Living in Northern Virginia
Keeping Real Estate REAL for Northern Virginia, Suburban Maryland, and Washington DC.
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2008
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So you're going to buy a house in Virginia. You'll save money by working with the Seller's agent right? After all, she doesn't have to split her commission with a buyer agent, so she'll be willing to cut her commission, and you'll get the house for less. Many buyers take this route when purchasin...
05/27/2008
I have been living in the DC area now for almost 12 years. Every year, one of my favorite things to do is to take the short trip down to Skyline Drive, in the Shenandoah National Park, and spend time in the sun. Yesterday, the weather was perfect for just such a trip. We left the house at 1pm. Ki...
05/26/2008
****Note, the following blog post has been modified to reflect the updated status of this project**** Hi Everyone! I just attended a meeting at the Springfield Golf and Country Club about the update on Springfield Town Center. For those of you that don't know about it, Springfield Town Center is ...
05/21/2008
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I'm going to break from the usual format and talk about what I did this weekend in DC. My spouse and I braved the cold and rainy day and participated in the First Annual Washington Post Hunt. This event can best be described as an intellectual scavenger hunt of sorts. This event has also been goi...
05/19/2008
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Short sales. Before I entered the real estate industry, selling short meant selling a security that you didn't own and repurchasing it later at a lower price. But the phrase as it is most commonly used now refers to what happens when the lender discounts the payoff it is owed on a home. In other ...
05/11/2008
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Cathy Valdiviez Baumbusch
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