All about life and real estate in Loudoun County, Virginia
On April 17th I wrote a post about several builders that were struggling in Loudoun County. Equity Homes has gone out of business (leaving several half built out communities in its wake throughout the DC metropolitan area) and KB Home has pulled out of the mid-Atlantic region entirely, for the time being. I had mentioned that Basheer & … [Read more...]
It was about that time of the month for me to do a new statistical analysis of the Loudoun County market, but this month I'm going to direct you to a post at Loudoun RE Blog: Loudoun County Real Estate Market Showing Continued Signs Of Strengthening. From the numbers that fellow Realtor Danilo Bogdanovic has pulled from our multiple listing … [Read more...]
A few days ago I wrote that Fairfax County was considering buying foreclosed homes as part of a Silver Lining Program to expand affordable housing for county employees. My point was that Loudoun County, with a high percentage of foreclosed properties, should look at what Fairfax is doing with an eye on implementing something similar at home … [Read more...]
I'm happy to announce that I was recently invited to be a contributing author to the Virginia Association of Realtor's blog, www.VARBuzz.com . So you will be seeing posts here that I have written for there! Stop by and check out the other posts at the blog; there is a wealth of good advice and information to be found there. Here is my first … [Read more...]
I was reading an article in the Washington Post this morning; apparently Fairfax County's Board of Supervisors is considering a "Silver Lining" program, in which the county would spend up to $6.4 million to help convert foreclosed homes into affordable housing for teachers, firefighters, and police officers who otherwise would not be able to … [Read more...]
A fellow Realtor and blogger, Danilo Bogdanovic, is cycling in the Tour de Cure to benefit the American Diabetes Association on June 8th in Reston, Virginia. Please consider helping him reach his goal of raising $250 by visiting his site here and sponsoring him. Some employers are offering matching gifts, so make sure to check at the … [Read more...]
The town of Purcellville is holding the 2nd public input session on the Townwide Transportation Plan from 12 to 3 on Saturday, June 14th at the Town Hall (130 E. Main Street). At the top of each hour they will do a short presentation on the progress of the project, and attendees will have a chance to talk with town staff, project … [Read more...]
Following the success of last year's USA vs. England polo match at Morven Park last spring, the Second Annual America's Cup of Polo will be held there this Saturday, May 10th, with the U.S. team this time facing off against Italy. The weekend will kick off on Friday evening with a black tie optional party (to be televised) that will have a … [Read more...]
Since I've seen so much interest with regard to the Nehemiah Down Payment Assistance Program, I asked Scott Fournier, a lender with Integrity Home Mortgage, to explain for us exactly how it works. Scott writes: A seller will agree within a real estate contract to make a donation to the Nehemiah Program - a non-profit 501©3 corporation … [Read more...]
Last week, I wrote about several builders that were faltering in Loudoun County, including the news that Equity Homes had ceased business operations. I drove to Round Hill yesterday and noticed something interesting on the signs at the Highlands at Round Hill; where the Equity logo and information had been was blacked out, but the signs were … [Read more...]
