Sometimes a phone call makes you start to wonder where the rule book is and why you didn't get a copy. This time it was an agent calling to tell me that a short sale listing should be priced under market value. Now the listing does happen to be priced well below a comparable property in the sam
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05/12/2011
It's shaping up to be another busy weekend in Belmont Bay the premier waterfront community in Prince William County VA.Saturday May 14, 2011 is the annual blessing of the fleet, the official start of boating season on the Occoquan River. Starting at 11 AM a parade of boats led by First Responder
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05/12/2011
Yesterday in my post "I'd Like Some Of What You're Smoking Please" I told the tale of the offer on a listing that came in a 100K below the list price. Even when an offer comes in that outside the comps...oh I'll say it ...a lowball offer without a snowball's chance you know where of being consid
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05/11/2011
Pass the whacky tabacca, ganja and mary jane my way please oh but hold on the munchies as I'm headed to the beach in a few weeks.Do you ever get one of those laugh out loud, cause you to snort moments when you open an offer on a listing? It happened to me recently and even better it sent my clie
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05/10/2011
Most tourists in DC head to the National Mall and gather around all of the large national monuments. What the natives of the area know is that just a few miles down the road from the hustle and bustle of all of the activities is a small piece of history and a memorial often overlooked by anyone v
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05/08/2011
If you live in the Montclair neighborhood in Dumfries VA you can leave your car at home and paddle across the 107 acre lake to visit with your neighbors. Montclair is one of a handful of neighborhoods in Northern Virginia that offers a private lake and beaches for residents to enjoy.With over 52
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05/07/2011
There is little doubt that one of the first questions that a family relocating to the Northern Virginia area asks is "what about the schools?" As real estate agents we can't answer the question directly but can help point prospective buyers to a number of places to research local Northern Virgini
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05/06/2011
Did you know that in 1984 President Reagan proclaimed the Friday before Mother's Day of each year to be Military Spouse Appreciation Day? The purpose of this special day is to thank military spouses for the support they give to their family and other military families, to honor their contributi
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05/06/2011
With the upcoming influx of military and civilian personnel scheduled to move to Fort Belvoir and NGA close by neighborhoods in Fairfax and Prince William Counties are gearing up for new arrivals. Here is a quick tour of a few neighborhoods that are close to both Fort Belvoir and NGA but also are
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05/05/2011
This past week I hosted a small get together of local Realtors® to discuss views on the local real estate market, social media and to exchange information on current listings.One of the interesting conversations had to do with "walk-in traffic" for brokerages. Some of the agents attending the ga
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05/05/2011
