 PM

As some of you may or may not know, the Virginia General Assembly is increasing the Grantor's Tax as part of the Northern Virginia Transportation Plan passed last March. Currently, the Grantor's Tax is $1 per $1000 of the sales price or assessed value, whichever is greater. The Virginia General Assembly … (0 comments)

Five Reasons Why Housing Prices Will Not Go Down In Loudoun County - 06/26/07 04:42 PM

1. Sellers Can't Go Any Lower
In today's market place, many of the sellers are at or below the price they purchased their homes for. This has created a situation where many sellers are unable to negotiate much further on the sales price of their home. In other situations, equity has been … (0 comments)

How Real Estate Videos Killed The Open House - 06/26/07 03:45 PM

As we all know by now, open houses are becoming less and less effective for the marketing and sale of real estate. Open houses still exist thanks in part to misinformed sellers and real estate agents who can't say no nor tell the client the truth (that they don't work … (19 comments)

Do You Have Questions About Or Have A Relocating Buyer Interested In Loudoun Or Fairfax County, Virginia? - 06/19/07 04:12 PM

If you have questions about Loudoun County, Virginia, whether real estate related or not, feel free to check out the following resources or contact me directly:
www.LoudounStats.com - Personal site/blog dedicated to Loudoun County real estate market stats, data, information and resources for buyers, sellers, investors and those just interested in the local real estate … (0 comments)

Resources (other than real estate stats and data) For Loudoun County, Virginia - 06/15/07 05:12 PM

For those of you living in Loudoun County and selling or buying within, you probably already know what Loudoun County has to offer. But if you're relocating to the area, you may not. And being that the numbers, stats and data that Loudoun Stats routinely covers are not the only deciding … (0 comments)

Will Interest Rates Push Prices Down in Loudoun County? - 06/13/07 11:28 AM

The only national statistic that has any impact on the local Loudoun County real estate market is interest rates. The national statistics that are quoted in articles are, for all intents and purposes, meaningless to our local marketplace. But interest rates and their movements have a direct impact on the Loudoun … (0 comments)

Stewart Copeland Needs To "Police" The Real Estate Industry - 06/12/07 09:12 PM

After their opening show in Vancouver, Police drummer Stewart Copeland ripped his band's performance in a posting on his web site. He was very frank, to say the least, calling the performance "unbelieveably lame". Stewart also said that Sting made the band look "like a petulant pansy instead of the god … (2 comments)

Sales Up Throughout Eastern Loudoun County except....Ashburn - 06/12/07 09:08 PM

The four areas of Eastern Loudoun County all showed an increase in homes sold versus the same period last year except in Ashburn. Sterling, Leesburg and South Riding all had increases in volume and helped to push sales activity up 14% over May of 2006.
The only laggard was Ashburn with … (0 comments)

The Other Side Of Foreclosures - 06/12/07 09:02 PM

There has been and will continue to be a lot of talk about foreclosures effecting owners, banks and investors. But what has been barely talked about, if at all, is how foreclosures are effecting the tenants/renters in them. Perhaps it's because they don't pose a monetary risk to any of the … (1 comments)

Loudoun County, Virginia "Spring Market" - Fact and Fiction - 06/05/07 11:17 AM

During this time of the year many of the questions buyers and sellers have regarding real estate are about the spring market. Most of what people believe to be true about this time of year is actually not true at all for the Loudoun County market. And other things that people … (0 comments)

Loudoun County Property Demographics - 06/05/07 11:14 AM

A common question of those relocating to Loudoun County, Virginia is what types of properties are most commonly available and what the local demographics are. Well, according to a May 22nd press release issued by the U.S. Census Bureau, among counties with a population of 65,000 or more, Loudoun County is … (0 comments)

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