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Last week, the Senate verbally approved the Fix Housing First Act, an important amendment to their version of the Economic Stimulus Bill. The piece of legislation and the Stimulus Bill are still awaiting Senate and House negotiations, but could provide all home buyers of primary residences over t...

For aspiring home owners who find their goal stubbornly elusive, newly enacted legislation providing a tax credit of as much as $7,500 for first-time home buyers might just be the opportunity of a lifetime. But like so many of the good things in life, time is of the essence for buyers who want to...

If you’re looking for a job, try Madison, Wis. It tops the list of places where jobs are plentiful, according to a survey by Ajilon Professional Staffing. Ajilon researchers relied on statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor to identify places with a low unemployment rate and a high number of new...

1. First, visit with your real estate agent.   Before you step into a model home, know how much house you can afford. If you currently own a home, you will probably need to know the net proceeds from its sale to calculate how much cash you'll have available. Your real estate agent can analyze th...

Sentrilock Lockbox Conversion Begins .... This Month: January 2009!Check out SentriLock lockboxes at http://www.sentrilock.com/Go to www.nvar.com for the latest information about the upcoming conversion.Jan. 6 thru Jan. 8:The Dulles Expo Center4368 Brookfield Corp. DriveChantilly, VA 20151Importa...

It will likely be a challenging year for all kinds of commercial real estate, according to the real estate services company and investment firm Grubb & Ellis Co., which released its 2009 forecast Monday. Office space. The report found that 90 million square feet of office space was under construc...

The decline in residential property prices appears to be slowing, according to preliminary data from First American CoreLogic. A preview of its November report shows that home prices fell 9.6 percent last month, compared with 10.4 percent in October and 11.2 percent in September. "The consistent ...

We hope you will find the following snapshot of local Real Estate inventory interesting. The table represents aggregated values based on MLS data for the specified date.   Housing Inventory Snapshot December 28, 08   Average List Price Median List Price Average Days On Market Fairfax County, VA S...

In a seller's market, it means the supply cannot keep up with the demand.  Put whatever price you want on your home because after all, in a seller's market, it's not as much about price as it is "Location.  Location.  Location." Well guess what?  In case you've been hiding under a rock, we're in ...