Bristow-Gainesville Real Estate News & Opinion

Just Out of Spite... It is truly sad how buyers and sellers can get themselves twisted over contract negotiations.  Tempers will flare, one side feels the other is getting "too good a deal" and then decisions are made out of spite.  The most jaw dropping of a spiteful mindset happened this past w...

Can You Sell Real Estate Any Time of the Year?In every real estate office across Prince William, Fairfax and Loudoun Counties there are agents lamenting about the slow year end real estate market.  I can close my eyes and picture them holding court about how no one wants to buy or sell as we appr...

Rural Price with No HOA in Suburbia Overview Maps Photos Market Stats $299,000 Single Family Home Main Features 2 Bedrooms1 Full BathroomInterior: 996 sqftLot: 01 sqftYear Built: 1960MLS #: VAPW483194 Location 12208 Fitzgerald WayNokesville, VA 20181USA Chris Ann Cleland Long & Foster Real Estat...

Renovated Manassas City Condo Overview Maps Photos Market Stats $175,000 Single Family Home Main Features 2 BedroomsInterior: 945 sqftYear Built: 1987MLS #: VAMN138572 Location 9310 Caspian Way#102Manassas, VA 20110USA Chris Ann Cleland Long & Foster Real Estate(703) 402-0037chrisann@LNF.comhttp...

Westridge Townhouse Just Sold for $338,000What does a Top Producing Real Estate Agent do the day after one very scary, extended moment threatened to wreck two deals the day before?  She enjoys some quiet time relaxing in her dentist's chair while getting a cavity filled.  Dr. Olsen of Greenhill F...

Let Halloween Week Begin..With Two ClosingsNot every deal is smooth from beginning to end.  And the more moving parts, the more complicated any hiccup becomes.This morning, I was at the closing table with sellers, who were using funds from their sale to purchase their next home.  Unfortunately, d...

Careful, Your Non-Verbal Communication is ShowingIt seems that a very quick change has happened with buyer negotiation tactics in our Bristow-Gainesville real estate market.  The approach taken on the buyer's side is increasing becoming aggressive with mutiple threats to walk if they don't get ex...

The Price to Pay for Getting What You Want in NegotiationsWith seventy-five percent of my business coming from the sale of listings, I am usually counseling sellers.  And in the seller's market conditions that the Bristow-Gainesville market has been experiencing, the words of wisdom after buyers ...

Renovated Beauty Backing to Woods Overview Maps Photos $338,000 Townhouse Main Features 3 Bedrooms2 Full Bathrooms1 Half BathroomInterior: 1,886 sqftLot: 1,599 sqftYear Built: 1988MLS #: VAPW478698 Location 12441 Manchester WayWoodbridge, VA 22192USA Chris Ann Cleland Long & Foster Real Estate(7...

Inside Comfort/Outside Oasis Overview Maps Photos Neighborhood Market Stats $512,000 Single Family Home Main Features 4 Bedrooms3 Full Bathrooms1 Half BathroomInterior: 3,490 sqftLot: 16,287 sqftYear Built: 2005MLS #: VAPW478698 Location 9341 Weathersfield DriveBristow, VA 20136USA Chris Ann Cle...