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Thank You To All Military Spouses

By Cindy Jones on May 10th, 2013

Did you know that in 1984 President Reagan proclaimed the Friday before Mother’s Day of each year to be Military Spouse Appreciation Day? The purpose of this special day is to thank military spouses for the support they give to their family an other military families, to honor their contributions to the communities where they ... [Continue Reading]

Liberty Manor New Homes In Woodbridge VA

By Cindy Jones on April 6th, 2013

Liberty Manor is a new development being built at the corner of Spriggs and Minneville Roads in Woodbridge VA. The community offers 59 home-sites and 5 detached homes models ranging in size from 2650 to 3008 SF (not including finished basements.) The builder DR Horton is currently offering up to $10,000 in closing cost with ... [Continue Reading]

Estates at Forest Glen New Homes In Manassas VA

By Cindy Jones on December 8th, 2012

Estates at Forest Glen is a small development built by Ryland Homes in Manassas VA. There is only one street into the community and the homes are off the main circle and cul-de-sacs. The neighborhood is just a few minutes from one shopping center with a Bloom Grocery store and a few miles from another ... [Continue Reading]

The Pain Stops For NoVa Short Sale Buyers

By Cindy Jones on October 26th, 2012

When you quit hitting your head against the wall. This post applies equally to buyers looking to purchase a short sale as to the agents who are writing the offers. Recently the phone rang with a frustrated buyer. They wanted to fire their agent so they can work directly with the listing agent. Why? Seems ... [Continue Reading]

4th of July Celebrations in DC & NoVA for 2012

By Cindy Jones on July 3rd, 2012

There is nothing better than a spectacular display of fireworks on the 4th of July. The DC and Northern Virginia area offer a wide selection of places to take in a pyrotechnic display celebrating our nations Independence Day. The Washington Monument of course is the sight for DC’s biggest display of Fireworks. The only ... [Continue Reading]

Realtors® Need to Know Their Limits

By Cindy Jones on April 19th, 2012

or know when to ask for help. This morning I fielded a distressing call from a home seller who was qualified for the DoD Homeowners Assistance Program. They were not in my area but when they were looking for answers to some questions about the process they found my blog posts on the program. All ... [Continue Reading]

Can’t We Just Try To List Our Home For More?

By Cindy Jones on October 18th, 2011

Early this summer I met with a couple who needed to sell their home Northern Virginia home. They had two primary goals, sell as quickly as possible and maximize the amount of money they could take away from the sale. After touring the home in the Lake Ridge neighborhood in Prince William County with them ... [Continue Reading]

How much is that Realtor® in the Mirror?

By Cindy Jones on September 22nd, 2011

Kudos for this post goes to a fellow Realtor® in Scottsdale Arizona, Paul Slaybaugh. He beat me to the punch on his tongue and cheek post “Realtors Stop Photographing Themselves in Bathroom Mirrors”. A few months ago I had written a post “MLS Photos-What’s Up With the Toilet Photos” about agents who seem to ... [Continue Reading]

No Photo Per Seller-No Way!

By Cindy Jones on September 1st, 2011

In Northern Virginia our MLS system requires an agent upload at least an exterior photo of the property within 48 hours (excluding weekends & holidays). Seems simple enough especially with either a digital camera or camera phone. Yet there is also an option for sellers NOT to have an exterior photo of their home shown. ... [Continue Reading]