Associate Broker, Long & Foster Real Estate
It All Started at Another Agent’s Open House Last month I received an interesting phone call from a colleague telling me that my clients had just left her Open House and were very interested in making an offer. She gave me the address and I was most certainly confused. The active buyers I was working Read More …
Just Listed in Manassas: Garage Townhouse for $459,000 As I type this post to share my newest listing at 9705 Cheshire Ridge Circle, a quick MLS (multiple listing service) search in Gainesville, Bristow and Manassas reveals that this townhouse is your only option for purchase this weekend if you are looking for a one car Read More …
Just Listed: Three Bedroom Garage Condo in Gainesville The Parks at Piedmont South Condos are a great find. Located close to major commuter routes, shops, restaurants and even the UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center hospital these condos offer affordable, convenient living without the hassles of exterior maintenance. This particular unit at 14664 Shelford Way has Read More …
Another Happy Buyer in Stephens City House hunting in a seller’s market can be brutal. My most recently settled buyer knows that all too well. Our house hunt started in December 2022. At the time, though inventory was still not enough to meet demand, buyer behavior had calmed down. Rising mortgage interest rates had put Read More …
Oops…That Isn’t Common Area After All At the tail end of 2002, very happy home buyers closed on a deal in the Active Adult community of Dunbarton in Bristow. They had landed one heck of a deal–a large brand new, three level home backing to Broad Run and siding on the east to what the Read More …
Last fall (2022) I was contacted by a real estate agent in Ohio that had family members looking to buy in Middletown, VA. The referral was made with me because I was familiar with Middletown after helping a seller list their home on Middle Road earlier that year. They were set to look at new Read More …
Is It Happening Again? As 2023 began, Northern Virginia real estate agents were wondering if the pause in the market that happened in the last third of 2022 was going to continue. Interest rates had more than doubled during 2022, but going into 2023, they had eased a bit. Were they back in the threes Read More …
Do Sellers Always Take the Highest Offer? If a seller is reviewing multiple offers on a home, the first thing that becomes the focus is price. How much does each offer net them? Once that burning question is answered, other questions come up. In the case of the townhouse that I closed today in Bristow, Read More …
“But the Listing Said…” Lately my buyers have found themselves frustrated and I am right there with them. Earlier this week a buyer found six homes online that appeared to meet their criteria. I looked through the listings and started removing some from our tour. Why? The listing agents were over-fluffing to the public and Read More …
Just Listed in Manassas: Split Level Home for $449,000 It not so common to list a home built in 1969, that has only been occupied by the original owner, but this is one of those times. Entering 8265 Highland Street, it is clear that the original owner of this home loved it until the moment Read More …