All about life and real estate in Loudoun County, Virginia
In May 2008, when I was the Head Golf Professional at Westpark GC, I had the honor to host the first Loudoun First Responders Foundation golf classic. For those who don't know, the foundation's mission is to financially support any individual Loudoun County public safety officer (and their family) facing needs arising from injury, illness, … [Read more...]
Loudoun Valley High School junior, Riley Keesling, is one of nine national finalists in Lucerne's "Art of Dairy" contest. His design, pictured above, was selected out of more than 6400 entries. By making it this stage of the contest, Riley has a chance to win $20,000 for the Art Department at Valley, as well as a $5,000 prize for himself and … [Read more...]
We've been talking for a while now about the slim inventory, and it can make the process of buying a home very challenging. Let's take a look at the journey of my clients, Rob and Meghan, to shed a little light on our current market. To say they were ideal buyers would be an understatement. They have excellent credit, strong income, and a … [Read more...]
The Fourth Annual Loudoun Bluegrass Festival is set for May 11, at the Loudoun County 4H Fairgrounds. Presented by the Rotary Club of Dulles International Airport, proceeds will help fund college tuition to local students, as well as other area charities. Featured performers include The Quebe Sisters Band and Audie Blaylock and … [Read more...]
Sometimes on a rainy day you have to have a little fun. Here's a list of our favorite places to eat outside in LoCo: Downtown Leesburg has a number of excellent choices, beginning with the Cajun Experience. We've had lot's of delicious lunches here and they have live music just about every weekend. Döner Bistro is a little taste of … [Read more...]
Yesterday was "Take your sons and daughters to work day", so Madeline and Natalie got a day off from school and spent the day with me. They've come along in the past on weekends and during the summer, but yesterday I showed them a little more of what I do on a daily basis. We started off looking at new listings in the MLS, then did a market … [Read more...]
As I was out and about in Purcellville yesterday, I came across an open Coney Island Diner. We knew it was on the way, just missed the memo it actually opened three weeks ago. This makes two Coney Island Diners in LoCo, the original opened in Ashburn during the fall of 2009. I had a chance to chat with the staff this morning, and figured I … [Read more...]
As part of the Virginia is for Lovers campaign, Purcellville was one of sixteen locations selected by the Virginia Tourism Corporation to build and host a LOVEwork. Located in historic downtown next to the Train Station, our wine country themed exhibit was unveiled today. Visitors are asked to share photos with the LOVEwork on social … [Read more...]
Yesterday I was invited to a media tour for the new Alamo Drafthouse Cinema at One Loudoun (thanks Alden and Stephanie!), which is set to open May 3. Our guides were franchise owners Anthony Coco and Joseph Edwards, who moved from Texas a year and a half ago specifically to start this business (Anthony's son got to go snow sledding for the … [Read more...]
The Spring market is in full swing and inventory in LoCo is still very low. If you are searching in the $500,000 price point, there are currently 42 homes from which to choose, just over one month's worth of inventory. (As shown in the multiple listing service this morning, excluding all new construction.) The average home in … [Read more...]
