This lovely 4 bedroom 3 bath colonial just closed yesterday for $635,000 in The Forest at Southrun in Springfield. The sellers are troopers, orchestrating a complicated move into temporary housing while their dream home is built in Alexandria at Coopers' Grove. This was a joyful property to s
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05/21/2011
The Overlee Community pool started its practices for the swim team this week and in spite of multiple storms, they fit in 2 for the Under 8s and one more is set for tomorrow. If you are looking for a great North Arlington neighborhood pool - check out Overlee! Located just south of Lee Hwy on t
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05/20/2011
I do wonder how many people have to die as ar result of texting and driving before we will stop!? This is terrible reminder to pull over or wait until you reach your destination to send that note. How it must feel also to be the one responsible. Was that message worth a life?Texting while dr
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05/19/2011
Because owning a home has been touted as "the biggest investment you'll ever make" and because of the years 2000-2006 saw double percentage increases in value, people are quite preoccupied with "getting out what they put into" their homes. I had a client ask me about this recently, if they shou
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05/19/2011
Thanks to the May challenge, I've finally hit the 100K mark. Not that big of a deal really when so many are fast approaching a million or already there around here, but still feels big to me. I am a busy mother of two, juggling a steady stream of business and various kid activities. To have fi
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05/18/2011
A post on the whole "losing the home" part of defaulting on your mortgage. There is an increase of people not paying their mortgage, but staying in the house with "free rent" for as long as possible. Do two wrongs make a right? Yes, the bank was wrong and misleading in these mortgages so if a
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05/17/2011
If you buy a house in Northern Virginia, there are ways out of your contract should things go south. There are contingencies both built into the Northern Virginia Regional Sales Contract and that are placed in as addendums that allow a buyer to release themselves from the contract if you find n
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05/17/2011
Need to de-clutter, clear out old files? Please come by McEnearney's Arlington office on Saturday May 21 with your old bills, bank statements and whatever else you need to toss that needs shredding and get it done on us! Also, bring 3 cans of non-perishable food and we will donate it to Arlingt
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05/16/2011
It's been said many times before that comparing this spring to last is apples to oranges due to the artificial demand created last year by the very generous Homebuyer Tax Credit. In spite of that inflated market last year, we are still doing great in Northern Virginia. A balanced market is ar
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05/15/2011
This is a line in Paragraph 7 of the Northern Virginia Regional Sales Contract about how the property should be conveyed. Many sellers ask me if they should have a cleaning service come clean their house after they move out. My answer is yes, unless you want to do it yourself. Although the co
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05/13/2011
