If you are looking to buy or sell a home, I'm sure you have used Google to do most of your research. In a recent conversation with a REALTOR colleague in Falls Church, Virginia, she shared how home buyers walking into her Sunday open-house already knowing the tax assessment, local school scores, neighborhood comparables and much more. They were Continue Reading
It’s time to re-connect… my resolution for 2010
Happy New Year! Like most of you, I recently sat down to review the last year and look ahead to 2010. And like any business person, I took a long hard look at my real estate business, the Northern Virginia real estate market as a whole, my relationships with clients, and where I saw the business in the new year. One of my primary thoughts was Continue Reading
Winterize your house… before the freeze
Image by WIlly Volk via Flickr It has been really cold in the metro D.C. area over the past couple of weeks all starting with the pre-Christmas blizzard of '09 that dropped 20 inches of snow at my home in Vienna, Virginia. But two weeks later we still have piles of snow because it has not been above 40°. The historical average for this time of Continue Reading
Vienna, VA Home Sales Stats | Hyper Local November 2009
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
It Does Snow in Northern Virginia!
Yes, we get all the seasons here in Northern Virginia, and I just decided this is a good category for the VLOG! The seasonal breakdown to prepare you for living in Northern Virginia In the Winter we get icy weather including snow, temperatures in the teens, sleet and "wintery weather". In the Spring it is 70's and 80's with a long Continue Reading
Vienna, VA Home Sales Stats | Hyper Local October 2009
I know that most of you are bombarded with October real estate sales data (it's in every free paper at my house), but I always like to keep the info simple and "hyper-local", and the Vienna home market had a real spike in the Town of Vienna zip code 22180. But please know that this information is reported from MRIS which is not guaranteed to be Continue Reading
Vienna fall leaf clean-up schedule
Town of Vienna Schedule for 2021 Click Here to see UPDATED MAP Routes Note that there is a new game plan for leaf collection in Vienna this year! Original Post: The leaves are falling all around my Vienna home, and it's time to consult the collection schedule that the Town of Vienna puts out. Yes, Town residents get another perk... curbside leaf Continue Reading
Vienna Traffic Alert | Halloween Parade 10-27-2021
In case you missed the memo, if you commute through Vienna, Virginia on Route 123, please note that Route 123 or Maple Avenue will be CLOSED from East Street to Lawyers Road from 6:50 to 10. Local Vienna Traffic will be detoured onto Church Street... good luck! Ready for the Vienna Halloween Parade? Everyone is welcome to attend this annual Continue Reading
