loudoun county real estate: Focusing on my outside Loudoun and Fairfax County real estate Blogs. Peace out! - 12/16/08 10:55 AM
After being an active member of AR for quite some time, I've decided to focus my blogging efforts on my own "outside" real estate blogs. I'll be posting Loudoun and Fairfax County real estate related posts directly on my local real estate blogs - LoudounScene.com and LoudounForeclosures.com - and will continue writing about real estate in general
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loudoun county real estate: Demand For Distressed Properties Outpaces Supply For First Time - 10/08/08 12:21 PM
The foreclosure/bank-owned and short-sale portion of the Loudoun County real estate market has been steadily improving over the last 6 months. But last month brought some of the best news we've had in a long time - demand outpaced supply!
For the first time since the market turned, there have been more
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loudoun county real estate: Mortgage Rate Round-Up - September 13, 2008 - 09/19/08 04:49 AM
This was a great week for borrowers locking in their rate - rates plunged almost half a point. Rates are below 6 percent. Several loan officers I spoke with yesterday said that they saw rates as low as 5.75 percent with no points.
Why did rates suddenly plunge? They plunged
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loudoun county real estate: No "Summer Slump" For Loudoun County Real Estate In 2008 - 09/03/08 04:34 PM
Many people talk about the July/August "Summer Slump" and how Loudoun County home sales "mysteriously" drop. Well, there's been some truth to that in years past. But not this year. In fact, 2008 had one of the most fast paced residential real estate buying summers in recent years.
To show you what I'm talking about, let's look
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loudoun county real estate: Loudoun County Real Estate Market Statistics - July 2008 - 08/14/08 01:53 PM
Wondering how the Loudoun County real estate market is doing and what the statistics are? Curious as to how it did last month and how it compares to last month/last year? Well, there's good news... The Loudoun County real estate market is continuing to improve with inventory going down and
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loudoun county real estate: Loudoun County Real Estate Market Statistics - July 2008 - 08/08/08 10:38 AM
Wondering how the Loudoun County real estate market is doing and what the statistics are? Curious as to how it did last month and how it compares to last month/last year? Well, there's good news... The Loudoun County real estate market is continuing to improve with inventory going down and
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loudoun county real estate: Links To Loudoun County Communities, Neighborhoods and Home Owner Associations - 07/17/08 09:10 AM
Perhaps you're new to Loudoun County, Virginia and would like to know more about the various communities, neighborhoods and Home Owner Associations in the county. Or maybe you're moving within the county and aren't too familiar with your future community or HOA. Whatever the reason may be, here are links to
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loudoun county real estate: Loudoun Real Estate Inventory Levels Well Below National Average - 07/02/08 06:26 PM
Loudoun County's real estate inventory/supply levels are currently well below the national average of 10.9 months. Loudoun currently has 2400 active homes for sale. The number of homes that sell (go under contract) each month is averaging 427 so far this year. This puts the supply of homes in Loudoun
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loudoun county real estate: Loudoun County Real Estate Market Looking Up! (Come Check Out The Statistics) - 07/02/08 06:20 PM
The Loudoun County real estate market is looking up! Yes, folks...that's correct. Loudoun County's 2nd quarter 2008 real estate market statistics show a vast improvement over 2nd Qtr 2007. And the first half of 2008 statistics show a vast improvement over the first half of 2007 (post coming soon).
New
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loudoun county real estate: Forbes Names Loudoun County Top 10 Places To Buy Foreclosures - 07/02/08 05:32 PM
Forbes recently named the DC metro area including Loudoun County one of the top 10 places in the US to buy foreclosures. Some of the criteria used was prices, inventory levels, hints of stabilization and long-term investment potential. For more on the story, check out my post over at LoudounForeclosures.com.
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loudoun county real estate: Loudoun County Offers Free Homebuyer Workshop - 07/02/08 05:30 PM
The Loudoun County Department of Family Services is offering free homebuyer education workshops called "Homeownership 101". The workshops are focused on helping potential first-time homebuyers in understanding the home-buying process. The workshop is six hours and goes over things such budgeting, credit, working with Realtors, the mortgage process and what
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loudoun county real estate: Loudoun Offers Assistance To First Time Home Buyers Through VHDA and SPARC - 07/02/08 05:26 PM
If you're a first time home buyer in Loudoun County, you may want to check out some of the programs available through the county, VHDA and SPARC. Loudoun County offers first trust financing, down payment and closing cost assistance to low to moderate income first-time home buyers through the Virginia Housing
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loudoun county real estate: Inventory Down, Buyer Demand Strong In South Riding, 20152 - 06/20/08 04:50 PM
The real estate market conditions in South Riding and the 20152 zip code in Loudoun County are definitely showing signs of improvement. In fact, the statistics show some of the most improvement so far this year out of all the zip codes in Eastern Loudoun County.
Here are the statistics
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loudoun county real estate: Announcement regarding LoudounStats.com, LoudounForeclosures.com and LoudounScene.com - 06/02/08 01:44 PM
After being co-author of LoudounStats.com and LoudounForeclosures.com, I have decided to start a new chapter of blogging and discussing Loudoun County real estate at LoudounScene.com while continuing on with LoudounForeclosures.com on my own. I will no longer be co-author of LoudounStats.com.
I hope that you find the information on Loudoun Scene useful
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loudoun county real estate: "Give Me Your Best and Final Offer" Means Just That - 05/27/08 12:56 PM
If you think you've found a great deal on a property, you're probably not the only one who's found it. Because of that, you may be in competing offers. If you are, your Buyer's Agent will probably say something to you like:
"The seller/listing agent has asked for your 'best and
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loudoun county real estate: KB Homes Pulls Out Of Loudoun County - 04/22/08 02:02 PM
KB Homes is pulling out of it Martin's Chase community in Loudoun County, as well as the entire mid-Atlantic region due to poor market performance. KB Homes said the move will help it hold on to cash reserves and ride out the housing crash. The builder has 5 communities in the mid-Atlantic
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loudoun county real estate: Loudoun County Foreclosure Filings Up Despite Virginia & US Down - 03/25/08 08:24 AM
Here's the latest data regarding foreclosure filings in Loudoun County as well as the rest of the state and nationally (via VAR's Commonwealth Online): Home foreclosures dropped in the majority of the Washington, D.C. area and across the country, from January to February. The one-month decrease comes at the start of the spring
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loudoun county real estate: Loudoun County Community Overview: River Creek - 03/25/08 08:04 AM
River Creek is a planned community in Loudoun County located 30 miles west of Washington, DC and north of Leesburg at the where Goose Creek and the Potomac River come together. River Creek is recognized as the first gated country club community in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. River Creek is
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loudoun county real estate: $1M+ Homes In Ashburn and Leesburg; A Different Market Altogether - 03/16/08 07:33 PM
The $1M+ home market in Ashburn and Leesburg is a tough one (at least for sellers) and is much different than the rest of the real estate market in Loudoun County. At this price point, the buyer pool is much smaller. And the amount of inventory heavily outweighs the amount of
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loudoun county real estate: Where Have All The Home Buyers In Loudoun County Gone?! - 03/04/08 04:31 PM
Many sellers with their homes on the market are wondering, "Where have all the home buyers in Loudoun County gone?" Well, the answer is they haven't gone anywhere - they're still right here. The reason why some sellers haven't seen any buyers come through their property and/or why they haven't received
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