When the "listing agent" of a home for sale in Oakton, VA gave me a call recently hoping to get some feedback, I told her that my clients were totally turned off by the floral wallpaper and had ruled out her IMPRESSIVE listing. You are probably nodding your head in agreement right now because you have seen homes that were wallpapered in the Continue Reading
So, what is my home worth?
One of the most important benefits an experienced real estate agent brings to the table is the ability to recommend an "asking price" to a home seller. Unlike cars, each home is totally unique depending on condition, how it sits on the lot, location, and many other important factors. Has the Northern Virginia real estate market stabilized? The Continue Reading
Yes, it’s your Second Showing
When a home buyer decides to look at a home again, agents will call this a "second showing". Sometimes a third or fourth showing might be needed before a home buyer makes the decision to write up an offer, but it is important for you (Mr./Ms. Home Seller) to understand the new "first showing" concept. There was a time when real estate agents Continue Reading
Is A School Part of Your Home Search Criteria?
Did you enter a specific school into your search criteria and still missed that hot new listing last weekend? Aren't those "search sites" supposed to make it easy for the consumer you? So, last weekend I was checking the MRIS database and noticed a Vienna VA real estate listing that didn't have any schools identified. Since I keep an eye out for Continue Reading
Yes, Reviews are Relevant
After a few real estate clients found me online, I asked how they stumbled across me or my Northern Virginia Real Estate Blog. Often it was a top Google result when they asked a question or one of my home listings showed up on one of the 10,548 "home search/IDX" sites that are out there. And when they drilled down, they found that my real estate Continue Reading
Selling Your Home… have a FHA Mortgage?
Washington Post readers, please see update at the end In the past five years, the FHA mortgage became the go-to option for home buyers looking to purchase a home with a small down payment. At the closing table they signed FHA loan documents with lines and lines of small print, and that small print is still in effect now that they (or you) plan Continue Reading
8 Tips for Selling your Vienna Rambler
Many Vienna VA ramblers that were built in the 1950's and 1960's will come on the market this year hoping to find a buyer who will appreciate the simplicity of the design. Although many have been updated or expanded over the years, most still have a fixture or two linking them back to their original builders. Sound like your house? Here are some Continue Reading
My Opinion on the 2010 Real Estate Statistics
Trying to pick up trends in the real estate business is a challenge because national stats don't always sync with what I see on the streets of Vienna or McLean, VA. Yes, I am talking about the mean streets, places where multiple buyers are still anxiously awaiting new listings even as 2011 arrives. Those two areas are still highly sought after Continue Reading
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