Image by DougFrancis via Flickr It seems like every week there is an announcement that home mortgage rates are at an "all-time low", but this weekly headline is starting to get a little stale for most home buyers who are locking-in the mortgages as late as possible before going to closing. The "rate float option" gives home buyers the option of Continue Reading
My Buyer’s Agent Tip of the Week | Luxury Homes
Negotiation strategies vary depending on the price range and condition of the house, but the final months of 2010 may be the best time to negotiate on a luxury home thanks, in part, to the capital gains rate going back up on January 1, 2011. Yes, I am going to encourage you to set in motion an action plan that really is a "win-win" negotiating Continue Reading
Vienna Real Estate is a Top Location
As Northern Virginia continues to become a center for corporations to move their headquarters, relocating employees are confronted with the decision of where to live. The list of concerns includes housing prices, types of homes available, commuting time to work, access to the Metro system, proximity to shopping and recreation, schools, friends and Continue Reading
Replace those brass-toned light fixtures!
Home sellers need to take a close look at the light fixtures in their homes when they are preparing to go on the market. Those brass-tone or gold-tone fixtures that the builder put in the hallways, bathrooms and walk-in closets were probably the cheapest things he could find. Home lighting is very important and can't be overlooked. Those Continue Reading
Not just another real estate search site
As I was doing some dougfrancis.com performance maintenance over the summer, I started reading through some of the older blog posts deep inside this blog. Part of my effort was to clean up issues that Google Webmaster Tools told me were causing Crawl errors... but, anyway, it forced me to read through some of my older blog posts. This little Continue Reading
A Zillow.com Poll?
Jeepers! I go out of town for a family vacation (as most of DC does in August) and come back to get an e-mail from Zillow.com (yes, that Zillow.com) that I am included in their D.C. REALTOR Blogger poll? Vote for DougFrancis.com right now Now, this might just add a little sunshine to my day if you take a minute and give me the "thumbs-up". Continue Reading
A Quote in MSN Money
I was surprised the other day to get a Google Alert that there was a quote attributed to me on the MSN Money site in an article by Marilyn Lewis. Back in May, I wrote a post warning home buyers to refrain from adding new credit lines before they actually "closed" on their new home. Since mortgage lenders are now running a second credit report just Continue Reading
1110 16th Street S. Arlington VA 22202
NOTE: This home is not being marketed by RE/MAX Presidential anymore. This Arlington Home A nice opportunity to live in Addison Heights in one of the original duplex or side by side homes built in 1939. Overall it is in good condition and move-in ready, but it would also be perfect for someone looking to remodel a classic that is within walking Continue Reading
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