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market update: Loudoun County Real Estate Trends - Mid Year 2010 - 09/14/10 10:03 AM
According to the Trends in Housing, a joint publication of MRIS and Delta Associates the Washington area housing market is in the recovery cycle, ahead of the rest of the nation: 
• Prices continue to show signs of recovery: 2nd quarter prices in the metro are up from the 1st quarter and from the same quarter in 2009, with the Outer jurisdictions (Loudoun, Prince William and Frederick Counties) outperforming the Core and Inner jurisdictions. Prices will likely gain traction through the remainder of 2010 facilitating further increases in transaction volume. This is the third consecutive quarter prices have risen on a … (1 comments)

market update: Northern Virginia Real Estate - Market Update - June 23rd - 06/23/09 02:21 PM
 

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market update: South Riding Virginia Homes for Sale - June 23rd - 06/23/09 02:17 PM
Northern Virginia Homes for Sale - Featured Listings - June 23rd (edit/delete)
Northern Virginia Homes for Sale:
New this week is 11134 Rock Garden Dr in Fairfax, VA. This 2 BR condo has many upgrades! Last week 43421 Valleyvista Lane in Chantilly sold!
The market is changing, the buyers are out there!  
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market update: Buying a Home in South Riding Virginia- Mortgage Rates Update 12/4/08 - 12/04/08 11:01 AM
 
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market update: FHA Guideline changes for 2009 - 09/18/08 02:08 PM
Hi All,Here are the new FHA Guideline changes for 2009  the "Cliff Notes" or short version: 
•·                     There will no longer be DPA (seller assisted down payments) after October 1, 2008 you can though get a gift from Family, non-profit, or friend.•·                     Minimum down payment moves from 2.25% to 3.5%•·                     You can do a cash-out refinance up to 98.5% of appraised value•·                     Upfront MI (mortgage insurance) is now risk based, but starts at 1.25% of loan amount instead of our old 1.50% in the past•·                     Monthly MI is also risk based and starts at .55% of loan amount, instead of our old … (1 comments)

market update: Buying a Home in Loudoun County - Market Update - Donny and Meredith Samson - 07/30/08 01:58 PM
Good afternoon,
I hope this note finds all of you healthy and happy.  I wanted to pass some information along to you and anyone you know that might be thinking about buying a home.  
If you know anyone that might want to buy a house with NO MONEY DOWN they have to act NOW.  
Currently there's a way to have the Seller pay 3% towards your down payment through companies like Nehemiah and AmeriDream.  The housing package that was pushed through Congress included legislation to eliminate this type of seller help.  When the President signs the bill, as of October 1, … (1 comments)

market update: Market Update: Mortgage Rates - 07/10/08 11:32 AM
Here are this weekends rates (see below). Remember that lending is now "Risk Based". The better your credit, the better potential rates that are available.

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market update: Big Boost to Washington DC Area Real Estate - 05/19/08 10:19 AM
 

     
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market update: Mortgage market update for Northern Virginia - 05/06/08 11:21 AM
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER." It's a phrase used by many, and last week was an important one to be in the know, as Bonds and home loan rates were affected by many big newsmakers and market shakers. Bonds and home loan rates found some improvement in the early part of the week, leading into the Fed's big announcement on Wednesday of another .25% cut to the Fed Funds Rate. Typically, Bonds and home loan rates react poorly to Fed cuts, due to the increase in economic activity that lower Fed rates can cause, which turns into higher inflation. However, the Fed's Policy … (0 comments)

 
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