Bristow-Gainesville Real Estate News & Opinion

End Unit, Garage Townhouse in Braemar Overview Maps Photos $384,900 Townhouse Main Features 3 Bedrooms2 Full Bathrooms2 Half BathroomsInterior: 2,354 sqftLot: 2,805 sqftYear Built: 2003MLS #: VAPW486072 Location 9619 Innerwick PlaceBristow, VA 20136USA Chris Ann Cleland Long & Foster Real Estate...

The Christmas Wish of a Dream Home Comes True for Active Adult BuyersIf buyers, in the throws of house hunting in the Bristow-Gainesville real estate market could sit on Santa's lap and ask for their dream home to magically appear, I am sure many buyers would.  In our low inventory market, many b...

Somebody is Getting a New Home for the HolidaysOn November 19th, I had the pleasure of introducing 9310 Caspian Way, Unit 102, to the market....a lovely two bedroom/two bathroom condo in Hunter's Square.  Having helped the owners of the property years earlier when they wanted to rent the property...

Just Out of Spite... It is truly sad how buyers and sellers can get themselves twisted over contract negotiations.  Tempers will flare, one side feels the other is getting "too good a deal" and then decisions are made out of spite.  The most jaw dropping of a spiteful mindset happened this past w...

Can You Sell Real Estate Any Time of the Year?In every real estate office across Prince William, Fairfax and Loudoun Counties there are agents lamenting about the slow year end real estate market.  I can close my eyes and picture them holding court about how no one wants to buy or sell as we appr...

Rural Price with No HOA in Suburbia Overview Maps Photos Market Stats $299,000 Single Family Home Main Features 2 Bedrooms1 Full BathroomInterior: 996 sqftLot: 01 sqftYear Built: 1960MLS #: VAPW483194 Location 12208 Fitzgerald WayNokesville, VA 20181USA Chris Ann Cleland Long & Foster Real Estat...

Renovated Manassas City Condo Overview Maps Photos Market Stats $175,000 Single Family Home Main Features 2 BedroomsInterior: 945 sqftYear Built: 1987MLS #: VAMN138572 Location 9310 Caspian Way#102Manassas, VA 20110USA Chris Ann Cleland Long & Foster Real Estate(703) 402-0037chrisann@LNF.comhttp...

Westridge Townhouse Just Sold for $338,000What does a Top Producing Real Estate Agent do the day after one very scary, extended moment threatened to wreck two deals the day before?  She enjoys some quiet time relaxing in her dentist's chair while getting a cavity filled.  Dr. Olsen of Greenhill F...

Let Halloween Week Begin..With Two ClosingsNot every deal is smooth from beginning to end.  And the more moving parts, the more complicated any hiccup becomes.This morning, I was at the closing table with sellers, who were using funds from their sale to purchase their next home.  Unfortunately, d...

Careful, Your Non-Verbal Communication is ShowingIt seems that a very quick change has happened with buyer negotiation tactics in our Bristow-Gainesville real estate market.  The approach taken on the buyer's side is increasing becoming aggressive with mutiple threats to walk if they don't get ex...