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There are a lot of ways to get out a real estate contract, both as a buyer and a seller, but unfortunately, termite damage is not one of them. Termites are wood destroying insects that damage the house and/or garage of a potential property. For a full list of pests and termites, visit Barrier Termite [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Arlington VA Neighborhood Spotlight: Dorsey Woods
February 26th, 2010 
Laura A townhouse enclave of just 32 units built in 1996. Located along the 2000 Buchanan Block in Arlington, VA 22207. Units have a 1 car garage. Dorsey Woods is located about 1.5 miles from the Ballston Metro along Lee Highway. Search Dorsey Woods Homes For Sale
Enough is Enough. Blame My Client.
February 25th, 2010 Laura So, a few months ago I told you guys I was done with blog redesigns. Well, I showed up to a home inspection today for a buyer who found me using my blog and was greeted with “You changed your blog again! I don’t really like it.” Well, she’s now been upgraded from “buyer” to [...]
Buyer Strategies for Buying Bank Owned and Foreclosure Homes
February 21st, 2010 Laura So you wanna buy a foreclosure, huh? Let’s go through the process of how a home becomes a bank-owned property and then we’ll go over tactics. First, if a homeowner decides to try and short sell a house it’s placed on the market, subject to 3rd party approval. If that home doesn’t sell as a [...]
Washington, DC Real Estate Market Update – January 2010
February 19th, 2010 Laura Washington, D.C. is in a bit of “tale of two markets” scenario with their real estate. On the one hand for Condos/Coops, you had the highest average sale price in the last 5 years, while inventory remains at an all time low. However, rowhomes and detached/single family properties had the lowest average sale price in [...]
McLean Virginia Real Estate Market Update – January 2010
February 18th, 2010 Laura January was a good month for the McLean real estate market, just like it was for Falls Church and Arlington. A total of 33 properties sold, and only 1 was a short sale. True for both 22101 and 22102, the average and median sales prices are UP, units sold was UP, and average days on [...]
Are You The Reason Your House Isn’t Selling?
February 17th, 2010 Laura We all know the local headliners on today’s real estate section of every newspaper, it either says “what a great time to buy” or how lousy the market is these days. Well from a Realtors(R) perspective, the real reason your house isn’t selling may have nothing to do with the market or the house, it may just [...]
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No Comments »Falls Church Real Estate Market Update – January 2010
February 16th, 2010 Laura What a difference a month makes…Falls Church saw INCREASED sale prices (both on average and median) from 2009,total number of units increase, and days on the market decrease. A quick bounce in the other direction? Appears that way! A total of 77 properties sold in January, of which 16 were short sales and 8 were [...]
Posted in Falls Church, Keller Williams Realty Tags: Falls Church, falls church real estate 1 Comment »Arlington VA Market Statistics – January 2010
February 15th, 2010 Laura New year, new start! We last left off looking at the 2009 end of year wrap up – low inventory levels, prices were starting to creep back up, and even the condo market was starting to rebound. So how did that translate into market activity in January 2010? Overall, Arlington County saw an 18% decrease [...]
Thinking About Downsizing? Condo Living Means No Shovels!
February 14th, 2010 Laura While watching the 30+ inches of snow fall last week, I was grateful that I didn’t need to dig my car out, shovel my driveway, shovel the roof, clear snow away from my Air Condition unit, etc…the list goes on. Let me tell you – i’ve never been more grateful to be living in a [...]
