By Brad Carroll on March 20th, 2008
No one in the Northern Virginia area is going to deny that of all of the localities Prince William County has been hit the hardest by the sub-prime mortgage industry. The cost of homes throughout the county were lower than closer in Fairfax, Arlington and Alexandria Counties and with significant new construction the area became [...]
By Brad Carroll on March 15th, 2008
How many foreclosures are there really in Northern Virginia?
This is a question that is getting harder and harder to answer every day. Looking at the MLS will give you some data, not all of it marked by agents in a way that makes it easy to find, the county tax records give you a different [...]
By Brad Carroll on March 14th, 2008
Most people hear the term “sticker shock” and they think of cars. For military families with PCS orders to Northern Virigia the term can also explain their first reaction to housing prices in Northern Virginia. Today’s market has helped lessen that shock but it is still something to consider as you decide whether you should [...]