How To Approach Rising Mortgage Rates as a Buyer In the last few weeks, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate from Freddie Mac inched up to 5%. While that news may have you questioning the timing of your home search, the truth is, timing has never been more important. Even though you ...
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Why This Housing Market Is Not a Bubble Ready To Pop Homeownership has become a major element in achieving the American Dream. A recent report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) finds that over 86% of buyers agree homeownership is still the American Dream. Prior to the 1950s, less than half of the country owned ...
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Update: SOLD for $745,000 as of May 24, 2022 It only took about 26 hours on the market before we received an offer that my clients could not refuse. Ready to show, Thursday, April 21. When you step into the front door, you immediately feel like you’re at home. This ...
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UPDATE: Under Contract as of April 15, 2022 Welcome to this move-in ready townhome in Countryside. All you have to do is unpack your things and enjoy! 2 large bedrooms, 2 full baths, a finished basement and fenced back yard. It has it all. Beautiful new LVP flooring was just ...
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The Dulles Area Association of REALTORS® released their February market report and here are the highlights. The Median Sales Price was $628, 306, up 7% from this time last year. This is on top of the 16% increase we had in February of 2021. Just to put it in perspective, ...
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I consider this a nice little report card for all of my hard work. Making the decision to leave IT and stay home with my kids was so difficult…..emotionally and financially but I am so glad I did it. I have never worked harder, but I have never been more ...
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When I got my real estate license almost eight years ago, I didn’t dare dream that my business would grow like it has. I got into real estate after leaving a career in IT because I wanted control over my schedule, my income and my core values. Ask anyone that ...
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In the last few weeks, I have had a few different sellers say that they heard that the best strategy for pricing their home was to start high and then negotiate it down. I emphatically disagree. Data shows that overpriced homes sit longer and end up for selling less than ...
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