• Does Refinancing Now Make Dollars & Sense?

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    Sometimes the question isn’t whether or not to sell your home, but rather should you refinance your mortgage to make life more affordable in your current situation. Our good friend Scott Fournier of Integrity Home Mortgage offers these suggestions based on some of the new laws that have been established recently: Conventional loans (not government, not FHA,

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  • Shenstone Market update

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    Shenstone is one of those unique neighborhoods where not much happens on a yearly basis. Over the last four years, there have been an average of five sales. 2012 was no different with three standard sales, one foreclosure, and one new construction in Shenstone Reserve. The average sales price of $964,255 was up 3.4% when compared

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  • The Hamlet at Wulf Crest Farm

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    The Hamlet at Wulf Crest Farm is Steuart-Kret Select Homes’ first foray into Loudoun real estate and they are making a splash.  I had never heard of the builder, the majority of their communities have been in Maryland, however after stopping by on Super Bowl Sunday and speaking with Tom West, the site sales manager,

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  • LoCo News Wrap-up for February 1st

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    Here are this week’s news, notes, and nuggets for Loudoun: Local Legend laid to rest: We didn’t know Mr. Rose as long or as well as some, but he still touched our lives. The local youth sports landscape would look very different if he were not involved and we are all sad to see him go.

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  • Golf Community Spotlight on Lansdowne

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    Last week I wrote about buying in a golf course community and it gave me the idea to highlight each community individually. With my experience from a golfer’s perspective, here’s my first shot (maybe pun intended?). Lansdowne Resort opened in 1991 with 18 holes of championship golf designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. The main attraction at

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  • LoCo News Wrap-up for January 25th

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    This week’s news, notes , and nuggets for Loudoun: Ashburn student meets the President: Phoebe Lisle wrote a letter to the President on the day of the Sandy Hook shootings. Little did she know it would to turn into a tour of the White House and a visit with the President Obama. Pick your school:

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  • Buying A Home In A Golf Community

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    Home sales in golf communities are strong like in the rest of the country.

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  • How Much House For $600k?

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    Chatter in the office the last few weeks has been how busy open houses have been, which is usually the case when inventory is as low as it is right now. If you are shopping in the $600,000 price range, you only have 36 homes to pick from in all of LoCo! (At least, as of

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  • LoCo News Wrap-up for January 18th

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    This week’s news, notes, and nuggets for Loudoun: iPads for teachers and students: The School board has a big meeting coming up next Thursday. The FY2014 budget is up for vote, including a  provision for mobile devices for teachers and possibly closing Lincoln Elementary. Also, a controversial amendment allowing parents to freely enroll their children

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