Associate Broker, Long & Foster Real Estate
Many have opted to sit out the process of buying a home in 2023 and 2024 due to higher mortgage interest rates, the thought being that they will enter the market when rates come down. What those buyers are not considering is the other buyers that will also be entering the market when, and if, Read More ...
Selling a home can be a stressful process. How we live is not how we sell. Home owners usually know their properties need polishing, but may not know how much. From the moment I meet future sellers I help them evaluate the projects they should be taking on prior to listing, and just as importantly, Read More ...
In July I was pleased to share with you that my listing at 15120 Heather Mill Lane #407 in Regency at Dominion Valley had gone under contract. As settlement date approaches on that deal, I am excited to share another unit in the very same building. Allow me to introduce 15120 Heather Mill Lane #303, Read More …
Just Sold: As-Is Waterfront Condo in Belmont Bay If you ever wondered how having a water view can inspire buyers in real estate, this is a story for you. The condo located at 440 Belmont Bay Drive #203 in Woodbridge ended up a court ordered sale. My involvement in attempting to list the condo had Read More …
Buyer Success Times Two This Week in Gainesville and Stafford The happy couple pictured above were nearing their wits end in their first time buyer house hunt. What started as a Nokesville and Manassas area house hunt in January 2023, ventured into Stafford in February. Even branching out the search area, competition was brutal. These Read More …
How Long Does it Take to Sell a Regency at Dominion Valley Condo? My most recent journey as a listing agent for a Regency at Dominion Valley Active Adult Condo at 15120 Heather Mill Court #407 began in early May when I was contacted by a seller who needed to list their unit right away. Read More …
Multiple Offer Success on This Waterfront Woodbridge Condo In late May I got word that I had been approved as the Court Appointed Listing Agent for 440 Belmont Bay #203 in Woodbridge’s waterfront community of Belmont Bay. The court’s involvement in the property became necessary when all the heirs to the estate were unwilling to Read More …
There is Hope in the House Hunt Going into the weekend of June 24th, I had two buyers that I knew would be writing offers. It’s been a rough year so far with so many buyers and so few homes to choose from. It can be hard to see any positives when you write offer Read More …
Feeling Trapped in Your Home By Your Low Mortgage Interest Rate? There are plenty of home owners out there right now that would love to sell a home they have outgrown, but feel they must stay in the home they currently own because it was financed on a lower interest rate. In the much bigger Read More …
If a Hot Tub is Listed as a Feature of a Listing… Touring properties with my buyer clients I get to see some pretty interesting things. While floor plans do not typically vary all that widely in our Northern Virginia market, the level to which owners prepare their homes for market certainly does. Of all Read More …
Just Listed: Waterfront Condo in Belmont Bay Welcome to Belmont Bay and waterfront living on the Occoquan River. Located in the Harbor Point East Condo is a two bedroom, two bathroom condo, 440 Belmont Bay Drive #203, that is anxiously awaiting new owners. With a waterfront, second story unit that has water views from every Read More …
A Day In the Life of This Real Estate Agent Saturday, June 3, 2023 was a day with no buyers to take on property tours. Does that mean I stayed home and cleaned? Judging from the picture above yes, but not my own home. My sunny Saturday was spent readying a listing with an incredible Read More …