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Kingsbrooke Townhouse Report: December 2015It is time for another Kingsbrooke Townhouse Report, looking back at market activity in the month of December. We will make our comparisons to last month (November 2015) and last year (December 2014.) TOWNHOUSES FOR SALE IN KINGSBROOKE4 Listings were A...
01/29/2016
Kingsbrooke Single Family Home Report: December 2015We are well into the New Year. However, because we are still in the midst of January, we're going to be taking a look back to sales activity in December in this edition of the Kingsbrooke Single Family Home Report. Our comparisons will be mad...
01/29/2016
Braemar Townhouse Report: November-December 2015It is time for another Braemar Townhouse Report. This one will detail sales from the last two months of 2015. Of course, your immediate reaction might be that nothing happens in the last two months of the year with the holidays, but you would be ...
01/28/2016
Introducing the Latest Scam: Overpayment to ContractorsLast week I received a phone call from a local contractor. She was very concerned that my listing was being scammed. Hmmm. That gets your attention. Her story unfolded about a person claiming to be the new owner of the home calling her an...
01/27/2016
Braemar Property Values: November-December 2015 (Ryan Homes)The thaw from the blizzard Jonas is still underway. The snow piles look less intimidating every day, which is a relief. Eventually this will be nothing more than a memory.Right now, let's talk Braemar Property Values, specifically tho...
01/27/2016
Braemar Property Values: November-December 2015 (NV Homes)What a difference one single day can make. I'm referring, of course, to the near fifty degree temperatures we enjoyed in Bristow today that provided a lot of melting for the snow accumulation left by Jonas. There is grass, mulch and asp...
01/26/2016
Motivated Seller: Two Words You Will Never See in My ListingsIf there are two words I think undermine a seller's position, they are "motivated seller." Nothing says, "Lowball the crap out of me," like motivated seller appearing in a listing.Patricia Kennedy wrote a post today about the concept ...
01/25/2016
If you Northern Virginia Rainers can't make Jay Markanich 's meet up on Wednesday January 27th, why not head down to DC and attend Lise Howe 's on Thursday, January 28th at 4pm. I hope to make both. I hope that everyone in the DC area will make time to come to Guapo's in Tenley Town on Januar...
01/25/2016
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No, I'm not hosting an Active Rain Meet Up at MY house, but Jay Markanich is hosting on this Wednesday, January 27th at 12pm at his Bristow, VA home. Lucky me, the snow storm has freed me up from work so I can attend.If you don't know where to go, call or email Jay. That is, if you can't find i...
01/25/2016
Braemar Property Values: November-December 2015 (Heritage Series)Are you tired of hearing about snow? Well, you're in luck. I have another Braemar Property Value Report to share with you. This one focuses on sales in the Heritage Series homes in our neighborhood for the last two months of 201...
01/25/2016