Open Sunday February 26, 1-4 pm. Just Listed - 9013 Orange Hunt Lane -(click for more photos) is a picture perfect charmer of a home Open Sunday in Red Fox Forest in Annandale. Super convenient to major roads and just outside the beltway, this home for sale is in the Woodson High School distric
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02/23/2012
It should come as no surprise, but Arlington County Virginia boasts the lowest unemployment rate in the DC Metropolitan area. Our current unemployment rate is 3.6% - down from 3.8% from December 2010 and down from 4.3 from 2009. We have an incredibly strong real estate market as well. See the
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02/14/2012
Gotta love Mick Jagger and the Stones. I have this song ringing in my head most all of the time. Constantly want to sing it to my kids, my husband, my friends, myself and of course, my real estate clients. Buying or selling a home is a huge, stressful and very expensive undertaking. I've fo
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02/11/2012
If you happen to drive by the Overlee Pool on Lee Highway in Arlington, and wonder where it went, don't fret. Overlee is undergoing a wonderful renovation that will give members brand new pools and a new club house. Yes, they did get started a bit later than planned, but the Overlee Pool board
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02/06/2012
One of the many great things about living in Arlington, Virginia, is the close proximity to Georgetown in Washington DC. Just a quick hop over the Key Bridge and you are there. My husband works in Georgetown and has been raving about this place called Baked and Wired for months. Like, he's h
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02/03/2012
Yesterday was an incredibly beautiful day! I was fortunate enough to go for a walk around dusk and took these shots of the Williamsburg Circle at sunset with this gorgeous pink sky. I also stopped by Backyard Barbeque in the Williamsburg Shopping Center to get dinner after dealing with a sick
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01/29/2012
In Northern Virginia, the regional contract used to say that sellers had to convey the property with all mechanical systems (heating, cooling, appliances, plumbing, electrical) in Normal Working Order. Everyone haggled and fought over what was "Normal" (yes I have blogged about this many times
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01/27/2012
There are loads of information, blogs and seminars all geared towards educating "first time homebuyers" but not much talk for "first time home sellers." After all, if you are a seller, you've been a buyer before and you know what you are doing, right? I'd say wrong. Selling your house is quite
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01/23/2012
Wow, I learn something from Mr. Markanich in every post. This one is definitely worth a read for your safety. I have never heard of CSST pipes before and hope that means none of my buyers have a house with them. It is scary a house can burst into flames with a hit of lightening.I was excepti
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01/23/2012
I keep reading market report after market report about how the numbers are DOWN. Total sales volume in Arlington, VA for December 2011 over December 2010 was down 18%, new listings down 13%. However as an Realtor working primarily in North Arlington, I can say the numbers do not tell the whole
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01/18/2012