Serving Northern Virginia
It was reported this week that CoreLogic a mortgage data aggregator has lanched a new program to help lenders find potential short sale property flops. The program is designed to alert the mortgage lender when more than one person has applied for a loan on the same property.
In a post written last [...]
As I was driving through the Newington Forest neighborhood in Springfield this week I encountered this guy just off the side of the road. It was a nice reminder that when Newington Forest was being built 50% of the 734 acres of the development was set-aside as community common areas. This resulted in a community [...]
The Sydenstricker School in Springfield VA was the last one room school house in operation in Fairfax County. It closed in 1939 but the building is still used today as a community meeting hall. The belfry contains the original school bell purchased in 1920’s from the Sears Roebuck store [...]
Before you run to your current lender and say make mine a Short REFI (refinance) take a deep breath. One thing in this plan that could stop you in your tracks is the 97.75% loan to value ratio required. For many Northern Virginia owners, especially those who purchased from 2004 to 2008 unless you made [...]
It is hard to imagine a 7000 square foot custom home being called energy efficient but how does a $120 June electric bill sound? That’s right a home that is built with insulation and multiple zone HVAC will save you money during a Northern Virginia sweltering summer.
You have to take a tour of the [...]
If you are looking for a home in a neighborhood with top notch community amenities then you will want to include the community of Port Potomac in Woodbridge VA on your tour list. The clubhouse was designed after the Governor’s Palace in Williamsburg and provides Port Potomac residents with top of the line [...]
Today another of my listings in the planned community of Port Potomac went to settlement. This is my second settlement in Port Potomac in Prince William County for a military family using the Department of Defense Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP) benefits this year.
In this case the entire transaction has been conducted via the phone [...]
There is no doubt that a model home beautifully furnished is a sight to behold. Granite counters, stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors, soaking tubs, oh my. What’s not to love?
However the model is finished and you haven’t looked below the surface to see if beauty is only skin deep. New construction doesn’t always mean no [...]
As anyone who is currently in Northern Virginia knows we are under an intense heat wave. This morning I was up just as the sun was rising to enjoy a walk along the Occoquan River in Belmont Bay.
If you would like to be able to wake up and be able to take a walk [...]
Belmont Bay in Prince William County is not your typical neighborhood. It is a neighborhood that offers owners a unique chance to live in walking distance to a commuter rail train, a golf course and have their boat in the water just a few steps away.
Just for fun I took to the water to give [...]
