Julie Emery's (jemery) Blog

It's time to tell another story about a specific local house!   This house is located in Amissville in Culpeper county on a quiet country road. As with many local properties, it was once part of a larger farm. And, in fact, one of the things I love about this house is the old farmhouse that is at...

The Culpeper Star Exponent reports that two condominium projects slated for Culpeper have been pulled due to current economic conditions as well as the state of the local real estate market. It's not that Culpeper wouldn't be better off with more condominiums in the housing mix, but it's definite...

I had the good fortune this week to attend a leadership conference sponsored by the Virginia Association of REALTORs. I think VAR is a top notch organization and I'm proud to be a member. The conference itself contained some really excellent content. I was especially pleased with the presentation...

There's an article on the Times Community Newspaper's web site regarding Rappahannock County and growth, or rather, the lack thereof. It's an interesting piece and it makes a good place to jump off to a discussion about why the real estate market is so different in Rappahannock County. While this...

Generally, I look at data on my blog on a county level. That's really like looking at the forest. But sometimes looking at a specific tree can be more instructional. So today I'd like to take a look at a specific house and it's recent history in search of a buyer.This home is in the subdivision o...

This train of thought started as I was talking with a friend in the real estate business and she said she's telling her clients that many of the houses currently on the market will not sell, period. I was taken aback by this. Not because she said something inaccurate. In fact, she's certainly cor...

Since fear seems to be the driving force behind the lack of buyers in our market right now, I'm going to do what I can to change that! And I do know that one agent can't change a market! But I may make a difference for some buyers and, hopefully, for my sellers!Starting today I am offering a guar...

The April numbers are out and they're not pretty! Here's a snap shot for the local five county area.APRIL MARKET STATISTICS  COUNTY# ACTIVENEW LISTINGSNEW CONTRACTSSOLDCulpeper7402115332Fauquier8042176668Prince William50731668471427Rappahannock812233Warren6131595234These numbers by themselves don...

I was speaking to another agent this week about the market and the conversation turned to the emotional satisfaction with what we do for a living. We both admitted that right now, in this market, there's much less emotional satisfaction than in years past. By and large, all of us are delivering a...

Lake Whippoorwill subdivision is located in Fauquier county on the DC side of Warrenton. There are approximately 130 homes here, almost entirely made up of colonials on large lots.There are currently six homes for sale here. The prices range from $499,900 to $599,900. Actually, four of the six ar...