The 40th Earth Day arrived today and the weather is truly spectacular in Northern Virginia. This year the focus across the board is on energy efficiency and replacing older appliances with Energy Star qualified appliances like A/C or heating systems, hot water heaters or refrigerators. Like I wrote last week, the Commonwealth of Virginia has 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.
The Whimsical Zestimate Gone Awry
I had a good laugh recently when reading Kris Berg’s San Diego real estate blog as she discussed “Zestimates”. “Zestimates” are generated on the web site Zillow.com which has become one of the top-tier real estate web sites in the country. Zillow.com basically takes the MLS data, and then creates an exciting set of graphs and charts that people are Continue Reading
8636 Dogwood Lane, Fairfax Virginia | SOLD Listing
A nice, custom built home (2004) overlooking a park-like setting and just minutes to the Vienna or Dunn Loring Metro Stations. New listing April 16, 2010, this five bedroom colonial sits on almost 3/4 of an acre yet backs to protected woods surrounding Long Branch stream. Home Bought and Sold June 2010 Gorgeous oak hardwood floors on the entire Continue Reading
Inova’s “Rock the Red” Blood Drive
Many of you know that I do my best to be a good blood donor and I do it two to three times a year (@39 donations), and today there is a blood drive at Inova Blood Services on Woodburn Road next to Fairfax Hospital sponsored in part with the Washington Capitals. You can just walk in to donate, but know that they are giving away cool Capital's swag Continue Reading
Vienna, VA Home Sales Stats | Hyper Local March 2010
Image by lukiffer via Flickr March came roaring in like a lion in the real estate market as buyers literally surged in once the snow melted and the sun started to shine making our world green again, so next month's numbers will be impressive. The driving part of the surge was buyers at the lower end buying homes that allowed people to move up Continue Reading
Vienna home is a deal close to the W&OD Bike Trail!
(Post from 2010) Sounds like good stuff but... Like my friend Heather out in Loudoun County VA, I see plenty of homes in my day-in, day-out job as a real estate agent. But, when the property is listed by another firm then I am not allowed to advertise it because it isn’t my listing. The amazing thing about this year (2010) has been the Continue Reading
Selling a Home before the Bank Forecloses
Image by respres via Flickr As the closing date approached on one of my recent listings in Fairfax, VA, my clients who had moved due to a job-loss informed me that they had not made mortgage payments for the past few months. Now, when I am filling in my listing paperwork there is a section where I have to ask, “Are you current on your Continue Reading
Real Estate short sales may just start your headache
Image by Rev Dan Catt via Flickr When people sell their home for less than they owe on their mortgage it is called a "short sale". And these can give short-sale-sellers the impression that the agreement to repay the amount borrowed has been satisfied, and that it is time to move-on like in a traditional sale. You pay, you stay... if you Continue Reading
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