December means November sales numbers from MRIS and we saw a spike in the number of sales in 22182 maybe because of the now extended first-time home buyer tax credit that allowed for some move-up purchases. But please know that this information is reported from MRIS which is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate but should be considered pretty darn Continue Reading
Your FICO Score will take a hit from Damage Points
Real Estate Agents have all wondered how FICO Scores are impacted when events happen to consumers, and FICO has released an informative chart that you need to see. It seems that if you have a high score and are 30 days late on your minimum payment then your penalty will actually be greater than someone who already has a lower score. This great 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the truth: Unless you put in a deadline in your offer, then your offer is out there until it is accepted, countered or withdrawn by Continue Reading
Northern Virginia Real Estate | Is it a condo or not?
The agent who wrote up an offer on a listing of mine contacted me because his client had gone to the tax records and now thought the property was a condo. There was some confusion on his end and he wanted me to clear it up. This raised a flag since the buyer's agent must not have gone through this fact with him, but also raised another flag Continue Reading
My 15-year RE/MAX Anniversary
Over the weekend I received an unexpected acknowledgment from RE/MAX International congratulating me for reaching my 15-year mark as a RE/MAX Affiliate. Yes, I started in 1991 at a local firm in Vienna and made the switch in 1994. Now this may not seem like a big deal, but it started me thinking about the last fifteen years and where the world 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
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