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Walk to Starbucks! Update: This home sold in December 2011 New on the Fairfax Virginia real estate market October 26th. Yes, this home is in excellent condition and ready for you to move into quickly! 4 upstairs… [more]
Really, what's the deal? Have you been looking at homes recently only to find that the listing you saw on Trulia.com Wednesday afternoon is now under-contract? Well, that's been a problem for many buyers engaged in… [more]
As the new year arrives, so should a flurry of homes that have been waiting out the traditionally slow holiday season. If your home is one of them, I hope you took advantage of the last thirty days to get your home ready… [more]
After 60 days on the market you may start to panic... or take it personally. Been there, seen it before. It is hard to be rejected by 25 people. At REALTOR training school, the instructors tell us it must be "x" and… [more]
After a few real estate clients found me online, I asked how they stumbled across me or my Northern Virginia Real Estate Blog. Often it was a top Google result when they asked a question or one of my home listings showed… [more]
Lot size: 10,500 sqft Year built: 1989
5 beds 3 full, 1 part baths $1,199,000
Home size: 3,426 sq ft Lot size: 20,000 sqft Year built: 1984
4 beds 3 full, 1 part baths $959,900
Home size: 10,536 sq ft Lot size: 30,605 sqft Year built: 2007
8 beds 8 full, 1 part baths $1,799,000
Home size: 1,598 sq ft Lot size: 2,333 sqft Year built: 1981
3 beds 3 full, 1 part baths $449,000
Home size: 1,148 sq ft Year built: 2001
2 beds 2 full baths $315,000
Lot size: 8,409 sqft Year built: 1977
4 beds 3 full baths $599,000
Home size: 4,709 sq ft Lot size: 10,369 sqft Year built: 2013
5 beds 4 full, 1 part baths $1,199,000
Home size: 3,890 sq ft Lot size: 15,352 sqft Year built: 1970
6 beds 3 full, 1 part baths $889,000
Lot size: 2.93 ac Year built: 1997
6 beds 4 full, 1 part baths $1,349,777
Home size: 3,736 sq ft Lot size: 39,723 sqft Year built: 1971
5 beds 4 full baths $799,000
If you have a child in Fairfax County Public Schools then you might have a different perspective than what people believe when reading Zillow school profiles. For example, the student population has surged in Fairfax County exceeding the projections given to the School Board just last year, and those temporary classroom trailers seem to have… Continue Reading →
If you are like most hopeful real estate buyers in Northern Virginia, you are probably noticing that there aren’t many nice homes out there to buy right now. Not to bore you with more real estate stats, but from Vienna to Ashburn, it’s slim pickins out there! You are not alone. I just read an… Continue Reading →
As we admired the gourmet kitchen in an Ashburn townhouse, I suggested heading upstairs to check out the bedroom level since the listing boasted about the luxurious master bath. this could be the house ~ I thought “And this is the Master Bedroom…” I professionally explained. “get – out!” I heard meekly from the bed…. Continue Reading →
If you are living in Vienna Virginia, then you may have noticed the non-stop custom home construction boom that has been going on over the past few years. And, honestly, if you haven’t noticed then you really need to get offline right now! 2012 proved to be another record setting year up 21% for new… Continue Reading →
Have you ever wondered why some online listings have fewer real estate photos? This seems like a problem circa 2004, but even yesterday I ran into this totally ridiculous problem on three properties with two different buyer clients. The first listing was new on the market. Total photos: 0, as in zero. Since my client… Continue Reading →
Your wake up call may have come if you read a recent article in The Washington Post about a house in D.C. that had 168 offers on it. Okay, it was listed at a very nice price (it was a foreclosure, rare in D.C.) and had a textbook bidding-war that bumped up the price… Continue Reading →
If you heard fire trucks circling your neighborhood last night then know that Santa was nearby. Actually, it was the annual Santa run for the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department as they were driving around your side of town waving to kids and handing out candy canes. Last night they were in my part of town,… Continue Reading →
If you are buying or selling real estate, you might just want to take a close look at the calender when you are picking out your settlement date. First, cross out weekends. Second, cross out national holidays. Third, check your County Courthouse calender. Huh? The Courthouse Calender may screw up your plans The Courthouse calender… Continue Reading →
A few years ago I noticed that real estate sites seem to show the same MLS listings, so I decided to create a distinct real estate blog to share my local insight - if you already live here or are relocating. There are topics based on recent client experiences, buying custom homes, and more learned over the past twenty years. Take a few minutes and read a blog post or two to see if my approach matches your goals. I am a real estate agent with RE/MAX, have lived in Oakton and McLean, and live in Vienna Virginia. My goal is to provide you with intel into today's market, candor, practical advice, ideas to get you moving, some humor, geeky stats, the best coffee shop, some video, and a cool way to search for homes. Helping you understanding the process of making an offer, the sales contract and more will come when we meet. Yes, I live here. It is easy to reach me: doug@dougfrancis.com or call me to discuss the real estate biz. 703-304-6827 ~ Cheers!
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The Vienna VA real estate market gets broken down by the three zip codes that cover the Vienna mailing address. As you can easily see from these three charts of the three Vienna Zip Codes, 22180, 22181, and 22182 that there has been a decline in the number of active homes over the period while… Continue Reading →
When I started this blog post of Things You Should Know Before Moving to Northern Virginia, I had to force myself to stop at thirteen “things”. Over the years I have heard myself saying these things over and over to clients relocating here, so I thought that I should put down my observations for the… Continue Reading →
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