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Well, that depends on a lot of things. Generally when you’re talking about parking spaces, you’re talking about condos with garages, or communities with assigned parking spots that require a permit. When evaluating potential properties that are traditional sales (i.e. not a short sale or foreclosure), you will always pay a premium for a second [...]
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How Much Does An Extra Parking Space Add To My Value Or Cost Me As A Buyer?
March 2nd, 2011 
Laura 
Posted in Arlington 
Tags: arlington condo, arlington real estate, buying, parking costs, selling 
No Comments »It’s A Great Time To Sell Your Arlington Townhouse
February 15th, 2011 Laura We’ve been hearing a lot recently that it’s a great time to BUY, but what about selling? If you own a townhouse in Arlington, it’s a great time for you to sell. Inventory in January is down 24% from 2010, which undoubtedly contributes to the increase in average net sale price by 31%. Yes, prices [...]
Curb Appeal: The Difference Between ‘Heck No!’ and ‘Oh, Yeah!’
February 3rd, 2011 Laura Have you ever seen a property while walking or driving around and thought to yourself, “heck no!” That’s the difference curb appeal, or a lack their of, can make. Curb appeal is the impression a house makes upon first glance. The outside can determine whether buyers even want to come in and see the rest [...]
Careless Errors by Your Realtor(R) Could Be Costing You Money
January 11th, 2011 Laura Recently, I noticed a ridiculous amount of errors in recent information about properties for sale (in industry speak, we call them “listings”). Many listings aren’t properly entered into our system so agents searching for homes LIKE YOURS could be missing it, simply because the agent you hired didn’t double-check the information. I recommend you ask [...]
Our House Isn’t Worth What We Paid: What Are Our Options?
November 9th, 2010 Laura It’s a sticky situation: you felt compelled to buy real estate in 2005/2006, but now in 2010 your property isn’t worth what you paid. Or worse, what you owe. So what’s a homeowner to do? Keep in mind, as always, my advice and opinions are generic. Depending on your specific situation my advice might be [...]
Posted in Arlington, Foreclosures, Investor Tags: arlington real estate, selling, stuck in mortgage, upside down 2 Comments »A New Way to Search Homes For Sale in Arlington for FREE
November 4th, 2010 Laura I’ve updated my Home Search Tool for you! Now, in addition to searching by county, zip code, property type, subdivision, and/or address, you can search homes for sale on a Map! Just click and drap where you want to search and see how many, what type, and specific information immediately. Click on the MAP SEARCH [...]
Posted in Arlington Tags: buying, home search tool, homes for sale, map search, selling No Comments »Arlington Real Estate Prices Continue to Improve: Data from May 2010
June 14th, 2010 Laura Last month Arlington real estate prices were up 3% from April 2009; May activity shows another increase from last year. Overall, the Arlington condo market is up 1% in average net sale price, while townhouses increased 4% and single-family detached properties increased 5%. Days on the market decreased for all markets: 30% for condos, 26% [...]
Posted in Arlington, Keller Williams Realty Tags: arlington real estate, marketing statistics, selling 3 Comments »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 [...]
Posted in Arlington, Keller Williams Realty Tags: arlington real estate, sellers, selling No Comments »
