There has been a lot of talk over the last few years about the health of the market in Prince William County. When the market decline hit the county in 2005 Prince William was one of the hardest areas hit in Northern Virginia. A lot of it can be contributed to the sub-prime market and also to t
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11/30/2010
I've always loved this photo of my mom, aunts and uncles taken on the family farm in Viola Wisconsin. I'm not sure of the exact date of the photo but based on the age of the people in the photo I'd say it was probably in 1919-1920. Horses were a big part of life on the farm. My grandfather ow
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11/28/2010
Holiday Mail for Heros. During the holiday season it is easy to get caught up in shopping for our family and friends. It's also a time to lend a hand and spread cheer for our US Troops. The deadline for the Holiday Mail for Hero's will be here before you know it.Take a minute to add a servic
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11/28/2010
Northern Virginia is dotted with churches that hold memories of the United States Civil War that raged on their property and outside their doors. The Jerusalem Baptist Church in Fairfax Station is one of those churches. Originally the land where the white wooden church now stands was Payne’s Chu
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11/28/2010
It is a simple card but at a time when our jobs as Realtors® are tough a little thank-you goes a long way. Sarah and Joe owned a nice end level townhouse in the Lake Ridge neighborhood in Woodbridge VA. When Sarah called Joe was deployed in Afghanistan and when he returned they had PCS order
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11/28/2010
Today driving home from an appointment my eyes scanned right and left along the road. Wait do I have a recent picture in that neighborhood? What about that 1800's church have I blogged about it yet? Then when I got home a number of real estate magazines waited for me. What about the latest ne
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11/27/2010
The Santa Express Train is getting ready to roll in Northern Virginia and tickets for the annual event go on sale November 14, 2010 starting at 5 am at the Woodbridge Station. The tickets are very popular and generally sell out within the first few hours they are available. This year tickets wi
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11/26/2010
Since I work with a number of buyer's who want to use VA loans one of the first questions I ask is if they are exempt from the funding fee. Some of them don't realize that they could be. It is always a good question to ask as it saves thousands of dollars and can make a difference on how you
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11/24/2010
Life has a funny way of going full circle. The photo at the left was taken sometime in 1948 in the Parkfairfax neighborhood in Alexandria VA. In the photo are my mom and paternal grandparents. This was my parent’s first home when they moved to the DC area. Parkfairfax was originally built to
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11/24/2010
If you are moving to Northern Virginia as part of the BRAC 05 or have PCS orders to Fort Belvoir, you should put Springfield Oaks on your list of neighborhoods to consider. Situated on 18 acres of wooded and gently rolling terrain the 382 townhouses in Springfield Oaks are only 5 miles from Fo
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11/23/2010
