There is no lemon law when it comes to buying a house in Northern Virginia.  No three day rule after you’ve signed the settlement papers to back out.  Last month in my post  Virginia Sales Contract Undergo a Big Change the change to what we refer to as “Paragraph 7″ of the Regional Sales Contract…

Thinking if you buy a new home you will avoid all the headaches of a re-sale property? It is a new home, right? What could possibly be wrong. You might look at this photo and say, “what’s the problem?”  Fortunately a home inspector can tell you exactly what the problems are.  Jay Markanich, owner of…

Really…says who?  Actually it was the  National Association of Realtors® (NAR) pending home sales rose in October 2011.  Yes this is over 6 weeks ago but we are always off by about 30 days with reporting statistics in the MLS and across the nation. According to NAR  “The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator…

Yesterday was the 20th Year that Wreaths Across America Project has been placing live pine wreaths on the graves of our fallen service members.  . It started as just a simple idea by Morrill Worcester, that every one who has served our country would be remembered during the holidays.   Since that time the project has…

This past week two prototype homes for injured US soldiers. were unveiled at Fort Belvoir. The two homes called the Freedom and the Patriot Homes are the first houses developed as part of a collaborative project between the Wounded Warrior Home Project, the Department of Defense and Clark Realty Capitol. The mission of the project…

Thinking of buying a new home this winter in Northern Virginia?  The first question you need to ask you agent is “have you attended training and understand the new Northern Virginia regional sales contract?” When buying real estate in Northern Virginia the term “cavaet emptor” (buyer beware)  is often used.  With the new regional sales…

Are you a military service member who owns a home in the Port Potomac neighborhood in Prince William County? Did you buy or have a ratified contract on your home prior to July 1, 2006? Did you leave the area before September 30, 2010 and rent your home? Thinking of selling your Port Potomac home…

Some families on Veterans Day will attend a local parade. Some families on Veterans Day will head to the shopping mall. Some familes on Veterans Day will spend a quiet moment remembering a lost loved one. But everyone on Veterans Day should stop for a moment and say THANK YOU to the men and women…

Depends on how you frame the answer. The question is “are there fewer short sales and foreclosures in Prince William County VA than last year?” As an example I’ve posted charts showing the decrease in foreclosures and short sales in the Port Potomac neighborhood since 2008. Port Potomac is one of the newer developments in…

Prince William County VA covers a significant amount of real estate, 338 acres from the Potomac River to the Bull Run Mountains.  Located about 30 miles outside of Washington DC and with two major interstate’s running both west (I-66) and south (I-95) PWC offers business with connections to DC easy access to the city.  The…