As 2009 draws to a close, I have seen mortgage rates stay historically low and some McLean mortgage insiders forecast that they will stay low for the near term. The terrible economy has a lot to do with it... job insecurity, weak demand, and an unwillingness to enter into a 30 year relationship when rumors are easy to believe. The truth is that Continue Reading
Does Your Real Estate Offer have a Deadline?
If you are submitting a written real estate offer to buy a home then you want the sellers to respond in a reasonable time-frame, right? So, is there a set deadline for them to respond to your offer? Well here is the truth: Unless you put in a deadline in your offer, then your offer is out there until it is accepted, countered or withdrawn by Continue Reading
Vienna, VA | My Buyer Agent tip of the week… compare
Last Sunday I popped into an Open House in Vienna, VA to take a quick look at a home for sale. Yes, I can get in anytime with my SentriCard but, in this case, I was on my way home from showing a listing and it wasn’t out of my way. Market research and /or market knowledge is something my clients like to hear me discuss, so, I try and walk through Continue Reading
Oakton, VA | My Buyer Agent tip of the week… oil tanks
Image by Here in Van Nuys via Flickr I was showing some homes today in Oakton, Virginia that were built in the mid 1970’s and commented to my client, as I always do, that a home had been converted to natural gas heat. In the 1970’s there was a moratorium regarding laying new natural gas pipelines in Fairfax County, VA and I always share that Continue Reading
McLean, VA | My Buyer Agent pick of the week… get advice!
As I was doing research today previewing some homes for a McLean, Virginia pick of the week, I looked at a remodeled home that reminded of my house in Vienna. I pulled up in front a home on Panarama Court to “preview” the home listed by Paton Real Estate, and noticed a SUV idling in front. It is a vacant home so I locked the door behind me as I Continue Reading
A driving lesson for Northern Virginia home buyers
Image by Jef Nickerson via Flickr An essential part of your housing search in Northern Virginia is a clear strategy for dealing with the traffic that you will encounter on a daily basis. I have to confess; I hear many things from clients but virtually everyone who visits here comments about the volume of cars they see on the roads all day Continue Reading
Buying a home in Vienna over a million?
Over the weekend, many local builders participated in the annual Vienna Parade of Homes tour. This joint marketing venture allows many small, custom builders to showcase their work and I looked at three custom homes built by Staats Developers of Vienna, Virginia. I was impressed, but understand that these are custom homes, not just “new” Continue Reading
4587 Derring Lane, Fairfax Virginia SOLD!
SOLD and Settled @ $429,900 in April 2010! ... look at the interior photos! This home is not asking a 3rd party for approval! Not a foreclosure either... super clean and ready to settle by the end of the year! Mint condition town home located close to Fair Oaks, Fairfax, and some of the best shopping on the East Coast including Wegman's, Whole Continue Reading
New Infill Homes in Vienna, Virginia
Infill development has been going on in Vienna real estate for a long time. But infill development typically happens in communities where vacant lots exist, and there really aren’t any vacant lots left around Vienna, Virginia. In the past decade Vienna builders have actively acquired homes built in the 1950’s to tear down, and I have been the Continue Reading
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