June Rodgers's Real Estate Blog

Chart courtesy of Sun Gazette Fairfax County's unemployment rate for the month of March 2011 stands at 4.6% which is less than half of the 9.5% rate for the United States as a whole. Fairfax County is part of a regional and statewide trend toward an improving jobs picture headed into the spring....

Five things you must know when using real estate IRAs to exceed your investing dreams... 1. A real estate IRA is perfectly legal (see IRS pub 590), but you have to follow the rules. Your real estate IRA cannot purchase real estate you already own and you can't purchase a vacation home and use it...

Dr. Stephen Fuller from the Center of Regional Analysis at George Mason University spoke to realtors  about the national and local economy and the Northern Virginia housing market. Here is a brief summary of the research done by Dr Fuller: Northern Virginia will outperform the national economy. O...

  For many bicyclists who choose to pedal their way to work in Tysons Corner, the commute is about to get easier. Bike improvements throughout this busy area will include the entire Tysons Corner area as well as a three-mile radius surrounding the boundary of Tysons Corner, including bicycle con...

  For loans originated after September 30, 2011 there will be a major structural change to available home loans. The current high-balance loan limits are set to decrease from $729,750 to $625,000. Starting three years ago the Government, via Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, increased the maximum confo...

  Vienna VA will become home to several artifacts from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center. The memorial's signature attraction will be a 45 foot tall, trident-shaped piece of rusty red steel salvaged from the World Trade Center's destroyed North Tower. This piece ...

Greg Rand, a 20-year real estate veteran, Fox Business commentator, and columnist for Realtor Magazine, says NOW is the time to invest in real estate. Rand compares the current market to the year following the Great Depression when market conditions sparked a boom that sustained 65 years of appr...

Northern Virginia Home Search- Click Here! Historically low interest rates have been around for several years now, but they won’t last forever. With the economy showing signs of improvement, interest rates will begin to climb in the second half of 2011. If you want to purchase a new home or refi...

Northern Virginia Home Search- Click Here! ‘It’s Time to Buy Again,’ says Fortune TIME TO BUY: The cover story in the April edition of Fortune magazine trumpets that “housing is back.“ “After four years of plunging home prices, the most attractive asset class in America is housing,” proclaims Fo...

Historically low interest rates have been around for several years now, but they won’t last forever. With the economy showing signs of improvement, interest rates will begin to climb in the second half of 2011. If you want to purchase a new home or refinance an existing one, lower interest rates...