At first the question that arrived in my email this week from a couple relocating to Northern Virginia seemed a bit strange. And then it hit me. I write about a lot of different neighborhoods in our area, one where I currently live, ones that I have lived in and others that I think are great n
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10/13/2008
A few years ago a new landowner in the Shenandoah Valley approached my neighbor and I to suggest that the property where our houses were located was actually part of his land and he intended to "take back" the property. My neighbor who had owned his house since the original land had been subdivi
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10/13/2008
Pack up a picnic, bring your blanket or lawn chairs and join us by the waterfront in Belmont Bay on Sunday October 12th for the US Army Blues Ensemble. This annual event in Belmont Bay is just one of the reasons that residents love the neighborhood. If you don't live in Belmont Bay that's okay,
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10/10/2008
The newspapers keep telling us it is a slow market in Northern Virginia. The TV announcers keep saying that the market is dead. And yet last week three of my current clients made offers on properties and each of the properties they wrote on ended up with TWO offers. In fact I even wrote up an
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10/09/2008
Pack up a picnic, bring your blanket or lawn chairs and join us by the waterfront in Belmont Bay on Sunday October 12th for the US Army Blues Ensemble. This annual event in Belmont Bay is just one of the reasons that residents love the neighborhood.The 18 piece US Army Blues Ensemble (will start
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10/08/2008
It is a question that is being asked around more than one dinner table or gathering of friends these days. When it comes to providing assistance to homeowners who over extended themselves a few years ago it appears that there may be some relief. But what about the homeowners who pay their mortg
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10/08/2008
In a way you hate to give up the "secret" of your favorite little places to sneak off for lunch or a sweet treat. On the other hand you want others to realize that you don't have to spend a fortunate at one of the mega chain coffee stores or settle for fast food when in the same area is a great
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10/07/2008
Greentree Village located in West Springfield seems typical of many of the townhouse neighborhoods in the area. Brick front townhouses backing to trees and grassy islands slow traffic down for the kids to be able to play safely. Across the street from the neighborhood is one of the 380 parks main
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10/07/2008
We hear the doom and gloom on the real estate market everyday on the news. We remind ourselves and our clients regularly that all real estate is local and what they read in the Wall Street Journal may not translate to their neighborhood. So when we make the decision to post a market report abou
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10/06/2008
It has been an interesting year in Belmont Bay the premier waterfront neighborhood in Prince William County. Though the current number of sales is tracking close to the 2007 sales numbers of 22 townhouses sold, with the overall changes in market conditions in Prince William County the prices ar
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10/05/2008
