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real estate news for woodbridge va: "Can I Buy With My VA Loan If My VA Loan Was Foreclosed Upon In The Past?" - 06/28/10 02:47 PM
"Can I Buy A Home Now With My VA Loan After A Foreclosure On My VA Loan?"
Yes... No... Maybe...
You owned a home in the past that you bought with your Veterans Administration guaranteed home loan. 
You let the home go to the foreclosure auction block for whatever reasons... job loss... base closure... disability...
You want to know if you can buy a home with your VA loan now that you are back on your feet financially.
Yes... No... Maybe...
Yes, you can if you did not use all of your elegibility to buy the home you let go to … (3 comments)

real estate news for woodbridge va: Congress May Extend June 30th Deadline To September 30th For $8000 Home Buyer Tax Credit - 06/25/10 03:22 PM
Congress May Extend June 30th Deadline To September 30th For $8000 Home Buyer Tax Credit
HOWEVER!!!  Congress Has Not Passed Legislation
If Your Purchase Qualifies For The $8000 Tax Credit And You Close After June 30th, You Lose The $8000, UNLESS...
(Watch the video to find out how you can protect your tax credit)


 

Erick Blackwelder or Peggy James of Erick and Company - Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-590-2252 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              703-590-2252      end_of_the_skype_highlighting  list your property for sale or to  purchase a property in Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Cannon Bluff, Meadowbrook Woods, Blooms Crossing, Manassas Park, … (0 comments)

real estate news for woodbridge va: News About Real Estate, What Do YOU Think About The Market For Woodbridge Homes? - 04/15/10 12:40 PM
Real Estate News For Woodbridge Virginia
What Do YOU Think About The Woodbridge Real Estate Market Right Now?
Where Do YOU Think Market Trends Are Going?
Woodbridge Residents ALMOST Interviewed At Tacketts Mill Park-And-Ride
Folks around here know me as "The Local Real Estate Guy".  
When I'm out in public, getting groceries at Safeway, or stuff at CVS, or Lowes, folks often walk right up to me to ask questions about real estate in Woodbridge, Dumfries, Manassas, and Prince William County.
I'm flattered when folks stop and chat.
I don't know them, but they feel comfortable walking right up and chatting about what's … (0 comments)

real estate news for woodbridge va: Real Estate Trends In Woodbridge Changed Last Year But News Media Just Found Out A Year Later - 04/15/10 12:37 PM
Real Estate Trends In Woodbridge Changed Last Year But News Media Just Found Out A Year Later
The News Media Is Always The Last To Know When Real Estate Markets Shift
Woodbridge Virginia Home Values Hit Bottom In 2008 But It Took Over A Year For The Media To Report
MSNBC News Reporter Called Me Today For News About Market Rebound
Story Below Just Appeared In Manassas Journal and Messenger
 
Housing shows positive signs in Prince WilliamNovember 16, 2009  Keith Walker
All indicators seem to point to a rebounding housing market in Prince William County.
Condominium, town house and single … (0 comments)

real estate news for woodbridge va: Woodbridge Real Estate News About Market Trends And Population Growth - 04/15/10 12:31 PM
Woodbridge Real Estate News About Market Trends And Population Growth
Homes For Sale In Woodbridge And Prince William County Selling Briskly
Census Shows Real Estate News About Woodbridge And Prince William County
The latest U.S. Census Counts re-affirm that most population growth continues to occur well beyond the Capital Beltway.
Revitalization of the District of Columbia is critical to the region's overall well-being.
And the fact that since 2000 the District has added nearly 28,000 residents for a total of 599,000, or a 4.9% increase, is encouraging. Yet, current District levels are still short of its 1990 (606,000) and 1980 (638,000) … (0 comments)

real estate news for woodbridge va: Woodbridge Virginia Homes For Sale With FHA Home Loans See Rising Costs - 03/23/10 02:09 PM
Woodbridge Virginia Homes For Sale To Buyers Using FHA Home Loans Will See Higher Loan Rates
Up-Front FHA Mortgage Insurance Fee To Rise
Markita Woods-Aldridge Of Weststar Mortgage Explains What This Means To YOU
"FHA loans just got a little more expensive. Based on a new mortgagee letter from HUD, the financed Mortgage Insurance Premium for FHA loans will be raised from 1.75% to 2.25% for all FHA case numbers pulled after April 5th.Bottomline: FHA loans are going to be more expensive for your clients. So get those contracts in and ratified to save your buyers a few dollars!If HUD changes … (0 comments)

real estate news for woodbridge va: Real Estate News For Woodbridge And The $8,000 First Time Buyer Credit Going Bye-Bye - 03/18/10 07:34 PM
Real Estate News For Woodbridge Virginia And The $8,000 First-Time Buyer Tax Credit
Tripple-Wammy Heading Toward You At Full Speed
FREE $8,000 First-Time Buyer Credit Ends April 30th
Low Inventory Plus High Demand Are Pushing Up Home Prices
Federal Reserve Hints Overnight Fed Funds Interest Rate
Home Loan Rates Will Rise By A Point By Summer
You want to get a lovely home, on a quiet street, with trees and lush yards. 
You want the most home you can get for the price range you choose.
You want to get an instant $8,000 tax credit from Uncle Sam.

1.  Well, you better get with your … (0 comments)

real estate news for woodbridge va: Woodbridge VA Went "Green" With World-Class Recycling Long Before "Green" Was Cool - 03/15/10 04:43 PM
Woodbridge Homes For Sale Give You Access To A World-Class "Green" Recycling Station
Woodbridge Was "Green" Before "Going Green" Was Cool
Woodbridge and Prince William County home owners have, what some may call, a county "dump". 
We have a world-class recycling center where residents may take almost anything, and some bin or staff member will take it for recycling... after the recyclable material is extracted, the remainder goes up to the landfill.
You will find there, recycling stations for used motor oil, used auto fluids, batteries, computers, computer screens and printers, plus glass bottles and cans.
There is even a building … (0 comments)

real estate news for woodbridge va: Woodbridge VA Real Estate News You Can Use About Home Improvements - 03/13/10 11:36 AM
Real Estate News About Home Improvements In Your Woodbridge Virginia Home
Woodbridge Home Buyers Always Anxious To Add Extra Touches To Make Their House A Home
Know What You CAN Do SafelyMany thanks to my pal, Tom Halfpap, at Suntrust Mortgage For Sharing This Insightful Article

Tom Halfpap has probably financed more homes in Woodbridge than any other loan officer over the past 20+ years.  I get solicited by countless loan officers for referrals of my clients to them for financing, but I tell them flat-out that Tom gets my referrals.
Are you wondering whether or not you should tackle a … (1 comments)

real estate news for woodbridge va: Real Estate News About Woodbridge Virginia "Hey Erick, How's The Market?" - 03/10/10 01:04 PM
Real Estate News About Woodbridge
"Hey Erick, How's The Market?  I Hear It's Pretty Bad."
Stunned Looks On Faces When They Find Out The Market Is Boiling HOT!
It happened again yesterday during conversation over a fine, premium cigar, in the lounge at our local stogee store
One of the lads asked me about the real estate market in Woodbridge.  He prefaced his question with, "It must still be pretty bad."
I replied, "Yeah, it's bad if you're a buyer in competition, among 8, 12, 15, even 22 bidders for the same home.
Each home under $400,000 is getting multiple offers, no … (0 comments)

real estate news for woodbridge va: Real Estate News About Homes For Sale Under $300K In Woodbridge Virginia - 02/14/10 11:45 AM
Real Estate News About Homes For Sale Under $300K In Woodbridge Virginia
Plus News About Homes For Sale And Sold In Woodbridge, Manassas, and Prince William County
I GOTTA GET THIS OFF MY CHEST BEFORE I EXPLODE!!
Frustration.
Insanity: doing the same thing over, and over, and over again, expecting a different result.

If you qualify to buy a home for more than $300,000, but you are compeled to buy a home under $300,000... or under $250,000... keep your expectations low.

Tell Me More Now! 
Opportunities Are Everywhere...We Can Help You Find Your Dream Home.



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real estate news for woodbridge va: Appraisal Fraud Sends Former California Appraiser To Federal Prison For 3 Years Plus $46Million In Restitution - 02/12/10 12:52 PM
Appraisal Fraud Sends Former California Appraiser To Federal Prison For 3 Years
Convicted Appraiser Must Pay $46Million In Restitution For Inflating Property Values
Real Estate In Woodbridge Not Immune To Appraisal Fraud
Expect More Convictions Across The Entire Mortgage Industry
Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy.
Those are the three words that describe the way the ENTIRE mortgage industry operated in the early 2000's.
Especially among the "back room" workers who filed appraisals, who chopped up mortgage loans into little-bitty pieces that were spread across Mortgage Backed Securities, and mortgage banks who lost or destroyed vital loan papers.
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Here is a story that broke … (0 comments)

real estate news for woodbridge va: Real Estate News About Buying Or Selling Homes In Woodbridge VA - 02/02/10 02:22 PM
Real Estate News About Buying Or Selling Homes In Woodbridge Virginia
You Can Make Your Home Burglar-Proof With A Few Easy Steps
I Know Lots Of Folks Here In Woodbridge And They Know Me
None Of The Folks I Know Have Mentioned Burglaries In Their Neighborhood, But It Could Happen
I moved to Lake Ridge And The Western Side Of Prince William County In 1983.
Over the past 27 years, I've felt safe from crime, surrounded by neighbors who watch out for each other.
I've taken plenty of 11 PM walks around the neighborhood wearing my "Neighborhood Watch" vest, carrying a flashlight.
In my personal … (0 comments)

real estate news for woodbridge va: Woodbridge Real Estate News About Fannie Mae Foreclosed Homes - 02/01/10 12:30 PM
Real Estate News About Homes Foreclosed By Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae Offers FREE Closing Costs When You Buy A Fannie Mae Foreclosure
Fannie Mae Home Path Program For Foreclosed Homes Offer Buyers Up To 3.5% Of The Price To Pay Buyer Closing Costs

 

Opportunities Are Everywhere...We Can Help You Find Your Dream Home.



 



Erick Blackwelder or Peggy James of Erick and Company - Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-590-2252  list your property for sale or to  purchase a property in Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, … (0 comments)

real estate news for woodbridge va: Woodbridge Home Grown Musicians Have A New Stage To Play - 01/31/10 12:37 AM
Bars and clubs around the region offer local musicians a venue to play and sing, just for the fun of it, at what are called "Open Mic(rophone) Nights".Lake Ridge had NO open mic nights.... until now.Brittany's Sports Bar now offers open mic night every Monday evening, 8 PM - 11:45 PM.I played and sang there last night to a lively crowd that was hungry for live music.Now that I can get my "fix" of open night night singin' and playin' in Lake Ridge at Brittany's on Mondays, I don't need to go up to Alexandria to Tiffany Tavern.The ringmaster, Jason Masi, … (0 comments)

real estate news for woodbridge va: Woodbridge Real Estate News Western Bypass Will Reduce I-95 Congestion - 01/28/10 03:44 PM
Woodbridge Real Estate News About Western Bypass That Will Reduce I-95 Congestion
You'll Get To The Pentagon, Crystal City, Fort Belvoir, And Downtown From Woodbridge, with less traffic.
Western Bypass Will Be A Win-Win For Travelers And You Commuters
North/South Long-Distance Trucks And Travelers Get Speedy Route Past The Region On The Bypass
Separating North/South Travelers From I-95 Commuters Means Less Congestion For Commuters 
 
I-95 is "Main Street" for highway travelers up and down the east coast, from Miami to Maine. 
Vacationers from Cape Cod driving to Myrtle Beach for a week of golf mix with locals getting to and from work.
Folks from Myrtle Beach travel north in summer to … (0 comments)

real estate news for woodbridge va: Exit 1st Choice Realty Woodbridge Helps Habitat For Humanity Blitz-Build - 01/24/10 06:33 AM
Exit Realty Internation Is An Active Participant In Habitat for Humanity
Erick Blackwelder Is An Active Participant In Habitat For Humanity
Exit 1st Choice Realty Woodbridge Will Help Blitz-Build An Entire One In A Day In Orlando Florida
Exit 1st Choice Realty Volunteers Will Help Build FOUR (4) Homes Each Day With Habitat Orlando
Exit 1st Choice Realty Volunteers Will Fly Down For Blitz-Builds Jan 28, Feb 25, Mar 20, Apr 24
Have You Promised The Family A Trip To Disney World?
Plan Your Trip To The Land Of The Mouse Around One Of The Build Dates And Let The Family Participate
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real estate news for woodbridge va: Real Estate News About New Carpooling Option From Woodbridge Virginia - 01/06/10 11:33 AM
Real Estate News About Woodbridge Virginia And Prince William County
See How You Can Stay Cool While Others Get Stuck In Boiling Hot Traffic
Creative Carpooling Option From Woodbridge VA

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real estate news for woodbridge va: Real Estate News For Woodbridge With 2009 Sales Record - 01/06/10 11:15 AM
2009 Sales In Woodbridge Make Real Estate News Across The State
Real Estate News For Woodbridge About Homes Listed And Sold
Foreclosure And Short Sales In Woodbridge Virginia
Howdy Folks, and welcome to a new year, and a new decade.
My crack team of skilled staffers assembles a snapshot of numbers for the previous year.
My top-notch staff of seasoned veterans pulled the numbers are pulled from our local Multiple Listing Service (MLS) that is, in fact, the Metropolitan Realtors Information Service (MRIS).
What a good lookin' bunch of folks.
Why do we pull numbers from MRIS?
Every home listed for … (0 comments)

real estate news for woodbridge va: Real Estate News About Snow Skiing Resorts Near Woodbridge VA - 01/02/10 06:04 PM
Real Estate News About Ski Resorts Near Woodbridge
Woodbridge VA Ski Resorts
Erick Sends Greetings From Wisp Ski Resort After A Great Day On The Slopes
Relocating to Woodbridge, VA?  Love to slash the slopes on skis or boards?
Greetings from Wisp Resort, in the panhandle of Maryland, just 2.5 hours by car.  Yep, I'm at Wisp as I tap this post.  Had a great day on the slopes.
(Got a bunch of cool photos to post here, but I'm using a pal's PC, with Wondoze Vista, and Vista doesn't like my blog software.  Will add when I get home)
After … (4 comments)

 
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