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  Winter is a fact of life here in Northern Virginia, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make your home welcoming and attractive to buyers during these colder months. Here are some ideas to help your home stand out from the snowy crowd. The most important thing to do is also the simplest – clear a p...

  There are a lot of different reasons to make changes to your Northern Virginia home, but the two most popular ones are for your own enjoyment and to increase its resale value. There are some home improvements that combine both – they’re personal indulgences, and they can make your home more val...

  There’s no place quite like Northern Virginia. With a rich cultural heritage and a wealth of activities for every season, there’s no reason to slow down just because the temperature drops. On the weekend of January 26-27 at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, celebrate Bobbie Burns w...

  It looks like 2013 will be a great year to sell your Northern Virginia home. Prices are rising yet mortgage rates remain low, and thanks to the recent legislation to ward off the fiscal cliff, tax incentives for homeownership are still intact. Here are a few tips to not only help you sell your ...

  Now that the holidays are over and Northern Virginia is settling into full on winter, it’s a good time to give your home a little TLC to head off any potential problems that can crop up during the harsh weather. Here are some tips, both from the outside as well as inside, to help you keep your ...

  Fred Northaft, chief economist at Freddie Mac, has offered his predictions for the 2013 housing market trends, and all of us here in Northern Virginia can look forward to a market whose future appears to be even brighter than what we had in 2012. According to Realty Times, Northaft recently sta...

  Whether you opt for a 30-year fixed-rate or a different option, it’s easy to think of mortgages as a one-size-fits-all product. The truth of the matter for Northern Virginia homeowners, though, is that the best choice of mortgages for a young, first-time homeowner maybe quite different than wha...

  Economists rarely agree – there are typically so many variables involved in any serious discussion about the economy that it’s easy for each to paint a different picture of it. That just makes it all the more surprising that, at the moment, several prominent economists have a decidedly rosy out...

The holiday season comes alive here in Northern Virginia with a whole host of activities and events for all ages. Listed below are a few highlights of the season, but you can find even more ways to celebrate at InsideNOVA.com. On Saturday, December 8, registration opens and activities begin for t...

  There’s an old adage that the best defense is a good offense, and that certainly applies to getting your Northern Virginia home ready for holiday guests. Here are some tips from This Old House to help you head off potential problems, and to squeak out a clutch save should any trouble sneak thro...