Finding Your Dream Home
I find that many real estate transactions are tied to dreams. That dream home a buyer imagines, or a dream realized with a new job, a new love, or a new life.
Tag: buying a house
Questions to Ask After Your Home Inspection
Can't make heads or tails out of your home inspection report? Here are the key questions you should ask after your home inspection.
Reasons to Buy a Home Before the End of the Year
Thinking about a buying a home in the near future? You may want to buy even sooner than planned -- before the end of the year. Here are our top reasons to buy a home…
The Title Search: What You Need to Know
The title search is an essential part of the period between ratifying the contract on a new home and settlement.
Escrow Accounts: What You Need to Know
Escrow Accounts: What You Need to Know Escrow accounts sound complicated but they are really quite simple. They are holding accounts, managed by your mortgage holder, from which your property taxes and insurance (homeowners, mortgage,…
Millennials in Alexandria
Old Town Alexandria (22314) ranked second among Virginia’s trending millennial zip codes. Old Town experienced a 26.5 percent increase in the millennial population over five years.
Shared Housing—Millennial or Baby Boomer trend?
I recently read an article in The Atlantic by Iliana E. Strauss - “The Hot New Millennial Housing Trend Is a Repeat of the Middle Ages.” The article talks about the trend in “co-housing,” in…
5 THINGS TO WATCH: 2018 FALL REAL ESTATE MARKET
The Fall Real Estate Market is upon us and it’s off to a busy start! I’ve rounded up the top five things to watch in this year’s Fall Market. THE BULL MARKET: We are currently…
The Hidden Costs of Homeownership
Buying a home? You know about (and expect to write) those monthly mortgage checks. These monthly payments cover your principal, interest, property taxes, and homeowners insurance, otherwise known as PITI. But what about those so-called hidden…
