• Falling in Love With an Historic Home?

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    I have a confession to make. I have a soft spot for historic homes, probably because I grew up in one. There’s something about living in a space that has a story, wondering what the walls would say if they could talk. As a kid, I wondered if there were ghosts hanging around our 1900s

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  • Hotlist: 12 Newest Listings in Ashburn

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    It’s Thursday, and if you are currently shopping for a home you know what that means…hello, listings! With a limited amount of homes for sale right now, Thursday is the day to go on market. Time for the serious buyers to see new listings before open houses and jockeying for showings on the weekend. Personally,

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  • Virtual Staging? Absolutely Works.

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    “Is it better to show our home empty, or with our furniture in it?” That question inevitably comes up in most of our pre-listing conversations with our seller clients. And it’s a fair one: would a buyer more easily be able to envision living there if the space was empty or if the home still

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  • The LoCo Musings Guide to Commuting from Loudoun to DC

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    How can I commute from my Loudoun home to work in DC? Working with so many clients relocating to  Loudoun over the years, I have had plenty of opportunity to see firsthand how much of a role commuting distance plays in the home buying decision. With so many Loudoun residents commuting to Herndon, Reston, Tysons/McLean,

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  • Most Expensive Homes Sold In LoCo, 2018 edition

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    In 2011 we started writing a January recap of the most expensive homes sold in Loudoun County during the previous year. While we missed a year in 2017 (too much eggnog, I guess?) we are back on track this year. As in prior years, it takes a sale price nearing a couple of million bucks to

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  • Where did the summer go? For us, the hospital.

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    You might have noticed that it’s been a little while since we’ve published a post here. We thought it was time to catch you up on what’s been happening with us, and why you may not have heard from us in a few months. We’ve always been pretty open here at LoCoMusings about our life

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  • We Play (Golf) For 24 With Redwood Gives Back

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    Sunday afternoon, we had the pleasure of helping host a golf tournament at Top Golf in Ashburn as part of Century 21 Redwood’s charitable initiative, Redwood Gives Back. Redwood Gives Back has raised thousands of dollars for numerous charities, including building homes for hurricane displaced families in Haiti, but this is the first time we’ve

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  • Time for a Holiday House?

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    We’re rolling into the middle of November, so if you are looking to be in new digs before the holidays, now is the time to get under contract. Yes, a good lender can get you into your home in a 30-40 day window of time…but that’s a post for another day! Obviously this is a quieter

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  • Not Just a House… It’s Our Home

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    This photo was taken in September 2004, as the finishing touches were being put on our new house in Purcellville. It was lacking front door paint and shutters here, but that got handled and we moved in shortly thereafter. As of today, we have been in our home for 10 years. Honestly, we thought we’d

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Michael and Heather Elias are full time real estate professionals and licensed REALTORS at Century 21 Redwood Realty. They sincerely hope you enjoy reading this blog, and would love the opportunity to work with you.

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