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Fireworks Return to Vienna July 4th!

Image via Wikipedia If you are planning to watch the fireworks in Vienna, VA on July 4th, 2010, then you should know that they will be set off at a new location for the second year. Yup, it’s a change-up this year blasting off at 9:15 at Southside Park. Although I have been living in Vienna almost 20 years, this hidden location in Vienna Woods is off the beaten path even for this Vienna real... [Read more]

Oakton, VA | My Buyer Agent tip of the week… oil tanks

Image by Here in Van Nuys via Flickr I was showing some homes today in Oakton, Virginia that were built in the mid 1970’s and commented to my client, as I always do, that a home had been converted to natural gas heat. In the 1970’s there was a moratorium regarding laying new natural gas pipelines in Fairfax County, VA and I always share that story. The point of this post isn’t if this... [Read more]

Relocations and the restaurants dilemma

A quarter of my clients relocate from another part of the world, and they are typically eager to get out of the McLean Hilton to explore their new life in the D.C. suburbs. And a key part of that search for meaning is finding a new favorite restaurant. Not necessarily a place like Cheers, but I imagine restaurants with local personality, charm, a decent menu or wine list. It’s all part of the... [Read more]

Fannie and Freddie loans are more expensive April 1

The L.A. Times recently published a piece discussing how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were raising fees, and toughening credit rules depending on FICO credit scores. So start watching for “delivery fees” if you are putting down less than 30%. That’s not a typo! below 700, add 1.5% 700-720, add .75% 721-739, add .25% Meaning, if you have a $350,000 loan then you will be charged... [Read more]

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