Associate Broker, Long & Foster Real Estate
Selling a Property With Boundary Issues Having been a licensed real estate agent since 2005, I can tell you that there is a lesson in every transaction. Lessons that can be passed on to other sellers, buyers or even other real estate agents. The sale that closed today on my listing in Manassas is another Read More …
There is More to Consider Than SOLDS The fall real estate market in Northern Virginia is changing, just like leaves on our deciduous trees are undergoing a transformation. Many had become used to the frenzied pace of extreme buyer demand that stormed in during 2020 and lasted through 2021, that had sellers setting record high Read More …
When Going Under Contract is Not Immediate Not every home goes under contract immediately. It is still a seller’s market out there. I have recently negotiated deals from Bristow to Woodstock and last night, Middletown. What is happening in the market is a shift in buyer behavior. They are no longer prone to acting in Read More …
Staging a Home Makes a Difference Getting a property ready for the market is not a task to be taken lightly. In order to generate buyer enthusiasm, a home needs to feel inviting. In the case of an occupied home, personal items need to be minimized. Walking into a home that feels like the owner Read More …
Just Sold in Gray’s Pointe When I first toured 12907-A Lee Jackson Memorial Highway in the Fairfax community of Gray’s Pointe, it was clear that the seller had two options. Sell strictly as-is with no improvement and let the market bear out whatever it would bring. To be blunt, it had electrical issues, broken appliances, Read More …
Under Contract in Parks at Piedmont Every once in a while, a property is able to be marketed twice and the second attempt is for a higher amount. This stacked townhouse condo with a one car garage in Gainesville’s Parks at Piedmont South at 14443 Macon Grove Lane is one of those instances. Originally listed Read More …
Under Contract in Fairfax It is no great surprise that I am sharing my seller’s success of getting under contract quickly at 12907-A Lee Jackson Memorial Highway When we first met regarding the sale of her home at the beginning of the year, she had some choices to make. The biggest choice was to sell Read More …
How Many Days Does it Take to Sell in Spring 2022? With the two percent increase in mortgage interest rates since the beginning of the year, you may have heard whispers of our Bristow and real estate market changing. Certainly, interest rates increasing have pinched buyers even more when rising home prices were already making Read More …
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 …
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 …