The fall has fallen and there is even talk of the first snow hitting the ground before Halloween! Now wouldn't that be a trick! Here are the latest housing stats as report by our local MRIS for the Loudoun, Fairfax and Arlington county areas. Some what of a mixed bag but still some good treats if you look closely enough. Enjoy! Btw.. If you are in DC this weekend make sure to cheer me on as I run in the 36th annual Marine Corps Marathon this Sunday! HooRah! Chuck Serving all of your … [Read more...]

Ever been to a bad movie squeal and wished you had just saved your money or got it at Red Box for $1 instead. Well, welcome to HARP part 2 or as I like to call it “Throw everything against the wall and see what sticks”. For those that missed part one of HARP let me just give everyone the quick Reader Digest version. Soon after it became apparent that someone needed to do something to help struggling homeowners stay in their homes the Federal Government started coming out with great … [Read more...]

Many years ago a client came to me and told me about a house he was thinking of buying in Denver as a Short Sale. He wanted to know if I knew anything about Short Sales and if there was a way to speed up the lender in his case. I had to sheepishly say “no” I had never heard of this thing called a “Short Sale”. Six months later my first Short Sale client walked into my office in Leesburg asking for help. I could not believe the level of effort and time it took me to close that first Short … [Read more...]

  UPDATE:   Looks like another Real Estate firm is taking sides in the Real Estate syndication game . Here is a quick video by a San Diego RE firm that has opted-out of some of the biggest RE syndicates on the web. Talk about fearless! Here is a blog post by another very well respected Real Estate blogger Broker who explains the pros of syndication. No doubt this will continue to be a hotly discussed topic to come within Real Estate circles.   Oh yea, … [Read more...]