Living in Lake Ridge

WOW! A 200% increase in the number of sold homes in 1 years time. Manassas Park is coming back! We have to assume that it is also partially due to the sales units coming more from the Blooms Mills area as the Manassas Drive coridor saw it's flood of forclosures early on.  Also, all 3 zip codes in...

It is a great day to buy a home! This is well taken care of 3Level,3Bedroom,2Full Baths,2Half Baths Home. Lots of Sunlight, Kitchen has plenty of room for the Gourmet Cook. Get ready for those Summertime BBQ's off the deck backing to common area. Close to Quantico. Very convenient to all shopping...

Cheap, value and a good investment home in Northern Virginia Isn't this what everyone is looking for? Cheap is a normal expectation in today's market. Value was forced on the area by the wave of foreclosures that swept through Virginia over the past couple of years. Good investments are everywher...

Why do agents put up websites only to let them sit there like an online business card? It's never made any sense to me why many agents are content with their company websites and weird domain names that mean nothing to the average Joe. If the site's purpose is not to be engaged by the consumer, ...

Here is an abbreviated version of fontdoors article about the best buyer value markets. The Washington DC market area ranks 10th. I would venture to guess that if they boke it down by County, Prince William County may rise nearer the top. Take a look:  Bargains Abound in These Hot Markets RISMEDI...

  Not a Bad Start, I must say. With a decline of Foreclosure activity the inventory has begun to shrink. Sales are up, new listing are down.   This is exactly the thing the market needs to turn around. Leveling of prices should follow these latest numbers. Is the bottom really past us?   Want mor...

Finally, those who deserve it the most may be getting help compliments of the stimulus bill. Military families from around the Washington DC area as well as many other areas could benefit. This Housing assistance program (HAP) is administered by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The website is up a...

This is exciting information that truly needs to get out there! Military families stationed at Fort Meade, Andrews AFB, the U.S. Naval Academy and other military installations in the Crofton area and throughout the D.C.-Baltimore region will be glad to learn they may now be eligible for relief t...

We have been measuring the absorption rates since January of 2007. As you can see, it appears that the bottom HAS past. The absorption rate is the number of homes for sale divided by the closed sales. Therefore, how much of the housing inventory is ABSORBED. This chart compares Fairfax County to ...

Just when buyers thought it was safe to go back in, the inventory changed??? Competition fueled by low, low pricing has made it difficult to find a home in Prince William County. As the number of foreclosures begins to dwindle we are finding them replaced by "Short Sales". It took a few years, bu...