The “Ashburn rental market“ post generated a handful of email and Facebook responses, so I figure I’d blog about other rental markets too. Over the last couple years, I’ve worked with a few clients in Reston Town Center.  Listed below are the recent comps (prices they rented for) for condos at Reston Town Center- specifically…

[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ost of my clients who ask me to “run comps” for them, are asking me to do so for  the  purposes of selling their home, or  just to  kill the curiosity of wanting to know what the current market value of their home is.  But how many of you have ever wondered what you could…

I will be listing a 4 bedroom, 3 full bath split level, that is located between Lawyers Road and Glade Drive in Reston. We are shooting to go active next Friday, August 10th. My carpet and painter contractors will be in the house all next week, so that we are ready to roll next weekend. In…

The following single family homes went contract during the period of 7/23/2012 to 7/30/2012: 2014720366 CHARTER OAK DR(List price:$439,900/ 3 days on market)20140 BOXWOOD PL(List price:$500,000/ 10 days on market)20573 MIDDLEBURY ST(List price: $599,000/ 5 days on market)44247 MOHAVE DR(List price: $649,000/ 5 days on market)19980 HAZELTINE PL(List price: $829,900/ 25 days on market) 2014821372…

My wife and I spent about $10,000 to update our main level- specifically our kitchen. From hardwood floor install, to granite counters, to stainless steel appliances- we updated almost everything. And we did some of the work ourselves. We sanded and painted our cabinets, installed backsplash, installed wood blinds, and replaced a few light fixtures-…

Per the Commonwealth, a publication put out by the Virginia Association of REALTORS, distressed sales this year are down considerably, compared to last spring. Short sales remained about the same (about 13% of all sales), but foreclosures dropped by almost half, compared to the same time last year.In March of 2011, distressed sales made up almost…

How important is a kitchen when it comes to the value of your home? Is there a word stronger than ‘very’? Ok, I’ll settle for very. Most real estate experts will tell you  that the kitchen is the most important room in the house when it comes to value and resale. And I would concur…

I just took a tour of the Ashburn Village Pavilion, and I was extremely impressed with the facility. The building is located right off of Ashburn Village Boulevard, in the heart of Ashburn. The 32,000 square foot facility includes indoor and outdoor pools, a fitness center with equipment, two racquetball courts, outdoor tennis courts(with a…

Interest rates continue to remain very low http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38467238, and potential buyers, as well as homeowners who are already in a mortgage, need to take note. As far as anybody who is considering entering home ownership, now is as good as ever. In fact, you can’t even rent for as cheaply as you can own. Taking…