All about life and real estate in Loudoun County, Virginia
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
We've been taking a look at activity in a few LoCo neighborhoods, today we'll take a look at one of the more unique areas of Loudoun, Purcellville. In reviewing sales here we need to delve a little deeper, consideration must be given to acreage, age, and condition. Four townhome sales (three in Purcellville Ridge and one in Main St. … [Read more...]
Lest you think all I do is write this blog, drink coffee and margaritas, and coach softball, here's a little update of what I've been doing: We put this listing in Purcellville under contract last month, now I'm working to find it's soon to be former owner a new home in Broadlands. Anyone there with 4 bedrooms and a nice yard thinking of … [Read more...]
