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  Procrastinate: to defer action; delay: to wait until an opportunity is lost.  Well, that pretty much sums it up. What does the underwriter do? They are responsible for determining if the risk of offering a mortgage loan to a particular  borrower under certain  parameters acceptable.  It is alwa...
01/31/2012
Per  the Atlas Vine Lines Moving Migration Chart, Virginia is an "in-bound" State! More than 55% of total shipments are moving INTO the State.  Click here to view the chart to see how your State had performed. This helps explain Northern Virginia's  low available housing inventory (2.9 month supp...
01/27/2012
  Now that homes in Northern Virginia convey "as is", a good home inspection is more important than ever. I only recommend ASHI certified inspectors who provide very detailed pdf reports that note the condition of all items of the home - not just the defects. Wonder why that matters? Well, the ne...
01/26/2012
It is no surprise that most buyers begin their search for a home on the inter-net.  But what is surprising is that most of these buyer ONLY look on the inter-net.  There are many other ways to find your perfect home.  Here are a few techniques  I use when shaking down a neighborhood to find the b...
01/25/2012
Northern Virginia  saw a 3.5%  increase in contract activity for the week of January 9-15, 2012 compared to the same week last year. We checked to see if the weather played a role in decreasing activity this time last year – and it didn’t. So the second full week of the year was a good one – let’...
01/17/2012
I stopped receiving the local news paper delivery.  Not because I am tech savvy and can read it on my iPad and not to save the world by reducing my usage of tree-killing paper - although these are both good reasons!  I stopped receiving the paper because I simply do not have time to read it.  But...
01/09/2012
I just previewed the new homes at MetroWest in Vienna, Northern Virginia.  While I was sad to see the tear down of the older homes that occupied this cornerstone property, I know that the greater good called for a community like this due to the conveniently walkable location to the Vienna/Fairfax...
01/07/2012
  So how did we do? A Quick Year End Review of Our City Park Homes Real Estate Market :   In 2010, 24 homes were sold.  The average sales price was $445,239.  Only 3 of these sales were short sales and only one was a foreclosure. It took 74 days on average to sell a home.   In 2011, 28 homes were...
01/05/2012
There have been big changes to the Northern Virginia regional sales contract that you will use to strike a deal on your next home.  Before this new contract, the seller warranted the following items to be in normal working order: HVAC, appliances, electrical & plumbing systems and smoke detectors...
01/03/2012
Does your email address give the right impression to potential clients?   When you market yourself, it's important to have a professional and appropriate email address. Seems basic, right?  However, all too often I see yahoo, aol or gmail accounts being used.  While this may not be a complete tur...
12/09/2011
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