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Monday, June 23rd, 2008This is an exciting time for all those who are in the market for a new home. Don’t let the excitement overwhelm your good sense, though, as it is still important to do your homework before making any decisions. As an aid to you we have conducted a poll among several hundred real estate from [...]
Northern Virginia Real Estate Is What People Want
Monday, June 16th, 2008Have you been trying to sell land in the Northern Virginia area without any real success? There is little reason to put a property in Northern Virginia on the market without definite ideas concerning desired price or deadline for completion of the sale. Remember that your desire is to see the home move as quickly [...]
Northern Virginia Condos: Are They For You?
Monday, June 9th, 2008If you’re in the market for a house or condominium, now is an excellent time to buy. Houses and condos are incredibly affordable, due to burgeoning supply and little competition from other buyers. If your dream is to own a home of your own, the current housing market makes it easy to find.
Condominiums are the [...]
Northern Virginia House For Sale - Does The Escape From The Hustle Of The City Fit You?
Monday, June 2nd, 2008Virginia is a not often thought of place which offers the pleasant suburban look with a hint of country charm, and is a good place to purchase property. The lovely scenery would bring a smile to any nature-lover’s face. The incredible beauty of the Virginia scenery would lead those appreciative of nature to look more [...]
The Real Estate Team Approach, following the model of leading service industries.
Monday, May 26th, 2008Lets face it, Some people prefer to make sure that one person is responsible for & doing everything involved with a particular service. They don’t want to have to track down multiple people & get multiple answers to what is going on.
If this describes you then you probably will not need to read along any [...]
Strategies for selling your home in a Buyers Market
Monday, May 19th, 2008So an opportunity has arisen that you must act upon sooner, rather than later. And even though you know that it is a Buyers’ Market, you have to sell you home and you have to sell it fast. Waiting is not an option for you. No matter what the market conditions are, you need to [...]
3 key level to monitor as a Real Estate Investor.
Monday, May 12th, 2008Establish the Investments Level of Liquidity - liquidity is the ability to quickly convert an investment into cash, without losing any of the principal that you’ve invested. For example, a savings account is highly liquid. By contrast, one of the least liquid investments is real estate because of the unpredictability of the market value at [...]
Divorce Strategies related to Real Estate Holdings
Monday, May 5th, 2008Although it is a topic that most people don’t want to consider, divorce has a tremendous impact on real estate and financial holdings. Real Estate may represent the largest asset that is being considered within the divorce proceeding, therefore it is something that should be considered when a separation or divorce are on the horizon. [...]
Believe it when you see it - Dulles Rail Set to Get Federal Approval
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Federal transportation officials are planning to approve the proposed 23-mile extension of Metrorail in Northern Virginia to Dulles International Airport in a letter to Congress today, the officials told local and state authorities yesterday.
Without the federal money, state and local officials have said, the project would die, ending the possibility of a long-sought rail [...]
Baron Earl comments on an actual photo found in the MLS System
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Take a look at this photo that I found in a listing for a house.
A few days ago, my Daddy, The Earl made a posting about the number of photos that a property has and how it sells. Why is my house not selling? - Maybe because no one is seeing it?
Now, most of the [...]
Virtual Roundtable on the State of the Real Estate Market
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008USA TODAY QUESTION TO THE VIRTUAL REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE: If you could use just one or two words to describe the housing situation right now, what would you say?
Brandt: Working itself out.
Youngblood: Correction.
Naroff: Sales are stabilizing, prices still falling.
Murphy: Work in progress.
Yun: 2008 is a year of clean-up. Afterwards, better conditions.
Murphy: Better days ahead.
Zandi: Not [...]
Happy Earth Day +7, Beltway Project will Bulldoze Hundreds of Trees
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Hundreds of trees along the Capital Beltway will be cut down in preparation for construction of four more toll lanes, officials said yesterday.
The Virginia Department of Transportation said crews have begun clearing brush and trees to make room for construction trailers along the Northern Virginia Beltway at Georgetown Pike, Chain Bridge Road, Interstate 66 and [...]
Northern Virginia Real Estate Offers Fair Pricing For Wonderful Homes
Monday, April 28th, 2008If you are looking for your dream retirement home, then look no further than northern Virginia. In northern Virginia, you will find many home builders, designers, real estate agents and brokers, all of whom are ready to help you build the retirement home that you have always wanted. You will also find experienced and established [...]
How these 5 steps can help you get the house you have always wanted
Monday, April 28th, 2008…and how The Earl of Real Estate Team can assist you in following these steps to get the home of your dreams in Northern Virginia.
The video above is an extract from Donny Deustch’s show titled “Million Secrets”.
It shows Dr Joe Vitale from the movie The Secret explaining the process of attracting wealth. We [...]
Is your Realtor still using a Typewriter???
Monday, April 28th, 2008We belong the the National Association of Realtors (NAR). We uphold and follow the code of ethics that the Realtor Association provides. We can honestly tell when we are working with a real estate agent that is not a member of NAR for a variety of reasons. That being said, there are [...]
Welcome Our New Grandson - Cameron Michael Simmons
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Despite all of the news - 31% of home owners feel their home is worth more than it was a year ago
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008Despite the troubles some Americans are facing, 31% of participants feel their home is worth more than it was a year ago and 56% do not think their home will be worth less in five years. This optimism continues with 69% of Americans seeing real estate as a viable investment. If forced to sell their [...]
The Hidden Market - Home Owners that want to sell - but are waiting
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008Real estate’s new hidden market
Unable to sell, a growing number of homeowners are simply pulling homes from market.
Across the country, home sellers discouraged by the prices offered for their homes, or tired of watching people traipse through their bedrooms, are yanking their homes off the market. While it’s difficult to say how many houses this [...]
Existing Home Sales came in at 4.93 million for the month of March - Down 1.99% vs. last month
Wednesday, April 23rd, 20084.93 Million homes sold in March. 4,930,000. That is a lot of zeros. From the sounds of the Mainstream Media (MSM) you would think that no one is buying any homes. Well, 4.93 million did. The Earl of Real Estate Teams monthly real estate report shows that 2,260 homes went [...]
GAME 7 - ROCK THE RED - LETS GO CAPS!!!!
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Our local Northern Virginia’s Hockey Team needs our support!! (They do train and practice in Arlington, VA in the Ballston Kettler Iceplex)
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/capitalsinsider/?hpid=artslot
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AOL Real Estate / Zogby Survey - How Americans Search for Homes
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008When looking for a home, 67% of Americans surveyed turn to the Internet first.
If your home had been listed with The Earl of Real Estate Team, it would have
been exposed to home buyers relocating from the following areas:
Visitor Locations - Since Apr. 1, 2008
The maps shows the location of visitors to our website and blog [...]
Someone appears to be making money - Homebuilder stocks are up in 2008
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Much to many investors’ surprise, homebuilder stocks have been strong performers so far in 2008. The S&P 1,500 Homebuilder group is up 15.5% year to date, and many stocks in the group are up 25% or more. (seekingalpha.com)
In many states, new homes may only be purchased directly through the builder. However, in Northern Virginia, REALTORS [...]
ROCK THE RED and force a Game 7
Monday, April 21st, 2008Our local Northern Virginia Hockey Team needs our support!! (They do train and practice in Arlington, VA in the Ballston Kettler Iceplex)
Caps Owner Ted Leonsis just updated his blog site today. http://www.tedstake.com. You can check it out an see what the owner has to say about the game tonight.
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Northern Virginia Condos — A Hot Real Estate Value
Monday, April 21st, 2008If you are looking for a prime vacation home or year-round real estate, consider northern Virginia condos as a great investment opportunity. Northern Virginia is an area of the country that is rich in beautiful scenery and a plentiful variety of activities, and any northern Virginia real estate agent would be delighted to escort you [...]
For some Northern Virginia Homebuyers - FHA loans may be the best alternative
Sunday, April 20th, 2008When the new Federal Housing Administration loan guidelines were discussed, many in the real estate industry expected it would nudge the slumping Northern Virginia housing market by creating new buyers and save many homeowners from foreclosure.
After about a month of exposure, the reality is that FHA loans won’t help many people, but are the best [...]