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A new FSBO services page has been added to JustNewListings.com. There are many shortcomings for owners going the route of for sale by owner. If their goal is to retain some control and save some money, a more effective path is a discounted listing. Here are the advantages of discounted Virginia and DC real estate listings versus for sale by owner: MLS--home is listed for buyers to find when they search for phrases such as "northern virginia mls", "annandale virginia real estate", "clarendon c... Read Full Post

Click here to read original version: 1800 Wilson Condo Bomb Hits Arlington VA Real Estate After reading the article feel free to view the current active listings in our area for these "hot searches"--and you'll find the other articles in the overpriced category to be much more humorous and biting so check out the menu bar to the left to access those other posts on overpriced listings: Clarendon Condos 2BR $400,000-650,000 Orange Line Condos 1BR $250,000-480,000 A bomb of sorts just hit the or... Read Full Post

What is the best way to sell an Arlington VA condo? Should one hire a "high powered" listing agent you see in the paper to get the job done for 6%? I think not.... Live and learn! Read Full Post

For Arlington VA real estate 2006 was a year when buyers and sellers did not get along. Hence there were 12% fewer transactions in 2006 versus 2005 for Arlington County real estate. Of course with prices so high fewer transactions was probably to be expected. Average list price was 3% higher in 2006 as well, however the median sales price was down 3%. That's a sign something the buyers and sellers were having "issues". Average List Price Tumbles for Real Estate in Arlington & Clarendon Wh... Read Full Post

How to Sell an Arlington VA Condo: So what's the best way to sell a condo in Arlington Virginia real estate? I think it's pretty simple to figure out. Pretend you're going to buy a condo in Arlington VA. Then make sure your condo is found when using the methods for searching for a home employed by buyers in the 21st century. Don't get stuck on the idea of photos of your home in the newspaper that make you feel so special, "Look, mom, that's my home in the Arlington Sun Gazette! Aren't you pro... Read Full Post

This townhouse in the urban village of Clarendon is located in the sought after Courthouse Hill townhouse community. These stately townhouses were built in 1996 a few blocks from the metro. For out of towners "the metro" is what we call our subway system. Any home on the orange line corridor carries inherent value when it is a walk to the metro home for sale. As far as Arlington Virginia real estate is concerned, the Clarendon, Ballston and Rosslyn corridor offer most of the nightlife, restau... Read Full Post

[for the latest version of this article click here: Latest Overpriced Condos in Clarendon, Ballston, Courthouse and Rosslyn -- Part V] And here is the Ultimate Guide for Buying a Condo in Arlington in the Clarendon & Ballston area real estate corridor. After reading the article feel free to view the current active listings in our area for these "hot searches"--and you'll find the other articles in the overpriced category to be much more humorous and biting so check out the menu bar to the... Read Full Post

The Right Way to Sell Northern Virginia Real Estate in DC Area Sellers Stop!!! Sellers, the world has changed. Why are you paying extra to sell your Northern Virginia real estate using yesterday's methods which are actually more expensive?!?! The answer is probably that you haven't been researching this intensely as you are too busy. You do have a life, right? And I'm sanguine that the "high powered" listing agents whose ads you see all over the place in your Arlington Sun Gazette (insert you... Read Full Post

There is one question I get asked weekly by people from around the country, "What's going to happen in the real estate market next year? Should I buy now or wait?" Well based on my experience the last 12 months and a lot of research I've done I have much to proffer on the issue. My previous post noted how much inventory had declined since the peak in March 2006. Well I just pulled the November numbers and found some interesting trends. For Northern Virginia real estate the number of units sol... Read Full Post

I noticed many listings had disappeared for which I had found new buyers in the past 2 months. Sure enough the latest data is out and the inventory of Arlington Virginia Condos is almost back to normal from a year ago. That means our inventory correction took a year. Pretty fast correction it seems. The doomsayers in the media who predicted another 20% decline this year in home values across the board are pathetic but make their $$$$ or earn their time in the spotlight through hype and fear-m... Read Full Post