Real Estate

Heather Elias on January 10th, 2012

Like Nestled atop Catoctin Mountain just west of Leesburg is Beacon Hill, a luxury community of million dollar homes. Named for the 326 acre estate once owned by 1950′s news personality Arthur Godfrey, there are now nearly 1100 acres of majestic landscape with breathtaking views. The rolling landscape was originally owned by 1950s radio and television [...]

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Heather Elias on January 9th, 2012

LikeLast year in January I did a wrapup post of the most expensive homes sold in Loudoun County for 2010. Obviously, now it’s time to take a look at the top 2011 luxury sales in LoCo. The top five homes sold, not unlike 2010, were all just about in the $2 million and above price [...]

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Heather Elias on January 5th, 2012

Like (photo credit: Cayusa) I was having a conversation with some buyer clients of mine recently about new construction, and builder contracts. They were surprised to learn that I could represent them as their buyer’s agent on a contract to build a new construction home. Indeed, they didn’t know, and hadn’t considered it before I [...]

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Heather Elias on January 2nd, 2012

LikeAs we turn a new calendar year, here is a quick peek at one of the trend lines from last year…median price for single family homes in Loudoun County rose from around $530,000 to about $570,000. Not too bad, eh?  I’m sure if you are thinking about selling (or heck, if you are a LoCo [...]

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Heather Elias on January 1st, 2012

Like  Anyone who knows me can attest to the fact that I’m an optimist, a glass is half full kind of girl. Perhaps it stems from having New Year’s Day as my birthday…each new year in my life corresponds with a new year on the calendar, full of promise and hope. I don’t dread my [...]

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