Kim Darwaza Northern Virginia Real Estate

Now that the conforming loan limits are over $700k in Northern Virginia it is a great time to move-up.  The $8k first time homebuyer credit stimulated the $200-400k price range in the close in suburbs of DC.  The window for low pricing is definitely closing and multiple contract situations are common.  I am hoping that the change in ...

After being in multiple contract situations week after week since the beginning of the year I feel like the door is closing on great deals on homes in the close in suburbs of Northern Virginia.  I have not written an offer on a single property inside the beltway in weeks that was not one of three to six contract.  Even in Loudoun where ...

Could consumers in transition be thinking about buying? In February, remax.com jumped from the seventh spot to the fifth spot on the Top 20 Hitwise Real Estate Rankings - passing up Rent.com for the first time in five months. Hitwise, a subsidiary of Experian, has been collecting and analyzing data directly from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ...

Most people think that REALTORS just help with buying and selling of homes but there is a lot more to our organization.  We also lobby to help keep taxes down and conditions optimal in the real estate marketplace. Dear Fellow REALTOR®, You may have seen news reports about President Obama’s budget proposal that was released ...

Contact:   Kim Darwaza                 Phone: 703-856-2254                 E-mail: kim@kimdarwaza.com  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IN VIRGINIA KIM DARWAZA HAS BEEN AWARDED THE ...

The new FHA loan limits were released and the conforming loan limit has been raised to $729,750 for the Washington Metropolitan area.  To check the conforming loan limits for other markets visit the HUD website at https://entp.hud.gov/idapp/html/hicostlook.cfm.    To search the MLS for Northern Virginia homes please visit ...

As the housing downturn wears on, some cities are stabilizing and some aren’t. In Las Vegas, the weakest market in the country, prices continue to drop. “I don’t know what those guys were drinking when they thought all this building made sense. If it does work out soon, then there’s some force out there in the universe ...

Good News!  See below for more details.  If you have already filed your 2008 return you can file an amended return once you settle on your home and can still get the money back this year.  Please call or email me for details. Expanded Tax Break Available for 2009 First-Time Homebuyers ...

Good news for Northern Virginia...  At the same time Wall Street is losing jobs and prestige, the nation's capital is gaining steam as it ramps up to fight the recessionLook out, New York. Washington is gaining on you. As the nation's most populous metro area feels Wall Street's pain, the fourth-largest -- Washington -- is ...

Even in difficult economic times, hundreds of RE/MAX Allegiance Associates have joined the Children’s Miracle Network Honor Card program - thus pledging a minimum donation of $25 per transaction to Children’s Miracle Network. I will be donating to Children's Miracle Network in my clients name for every transaction I settle in ...