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There were 205 properties that sold in December 2009; there were 186 in 2008. Of the 205 sold, 9 were short sales and 17 were bank-owned properties, accounting for about 12.7%. The average sales price for Arlington county condos was about 5% less than December 2008, but townhouses and detached p...
01/20/2010
So i’m sure everyone knows by now there’s an $8,000 check waiting to be claimed if you haven’t owned a home in the past 3 years…but how the heck do you go about getting it? Well, let me walk you through the process: Step 1: You haven’t owned a house in the past 3 years? Move on to step 2. Step 2...
01/08/2010
There was a Glee Episode on Fox (yes, I love this show and I am not afraid to admit it!) where Sue Sylvester says: “Like the time I sold my house to a nice young couple and salted the earth in the backyard so that nothing could grow there for 100 years. Know why I did that? Because they tried to...
01/05/2010
First off – Happy New Year! I don’t know about you, but i’m SO happy to see a new year AND a new decade! As such, i’m doing a 2010 Real Estate Market Prediction for the upcoming year…these are MY opinions of what will happen, they’re based on what i’ve seen, heard, experienced, and can foresee h...
01/04/2010
As we get closer to the official welcome to 2010, this will be my last post for 2009, and I wanted to take this opportunity to say Happy Holidays to all of my wonderful readers, clients, friends, and family.     Wishing you health and happiness this Holiday Season and prosperity in the New Year....
12/23/2009
The followings statistics for Falls Church, VA include both the City of Falls Church, and the part of Falls Church included in Fairfax County, VA. Detached Homes Average Net Sale Price: $494,356 after 48 days on the marketRange: $218,000 – $1,275,000 Townhome Average Net Sale Price: $444,188 aft...
12/23/2009
Although the District of Columbia has 4 markets in the 4 quadrants – NW, NE, SE, SW – the following stats are for the entire District. Please don’t base any specific properties on the following numbers, the intention is to provide an overall picture of the market. Condos/Co-Ops Inventory is at t...
12/23/2009
With the end of November 2009, came the end of the first round of the first-time home buyer credit, which was set to expire on November 30, 2009. Look at the difference a year makes: inNovember 2008, there were 142 sales, in November 2009, we had 240. How’s that for a year? Check out the numbers...
12/16/2009
I went to visit clients of mine who bought a few months ago in the Berkshire Oakwoodneighborhood. Down the street from them was the site of what I am sure will be a lovely new McMansion in Arlington. Here are some pictures: Then: Now: Which got me thinking…if you’re ready to demo a house, or ref...
12/09/2009
I'm 9 days late in this post, BUT as of December 1st of this month, ALL of the Virginia restaurants and bars are now smoke free! The ban does permit smoking in private clubs and in places that have separately ventilated enclosed smoking rooms. Smoking may also be permitted in outside seating opt...
12/09/2009
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