• How Much Home for $400k in LoCo Today?

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    Guess the cold weather isn’t slowing the market down, last week when I wrote about homes in the $750,000 price range there were only 676 on the market! If you are searching in the $400,000 price point, you have 56 of the 1500 total homes currently on the market from which to choose. (As shown in the multiple listing service this

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  • To Close or Not to Close…

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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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  • Look Back: LoCo Market in 2013

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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

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  • Big Projects Moving Forward in LoCo, Part Two

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    While I was spending time with the in-laws over Christmas, the Loudoun Times Mirror put out a couple of stories on big mixed-use developments to watch in 2014. In case you were wondering, mixed-use means a combination of office space, retail, and residential properties. It’s a way for developers to sell homes in an area

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  • Tis the Season for Sweetz Bakery

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    Last week I stopped by Sweetz Bakery in Leesburg for the first time. In addition to yummy cupcakes, cookies, and other delicious pastries, customers can grab a soup and panini of the day. I had the Thai Chicken Noodle soup and a perfect chocolate chip cookie, just what the doctor ordered to fight off this cold. On Fridays, adult

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  • Sterling Bucks the Trend in LoCo

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    Earlier this week we wrote about the summer real estate markets in Ashburn and Leesburg. Today, we’ll take a glance at how things are moving in Sterling, one of the more established towns in LoCo. Over the last two months 108 single family homes have changed hands, only two more than the same time last summer.

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  • Time for Some Fireworks (not talkin’ about the Pizza)

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      I know it’s a few days early, but some areas of LoCo are starting fireworks this weekend. Here’s a list of everything going on over the next week:Saturday, June 29 Brambleton – Brambleton Plaza at 9:30 p.m. with a rain date of June 30 Sterling Park Golf, Swim & Tennis Club at 9:30 p.m. with a rain date of June

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  • Let’s Have a Brew, or Fourteen…

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    LoCo is known as wine and horse country, but if the expansion of local breweries continues we’re gonna have to add beer to that list. I prefer the stronger stuff myself, but there are plenty of options for those of you who want something other than what’s available at the store. Since 2011, we have

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  • Sizzling Start to Summer Sales

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    Summer is almost here and our market tends to take a one week breather as the school year ends. It’s a good time to take a look at what has been going on over the last month and see how that compares to last year. Based on what my client’s have experienced this spring, the

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