Florida Keys Real Estate and Activities

The excitement of going to the closing table and the anticipation of moving into your new home can sometimes consume you. Trips to the home stores to pick out new colors for the walls, new carpet for the house, and even new furniture to fill that home are a daily occurrence for would-be new home ...

I must be on a short sale high!  The last few short sales where I represented the buyer have gone to settlement relatively quickly! My buyer for a beautiful townhouse at The Villages of Piedmont in Haymarket, VA closed in just over 3 months!   From ratification to closing, a short sale can take a...

DON'T FORGET.... Effective April 18, 2011, there will be an increase in mortgage insurance for FHA loans.  The increase will equal approximately $20 per $100,000 of loan amount. If you have a contract ratified prior to April 18th, you are eligible for the current rates. So, if you have been on th...

I knew that the community of Braemar in Bristow, VA was highly sought after, but I guess I underestimated it, a little?! This beautiful carriage home in Braemar went live on the Multiple Listing Service on a Friday.  There were 5 viewings of the home by lunchtime on Saturday.  By Sunday morning I...

I have a new listing on the market this weekend in a planned community in Bristow, VA.  I decided to send out "just listed" postcards to announce the listing to the neighborhood.  So I get them ready and head over to the post office to buy some stamps and get them ready to send out. As I am stand...

This beautiful carriage style home went on the market 24 hours ago and the response has been amazing!  Take a look at the virtual tour of this property and see what you think.... Great location, pride of ownership shows in this home.  9' ceilings throughout house, hardwoods, carpets, basement wit...

Computer age fading away?  Of course not, but sometimes in our business computers can make things more difficult. Yes, I said more difficult.  Overall computers and the Internet are an amazing addition to a Real Estate Agent's toolkit.  It is when you depend too much on this one tool in the kit t...

  Our Resident Long & Foster Insurance guru, Ketty Wilcoxen has some very valuable information about having Vacant Home Coverage when your home is vacant; not just for seller's anymore.  Check out this great blog by Ketty below: In today's real estate market, you have homes that remain unsold fo...

Recently many of my colleagues have been pleasantly surprised that the appraisals for their Northern Virginia clients have been very favorable.  It is very encouraging to see numbers on the rise in our area.  Although I am sure there will still be challenges to overcome, overall it seems that thi...

I know that the ratification process can be quick, or it can be painstakingly slow if there are negotiations at hand.  But, when you have an agent that tells you that the sellers are happy with the offer and they will sign it, how long should you wait? Today is the 7th day!  Really, 7 days.  Orig...