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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 Loudoun, 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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  • 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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  • 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 in Virginia is likely different than in other areas of…

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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 sale in this price range. As of this morning only…

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  • Most Expensive Homes Sold in Loudoun, 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 under $3,000,000 made the cut. Let’s take a look at the…

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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 all month long. Here are a few of the best…

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  • LoCo Real Estate Year in Review for 2014

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    After a strong 2013 which saw sales rise 21% most of us in the real estate industry were expecting a banner year for 2014. It didn’t quite turn out that way, however a strong fourth quarter has us optimistic for a better 2015. Let’s take a look… Our first chart shows a month by month breakdown of the actual…

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