Arlington VA Real Estate, Condos & Homes for Sale in Virginia. Keller Williams Realty

MLS stands for multiple listing service and is the source for a list of all home for sale that are listed with a real estate agent. The online site only allows access to real estate agents and professional associates, however … Continue reading →

One of the nice parts about living in the Northern Virginia area is the close proximity to some of the award winning wineries and vineyards that surround us. A search on VirginiaWine.org shows a total of 191 wineries across the … Continue reading →

One of the questions that we get asked by home owner’s is: Is a Short Sale right for me? There are some basic points that we try to get them to understand. Mortgage lenders are increasingly willing to work with … Continue reading →

With all of the talk about the Debt Ceiling deal and the newly formed SUPER CONGRESS (also known in some curcles as the newest members of the Marvel Comics family, “The Injustice League”), there is one proposal that has been … Continue reading →

When I first speak to potential buyers or sellers, I usually have to spend a good amount of time educating them on the realities of the market place.  They have usually been paying some attention to the main stream media … Continue reading →

Here are the 2011-2012 Fiscal Year Northern Virginia Residential Real Estate Tax Rates (all rates are per $100 of assessed value) Counties: Fairfax County $1.070 Arlington County $0.958 Loudoun County $1.285 Cities: City of Alexandria $0.998 City of Fairfax $0.965 … Continue reading →

Just ask the founder and former chief operating officer of ForSalebyOwner.com, a website for owner that think that they want to sell a home on their own. The term for this in the real estate industry is to For Sale … Continue reading →

Summer is upon us.  After a weeks worth of 100+ heat index, we know that we are surely in the midst of the summer and the Triple H’s of Humidity, Haziness & Hotness. If you are selling your home in … Continue reading →

There are many different reasons that a bank or lender would want to approve a short sale for a home owner.  Many of the mortgage companies are now allowing homeowners to Short Sale their homes. First, foreclosure costs are extremely … Continue reading →

According to the National Association of Realtors over the past 4 months a large percentage of the overall number of sales have been either bank owned foreclosures or they have been short sales.  Here are the numbers: – 40% of … Continue reading →