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Need Down Payment Assistance in VA?
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We just met with our friends at Atlantic Coast Mortgage this morning and have a great first time home buyer program to share. The Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA) is once again offering a pool of money to assist with down payments. Available on a…
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What to Expect When You Are Selling in Loudoun
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We’ve already written about What to Expect When You Are Buying and felt it was time to give sellers an idea about how the process works from their side of the table. Keep in mind, we are writing this from the Loudoun County perspective. The process…
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How Much Home for $400K in LoCo, Feb. 2016
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Last week we wrote about the lack of listings on the market and as we take a closer at what you can buy for $400,000 today in LoCo it continues to be true. Normally we can expect between 100 and 200 active homes for…
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The Cupboard is Bare!
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A couple of weeks ago our local Dulles Area Association of Realtors published its’ 2015 Year End Housing Market Trends for Loudoun County. Here is an overview of the report: • After five years of growth since bottoming out in 2009, Loudoun’s 2015 median sales price…
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Most Expensive Homes Sold in LoCo, 2015
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In last year’s most expensive homes post we felt 2015 was going to be a bounce back year for the real estate market… and man were we right. Heather and I have been writing about these dream homes since 2010 and for the first time no home…
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Mortgage Financing 101
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LoCo kids are back in school and our seniors are having to jockey around class schedules for the second semester. When we were discussing elective choices the options were weightlifting, guitar, and underwater basket weaving (not really but you get the idea). Those sounded appealing…
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Screams Galore this Halloween!
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Halloween is definitely one of our family’s favorite holidays. We all enjoy decorating the house and yard and getting dressed up for trick or treating. We are fortunate to have a number of activities close to home which give us the opportunity to enjoy Halloween…
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Are Home Warranties Worth It?
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A lot of clients ask us if a home warranty is really worth it. They’ve heard all the stories about how difficult it is to actually have something replaced and figure it’s not worth the hassle. Our answer is it depends on your situation.…
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Will it be a Flip or a Flop in LoCo?
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A few weeks off from coaching softball and there tends to be a lot of HGTV on in my house. The current programming includes a bunch of renovation shows like Flip or Flop, Rehab Addict, and Fixer Upper. They make it seem easy to find…
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This Goose is Finally Cooked
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For as long as I can remember there have been whispers about Goose Creek Golf Club being turned into a housing community. During my 12 years as the golf professional at Westpark Golf Club I think it changed hands 4 times. Every time a new…
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