This is such great advice. I've been telling my buyers this year to please not open up any new lines of credit between contract and closing. It is a common and understandable urge, especially if you are closing in December, to open up a new account to get those discounts. But don't do it! Le
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11/30/2010
This is funny but very, very sad. I think I'll go jump off a cliff now. What is quantitative easing? It's when they print the money. Thanks for sharing Jane! Quantitative Easing. What the ...... Jane Peters, connecting you to the L.A. real estate scene Buying or selling real estate in Los A
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11/21/2010
I spent most of Saturday and a few hours Sunday this weekend taking lovely out of town buyers house hunting in Vienna, Virginia. Vienna is one of Northern Virginia's most charming suburbs: gorgeous, rolling hills, soaring trees, charming shops and restaurants, and this weekend's weather and fal
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11/15/2010
Arlington, Virginia is full of many wonderful natural treasures. One of them is the Potomac Overlook Regional Park, an incredible 70 acre parcel of land in Arlington that stretches along the Potomac River between Military Road, Key Bridge and the Chain Bridge. It is stunning this time of
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11/14/2010
If you are living in the Tuckahoe School district in Arlington, Virginia and wonder how your neighborhood fares against the dreadful national statistics being thrown out, take a look! The neighborhood that feeds to the Tuckahoe Elementary School District is actually up in all the ways that matt
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11/11/2010
In real estate, we do more than our fair share of negotiating every day. But there are negotiations that take place every day in life. So, what's your style? Do you beat the crap out of the other side and hope they cave, or do you really assess the situation and give them some of what they w
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11/08/2010
Oh I wish I could write as well J. Phillip! This is the best synopsis of the market and incredible opportunities for buyers going on right now. Keep your eye on the big picture buyers and realize that haggling over small repairs or small price differences is not going to benefit you in the lon
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11/08/2010
Remember the Dodo bird? The extinct bird that couldn't fly? Didn't last too long here on Earth being a non-flying bird and all. Apparently they were not afraid of humans and since they could not fly, we killed them all. There is a type of real estate agent that to me, resembles the Dodo
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11/06/2010