Serving Northern Virginia
Military families stationed at Fort Belvoir, the Pentagon, Quantico and other Military District of Washington installations who purchased a home prior to July 1, 2006 may find that Homeowner Assistance Program (HAP) may offer some relief if you have upcoming PCS orders to move. This week I had the opportunity to start working with a…
If you have been in or around the military as long as I have, there are some things you remember fondly and others that weren’t so great. One of the best things our family encountered was our “sponsor.” The member of your unit who started sending you information about your new assignment before you arrived….
I’m heading out to show some properties in the Prince William County of Potomac Club tonight. Buyers who are looking in neighborhoods where builders are still delivering homes should consider that builders want to unload inventory just as much as the banks do. You may be able to find spec homes ready to go with…
Now first of all I have made mistakes on listings in the MLS. It does happen when we hit a wrong button or click the wrong selection on a pull down box. But never one that wasn’t corrected before an offer arrived and certainly not after a contract was ratified Today one of my excited…
When FHA first announced they were raising the required down payment from 3 to 3.5% there were shouts of alarm from both lenders and Realtors® that the change would crash home sales. However looking at the type of loans used to purchase properties in Woodbridge in April it is obvious that the alarm was just…
With three properties set to close using VA loans in the next 10 days an oddly familiar tale is being heard from the lenders. VA appraisers are backed up two to three weeks in getting reports done! With new appraisal rules in place and the popularity of VA loans soaring in Northern Virginia delays have…
According to NVAR ( Northern Virginia Association of Realtors) the volume of home sales in April edged upwards by 6.12% from a year ago. Better yet pending home sales are up 24.8%. With inventory numbers still lower than anticipated, low interest rates and for some the option of the $8000 tax credit some buyers…
No wait that was actually here yesterday-gone today. What you ask? The news that the $8000 tax credit could be used as part of your down payment. Despite getting excited cheers from the agents gathered at the National Association of Realtors® mid-year conference in DC, the proposal ended up on the cutting room…
Today my client went closing on a new home (new construction.) A closing that had been delayed to a lawsuit filed by one builder against just about everyone they could think of in a Northern Virginia neighborhood. I’m going to use discretion and keep out specifics of the situation but it shows that even though…
