New post at LoCo Market Stats… the market has changed tremendously!
Cheers,
Heather
Tags: LoCo Market Stats, Loudoun County, Statistics, Virginia
Another builder has re-opened a community in Loudoun County~~this time, it’s Brookfield Homes offering a choice of eight lots at Goose Creek Bend in Leesburg. Actually, they are reopening what was a Kettler Brothers community. I can’t tell if Kettler is still holding any of the lots there, but Brookfield’s site shows availability on the remainder of lots on Eckbo Drive, and two lots on Creek Bend as well. The community is hardly finished at all from what I saw of the original site plans; it’s located off Sycolin Road (via Gulick Mill Road) and is about as close to Ashburn as you can get, and still have a Leesburg mailing address.
Brookfield is offering a choice of five floor plans ranging in base price from $599,990 to $709,990, on one acre lots. As of right now there are no immediately available homes. Keep in mind if you want to drive out to visit the site, Sycolin Road is closed from Gulick Mill Road to Belmont Ridge Road until September, so come from the Leesburg side of Sycolin.
I’ll update this post after I speak with the sales center, to see how many lots they will eventually open, and to see what their estimated buildout time is from from start to finish. Nice to see that Lennar isn’t the only builder showing confidence in our local market. Feel free to email me or leave a comment if you’d like more information, or have questions you’d like me to ask the builder representatives.
(The picture was taken at Goose Creek Bend back in January 2008, when I saw no less than 20 deer roaming through the woods and empty lots. Definitely a secluded neighborhood!)
Cheers,
Heather
Tags: Brookfield Homes, builders, Goose Creek Bend, Kettler Brothers, Leesburg, LoCo, Loudoun County, market change, New construction, Real Estate, Sycolin Road, Virginia
2009 12U Upper Loudoun Liberty All Stars
Anyone who knows me is aware of my passion for youth sports…I have been cheering my kids on from the sidelines of football and softball for years now. Last July, my daughter’s 10 and under all star team played host to the Babe Ruth National Invitational Tournament, and this year, they are hosting the 12 and under Virginia State Tournament from July 2nd to July 6th at Woodgrove Park in Round Hill. There will be 12 teams competing from across the state, so there will be a lot of great softball going on!
I’ve watched Erika progress from playing ‘coach-pitch’ as a 5 yr old to an accomplished 12 and under all star. My husband Mike coached most of those seasons, so it has been a true family experience for us. This year, I realized that I had something to contribute too…I played softball from elementary school all the way up through college, and had the privilege of donning a Division I jersey to play for the Maryland Terrapins, as the highlight of my softball career. Erika is playing on a level now where I can really help. This summer, I stepped on the field as Coach Heather. <grin> So far, I’m thinking that coaching is just as fun.
If you’d like to come watch the Upper Loudoun Liberty 12U team play at the tournament, please stop by! I can’t wait to see how my girls play! Here’s a shoutout to our team: Big Stick (that’s my daughter), Crunch, Mouse, Bust, Shortie, Mae Mae, JoJo, Flash, Lefty, Boom Box, Wheelz, Pretzel, and Christmas. Go Liberty!
Cheers,
Coach Heather
(yes, I missed the team picture..I was showing houses…)
Tags: Babe Ruth, girls softball, Loudoun County, Round Hill, softball, state tournament, Upper Loudoun Liberty, Virginia, Woodgrove Park, youth sports
I was paging through last week’s print edition of the Loudoun Times Mirror, and came across a full page ad from Lennar, a home builder, that announced that they were coming back to Martin’s Chase. They had stopped building there last year when the market was stagnant for new home construction. Is this another sign of market recovery?
I spoke with a Lennar representative this morning, who said the sales center is open on weekends from 1 to 5, but they are hoping to be open on weekdays at some point in the near future. They have one spec home under construction now that isn’t sold, and are planning a 9 lot release for July 1st…although you can reserve one of those lots now, and then write the contract to purchase next month.
If you would like more information on this community or other new home communities in Loudoun, please call or email me!
Cheers,
Heather
Tags: Leesburg, Lennar, Loudoun County, Martin's Chase, New construction, New homes, Virginia
I happen to think I have the most wonderful dad on the planet, and I’m very much wishing I was with him today…Here’s a bit of a tribute to show how special he is to me!
Love,
Heather
Came across this beautiful gem while riding the back roads of LoCo…enjoy!
Cheers,
Heather
Tags: back roads roads, barn, LoCo Photo, Loudoun County, scenic
New post on LoCo Market Stats yesterday…Whisperings of Change in the Market... stop by and take a look at what is happening with median price of homes across Loudoun County, I think you might be surprised to see what is happening!
Cheers,
Heather
Tags: LoCo, LoCoMarketStats, Loudoun County, Market Update, Statistics
Company 2's New Digs
A short wrapup of news and notes around LoCo lately:
On the agenda for the Board of Supervisors public hearing on Monday, June 8th is a “Special Exception to permit a 75,000 square foot recreational facility for use by a professional minor league baseball team (Atlantic League)” as part of the proposed Kincora development at the intersection of Routes 28 and 7. The Leesburg Today wrote about the issue here. (The descriptive quote is straight from the Board’s agenda for the meeting.)
The cover story for the Loudoun Times Mirror this week called a shift in the real estate market to a seller’s market, based on shorter days on market and an upswing in the number of sold homes. You can read their take on the situation here.
The Purcellville Volunteer Fire Department Company 2 moved into their new digs at the corner of Maple and Hirst (pictured above) after lowering the flag at their old location on Maple for the last time, and caravaning up to the new spot.
The Friends of Hamilton Park are holding a community fundraiser on Thursday, June 25th: have dinner at the Purcellville McDonald’s between 5 and 8 pm that evening, and 20% of all proceeds will benefit the park.
Cheers,
Heather
Tags: Board of Supervisors, Friends of Hamilton Park, Hamilton Park, Kincora, Leesburg Today, LoCo, Loudoun County, Loudoun Times Mirror, minor league baseball, Purcellville, Purcellville Company 2, Purcellville volunteer fire department, Real Estate, seller's market
Progress!
I drive Sycolin Road between Leesburg and Ashburn every time I go in to my office, and I have to say I’m impressed at the speed at which they are making the road improvements there! I snapped this picture last week, you can see that they have taken out a full lane’s width strip of trees on the side of the road already. Projected finish date is November of this year. (You can read my original post on the road improvements here.)
Cheers,
Heather
Tags: Ashburn, Leesburg, Loudoun County, paving, Road improvements, Sycolin Road, VDOT
While I was out driving on some of the scenic back roads in Loudoun County, I stopped to take a photo…the stone walls and board fencing are a common sight on many roads here. Enjoy!
Cheers,
Heather
Tags: back roads, fencing, LoCo Photo, Loudoun County, scenic, stone walls
