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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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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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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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This photo was taken in September 2004, as the finishing touches were being put on our new house in Purcellville. We were one of the first five homes in the brand new Village Case neighborhood! It was lacking front door paint and shutters here, but that got handled and we moved in shortly thereafter. As…
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Ever heard the saying, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”? Well, sometimes the people you can’t help teach you more than those you do. I recently had such an experience and wanted to share what I learned from it… We had a client moving to LoCo from out of the area and to say they…
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Last night we had our spring sports meeting for Loudoun Valley High School, Wil is doing track and Erika is on the softball team. It was a little different than last year when we had just learned Erika made varsity as a freshman and were anxious to meet the coaches and other parents. Sitting there…
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There must be something special about living in the southwest part of Leesburg. That’s my only explanation for the sparse activity in each of the neighborhoods here, including Greenway Farm. Despite over 400 homes it’s odd for more than twenty to sell in a year. The 2013 real estate market was a bit more active…
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I know our parents walked to school uphill both ways through two feet of snow, heck I’ve even shared some of those stories with my kids when they complain about going to school on a questionable day. Last week we had two such days, and either way one side of the county was going to…
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2013 was the year of the seller in Loudoun County as every statistical measure of value in real estate increased. A couple of my buyers experienced this first hand with multiple offer situations, but we were still able to find them a home. Probably the most shocking stat was a 21% increase in total sold homes volume…