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	<title>LoCo Musings &#187; Ashburn</title>
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		<title>Martin&#8217;s Chase: Lots Available Now</title>
		<link>http://www.locomusings.com/2009/11/02/martins-chase-lots-available-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Elias</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ashburn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loudoun County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lennar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin's Chase]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New construction]]></category>

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Since Lennar reopened at Martin&#8217;s Chase in June, they have sold out each section right as it opened, offering new construction, single family homes on quarter acre lots for right around $500,000.  I just got word that they opened 11 more lots as of yesterday, so if you are interested, now is the time to [...]]]></description>
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<p>Since <a title="Lennar Back at Martin's Chase" href="http://www.locomusings.com/2009/06/23/lennar-comes-back-to-martins-chase/" target="_blank"><strong>Lennar</strong> reopened at <strong>Martin&#8217;s Chase</strong> in June</a>, they have sold out each section right as it opened, offering new construction, single family homes on quarter acre lots for right around $500,000.  I just got word that they <strong>opened 11 more lots as of yesterday</strong>, so if you are interested, now is the time to reserve one. They are advertising this release as  &#8220;<strong>summer move in dates</strong>&#8220;. The floor plans available for construction are the Briarwood, Baldwin, and Edinburg.</p>
<p>Lennar also said:</p>
<blockquote>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800000;">All homes feature 1/4 acre homesites<br />
Hardwood in foyer, first floor hall, kitchen, breakfast room, and sunroom (Edinburg only)<br />
Kitchen with upgraded cabinetry, granite countertops and black GE appliances<br />
Ceramic tile in all baths with upgraded 12&#215;12 in the owner&#8217;s suite<br />
Up to $10,000 in closing cost assistance with builder&#8217;s lender and title company</span></p></blockquote>
<p>If you&#8217;d like more information, just let me know.</p>
<p><strong><em>Cheers,</em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>Heather</em></strong></p>
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		<title>Shiny New Charts at LoCoMarketStats!</title>
		<link>http://www.locomusings.com/2009/09/25/shiny-new-charts-at-locomarketstats/</link>
		<comments>http://www.locomusings.com/2009/09/25/shiny-new-charts-at-locomarketstats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Elias</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ashburn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leesburg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loudoun County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Purcellville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sterling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LoCo]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Loudoun]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just in case you didn&#8217;t know, I also author several LoCo blogs that focus specifically on <strong>real estate market statistics</strong>; this week I&#8217;ve unveiled some shiny, new, clickable stats charts that allow <strong>you</strong> to focus on data at a particular period in time. <strong>Take a peek, play with them, and please let me know what you think!</strong></p>
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<p><p>
If you would like to see more, visit <a title="LoCo Market Stats" href="http://www.locomarketstats.com" target="_blank">LoCo Market Stats</a>, <a title="Leesburg Market Stats" href="http://www.leesburgmarketstats.com" target="_blank">Leesburg Market Stats</a>, or <a title="Ashburn Market Stats" href="http://www.ashburnmarketstats.com" target="_blank">Ashburn Market Stats</a>&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Cheers,<br />
Heather</strong></p>
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		<title>LoCo Schools Open for the Fall</title>
		<link>http://www.locomusings.com/2009/09/08/loco-schools-open-for-the-fall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.locomusings.com/2009/09/08/loco-schools-open-for-the-fall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Elias</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ashburn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hamilton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heather Elias]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loudoun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loudoun County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sterling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eagle Ridge Middle School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janice Koslowski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenneth W. Culbert Elementary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LoCo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Potomac Falls High School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schools]]></category>

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As I&#8217;m sure you noticed, the buses are running in LoCo this morning, as the kids (finally) head back to school.  I&#8217;m admitting to a little melancholy today, as I send my youngest of four off to kindergarten, my middle child to first grade, and my twins to their first year of middle school.  It [...]]]></description>
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<div id="attachment_899" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 512px"><a href="http://cmsweb2.loudoun.k12.va.us/culbert/site/default.asp"><img class="size-large wp-image-899   " title="Kenneth W. Culbert Elementary Opens" src="http://www.locomusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/CIMG0151-1024x361.jpg" alt="Kenneth Culbert Elementary in Hamilton" width="502" height="177" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Kenneth W. Culbert Elementary in Hamilton</p></div>
<p style="text-align: left;">As I&#8217;m sure you noticed, <strong>the buses are running in LoCo this morning</strong>, as the kids (finally) head back to school.  I&#8217;m admitting to a little melancholy today, as I send my youngest of four off to kindergarten, my middle child to first grade, and my twins to their first year of middle school.  It will be a different year for me this year! I&#8217;m holding up a coffee mug to ::cheers:: in the new school year&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The picture above is of <a title="Kenneth W. Culbert Elementary" href="http://cmsweb2.loudoun.k12.va.us/culbert/site/default.asp" target="_blank">Kenneth W. Culbert Elementary</a>, which opens it&#8217;s doors for the first day today, as a brand spanking new school in Hamilton, Virginia.  I&#8217;d also like to send a shoutout and big congratulations to a friend of mine, <strong>Janice Koslowski</strong>, who takes over as principal at <a title="Potomac Falls High School" href="http://cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/pfhs/site/default.asp" target="_blank">Potomac Falls High School</a> in Sterling for this school year.  She is moving there after four successful years at the helm of <a title="Eagle Ridge Middle School" href="http://cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/erms/site/default.asp" target="_blank">Eagle Ridge Middle School</a> in Ashburn.  She used to be the vice principal at Potomac Falls, so this isn&#8217;t new territory for her.  I&#8217;m sure that she is going to have a fantastic year, and I know that she will be welcomed there with open arms.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><em><strong>Cheers,</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><em><strong>Heather</strong></em></p>
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		<title>This just in from the builders in LoCo&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.locomusings.com/2009/08/18/this-just-in-from-the-builders-in-loco/</link>
		<comments>http://www.locomusings.com/2009/08/18/this-just-in-from-the-builders-in-loco/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Elias</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leesburg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loudoun County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brambleton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[builders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cooke's Crossing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[D.R. Horton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immediate delivery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lennar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LoCo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lovettsville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin's Chase]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[model home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryan homes]]></category>
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A few things I&#8217;ve received from builders in and around LoCo in the last week or two&#8230;if you are interested in any of these communities, just call or email me&#8230;

Lennar has sold out of their first set of lots available at the newly reopened Martin&#8217;s Chase community in Ashburn, but they are offering a sneak [...]]]></description>
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<p>A few things I&#8217;ve received from <strong>builders in and around LoCo</strong> in the last week or two&#8230;if you are interested in any of these communities, just call or email me&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Lennar </strong>has sold out of their first set of lots available at the newly reopened<a title="Lennar Comes Back to Martins Chase" href="http://www.locomusings.com/2009/06/23/lennar-comes-back-to-martins-chase/" target="_self"> <strong>Martin&#8217;s Chase community in Ashburn</strong></a>, but they are offering a sneak peek of the next section, with new floor plans, pricing in the mid $400&#8217;s,  and up to $10,000 in closing assistance (for using their lender and closing company)</li>
<li><strong>D.R. Horton</strong> is down to two homes left at <strong>Cooke&#8217;s Crossing</strong> (which is located just before the gates at River Creek in <strong>Leesburg</strong>), both priced at $579,990, both over 4,000 square feet, with three finished levels and gourmet kitchens.</li>
<li><strong>Brambleton</strong> is keeping a running list of immediately available homes in it&#8217;s community on it&#8217;s <a title="Brambleton Quick Delivery" href="http://quickdelivery.brambleton.com/" target="_blank">website here</a>. While there are no condos waiting and ready, there are some townhomes and single families, priced from the low $400&#8217;s for the townhome and low $700&#8217;s for the single family homes.</li>
<li><strong>Ryan Homes</strong> is looking to sell two model homes, a Venice model single family home at <strong>Lovettsville Town Center</strong> for $369,990, and an Inglewood townhome at <strong>South Riding</strong> for $379,990. In both cases they are looking to <strong>lease the home back</strong> to continue using it for a model for around another year.</li>
</ul>
<p>Want more info? Call me at 571-233-5491 or <a title="Ask Heather" href="http://www.locomusings.com/ask-heather/" target="_self">Ask Heather</a>!</p>
<p><em><strong>Cheers,</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Heather</strong></em></p>
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		<title>New on LoCoMarketStats: Whisperings of Change&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.locomusings.com/2009/06/10/new-on-locomarketstats-whisperings-of-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.locomusings.com/2009/06/10/new-on-locomarketstats-whisperings-of-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Elias</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ashburn]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New post on LoCo Market Stats yesterday&#8230;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
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>New post on <strong>LoCo Market Stats </strong>yesterday&#8230;<strong>Whisperings of Change in the Market.</strong>.. 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!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.LoCoMarketStats.com"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-631" title="LoCoMarketStats" src="http://www.locomusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/locomarketstats.png" alt="LoCoMarketStats" width="190" height="140" /></a></p>
<p><strong><em>Cheers,</em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>Heather</em></strong></p>
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