The Kathy O'Neal Team Blog

If condos for sale in the Fairfax area are front and center for you, our new listing at 9703 Kings Crown Court (#202) in the Fairfax, VA area is definitely worth a look. "Super clean" is a good starting description. This 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo in the very nice Hawthorne Village really sparkles. ...

Home remodeling in Chantilly and elsewhere is doing pretty well.  It is anticipated that projects will top $130 blllion this quarter. That is as high as it has been since the first quarter of 2008.  Interestingly enough, the typical cost of home remodeling projects is dropping. Chantilly and Cent...

Want to keep your windows clean and do it the eco-friendly way? Here are a few easy steps. First, try to save this task for a cloudy day.  Hot windows will dry out more quickly and cause streaking. Second, mix about 8 parts water to 1 part white vinegar and 1 part eco-friendly dish detergent.  Th...

  If your Chantilly or Northern Virginia area home could use a bit more space, and if you have a garage, check out this 4-minute video from Lowe's YouTube series. If will give you some great ideas on how to make space by adding elements to your garage interior that may not be there, or may not be...

Chantilly and Centreville area home owners who appreciate gardening may be in full swing by now.  And there is no substitute for the freshness that comes with your own garden produce. But there are a few things about freezing that you may find of interest. Enhancements in packaging and delivery m...

  We see from a Census Bureau report that seasonally-adjusted, single-family Housing Starts were up in March by  8 percent over February's 2-year low. But don't take this data too literally, because there is a statistical problem in the data's margin or error. As noted in the footnotes, there's n...

If you are considering buying another property in or out of the Northern Virginia area, you should be aware of the 1031 Exchange process. It enables the selling of one property and the buying of another with very significant tax advantages if you quality and meet the required legal criteria. If y...

Although it may not "feel" like it, foreclosures are happening at a much slower pace now compared to last year. At least that is what a recent report suggests. RealtyTrac reports that the number of national foreclosure filings dropped 35 percent in March 2011 vs. March 2010. "Foreclosure filing" ...

This is a series on how customer experience relates to repeat and referral business, that we are running on our other blog which is focused more on small business generally.  But we thought the series might also be of interest to Active Rain readers. If you want to grow your repeat and referral b...

This is a series on how customer experience relates to repeat and referral business, that we are running on our other blog which is focused more on small business generally.  But we thought the series might also be of interest to Active Rain readers.  Not every real estate or mortgage professiona...