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Hi All, Another in my series of beautiful Northern Virvinia Locales. Dulles, Va. is the ares north and east of Dulles International Airport. Lcated approximately 20 miles west of Washington DC, Dulles is one of the newest western suburb communities. Known more for it's new housing and infrastruct...

Aldie, Va one of our newer communities. Roughly 25 square miles just west of Dulles International Airport, these areas provide newer, fresher housing and infastructure. Everywhere you look it's new! It's amazing how miles of horse farms and fields have transformed themselves into beautiful golf c...

Hi All, Back in the late '70's when I headed to College in the Shenandoah Valley, my favorite stop was in Warrenton, Va. Back than a sleepy little town 40 miles west of Washington, DC, It was a great stop for a Spamoni's Pizza or a Mama Johnson's apple pie! Interstate 66 ended in Gainesville and ...

Hi All, Oakton, Va. is situated right in the middle of Northern Virginia. It's close to everything! Great shops and convenient to almost everything. It boasts beautiful farms and magnificent homes! When I lived in Oakton back in the late 1970's, we had 5 acres with a huge field in the back yard f...

Hi All, Once a sleepy bedroom community at the end of Interstate 66, Centreville Virginia is now a bustling town with a tremendous amount of things to do. The community is where I66, Rt29, and Rt 28 all cross. At the center of all of this is a town that now boosts more than 60000 people in a smal...

Here are links to a few of Smithsonian's fabulous museums in the Washington, DC area. Museums - SmithsonianNational Air and Space MuseumNational Museum of American HistoryNational Portrait GalleryNational Museum of Natural HistoryHirshhorn MuseumNational Portrait Gallery

Hi All, Oakton, Va. is situated right in the middle of Northern Virginia. It's close to everything! Great shops and convenient to almost everything. It boasts beautiful farms and magnificent homes! When I lived in Oakton back in the late 1970's, we had 5 acres with a huge field in the back yard f...

In This Issue: Last Week in Review: Uncertainty in Egypt and in the Bond market make for a back-and-forth week! Read below to see how Bonds and home loan rates fared. Forecast for the Week: This week's schedule picks up with big reports on sales, manufacturing, and inflation. Find out what you ne...

Hi All, Another great Northern Virginia Town. We moved to Vienna in 1963. Back when Vienna was a small rural town on the outskirts of Washington DC. My 3 brothers and I loved the small town and the freedoms that came with it. It was and still is a great environment to bring up a family. Vienna is...

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body." - Benjamin Franklin. Last week, the housing market received some food and fire for the mind, but not everyone was at home with the news. First, the good news. The housing market received a serving of good ne...