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I read a great article today on the Worst Mistakes made by first-time homebuyers on the real estate section of Yahoo! This should be a must read for those of you thinking of buying: 10 Worst First-Time Homebuyer Mistakes 2010
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What Happens After We Decide to Sell?
August 4th, 2010 
Laura So you’ve decided to sell and picked a Realtor(R), signed a listing agreement with instructions for when and at which price you’ll be selling your home <start shameless plug> in case you want to pick me – email me at Laura@TheLJRGroup.com or call me 703.283.6120 <end shameless plug> But what happens after that? Here’s a [...]
Did You Know You Don’t Need A Mortgage in Virginia?
August 3rd, 2010 Laura If only….wishful thinking. In Virginia we don’t actually use what’s commonly called a “Mortgage,” we use a Deed of Trust. What’s the difference? To you – not much. But they are different legal documents. What is a mortgage? A loan secured by real estate, held through a mortgage note which details the responsible parties (lender [...]
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Tags: buying, deed of trust, financing, mortgage 
No Comments »Arlington, VA Neighborhood Spotlight: Monroe Crossing
July 28th, 2010 Laura A neighboring townhouse community to London Square, Monroe Crossing is a community of 16 townhomes also located on S 12th Street and S Monroe Street in Arlington, VA 22204. Units were built in 1997 and have a garages. Search Monroe Crossing Townhomes for Sale
Washington DC Real Estate Market – Recovering in June 2010
July 26th, 2010 Laura The DC real estate market is a little bit of the tale of 2 markets. A total of 763 properties were sold in June – of which 84 were bank owned and 25 were short sales – accounting for 14.3% of the sales. The Condo/Coop market appears to be rebounding nicely with prices and inventory [...]
Falls Church Real Estate Rebounding for June 2010
July 26th, 2010 Laura Compared to June 2009, the real estate market in Falls Church is rebounding nicely. Prices are up across the board and days on the market are down. Even with 21.6% of the sold properties being distressed – 22 were short sales and 15 were bank-owned – prices are climbing again. Here’s the breakdown for June [...]
Arlington Voted #11 By Money Magazine for Best Places For the Rich and Single
July 26th, 2010 Laura Now I ain’t sayin’ (s)he a gold digger… But if you want to know where the rich and single live – Arlington may be one of your best options. Money Magazine’s 2010 Ranking of the 25 Best Places for Rich and Single posted Arlington, VA at #11. In 2009, Arlington was #2. Here are the [...]
Posted in Arlington, Keller Williams Realty Tags: Arlington, arlington real estate, statistics 2 Comments »McLean VA Real Estate Continues to Climb – June 2010
July 22nd, 2010 Laura June was another strong month for the real estate market in McLean, VA. A total of 80 properties changed hands, of which 2 were short sales and 6 were bank-owned. Average prices are up nearly 30% for 22102 and over 15% for 22101 over 2009. Both saw a decline in days on the market by [...]
June 2010 Sees Over 13% Increase in Real Estate Prices in Arlington
July 12th, 2010 Laura Looks like June was a busy month for the housing recovery in Arlington. With 308 properties sold, prices were up, on average 13.5% while days on the market was cut by 27%. On average, the properties sold for 96.18% of the list price. The number of distressed properties broke out to be 19 closed short [...]
Posted in Arlington, Keller Williams Realty Tags: arlington real estate, june 2010, market statistics 1 Comment »McLean Virginia Real Estate – May 2010 – Prices Down This Month
June 21st, 2010 Laura An aberration from the trends we’ve been seeing the past few months, average sale prices in McLean were down last month. However, the good news is that days on the market is also down, as well as market share of foreclosures (only 2 of 56 in May were bank-owned and only 1 was a short sale). Here’s [...]
