AJ's view from the Great Side of the Potomac

  SOLD in the Palazzo at Park Center! This Florence model; with 726 finished square feet, a huge walk-in closet, spacious bathroom with oversized soaking tub, private balcony overlooking mature green space, and 1 garage space, successfully went to settlement recently after just 5 days on the mar...

Short Sale SOLD in The Arlington A successful end to 5 ½ months of paperwork and negotiating with two lenders, as short sale approval was granted and the finish line for my client’s was reached yesterday.  A new owner joins The Arlington association and has a great rental unit to serve this very ...

At the mid point of the 2013, 24 units in The Arlington Condominium had successfully reached the settlement table.  At this pace, 2013 should do well above the 5 year rolling average of 30 sold units per year.  What stands out here is the average price for the “A” units, showing that they had the...

The books have been closed on real estate sales in The Arlington for 2012.  For the year, a total of 37 units reached the settlement table, which is well above the rolling 5 year average of 30 units and just 1 shy of the 2010 high water mark of 38 units for that same period.   Of particular note ...

            ~ Palazzo at Park Center 2012 Review ~  The books are closed on 2012 for the real estate sales in the Palazzo at Park Center in Alexandria, VA.  Activity was very brisk in the 2 bathroom units (Naples, Milan & Verona models), which accounted for 71% of sales but just 40% of the 392 un...

                   ~ The Shirlington Report ~ The New Year is here upon the Shirlington real estate market here in Northern Virginia… which is just across the Potomac River from Washington, DC.  The January report provides a great insight into the movement of the market and the coming Spring mark...

Just a quick note from CRS Celebration in Las Vegas... Sam Miller of Knox County Ohio and Apple Valley Lake fame here on Activerain is giving a great workshop on "Tech Lead Generation and Conversion" as I peck this out.  Fabulous content across multiple sources for real estate leads and the first...

SOLD in The Arlington This M model, with 875 square feet and located on a pedestrian courtyard, went under contract in just 9 days.  The 2 level, 2bed/1bath unit included bamboo flooring on the upper level, wood burning fireplace in the living room, in-unit washer/dryer, and a deck off the kitche...

 SOLD in the Palazzo at Park Center!   This Florence II model, with 818 square feet~storage closet~1 garage space, successfully went to settlement recently after just 9 days on the market and with one of the highest Price per square figures that we have seen in the past 6 months.  The open floor...

~ The Shirlington Report ~ The strong sales momentum that we had early in the year got even stronger in May, as the Shirlington real estate report shows a total of 43 units reaching the settlement table.  An increase in quality listings as we have moved through Spring has been met with an equally...