All about life and real estate in Loudoun County, Virginia
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...]
In the first of my neighborhood year in review posts, I am tackling 2012 home sales for Tavistock Farms. As a former resident, it always interests me to see how the market is faring. Overall, 27 homes sold in 2012 compared to 28 in 2011. Let's take a look at how that breaks down: For single family homes, 10 sold in 2012, one less than … [Read more...]
If you are a homeowner in Tavistock Farms in Leesburg, you may be receiving my mailed market updates directly at your home. If not, though, don't fear...here's the latest update on the real estate market within your neighborhood. The stats since March 1, 2012: Three single family homes have sold, average days on market 73, average sold … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
According to Living in LoCo, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) announced today that it will begin paving the last 1.3 mile stretch of gravel road on Sycolin Road in March. Two 12 foot wide lanes with four feet wide shoulders (along with some road straightening and drainage improvements) are set to be completed by November. … [Read more...]
View from Kincaid Boulevard looking toward Route 7 I stopped by to check on the progress of the extension of Battlefield Parkway from Kincaid Boulevard to Route 7. It's easy to see how quickly this project has progressed! The portion of Battlefield Parkway between Sycolin Road and the Dulles Greenway opened in September, so this … [Read more...]
