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While having lunch at Panera last week, I spotted a local home builder who I first met at my daughter’s pre-school years ago and called him over to chat. After a brief introduction to the crew at my table, he launched into the number of builders who are now aggressively working the Vienna Virginia real [...]
One of the benefits to living in Northern Virginia is that you can get a flight almost anywhere in the world at one of the local airports. Each of these “local airports” qualifies to be in the top-tier of U.S. airports for passenger traffic and daily flights. Recently, when a real estate client from Texas [...]
Update: Today’s Washington Post (2/12) has a revised advertisement from the credit union that was the subject of this blog post, stating that they will pay $10,000 toward closing costs. Not the $100,000 that they previously advertised. ORIGINAL POST: When a real estate client came to me all pumped up because his Credit Union was [...]
For many folks, as the clock strikes 2012, careful plans to sell their home or to buy one go into action. Setting new goals is an important way of improving your life and making each new year more meaningful than the last. Our lives are short and knowing that you are personally responsible for the [...]
Although every home buyer wants a home inspection, there really isn’t any set criteria to help them know what to expect. If you are a home buyer, an inspection typically takes place after a contract has been accepted or ratified by you and the seller. There will be a set contingency period when you will [...]
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