ARE YOU A LOUDOUN COUNTY EMPLOYEE LIVING OUTSIDE OF LOUDOUN COUNTY? You may qualify for a GRANT of $5,000 or $15,000 to purchase a HOME IN LOUDOUN COUNTY. Loudoun County wants to help you live in the county where you work. WANT TO LIVE NEAR YOUR WORK? Think of the commuting time you'll save.Thin
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02/29/2012
NEW HOMES FOR SALE IN ALDIE - SOLD $590,000 TO $700,000 - Spectacular Kitchens and a 1% REBATE for Home Buyers in Aldie. HOMEFINDERS.COM knows the new home market in Aldie Virginia, one of Loudoun County's most active new homes markets. We know the prices, the builders, the communities, individu
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02/29/2012
A GENERAL CONTRACTOR OR HOME IMPROVEMENT COMPANY DOES NOT A PLUMBER OR ELECTRICIAN MAKE. Jay points to a common problem. Home owners often hire general contractors to make home improvements. These general contractors may not have licensed plumbers, electricians on staff to perform plumbing or e
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02/28/2012
AGENTS WHO ADVISE BUYERS OR SELLERS IN MATTERS OUTSIDE THEIR LIMITED EXPERTISE ARE TAKING SIGNIFICANT RISKS. By limited expertise, I mean outside those duties that fall within our real estate license to practice real estate sales or real estate brokerage. It's so easy to simply say, "That's out
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02/28/2012
RAISING THE MIP AND LOWERING THE CLOSING COST ASSISTANCE FROM SELLER TO BUYER WILL BE DEADLY TO HOME BUYERS, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH CLOSING COST STATES LIKE MARYLAND. SEND YOUR COMMENT TO FHA. ACTIVERAIN SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEND 100,000 COMMENTS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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02/28/2012
HAVE PATIENCE WITH HOME BUYERS - I know it's not easy, but you may have no choice!! "HIGHEST PRICED OR LOWEST PRICE" is the subject in an article by Anna Kruchten, Buying the Highest Priced Home or the Lowest Priced Home....Which Makes More Sense? However, price may not be as important in some ca
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02/27/2012
Nothing unusual. It's spring. Folks come out to buy homes in the spring just as the flowers come out in the spring. Come fall when the flowers are spent for the year, so too will be the real estate market. I've watched it for over 25 years and it's very predictable, albeit in different degrees
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02/27/2012
A "Pending Sale" is no more than wishful thinking or a false impression of success. Publishing pending sales without publishing the % that are likely to closed the following month, or the past performance in closing of pendings, reduces that statistic to no more than public relations, an NAR spe
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02/27/2012
FORECLOSURES NOT YET A THING OF THE PAST. Although the content in this blog post is not original content, it is very valuable information. SEE Original. I suspect that the statistics developed by MI Foreclosure Task Force is also applicable to other markets across the nation. Sadly, the prospect
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02/27/2012
HA! Some homes DID sell at OPEN HOUSE that same weekend. The difference??LISTING AGENTS CAN LEARN FROM NEW HOME OPEN HOUSE ACTIVITY. IT WORKS! Location, location, location.Signage, signage, signage.Preparation, preparation, preparation.Condition, condition, condition. The only difference is th
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02/27/2012