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Monday, October 31, 2011 10:51 AM

Friday Mortgage Brief - Friday, October 28th 2011

The Friday Brief OCTOBER 20th LUNCH AND LEARN-Q&A Answers There were lots of great questions at the Q&A portion of the Lunch and Learn. There were a few that I mentioned I would research and email everyone the answers. Since the questions came
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Thursday, September 15, 2011 2:55 PM

3 Tips for First-Time Investors

There isn’t a worker in America who doesn’t know he or she should be saving money—especially given today’s economic conditions. Whether you're saving for a home down payment, college tuition or a retirement nest egg, investing
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010 9:43 AM

Tips for Fannie Mae Investor Purchases

This email was sent to me by a lender. A quick update today on some valuable things to know when an investor purchases a Fannie Mae foreclosure. - Only owner occupied buyer contracts are considered for the first 15 calendar days of the listing. Fannie
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Friday, September 11, 2009 3:07 PM

Link to Foreclosure Sale Dates & Properties in Virginia

Below is a link to one of the many law firms that handles foreclosure sales in Virginia. If you click the link you can look at properties that will go to auction by county in Virginia. It will give you the date and time of the sale. Generally the sales
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Saturday, July 11, 2009 7:40 AM

June 2009 Northern Virginia Real Estate Statistics

Northern Virginia: June 2009 The Northern Virginia Association of Realtors® reports on June 2009 home sales activity for Fairfax and Arlington counties, the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church and the towns of Vienna, Herndon and Clifton.
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Saturday, July 11, 2009 6:50 AM

RE/MAX Partners With RealtyTrac

RE/MAX International Inc. announced that visitors to remax.com soon will be able to search more than 1.8 million REO properties in the U.S. via a partnership with RealtyTrac (www.realtytrac.com). Through the partnership, RE/MAX Associates receive discounted
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Monday, April 20, 2009 10:47 AM

Report: Virginia Remains Competitive

Virginia is one of the most economically resilient states and shows good prospects for recovery, according to the American Legislative Exchange Council. A new report by the ALEC ranks Virginia No. 4 in economic outlook. Maryland is ranked in the middle
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Friday, April 17, 2009 1:00 PM

New Conforming Loan Limits in Effect - $729,750 in Northern Virginia

New loan limits for "conforming plus" loans are in effect as of today. The loan limit varies by county, but in DC and contiguous counties the limit is now $729,750. · On primary residences, banks can lend up to 90% LTV with 700+ credit
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:33 AM

Foreclosure Moratorium May Be Over

There is a rumor going around that the foreclosure moratorium may be over today. It has been discussed by many bank insiders. The banks stopped foreclosing for a while to lighten the inventory load. In Northern Virginia this has caused a lot of bidding
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Sunday, April 12, 2009 1:41 PM

Same Model - Very Different Price - Inside vs Outside the Beltway

Recently I sold a Fairfield Model townhouse in the Newington Forest neighborhood of Springfield. The Fairfield model was a very popular model built by Ryan Homes in the 80's and are found all around the beltway in Northern Virginia. The open staircase
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Thursday, February 26, 2009 8:44 PM

This week in Northern Virginia Real Estate - February Edition

The real estate market in Northern Virginia has been picking up. I have been so busy with buyer's that I have been unable to keep my Blog updated. With rates on the rise this week, the stimulus being ironed out, and conforming loan limits back up
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Monday, February 02, 2009 9:26 PM

This week in Northern Virginia Real Estate - For the Week Ending 1/31/2009

Happy New Year! I realize it is already February but I have gotten off to a busy start this year and have thus been neglecting my Blog. The market is picking up in certain areas and for certain property types which is good news. Inventory: In the $250-400k
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 2:29 PM

How to remove cigarette odor?

I went into a potential investment property today and was overpowered by the smell of cigarette smoke before I even walked through the front door. It was so bad that the curtains were yellow, the linoleum floor in the kitchen was yellow, and the walls
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