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Hello LoCo… the “Goodbye Tax” is Back (Updated)
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Last Saturday, the Virginia General Assembly passed a new transportation bill (HB 2313) to help fund the states road systems. Part of the package is a 250% increase in the Grantor’s tax, the tax all Virginians pay when they sell a home or business property. About 4 years ago Heather wrote about the reduction of the Grantor’s…
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2012 LoCo Market Recap
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2012 saw an improvement in every measurable area for home sales in Loudoun County. Let’s take a look at the key statistics and see what they tell us. Median sales price for single family homes was up to $533,641, the highest value since 2007 checked in at $644,924. This represents a 2% increase over 2011’s median sales price of…
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Here Come the Listings?
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If you’ve been reading the posts here for the last couple of months, you’ve heard me repeat over and over that we do not have a lot of available homes for sale on the market here in Loudoun. Given that we are now in the first week of March, we should be hearing the stampede…
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Happy new…market?
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As we turn a new calendar year, here is a quick peek at one of the trend lines from last year…median price for single family homes in Loudoun County rose from around $530,000 to about $570,000. Not too bad, eh? I’m sure if you are thinking about selling (or heck, if you are a LoCo…
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Spooky, Scary, Haunting Time Again!
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Are you looking for perfectly LoCo Halloween festivities? Here are some great local events to make this Halloween fangtastic: The 54th annual Leesburg Halloween Parade is on Halloween at 6:00 pm, starting as always at Ida Lee Park and traveling south on King Street. Please bring a nonperishable donation for the Loudoun Interfaith Relief Food…
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10 Priciest LoCo Homes Sold in 2010
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Since it’s January, I’ve noticed a lot of the “10 Most Expensive Homes Sold” stories on the national level…so I thought I’d do the same for us LoCo folks. Of course, there were two homes tied for 10th, which gives us the top 11 homes by sale price in Loudoun for 2010. All information is…
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Mmmmm, Fresh Hot Data!
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I have almost the same conversation with every buyer client I work with..they ask me which neighborhoods are the safest, or most family friendly, etc, and I have to tell them…I can’t answer that question. I know that seems counter-intuitive to the job that they have asked me to do, in helping them find the…
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Tree Choppin’ Time in LoCo
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(photo credit: Andreas Wonisch) Hard to believe, but the holiday season is upon us, and I know many of you haven’t gotten your Christmas tree yet. (I’m included in that!) With my four kiddos, we opt for the pre-cut Christmas trees at Meadows Farm, but if you are more inclined to chop down your tree,…
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