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Everyone's favorite time of year!! Or at least, for those of us who love to shop - TAX FREE WEEKEND!!! Friday, August 1 - Sunday, August 3 Applied to: Clothing and footwear under $100School supplies under $20   In case you're looking for some places to shop, check out these websites: Tyson's Corn...

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The NAR published a story today about one of ABC's "Extreme Makeover" past projects: The sad story of the Harper's and how they were picked for an Extreme Makeover is below: After losing their 2 year old son to a tragic accident (he choked on his food and paramedics couldn't save him in time), t...

There's so many different types of properties on the market and being built these days, that I thought I would do a focus on what the difference is between some of the real estate out there - beginning with Condominiums and Townhomes. Condominiums, i.e. Condos Similar to the layout of an apartmen...

It's almost time for the 2008 Arlington County Fair!!! Here are the details of the upcoming event: When: August 6 - 10, 2008 Where: Thomas Jefferson Community Center             3501 2nd Street South             Arlington, VA Features: Opening ceremonies              Midway Rides and Games provid...

In the annual "Best Places to Live" survey done by CNN, they incorporate some fun categories to see how your city ranks among the nation. My previous blog had rankings for Hunter Mill (#19) and Reston (#37)...but did you know the following: CNN's Ranking of "Skinniest" Counties (Ranked by Avg Bod...

We have a very interesting set up here in Northern Virginia. We have Arlington County, Fairfax county, the cities of Falls Church, Alexandria, Fairfax, and the towns of Vienna, Herndon and Clifton. You mean the city of Fairfax isn't within Fairfax county? Or Vienna? And Alexandria isn't part of A...

In our sales meeting yesterday, our team leader decided to make us all shed a tear in honor of the late Jimmy V (Jim Valvano, Head Basketball coach for NC State). With the ESPY awards last weekend, we were reminded of his famous speech given in 1993, when he won the Arthur Ashe Courage and Humani...

As a 20-something Realtor, it took me a little while to get accustomed to handing out my card with a photo on it...let's just say that I blushed every time for the first 3-4 months. So friends started asking, "Why do agents put their photos on their business cards?" Because let's face it, agents ...

Another local area was ranked in the 2008 Money Magazine Top 100 Best Place to live: Reston. It's no wonder that Reston was ranked, it is suburban living at it's best. With Reston Town Center at the heart of the city, it providing shopping, dining, and concerts in the summer, and ice skating in t...