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The Spring Lakes neighborhood is located just off of Fort Evans Rd. For commuting purposes, you're close enough to Rte 15 and Rte 7 but yet not close enough that you see and hear the cars whizzing by. Shopping is convenient too. Bloom and Giant are just a quick ride away. If you prefer Harri...
02/23/2009
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Here's your opportunity to buy a condo at Worldgate in Herndon for $255,000. These homes are centrally located being close to the Toll Road and Reston Town Center. This home has 2 bedrooms, 1 bath,lots of privacy, a underground garage space and is located in a building equipped with e...
02/23/2009
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Everybody bandies about the terms Buyer's market and Seller's Market but do they or more importantly you know what they mean. The most basic definition of a buyer's market is when the supply exceeds the demand. We see that in lots of places today...I'm thinking cars. That's a good start but how...
02/18/2009
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We had, what we in northern Virginia, call a snowstorm....maybe 2 inches of snow fell. And as is the norm here, traffic came to a standstill. The storm moved out just as the sun was setting and left us with a beautiful sunset. I took this pictures from the back of my home in Lansdowne.
02/13/2009
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The subtitle of this book is "My Year of Learning to Live Better with Less". Each month, the author chooses to give up something ranging from her cell phone to multitasking. We learn what she finds essential to what can be pared down to what can be almost completely gotten rid of. We should al...
12/28/2008
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If you've thought of buying in Worldgate or are a homeowner there, resources are now available online. When you visit the Worldgate site, you'll find information regarding committees, events including when the next Board meeting will be held as well as access to forms and documents relating to ...
11/21/2008
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Just this evening, WUSA News here in Washington DC ran a story about the pitfalls of buying a home that being sold as a "short sale". As you will see, a short sale is not often short but takes quite a long time! As a consumer, it's important to know the pros and cons of this type of sale. Pleas...
10/31/2008
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Looking for fresh produce?? Ashburn has finally gotten a farmers market. You'll find it in the parking lot of the Kaiser Permanente building right behind the Ryan Park Shopping Center. It runs every Saturday from 8am to 12pm through October 25th. And it's not the farmers markets of old. Whil...
07/20/2008
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Last night, a few friends and I went to a mixer on the rooftop of the Hilton Embassy Row right around the corner from Dupont Circle. Here are a few pictures from somewhere other than the Mall. Here's the National Cathedral. Look to the right of the crane...there's the Washington monument....
07/12/2008
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Mohonk Mountain House was built in 1869 and has been family operated ever since. It's located in the Shawangunk Mountains of New York state and is near New Paltz. It overlooks a glacier lake where you can swim, canoe or fish. Here's another view of the hotel from the lake. I was told that thi...
06/27/2008