A Sign of the Times

A Sign of the Times

By Cindy Jones on July 31st, 2007
The National Association of Home Builders released their NATIONAL new detached home numbers for the month of June. As expected the numbers were down 6.6% from the previous month. The inventory of new homes remained the same as the previous month but due to slower sales however the supply of homes available now stands at ... [Continue Reading]
Why are Settlements Scheduled at the end of the Month?

Why are Settlements Scheduled at the end of the Month?

By Cindy Jones on July 30th, 2007
It never seems to fail. The end of the month is packed with closings. The loan officers are scrambling, the settlement companies are swamped and the Realtors® are shuffling contracts to make sure everything is done. But is closing at the end of the month all that important?The answer may depend more on your cash ... [Continue Reading]
Did Frank Lloyd Wright Invent Split-Level Homes?

Did Frank Lloyd Wright Invent Split-Level Homes?

By Cindy Jones on July 29th, 2007
SOLD 6108 Foxhill Street Some architectural historians would like to say that he did. Many of his prairie style homes incorporated a “split” design however they were far larger than what the average family could afford at the height of his building days. The split level homes that eventually followed did follow two key concepts ... [Continue Reading]
Selling Your Home in Fairfax County-It’s Not Like the “Good Old Days”

Selling Your Home in Fairfax County-It’s Not Like the “Good Old Days”

By Cindy Jones on July 28th, 2007
Trying to sell a home in today’s real estate market is very different than it was 2 or 3 years ago.  Not only are the market conditions different but with new federal laws in place, local association rules and changes in how buyers look for homes, Realtors have to change how they reach buyers as ... [Continue Reading]

What are they Smoking?

By Cindy Jones on July 26th, 2007
Wow, I don’t know why I didn’t think of this.  Selling your home is as simple as 1-2-3. At least that is what the Real Estate Journal on-line says. “To sell your home you only need to do three very simple things”•1)      Find out the value of your property•2)      Market your property•3)      Transfer the title ... [Continue Reading]

Strolling the Avenue in Del Ray

By Cindy Jones on July 25th, 2007
This morning I had the rare opportunity to take a Saturday morning off and enjoy the farmers market and a stroll through the streets of Del Ray in Alexandria VA. Not as famous as its neighbor, Old Town Alexandria, the neighborhood of Del Ray still exudes old style charm and grace. Founded as a railroad ... [Continue Reading]

You Want to Offer me WHAT?

By Cindy Jones on July 25th, 2007
Selling your house may leave you feeling vulnerable. Not only is your house a huge financial asset, but you have strangers peering in your closets, appraisers judging your home’s value and inspectors noting its flaws. A low offer in the midst of all of this can seem like a personal affront. However, no matter how ... [Continue Reading]

Sellers

By Cindy Jones on July 22nd, 2007
Trying to sell a home in today’s real estate market is very different than it was 2 or 3 years ago. Not only are the market conditions different but with new federal laws in place, local association rules and changes in how buyers look for homes, agents have to change how they reach buyers as ... [Continue Reading]

Who lives Underground? Not just moles!

By Cindy Jones on July 22nd, 2007
That was what the newspaper headline of the Journal Messenger said in 1983 when they were writing about my current earth sheltered home listing in Manassas.  The current owner of the property is only the second owner of the home and she is fortunate enough to have the original photos of the home being built ... [Continue Reading]

Can you find me a really good foreclosure deal?

By Cindy Jones on July 20th, 2007
I am asked this question over and over, and the answer is, “Probably not”. If you pick up a newspaper it’s hard to avoid seeing something about the increase in foreclosures. It’s a fact that foreclosures are increasing, particularly for properties that were purchased with sub-prime loans. Defaults on sub-prime loans and the foreclosures on ... [Continue Reading]
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