Northern Virginia & D.C. Real Estate Blog

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Real Estate Agent - RE/MAX Allegiance, Managing Broker/Branch Vice President
Northern Virginia & D.C. Real Estate Blog

ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2008 

Why wait for one day a year to give thanks?  Don't be a turkey. I've got "My Gratitude List" posted right in front of my computer where I can see it everyday and reflect on it each and every day. My Gratitude List Here's what I am grateful for: God's presence in my life. Being born and raised in ...
11/27/2008
Five Guys is a hamburger joint.  It's not a fine dining restaurant.  Not a fast food place.  Not a casual dining venue.  It's a good old-fashioned joint. When I want a juicy hamburger with all the toppings and some darn good french fries, there's only one place (besides the backyard barbeque) whe...
11/25/2008
It's been about 6 weeks since I last posted about the condo inventory in Alexandria, Virginia. Since then, available condominium inventory has decreased by 14% to 306 currently available Alexandria condos as of November 25, 2008.  This represents about 47% of all inventory of homes available in t...
11/25/2008
Thanks to you, my blog has made it to the semi-final round of the Virginia Real Estate Blog Brawl. I appreciate the continued support. The competition is really heating up. Heather Elias, Brian Chase, and Tina Merritt all have formidable blogs competing in this semi-final round. Please watch the ...
11/22/2008
"How Long Have You Been Doing this Real Estate Thing?" I noticed that this otherwise well-intentioned question comes up quite often from clients, potential clients, and other random people I meet.  From day one in real estate almost 7 years ago, I've always confidently answered this question with...
11/21/2008
PLEASE VOTE FOR MY BLOG! If you're a part of the real estate blogosphere and have been paying any attention lately, you no doubt know that the Virginia Association of REALTORS is hosting a Virginia Real Estate Blog Brawl. Thanks to many of you, my blog, in fact two of my blogs were nominated to ...
11/18/2008
"You are in real estate.  I feel sorry for you these days." I've lost count of how many times someone has said something along these lines to me in the past few weeks and months. What with the daily news of the economy, devastating media reports about the real estate market, foreclosures, prices ...
11/18/2008
Sign of a turnaround? The CEO of my RE/MAX Allegiance franchise recently started a blog with his musings about real estate, the market, the industry, etc.  Charlie Bengel, Jr. unabashedly refers to our company as "The Greatest Real Estate Brokerage in the World"!  Since I've only ever been associ...
11/17/2008
Sometimes you just have to step out of the Social Media web world and interact with your Active Rain friends in the real world. Like today, I had a morning appointment to show some townhouses in Belmont Bay in Woodbridge, Virginia.  Knowing that my friend and fellow RE/MAX agent and Active Rainer...
11/16/2008
Last weekend, I attended the Green Festival held at the Washington D.C. Convention Center.  While I don't consider myself a tree-hugger or an "environmental whacko,"  I certainly believe that everyone can do their part to make the world a cleaner place, use less chemicals and pollutants in our ow...
11/13/2008