Karen Briscoe's Blog

Where We Live:  Hampton Pointe Condos in RestonWritten By: Jenny McClintockThe Hampton Pointe Condos of North Reston is a small community of 397 Condo units on a charming street named Church Hill Place.  They were built in 1990 with a contemporary style. The neighborhood is located very near Nort...

Where We Live: Hamel Hillby Karen BriscoeApril 1, 2020    Where We Live: Hamel Hill Location, location, location… If you are looking to buy a home in McLean, this is the right spot to start your search! A unique feature of this property, is how it backs up right to Lewinsville Park. Crisp turf fi...

The HBC Group is responsible for another home sold in McLean! Cars were literally lining up at the open house the weekend that it was open. McLean Heights is a neighborhood of just 11 homes near downtown McLean. As usual, single level living homes fly off of the market, and this one was no differ...

The Groundhog Day event occurs in a small town in central Pennsylvania each year on February 2nd. Punxsutawney Phil predictions of whether the weather will bring an early spring or whether there will be another 6 weeks of winter are broadcasted across countless media platforms.  What I have found...

2019 to 2018 to 2009 McLean and Great Falls The dawn of a new decade has arrived and 2019 has come to a close.  The statistics for 2019 real estate transactions in McLean and Great Falls have been tallied.  The numbers are up 7.4% year over year, with 1,203 total transactions in 2019 compared to...

Located near the heart of McLean, Briar Ridge is the perfect mix of past and present. Homes in this neighborhood have grown over the years, just like the city of McLean. Our new listing, 1805 Briar Ridge Ct., a 3 bedroom, 3 and a half bath “French Country” style home has been carefully renovated ...

It is a hot and humid summers day in the McLean are; the soft melody of the ice-cream man starts to play. Your children drop whatever they are doing at the moment, and immediately sprint to the street to catch that ice cream truck. In the back of your mind, you are a bit hesitant watching your ch...

Tomorrow is Halloween and I think of some of my favorite cartoon characters - Wonder Woman and Superman!  Wonder Woman heralds from a blend of many heroines who protects with the use of truth as one of her weapons.  Superman changes from Clark Kent, a mild-mannered reporter to super hero to defen...

Here at the HBC Group, we specialize in finding the perfect home for our buyers and sellers. For many years, the Northern Virginia area has been amazing, especially our home turf of the McLean and Great Falls housing market, but what about neighboring towns such as Oakton? The population of the D...

One minute you are experiencing the flashy lights of the Mosaic District, the next you are walking down a serene path alongside a lake. Where in Falls Church could you possibly be? The Lakeford community is where! Located just a mile away from the Mosaic district, inside the Beltway, less than ½ ...