Cherry Blossoms

Cherry Blossom Washington DC

One of the nice things about living in Northern Virginia is the arrival of springtime. And for the last 100 years, that means the arrival of the Yoshino Cherry blossoms. The National Cherry Blossom Festival takes place in Washington DC where cherry trees seem to be all over. But the most spectacular site is at [...]

Is A School Part of Your Home Search Criteria?

Did you enter a specific school into your search criteria and still missed that hot new listing last weekend? Aren’t those “search sites” supposed to make it easy for the consumer you? So, last weekend I was checking the MRIS database and noticed a Vienna VA real estate listing that didn’t have any schools identified. [...]

Sweating the Appraisal Contingency?

Image by wallyg via Flickr Almost every real estate sale involves an appraisal contingency designed to protect the home buyer and mortgage lender from paying too much for the property. Appraisals are generated by licensed appraisers who are contracted to generate a third party’s opinion, using established criteria, to determine and document current market value. [...]

6702 Melrose Drive McLean, Virginia

6702 Melrose Drive McLean taken by Doug Francis Realtor

Updated: Home was SOLD 2/28/11 Located in the heart of McLean, VA in an attractive community  that is so convenient to everything. In fact you will probably walk up to the McLean Family Restaurant (a local institution) for breakfast every Saturday! This town home is one of the larger floorplans in the community with oak [...]

Will Your Real Estate Offer Make the Cut?

Side Door Vienna VA

Every home buyer tries to figure out what it will take to buy the home that they have decided to make an offer on. Determining the right price, or how much wiggle room there is, is the bottom line here for everyone from the first time buyer to the savvy investor. If you are sitting [...]