Talking about traffic bottlenecks is a common topic of some lively conversation at almost any gathering this time of year in Northern Virginia. "It was crazy around Tyson's last week!" "Oh, you have no idea. It took me an hour to take a left into..." Yes, the holiday season can aggravate traffic, and easily fan the flames of already aggressive Continue Reading
Flying to the Past: Claude Moore Colonial Farm
One Saturday morning, my son awoke, threw on his superhero cape, and claimed his superpower was flying to yesterday. Umm… okay… ever the teacher that I am, I figured this was an opportune time for a lesson on past and present. We chose a nearby destination that I had been to as a child, Claude Moore Colonial Farm, located just off of Georgetown Continue Reading
Some Moving Sales Stats
When I took "Statistics" at Boston University, I had a professor who really couldn't speak English very well. Lectures were frustrating, but I really remember one key concept from that class. Essentially, statistics are always subject to an individuals interpretation depending on what they/you hope to demonstrate to make a point. There can be Continue Reading
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
The New Home Timeline
A new home builder in Vienna asked me recently when he should expect home buyers to decide to buy his spec homes. My answer was, "as soon as you get the HardiPlank siding up, metal roof on the porch, and front door on." Based on my experience with new home buyers in this niche market, they want to see a spec about 80% done before they'll decide Continue Reading
Vienna helps pick up hurricane debris
One of the benefits of living in the Town of Vienna Virginia happens after big storms like Hurricane Irene pass through the area. That's when the Town sets up a special day to pick up all those broken branches that fell into our yards... and all you need to do is set them out at the curb. Vienna's storm debris pick up day is September 6, Continue Reading
Residential’s Subtle Shift | Northern Virginia Real Estate
Although many people are "chartists" reading the tea leaves of the local real estate market from the raw data that gets pumped out by MRIS on the Northern Virginia real estate market, I get my temperature reading from a more organic source. Those are the people who are in the dirt, actual real estate buyers and sellers. Hey, these people are Continue Reading
Town of Vienna VA Vehicle Tax?
Image by Haole Punk via Flickr UPDATED for 2012 If you live in the Town of Vienna, VA or anywhere in Fairfax County, then you will be paying a $33 per vehicle license tax in 2010. Motorcycles will be $18. Residents should be getting these bills sometime during November, 2011. Don't miss the payment deadline, there is a $25 penalty fee! Continue Reading
