Anyone trying to get a mortgage these days is jumping through hoops like never before. Even those folks with good jobs, have had a mortgage, who are essentially "platinum level" are getting migraines navigating the new underwriting gauntlet. Yes, welcome to The Mortgage Labyrinth. After passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, there were many new Continue Reading
Local Stories
The following is an archive of my articles about builders, strategies, home inspections, financing, painting, staging, tips, and skills. Start reading and you can search the archive anytime.
Deciding to buy a lot
Anyone deciding to buy a lot to build a new home on really needs to consider some important factors which may seem daughting to a novice. If at the end of this article you decide this is the case, you may want to consider looking at some of the builder "spec" inventory that I see across Northern Virginia. Sorry folks, that "spec" inventory is going Continue Reading
Getting Vienna to the Silver Line
Silver Line Metro started operating July 26, 2014 Looking for the schedule for Bus 432 to the New Silver Line?? Vienna Bus 432 Schedule or 432 Route Map "Fairfax Connector Bus 432 in Vienna is Running!" ↑click to read more↑ Original Blog Post Fairfax Connector Bus Route 432 gets unanimous approval from Fairfax Continue Reading
Selling your house and the Internet
When the Realtors decided to start showing all the "listings" on the Internet over a decade ago, they really could not have foreseen the business opportunity that they were creating. I'm sure you have been on Zillow, Trulia, Redfin or Realtor.com by now. These Internet sites provide information on homes for sale, and are primarily sponsored Continue Reading
Public Schools and Real Estate
If you have a child in Fairfax County Public Schools then you might have a different perspective than what people believe when reading Zillow school profiles. For example, the student population has surged in Fairfax County exceeding the projections given to the School Board just last year, and those temporary classroom trailers seem to have become Continue Reading
An Easy Real Estate Tip
If you are like most hopeful real estate buyers in Northern Virginia, you are probably noticing that there aren't many nice homes out there to buy right now. Not to bore you with more real estate stats, but from Vienna to Ashburn, it's slim pickins out there! You are not alone. I just read an article from Redfin's CEO on TechCrunch about how Continue Reading
Home Seller with the FLU?
As we admired the gourmet kitchen in an Ashburn townhouse, I suggested heading upstairs to check out the bedroom level since the listing boasted about the luxurious master bath. this could be the house ~ I thought "And this is the Master Bedroom..." I professionally explained. "get - out!" I heard meekly from the bed. "I'm sick... and have Continue Reading
Custom Home Building Permits Jump in Vienna
If you are living in Vienna Virginia, then you may have noticed the non-stop custom home construction boom that has been going on over the past few years. And, honestly, if you haven't noticed then you really need to get offline right now! 2012 proved to be another record setting year up 21% for new home building permits in the Town of Continue Reading
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