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Increase in Virginia Grantors Tax Ruled Unconstitutional 2008-03-04 08:27:03 The Supreme Court of Virginia
has ruled that the 500% increase in the Virginia Grantors Tax is unconstitutional. Interestingly enough this is the second time that the Virginia Legislature has taken a slap recently. The first was the hue and cry over the “abuse driver” fees which penalized Virginia drivers double for the same offensive [...]
Slight of Hand-How long has that home been on the market? 2008-02-28 16:20:08 How long has that Northern Virginia house really been on the market? That is a question every buyer should be asking before they formulate an offer on a property. In Minnesota one agent has gone on national TV to clearly state that he is manipulating the data in the local MLS to make a home [...] Read more:Slight
HOT Lanes-Who are they kidding? 2008-02-26 15:48:33 Northern Virginia doesn’t have the worst traffic in the US but sometimes local and federal politics get in the way of making smart decisions about future road and railway expansions.
For months now there has been a debate in the area about whether to allow private enterprise the option to build HOT (high occupancy toll) [...]
Will This Affect the Resale Value of My Home-Foreclosures 2008-02-22 15:59:34 Earlier this week I posted “Will This Affect
the ResaleValue
of My Home” looking at the issue with power lines and water towers as possible issues with the resale value of your home. Today I’m going to look at a serious issue in many Northern Virginia neighborhoods, foreclosures and how they may affect the value of your home.
Foreclosures
vary [...]
Will This Affect the Resale Value of My Home? 2008-02-18 16:59:48 Buyers today are often thrown for a loop when they look around a neighborhood and see so many FOR SALE signs. The sign riders advertising foreclosures or short sales don’t help. However in the case of some buyers it has nothing to do with the home values in the neighborhood, they can see past the [...] Read more:Affect
, Resale
, Value
If You List It They Will Come-Marketing 2008-02-16 12:18:19 You have decided that you need to sell your Northern Virginia home and are wondering how can you make your home standout from all of the other properties listed for sale.
If you haven’t read the first two parts of “If You List It They Will Come” you should start there:
If You List It They [...] Read more:Marketing
If You List it They Will Come-Pricing 2008-02-13 08:31:01 If you are just joining us please read Part I of If you List It They Will Come before you read this post.
Buyers in the Northern Virginia market are looking for a good deal. They won’t buy a house that is overpriced no matter how you try to entice them. Forget the free lease on [...] Read more:Pricing
If You List It They Will Come 2008-02-08 07:18:55 At least that was the depth of the advice that most agents needed to give their sellers a few years ago. However in today’s market if you interview an agent and this is the best they can do then you need to show them the door.
In the current market in Northern Virginia sellers need to [...]
A Million Dollars In Springfield VA-Who Could Have Imagined 2008-02-07 08:17:27 Sometimes it is hard to imagine how far an area has come when you know the long term history. For some of the original buyers in Springfield
, Virginia it may be hard to believe that the new homes being built just off the Fairfax County Parkway are selling for well over $1 million dollars.
This [...]
Welcome to Fairfax County 2008-01-29 08:23:32 Move to FairfaxCounty
, right outside of the Nations Capital and you will find yourself right in the middle of it all. With our rich history dating back to the 1600’s, our top notch school system, world-class shopping and access to the monuments and museums in DC you can always find something to do.
With Fairfax [...] Read more:Welcome
Dealing with Sticker Shock When Moving to Northern Virginia 2008-03-14 18:04:57 Most people hear the term “sticker shock” and they think of cars. For military families with PCS orders to Northern
Virigia the term can also explain their first reaction to housing prices in Northern Virginia
. Today’s market has helped lessen that shock but it is still something to consider as you decide whether you should [...] Read more:Moving
, Shock
, Sticker Shock
Northern Virginia Foreclosures-What Don’t You See 2008-03-15 10:09:36 How many foreclosures are there really in NorthernVirginia
?
This is a question that is getting harder and harder to answer every day. Looking at the MLS will give you some data, not all of it marked by agents in a way that makes it easy to find, the county tax records give you a different [...] Read more:Foreclosures
Prince William County Foreclosures-Starting To Move 2008-03-20 21:13:21 No one in the Northern Virginia area is going to deny that of all of the localities PrinceWilliamCounty
has been hit the hardest by the sub-prime mortgage industry. The cost of homes throughout the county were lower than closer in Fairfax, Arlington and Alexandria Counties and with significant new construction the area became [...] Read more:Foreclosures
, Prince William
An Optimists View Of Northern Virginia Short Sales 2008-04-03 12:41:38 Yes Virginia
short sales do get to closing. Is it the easiest route to homeownership? No the easiest way is to find an owner who is aware of the current market conditions in Northern
Virginia and prices their home to reflect the market. Can a short sale work for buyers who are looking for a [...] Read more:Sales
, Short
, Short Sales
You Want To Offer Me What? Not Again 2008-04-04 19:42:55 Over the last month my buyers have seen the rejection stamp from more than one seller. In fact it seems they are collecting them in larger numbers than they did in 2003. Of course then it was because the offer didn’t escalate enough to be the highest bidder. Now the rejection stamp is coming because [...] Read more:Again
, Offer
You Want To Offer Me What? Not Again 2008-04-04 19:42:55 Over the last month my buyers have seen the rejection stamp from more than one seller. In fact it seems they are collecting them in larger numbers than they did in 2003. Of course then it was because the offer didn’t escalate enough to be the highest bidder. Now the rejection stamp is coming because [...] Read more:Again
, Offer
An Optimists View Of Northern Virginia Short Sales 2008-04-03 12:41:38 Yes Virginia
short sales do get to closing. Is it the easiest route to homeownership? No the easiest way is to find an owner who is aware of the current market conditions in Northern
Virginia and prices their home to reflect the market. Can a short sale work for buyers who are looking for a [...] Read more:Sales
, Short
, Short Sales
Prince William County Foreclosures-Starting To Move 2008-03-20 21:13:21 No one in the Northern Virginia area is going to deny that of all of the localities PrinceWilliamCounty
has been hit the hardest by the sub-prime mortgage industry. The cost of homes throughout the county were lower than closer in Fairfax, Arlington and Alexandria Counties and with significant new construction the area became [...] Read more:Foreclosures
, Prince William
Northern Virginia Foreclosures-What Don’t You See 2008-03-15 10:09:36 How many foreclosures are there really in NorthernVirginia
?
This is a question that is getting harder and harder to answer every day. Looking at the MLS will give you some data, not all of it marked by agents in a way that makes it easy to find, the county tax records give you a different [...] Read more:Foreclosures
Dealing with Sticker Shock When Moving to Northern Virginia 2008-03-14 18:04:57 Most people hear the term “sticker shock” and they think of cars. For military families with PCS orders to Northern
Virigia the term can also explain their first reaction to housing prices in Northern Virginia
. Today’s market has helped lessen that shock but it is still something to consider as you decide whether you should [...] Read more:Moving
, Shock
, Sticker Shock
Slight of Hand-How long has that home been on the market? 2008-02-28 16:20:08 How long has that Northern Virginia house really been on the market? That is a question every buyer should be asking before they formulate an offer on a property. In Minnesota one agent has gone on national TV to clearly state that he is manipulating the data in the local MLS to make a home [...] Read more:Slight
HOT Lanes-Who are they kidding? 2008-02-26 15:48:33 Northern Virginia doesn’t have the worst traffic in the US but sometimes local and federal politics get in the way of making smart decisions about future road and railway expansions.
For months now there has been a debate in the area about whether to allow private enterprise the option to build HOT (high occupancy toll) [...]
Will This Affect the Resale Value of My Home-Foreclosures 2008-02-22 15:59:34 Earlier this week I posted “Will This Affect
the ResaleValue
of My Home” looking at the issue with power lines and water towers as possible issues with the resale value of your home. Today I’m going to look at a serious issue in many Northern Virginia neighborhoods, foreclosures and how they may affect the value of your home.
Foreclosures
vary [...]
Will This Affect the Resale Value of My Home? 2008-02-18 16:59:48 Buyers today are often thrown for a loop when they look around a neighborhood and see so many FOR SALE signs. The sign riders advertising foreclosures or short sales don’t help. However in the case of some buyers it has nothing to do with the home values in the neighborhood, they can see past the [...] Read more:Affect
, Resale
, Value
If You List It They Will Come-Marketing 2008-02-16 12:18:19 You have decided that you need to sell your Northern Virginia home and are wondering how can you make your home standout from all of the other properties listed for sale.
If you haven’t read the first two parts of “If You List It They Will Come” you should start there:
If You List It They [...] Read more:Marketing
One Bad Apple Doesn’t Spoil the Whole Bunch-Or Does It? 2008-05-21 20:37:07 On a regular basis the local press focuses on the negative aspects of the current market in Prince William County. Buyers call to ask about the area and say we have heard the Prince William County is a “bad place to live.” It is an assumption that keeps many people from making [...] Read more:Apple
, Bunch
, Spoil
, Whole
VA Loans-One of the Great Benefits for Military Families 2008-05-30 21:02:42 If it hadn’t been for the VA home loan program I never would have been able to buy my first two homes! Now years later I’m helping military families transitioning to Fort Belvoir, Quantico or anywhere in the Military
District of Washington use the VA Home Loan Program to buy homes.
There seems to be a Read more:Benefits
, Families
, Great
, Loans
You Aren’t In Foreclosure Your House Is 2008-06-01 08:19:40 That’s right you saw it here first. This morning in one of those can’t sleep moments I turned on the TV and the latest infomercial on how to make a fortunate buying foreclosures was running. It was one of the many that the unsuspecting public hears everyday. The premise in all of Read more:Foreclosure
, House
Another Get Rich Quick Real Estate Scheme 2008-06-10 21:36:03 This morning in one of those can’t sleep moments I turned on the TV and the latest infomercial on how to make a fortunate buying foreclosures was running. It was one of the many that the unsuspecting public hears everyday. The premise in all of them is the same. Approach a homeowner facing foreclosure and Read more:Estate
, Quick
, Real Estate
, Scheme
What is Hot in Northern Virginia Besides the Weather? 2008-06-13 15:42:10 Sales in Prince William County would be the answer. Sales may be stagnant in other parts of NorthernVirginia
but buyers are flocking south to Prince William to take advantage of the lower prices and great bargains in the area.
Check out the total sales comparisons between 2007 and 2008 in two zip codes in Prince William County.
So Read more:Besides
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