All about life and real estate in Loudoun County, Virginia
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...]
The Elias clan is big fans of Five Guys, so we are ecstatic to learn a Leesburg location is under construction in the Battlefield Shopping Center on Edwards Ferry Road. I spoke with the corporate office, and was told they are expecting to open in mid to late April. I was also informed a Sterling location will open this September in the … [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...]
Last week I wrote about Lowry's Crab Shack, our favorite place for seafood and fried chicken in LoCo. Today, let me tell you about our favorite restaurant, The Cajun Experience in downtown Leesburg. Heather and I visited New Orleans in the spring of 2005 and fell in love, the food, the music, the people, and Cafe Du Monde's chicory coffee … [Read more...]
Elysium is the ancient Greek concept of the afterlife reserved for the righteous and the heroic. Village Green at Elysian Heights, with it's views of Catoctin and Sugarloaf Mountains, does a great job of living up to its name. Located just off of Route 15, north of Leesburg, 1300 acres of conservancy land protect the rural setting. … [Read more...]
Lansdowne has become one of the premier neighborhoods in LoCo, offering everything from condos to $1,000,000+ single family homes. Let's take a look at 2012, a year that had a nearly 20% increase in sales over to 2011. There are a few distinct segments to the Lansdowne market, first we'll review the town center area. There were 23 total … [Read more...]
Here are this week's news, notes, and nuggets: Perfection on the line: The Woodgrove High School girls basketball team finished the regular season at 20-3, and a perfect 18-0 in the Dulles district. Tonight, they square off in a rematch of last year's district final with Loudoun County at Tuscarora HS. The game tips at 6:00, followed by … [Read more...]
Typically less than 5% of the 467 homes in Woodlea Manor & Woodlea Hills change hands over the course of a year. 2012 was no different, 18 total sales were recorded which was three less than 2011's total of 21. Sixteen of those sales were in Woodlea Manor, where an average sales price of $572,000 represented a very slight increase … [Read more...]
Shenstone is one of those unique neighborhoods where not much happens on a yearly basis. Over the last four years, there have been an average of five sales. 2012 was no different with three standard sales, one foreclosure, and one new construction in Shenstone Reserve. The average sales price of $964,255 was up 3.4% when compared to 2011's … [Read more...]
