All about life and real estate in Loudoun County, Virginia
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...]
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...]
Last Saturday, the Virginia General Assembly passed a new transportation bill (HB 2313) to help fund the states road systems. Part of the package is a 250% increase in the Grantor's tax, the tax all Virginians pay when they sell a home or business property. About 4 years ago Heather wrote about the reduction of the Grantor's tax from $5 per … [Read more...]
2012 saw an improvement in every measurable area for home sales in Loudoun County. Let's take a look at the key statistics and see what they tell us. Median sales price for single family homes was up to $533,641, the highest value since 2007 checked in at $644,924. This represents a 2% increase over 2011's median sales price of $523,666 … [Read more...]
Looking for something fun to do this Saturday? Come out to Corcoran Vineyards and celebrate! My daughter Madeline played for the Loudoun Storm 10u Softball team that placed 2nd at Pony Nationals last week, and the parents are pouring wine to celebrate. Come see us between 12 and 5 pm and try some of the popular Apple Wine. If you can't make … [Read more...]
Back in January, I wrote a post about the luxury market in Loudoun, the $1 million-plus homes, that also ran in the Washington Post's real estate blog. At the time, I pointed out that the luxury market seemed to be rebounding, with the overall number of million dollar homes sold rising from 50 homes sold in 2010 to 62 in 2011. When I … [Read more...]
I wouldn't go so far as to call the local real estate market loco...but it has been a completely different experience than 2011. Based on the May numbers released by MRIS, the multiple listing service that Realtors use here, our Loudoun sold dollar volume for May 2012 was $222,570,219, up 30.71% from May 2011. At the same time, overall days … [Read more...]
Because this little corner of the web has much to offer in the way of Loudoun photographs and thoughts on living here, I often hear from folks who are considering a move. Last week, I spoke with a couple that are thinking about Purcellville and western LoCo for their next abode; they would be moving from Maryland. With a free Saturday to come … [Read more...]
This week's LoCo Photo was taken by my talented daughter while taking a spring break jaunt around the County. Enjoy! Cheers, Heather … [Read more...]
If you've been reading the posts here for the last couple of months, you've heard me repeat over and over that we do not have a lot of available homes for sale on the market here in Loudoun. Given that we are now in the first week of March, we should be hearing the stampede of listings approaching in the distance like a thundering herd of … [Read more...]
