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2010
The headline that caught my eye was in the July 28, 2010 issue of USA Today which stated: “Home Prices Rose 1.3% in May”. To me that statement is misleading because the 1.3% increase for the Composite-20 Index is actually recovery, not new appreciation in home values. Not surprising, the natio...
07/29/2010
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“Virginia is for Lovers” is a marketing theme trademarked by the Virginia Tourism Corporation quite some time ago, but still retains its appeal as Virginia being a great place to visit. It turns out that Virginia is also a great place for business to flourish. Recently CNBC announced the results...
07/19/2010
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This is a question I am frequently posed by clients. In the middle of the dog days of summer it seems like such a grand idea. After experiencing the hottest month of June on record in the metro DC area, staying cool in a pool sounds very appealing. People imagine their family and friends sippi...
07/13/2010
Our son Drew has a wooden sign in his room that states boldly: FREEDOM. Drew bought the sign because he finds it hugely ironic that he could purchase something that says “freedom” but that it wasn’t “free,” it had a cost in order to acquire it. This week as we celebrate the 4th of July, let ...
07/08/2010
The theme of “A Tale of Two Markets” is based on Charles Dickens famous A Tale of Two Cities. This is the third in the series, now we are looking at how the residential real estate market for McLean and Great Falls performed in the first half of 2010 in comparison to the first half of 2009. M...
07/06/2010
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The Washingtonian magazine published a series in May of 2010 with a chart entitled: “Golden Zip Codes”. The chart chronicles the 100 most expensive zip codes in the Washington DC metro area according to the 2009 median sales price. Further, the chart compares the 2009 median sales price to t...
07/01/2010
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