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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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  • Most Expensive Homes Sold in Loudoun, 2016

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    For the first time in our 8 year history of writing this post it took at least a $3,000,000 price tag to make the most expensive homes sold in LoCo for 2015. A lot has changed in 12 months as no home this year would have made the cut in 2015. Let’s take a look…

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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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  • 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 group bought the course we thought it would be the…

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