As you sit on the couch watching Modern Family with your iPad in your lap, you Google "McLean Va Homes for Sale" so you can see what $1,000,000 will buy these days. The results show both paid and organic results and you will click on one. Whichever... they all sort of show the same homes. That's right, they do show all of the same homes for Continue Reading
Are Buyers Getting Too Picky?
Trying to understand what home buyers will accept can be a challenge. Basically, if the market is a super-hot seller's market then home buyers may accept a "negative" that would be a deal breaker in a buyer's market. And local MRIS stats show that market types can change from zip code to zip code. Real estate markets can change rapidly and if Continue Reading
Answers | Online Real Estate Jargon
Like most real estate "shoppers" across the country, my clients here in Northern Virginia use smartphone apps from Zillow, Redfin and Trulia to keep tabs on the market. It all comes down to which one works best, but often they have a two or three real estate apps so they don't miss anything. The most common questions I get are to help explain a Continue Reading
Waiting to Buy a House
Wait? Wait for what? Until their children are old enough to leave them?" This quote comes at a crucial moment from George Bailey in Frank Capra's 1946 film, It's a Wonderful Life. In essence, George's family managed the Building and Loan in a small town in New York during the Great Depression. They worked like many of today's mortgage Continue Reading
The Verisign Interview ~ a little behind the scenes
What makes being a real estate agent fun is the number of hats you have to wear while running the business. Since I have been the Chief Content Creator here on the blog and PR Director for dougfrancis.com , I was the obvious choice to handle an interview with Verisign to discuss using the Internet as part of my business strategy. So, who the Continue Reading
Step One for Real Estate Buyers
This "Step One" concept actually came to me after trying to buy a mini-van at a car dealership. With good intentions, my wife and I brought our toddler into a Ford dealership to buy a (dreaded) mini-van for our growing family. But after 2 1/2 hours of car dealership bull sh t crap, we walked out the door with a crying child (hunger pains) and no Continue Reading
Crocus Terrace Ashburn VA
UPDATE: This home SOLD in May 2013. Welcome to this updated Nantucket style garage town home in the heart of Ashburn VA. We hoped that this video brochure will give you a good idea of what the homeowners have done over the past few years to make their home more livable, inviting and to bring the outdoors inside. The rear deck was rebuilt a Continue Reading
Want to Know what Home Sellers Want from you?
The real estate market in Northern Virginia has been very competitive recently. And if you are a home buyer here, then you know it's actually Über-Competitive. It is easy to understand that anyone selling their home wants the highest price, but I thought I should share some strategic buyer tips that will help your offer be even more Continue Reading
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