Dealing with traffic is a fact of life in Northern Virginia and there is one intersection on the Capital Beltway that is the heart of three major projects. It is the Tysons Corner interchange in McLean where I495 meets Route 123... which is the heart or nucleus of the area. The construction of the HOT lanes, Metro Silver Line, and widening of Continue Reading
Upcoming Changes to Conforming Loan Limits
UPDATE: For 2011 Conforming Loan limits for Northern Virginia, click here. Original Post: This is a post of special interest to many of us in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. I was in a NVAR Finance Forum meeting discussing the Economic Summit and Sweth started to talk about the upcoming expiration of the current $ 729,750 conforming Continue Reading
Are you thinking about RE BarCamp DC in October?
Hopefully it isn't too late for you to register to attend RE BarCamp DC being held on October 27th, 2009 at the NVAR Herndon Center near the Reston Town Center. It's free for attendees but you need to register right now. To see who is coming, you should check here. Let me be clear; this is not a conference with a featured speaker, there will not Continue Reading
The truth about Option-ARM’s and traditional ARM’s
What the heck is an Option-ARM and why do they get headlines? In the Option-ARM mortgage, the borrower can decide how much she will pay each month. For example, the true Principal and Interest payment is $1,500 per month but the borrower decides to pay only $1,300 per month. That extra $200 per month then gets added to the principal due. It Continue Reading
A summer vacation… and blood donation!
The dog-days of summer have arrived and I am getting things packed up for a trip to Maine and Rhode Island. Yes, mini-van life has returned and I am going to resemble many 40-something Dad’s behind the wheel pretending we are still pretty cool (think Clark Griswold). Thank goodness the kids have outgrown The Wiggles! On a serious note, I stopped Continue Reading
Installing a real estate “for-sale” sign in Virginia?
Better call Miss Utility first! Yes, that familiar RE/MAX Presidential sign in your front yard is going to require a bit more effort (and spray paint) to install. The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) is turning up the heat on enforcement of the Virginia Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act which was enacted thirty years ago, and Continue Reading
5395 Abernathy Ct, Fairfax, Virginia – FX6998101
Just Sold! Built just four years ago and in very good condition for a foreclosure. Stanley Martin "Newport" with the sunroom! View Larger Map Continue Reading
A peek inside Wolf Trap’s Filene Center in Vienna
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