Associate Broker, Long & Foster Real Estate
Just Sold in Bristow’s Active Adult Community of Dunbarton It was my pleasure to introduce 13248 Ormond Drive to the market on April 1st. The seller and I had looked carefully over the market comps and decided that the appropriate list price for the home was $599,000. We also discussed preparing the home for market. Read More …
Sunday Sights Every day is a blessing when you love what you do. There are plenty of agents out there that get wadded up over showing property on a gorgeous weekend day when they know their buyers have zero chance of either liking the homes or have the ability to win in a multiple offer Read More …
Under Contract in Dunbarton Looking back on my recent posts here on ChrisAnnCleland.com , I was searching for the post that mentioned this expansive, single family detached home at 13248 Ormond Drive as either Coming Soon or Just Listed. Seems that things have been hectic enough that is was shared only through a link of Read More …
The time between signing a listing and actually hitting the market varies from seller to seller. In the case of this Campbell’s Trace piggyback style townhouse in Campbell’s Trace, the sellers signed the listing agreement September 26, 2021. It hit the market exactly five months later on February 26, 2022. The reason for the delay Read More …
The Highest Price The Greens at Wescott Ridge Has Ever Seen The Greens at Wescott Ridge are a collection of condos that are structurally stacked townhouses. Two days before Christmas I received contact information for sellers at 11620-B Cavalier Landing who were ready to talk to a listing agent then and there. Two hours to Read More …
Selling in a Seller’s Market is Not a Guarantee of Best Terms As limited housing supply continues to meet unfettered buyer demand, more and more sellers have been overly confident in their place in the market. Believe it or not, not all homes sell in a seller’s market. They will if they are priced right Read More …
Under Contract in Fairfax After Four Days It was clear that the weekend of February 26th (2022) was going to be a busy one. Listing 11620-B Cavalier Landing Court in Fairfax on February 25th and 7664 Duneiden Lane in Manassas on February 26th meant the phone would be ringing and text notifications beeping all day. Read More …
Under Contract in Manassas in Four Days Before this townhouse at 7664 Duneiden Lane ever hit the market as an Active listing, I had a buyer’s agent or two swirling around wanting to make a sight unseen offer when it was listed as Coming Soon. If I didn’t know any better, I would think it Read More …
Is Listing Preparation Necessary in a Seller’s Market? Sitting across from a seller this morning who had started the process of packing, pausing only to sign our listing agreement, there was a lot of discussion over what is necessary to do prior to hitting the market. Very few homes that I walk into are neutral Read More …
Coming Soon in Fairfax for $489,800 An end unit, stacked townhouse condo facing wooded common area is likely to garner interest no matter the location. In the case of 11620-B Cavalier Landing Court in Fairfax, the condo is in a community adjacent to Wegman’s, with a convenient paved trail between the community and the store. Read More …