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Rick Phillips, Jr., a certified residential appraiser, licensed in Virginia and Washington, DC, living in Fairfax County, provides an appraiser's point of view to Real Estate issues.
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In a refinance situation, does the homeowner get a copy of the appraisal? I receive this question a lot.  And I hear agents and other appraisers talking about it from time to time.  Their conclusions, however, vary... Just in case you're one of those people who hates reading blogs and just want t...
04/13/2013
Every time I take my car to Don Allen Servicenter (that's right, it's not "service center," but rather "servicenter"), in the Franconia section of Alexandria, I am more impressed than the last time.  And I realize there might be a better place to put this than my real estate and appraiser blog, b...
03/14/2013
Douglas Park / New Arlington: Douglas Park, also spelled Douglass Park, encompasses another neighborhood, "New Arlington."  Built in the 1920s, Douglas Park features many colonial-revival style homes.  Also popular are bungalows and ranchers (ramblers).  Douglas Park is convenient to Washington, ...
06/24/2010
Springfield Estates sits at the northeastern edge of Springfield, Virginia in Fairfax County.  With Interstate 95 running through the middle of it and Interstate 495 bounding it to the north, Springfield Estates suffers from economic (external) obsolescence caused by the noise from the traffic.  ...
06/19/2010
Development of Colubmia Heights began shortly after the end of the Civil War, and some of the residential and commercial buildings reflect the architecture of that period.  A major revitalization came to Columbia Heights in 1999, the year of the opening of the Columbia Heights Metro station.  Sho...
06/19/2010
Great Falls - A Neighborhood in Fairfax, VA At the northwestern-most section of Fairfax County, Great Falls offers opportunities to explore both nature and history.  Vast tracts of undeveloped or protected land, combined with the relatively large sizes of residential lots, make for its sparse pop...
06/06/2010
Cherrydale is an old neighborhood in North Arlington, the heart of which is the intersection of Lee Highway (Route 29), and North Military Road.  Detached, colonial-style homes line narrow, hilly streets.  Lee Heights is a small neighborhood within Cherrydale, on the north side of Lee Highway. No...
05/28/2010
Weltman Estates - A Neighborhood in Centreville, Virginia On the western edge of Centreville, Weltman Estates is a large cluster of large, detached homes built in the late 80s.  Route 29 leads out of Weltman Estates east to Washington, DC, and Pleasant Valley Road leads north to Chantilly.  Nearb...
05/25/2010
Guilford - A Neighborhood in Alexandria, Virginia Sandwiched between Kingstown and Rose Hill, Guilford is an old section of the Franconia region that is both Alexandria and Fairfax.  That is, sporting an Alexandria address, but existing in Fairfax County, Guilford is one of those communities wher...
04/23/2010
Broyhill Park - Falls Church, VirginiaBroyhill Park is an older neighborhood, comprised mostly of rambler-style houses.  Typically the homes have one full bathroom and three above-grade bedrooms--a functional obsolescence in newer neigbhorhoods.  An appeal mentioned by homeowners interviewed is t...
04/21/2010
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Rick Phillips Jr. is a certified residential appraiser licensed in Virginia and Washington, DC. Living in Fairfax County with a location in Arlington, Rick appraises houses in all of Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia. Rick writes about real estate appraisals, appraisal issues, seller and buyer issues, local neighborhoods and market areas, real estate agent tips, steps to understanding a home's value, and much more.