Northern Virginia & D.C. Real Estate Blog

Housing is dead!  No American wants to own a home anymore.  The American Dream is over. At least that's what you'd think from listening to some of the recent media reports. This sensational headline would certainly make you think so: Homeownership at lowest level in a decade Yet on closer examina...

In today's real estate market, finding the right house to buy or getting your desired price when you sell can be a challenge.  Yet, despite those challenges, they are trivial compared to the challenges faced every day by 1. young children with diseases, serious illness, or injury & 2. women who a...

Great Falls Virginia is one of the prettiest places you can go in Northern Virginia, especially this time of year.  The photo above is provided courtesty of rpongsaj  Besides the actual falls in Great Falls, there are lots of great homes in Great Falls as well.  Here's some information about the...

Halloween is around the corner.  It's a time for ghosts, witches, pumpkins, skeletons, and candy.  Lots of candy. In honor of the season, the Block Real Estate Group is hosting a contest. Welcome to the 2nd ANNUAL BLOCK REAL ESTATE GROUP HALLOWEEN HOME DECORATING CONTEST! Last year's contest was ...

Where do you get your real estate information?  From the newspaper?  From your friends & family?  From television?  Internet?  Strangers on the street?  Your 2nd cousin who just bought a house?  When it comes to up-to-date local real estate market information and statistics, you're doing yourself...

The photo above is of the sushi conveyor belt at Wasabi in Tysons Corner Center (McLean, VA).  Photo courtesy of bigbirdz. What's Happening today in the McLean, Virginia Real Estate Market? Here's a snapshot of McLean Virginia home sales in the last 30 days from the end of September 2010 through...

A kitchen is much more than just a room in which you store and prepare your meals.  It's often the center of activity in your home -- the place to entertain, a gathering place, a spot to hang your children's latest work of art with a fridge magnet, and yes, the spot where you cut, chop, grill, sa...

Please take a look at this brief video which shows you some of the many places where we've been popping up.  We try to be everywhere and we make sure that when you list your home with us that it's everywhere too! When you watch the video, make sure you've got your sound turned up -- it's got a ca...

Here's some good news for buyers:  You may be able to purchase a Northern Virginia home for $26,601 under the listing price. *Conditions apply (see below) Back in 2005, as buyers scaled the dizzying heights of the real estate market with their agents acting as sherpas, the listing price generally...

With over 1,037,000 residents, Fairfax County, Virginia is the most populous jurisdiction in Virginia and also the most populous area in the Washington Metropolitan Region.  Over 13.1% of Virginia's population lives within Fairfax County. Therefore, when you're looking at real estate market infor...