The Truth Behind Limited Service Brokerages – What Everyone Should Know Before Signing on the Dotted Line

There are a few very important choices sellers face when contemplating putting their home on the market.  The first thing they must decide is what type of representation or assistance they are looking for.  There are a lot of sellers out there who believe that selling real estate is nothing more than sticking a sign [...]

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New Construction in Arlington – Update

Good morning!  Ever wonder how Arlington can keep up the growth?  Or, have you heard rumors about a new project?  OR, have you driven by one of those big signs saying “XYZ Project, Opening Summer 2007” but it’s still a vacant lot? 
Over the weekend, I stumbled on a fantastic website that Arlington County maintains that [...]

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Coming up for Air!!!

Whew… the last few weeks have been some of the most hectic for me in the recent past.  WAY too many balls in the air at once.  Very long days, run into long weeks and pretty soon I realized I’m off the wagon!  So, here I am – climbing back on.
For 3 days last week [...]

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Some Interesting Market Statistics

Hello there — Yes, I’ve been MIA for a few days…  it’s called buried in work and taking care of clients first.  That’s a good thing, right?
Yesterday I received an email from MRIS (Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc — our MLS company) indicating the availability of some new reports – I found two of them [...]

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Arlington Real Estate Sales are HOT HOT HOT

Wow – I would like to report to you that real estate sales in Arlington County Virginia for April, 2007 are alive and well!!!  April 2007 saw an increase of 16.7% over April 2006.  WOW – again, WOW!!  We outpaced the entier Northern Virginia region significantly.  Overall, the region experienced a 12% decline year over year. 
While this [...]

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A NEW way to decide where to live… READ ON!!!

Where to live?  It would seem that this would be an easy question to answer.  For most people, the single highest determining factor in deciding where to live is to be a reasonable distance from their place of employment.  It’s easy, straight forward and logical.  But, I said most. 
What if you were a recent [...]

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Ah, Arlington has music for my ears…

Well, our days are finally warmer and today I can actually feel that humidity creeping up – a sure sign of the summer days to come.  Along with warmer weather our thoughts often turn to spending time outside – heading to the beach, the pool, your backyard for some barbeque OR perhaps to an outdoor concert.  [...]

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April 2007 Sales Figures are in for Arlington County, Virginia

Slow and steady – that about sums it up.  In many respects we’re slightly out pacing 2006 (some areas fall short).  But below is a chart that shows for January – April the sales figures for Arlington condos, single family homes and then more specifically, single family homes in 22207:

 
Units Sold
ASP
DOM

I think this chart is [...]

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Arlington County 2006 Crime Statistics Released

Arlington County’s 2006 crime statistics were recently made public — good news!  Crime rates are at their lowest since 1960!  In fact, we’re experiencing our 5th straight year of decline with an 8.7% overall decline over 2005.  Almost every reported category reported a decline.
Areas of Decline
Vehichle Thefts
Homicide
Forcible Rape
Aggravated Assault
Larcenies
In fact, Vehicle Thefts are down an [...]

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Reston

Yesterday was a beautiful day to be out and about.  Here are some photos from Reston’s Lake Anne Plaza.  Growing up, I spent a lot of time here and now, many of my clients call Reston home…  Enjoy
If I can help you with Reston or any other local communities here in the Northern Virginia area, please give [...]

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