All about life and real estate in Loudoun County, Virginia
School is almost over, and after the first week home you might be looking for some activities to keep your children occupied. Here's a list of LoCo golf courses with junior camps open to the public. Click on the links for more information, hope this helps... 1757 has it's own ULTIMATE Junior Camp. Brambleton Golf Club is hosting … [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...]
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...]
When inventory is as low as it is now, new home builders step in to fill the void. Over the next week, we are going to take a look at new construction neighborhoods throughout LoCo. Today, let's take a peek at Leesburg. Canby by Carrington Homes Located on Canby Road near it's intersection with Harmony Church Road just south of … [Read more...]
Here's a list of upcoming events for LoCo this month: Reading Between the Wines: Wednesday, April 10, the Loudoun Literacy Council is hosting an event at the Sunset Hills Vineyard to support their programs throughout LoCo. Our great friends Chris & Melissa Bugaj, authors of Night Light Stories, will be taking part, stop by and say … [Read more...]
One of the fun things I get to do as a Realtor is visit new home communities. Yesterday, I stopped in at Stone Fox Estates and found a secluded neighborhood with gorgeous homes. Located off of Gleedsville Road in Leesburg, Craftmark Homes is offering nine different models on three plus acre lots. Known for their outstanding quality and … [Read more...]
Every day I search the multiple listing service looking for something that sticks out. Sometimes it's a neighborhood that's really active, others it is a price point which is unusually quiet. Poking around this morning, I found there are 42 existing homes for sale over $2 million in LoCo (10 yet to be built new construction are listed as … [Read more...]
Yesterday, I wrote about how LoCo is a seller's market right now. There was so much intriguing data I couldn't put it all in one post, so today we are going to look into the details of where things have been selling over the last month. Ashburn has the hottest zip code, while Leesburg is a close second. No surprises for the … [Read more...]
