Serving Northern Virginia
National Memorial Day Parade in Washington DC Sunday May 30th The parade will feature a special tribute to the U.S. Marine Corps. Edith Shain, the nurse from the famous World War II “V-J Day in Times Square” kiss photograph, marching bands and floats. Location: Begins at the corner of Constitution Avenue and 7th Streets, NW,…
Not everyone is packing up the car and heading to the beach this weekend. If you are staying in the DC area then the biggest event is the annual Rolling Thunder Rally. The rally started in 1987 with 2500 motorcycles riding through the streets of DC. Over the years the rally grew and now close…
While researching companies to do a virtual through of a new development project in Prince William County VA I ran across this video by Cristóbal Vila. As a big fan of Frank Lloyd Wright watching this CGI Virtual Tour of Fallingwater made me shout ROAD TRIP! Hope you enjoy it as well. Fallingwater from Cristóbal…
Traffic is often at a standstill driving around I-495 at Tysons Corner these days. Between the 495 Hot Lanes project and the construction for the extension of the metro lane closings are a daily occurrence. For owners of residential properties close to the proposed metro stops the current traffic delays woes are just a means…
Urban sprawl is what most people think of when they drive across the Occoquan River on Route 1 into Prince William County. Neighborhoods disconnected from shopping, little green space or limited sidewalks for safety. All of that is changing as Prince William County supervisors, planning commissioners, developers and interested citizens look towards revitalizing North Woodbridge….
Over the last year buyers have flocked to the Lake Ridge neighborhood in Prince William County to find affordable townhouses. With 269 townhouses sold during the five quarters of data reviewed there isn’t much doubt that buyers have discovered the advantages the Lake Ridge neighborhood has to offer. Sales have been steady since January 2009…
This past Sunday CBS 60 Minutes aired a segment (see below for clip) on the growing issues of “strategic defaults”; homeowners who choosing to walk-away even if they could continue to pay their mortgage. It has raised the debate again about whether a homeowner has a “moral” obligation to continue to pay their mortgage even…
Despite rumors that Northern Virginia short sales are being approved and closed in 10 days it isn’t true. Since the introduction of a new government program Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program or HAFA on April 5, 2010 there has been a lot of misinterpretation of the guidelines by both buyers and sellers. One of…
Though the tax credit ended on April 30th for most buyers active duty military, foreign service or members of the intelligence community who have been stationed outside the US still have the option to claim the credit. For service members who are on a period of official extended duty, these dates are extended for one…
After extended tax incentives and great deal of media hype about the “best time” to buy a home, today is the time to celebrate the coming of a normal real estate market in Northern Virginia. A quick check of the MRIS for our area showed that the last minute rush was on. The chart shows…
