Archive for April, 2008
Value of a Home Inspection
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Real Estate | No Comments »
When purchasing a home, whether new or resale, it is essential to have the property checked by an independent home inspector to assure everything is built up to standard and ... Read more..HOA and Condo Associations Impacted By Struggling Economy
Saturday, April 26th, 2008 Posted in Market Conditions, Real Estate | No Comments »
HOA and Condo Associations are feeling the pinch from the economic down turn. Many homeowner and condo associations are running into issues collecting dues from some of its ... Read more..Procedures Tightened for Condo Financing
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Posted in Market Conditions, Real Estate | No Comments »
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s underwriting changes, in addition to severe new restrictions by private mortgage insurers, could tighten the availability of loans to condo buyers in the future. ... Read more..World Trade Center at One Loudoun Coming Soon
Saturday, April 19th, 2008 Posted in Community Projects, Loudoun County, No. VA Transportation | No Comments »
One Loudoun, a proposed upscale mixed-use village and future home to the World Trade Center Dulles Airport, will begin ground breaking in the fall of 2008, according to One Loudoun’s ... Read more..“Walk-Away” Borrowers, Think Before You Leap!
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 Posted in Loudoun County, Market Conditions, Real Estate, Short Sale, foreclosures | No Comments »
Freddie Mac counts foreclosures as a major credit black mark for seven years and is now aggressively pursuing walk-away borrowers, where permitted by law. Sending the keys back ... Read more..New legislation Will Fund Virginia Transportation
Saturday, April 12th, 2008 Posted in No. VA Transportation | No Comments »
In May or June, 2008, Gov. Tim Kaine will propose legislation to the House and Senate that will restore two regional transportation funding districts voided by the state Supreme Court ... Read more..Rising Gas Prices Hit Loudoun County Government Budgets
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 Posted in Loudoun County | No Comments »
Like many areas throughout the nation, Loudoun County is feeling the pinch in its budget, due to escalating gas prices and the slump in its housing market. Budgets are being tightened ... Read more..Loudoun County Imposes 19% Tax Hike
Sunday, April 6th, 2008 Posted in Loudoun County, Real Estate | No Comments »
The drop in housing prices and decline in home sales gives Loudoun County no option but to raise taxes to accommodate the needs of the fast-growing Loudoun school district, which ... Read more..Real Estate Agents Sponsor “Foreclosure Tours”
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 Posted in Loudoun County, Real Estate, foreclosures | No Comments »
Some real estate agents in the Northern Virgina area are sponsoring bus tours of foreclosed homes for prospective buyers, as an attempt to reduce the inventory of foreclosed homes. The tour would typically ... Read more..