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Every agent would love the opportunity to sell your house, but sometimes it may not be the right fit. Finding the right agent for your personality and style is important, just as important as finding one who will do a great job selling your home for the most money. Here’s a handy list to ask: [...]
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What’s Being Built on N Rolfe St Near Rt 50 in Arlington?
January 31st, 2012 
Laura You might have noticed some construction going on near the intersection of Rt 50 (Arlington Blvd) and N Rolfe St, where there’s now a big blue Clark Construction sign. Their used to be apartments there that have since been knocked down. The plans for this site include: 67 rental apartments Underground Garage Rooftop Terrace Resident Lounge Fitness [...]
Multiple Offers Everywhere
January 30th, 2012 Laura The last two weeks have been a turning point for our real estate market. I have seen multiple offers on almost every type of property in Arlington but especially condos and (soon to be) townhouses. Here’s the dirt on what’s going on: Where: The “affordable” price range in Arlington spans from $300k – $650k-ish. Basically [...]
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No Comments »2011 Arlington Real Estate Market in Review
January 27th, 2012 Laura So how was the market in 2011 now that we’re almost a month into 2012? In a nutshell, a good year for recovery and growth. The year was fueled by fewer numbers of short sales and foreclosures, along with fewer sales and less inventory, which helped increase sales prices throughout the county. Since we clearly [...]
2012 Real Estate Assessments Now Available
January 26th, 2012 Laura You should have received your 2012 real estate assessment from Arlington County by now (or should soon). You can also find them online now: Arlington Real Estate Assessment Property Search. Here are some important things you should know about what they mean: -Values are assessed using sales data from June 2009 to June 2010, meaning [...]
Posted in Arlington Tags: arlington real estate, arlington real estate taxes, tax assesments No Comments »Arlington Condos Have A Great December 2011
January 19th, 2012 Laura A month fueled by increases, the year to date median sales price increased 3.6% from 2010, and condo prices increased over December 2010 as well. Of the 177 properties sold, 7 were foreclosures and 8 were short sales, among those 177 properties were selling for 95.1% of the original list price. Single Family Home N. [...]
An Early Start to the Spring Real Estate Market
January 17th, 2012 Laura It’s the middle of January, usually there’s snow on the ground and a small amount of activity in the real estate market. This year, neither seems to be true. Not only is there no snow, but there’s also been a tremendous amount of properties being listed and sold so far in 2012. Last year, at [...]
Maintaining Your Home: The Difference Between Improvements and Maintenance
January 5th, 2012 Laura When it comes to putting a value on your home, evaluating what projects to spend money on, or even your taxes, there are some major differences between improvements to the home and maintenance. I’ll detail some examples of these differences below, but if you’re thinking of tackling your 2012 To-Do List, you may want to [...]
2012 Real Estate Predictions for Arlington County
January 4th, 2012 Laura After reviewing my 2011 predictions, it’s time to put my money where my mouth is and make my 2012 predictions public. Because it’s an election year and so much is up in the air, it’s hard to really know what involvement the Government will play in this years housing market with so much focus on campaigning. I’m [...]
2011 Predictions Review
January 3rd, 2012 Laura Happy New Year!! Hope you enjoyed the Holidays as we officially start the 2012 work year! I wanted to start off the year with a review of my 2011 Predictions that I posted last December. Looks as though of the 5 I made, I was right on about 3.5/4 of them, and I’m happy to [...]
