Bristow-Gainesville Real Estate News & Opinion

Just What the Doctor OrderedLast night, while my stomach was churning over the potential destruction a Presidential election could cause, I managed to put together a multiple offer package for this duplex in Fairfax City.  It was my pleasure to present to the seller all four offers on her home, w...

Well Maintained Duplex in the Heart of Fairfax City Overview Maps Photos Market Stats $375,000 Single Family Home Main Features 3 Bedrooms1 Full Bathroom1 Half BathroomInterior: 1,397 sqftLot: 6,161 sqftYear Built: 1955MLS #: VAFC120634 Location 10646 Maple StreetFairfax, VA 22030USA Chris Ann C...

Thriving in a Crazy YearToday I was happy to accompany buyers to a closing.  It was a closing that almost didn't happen, but not for anything in this particular deal.  It was my clients' home sale that was troubled because of a buyer having underwriting issues with her loan.  Six weeks delay in t...

Gagging at Gnats and Swallowing FliesThe moment of pure insanity you are about to read is brought to you by COVID.  Never in my life have I seen so many people, smart people, abandon common sense to squelch the fear they have been fed about a novel virus.  I'm not going to pretend like COVID didn...

"I Can Explain It to You, I Can't Understand It for You"Another day in the Bristow-Gainesville real estate market, another offer submitted for a buyer client to be piled on the mound of offers the seller will receive.  Every buyer has to go through a learning curve when they enter the market, eve...

Outstanding Price for a Great Location Overview Maps Photos Market Stats $479,000 Single Family Home Main Features 4 Bedrooms3 Full Bathrooms1 Half BathroomInterior: 2,895 sqftLot: 5,100 sqftYear Built: 2003MLS #: VAPW501424 Location 14312 Fallsmere CircleGainesville, VA 20155USA Chris Ann Clela...

Just Sold in Manassas $11,000 Over List PriceWhen I first introduced 9400 Abingdon Court to the market, I have to admit that I was a bit nervous.  There was no doubt we were in a seller's market, but I was dealing with a forty-nine year old townhouse that was very nicely updated, but there weren'...

Just Because It Is a Seller's Market...The level of frustration for buyers in the current Bristow/Gainesville marketplace is through the roof.  So many buyers for every listing that comes up on the market means that there are often five or more buyers knocking each other out to win the home.  Clo...

No Man Left Behind During the House Hunt The pace of the real estate market in the Bristow/Gainesville area, really for all of Northern Virginia, is insane.  While seventy percent of my business is being at the helm of listings and assisting my sellers in staging, pricing, marketing and negotiati...

Expansive Colonial on Wooded 1/2 Acre Lot Overview Maps Photos Market Stats $699,000 Single Family Home Main Features 6 Bedrooms5 Full BathroomsInterior: 5,071 sqftLot: 0.50 acre(s)Year Built: 2002MLS #: VAPW497992 Location 5647 Lick River LaneGainesville, VA 20155USA Chris Ann Cleland Long & Fo...