Kim Darwaza Northern Virginia Real Estate

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 from some of the top realtors in our market, I thought it would make sense to ...

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 in the future is a wise financial decision. Understandably, the two most pressing questions ...

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 Mae will not let the ...

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 are at the courthouse for that county but you may want to call the law firm ...

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.    A total of 2,169 homes sold in June 2009, a 14.16 percent increase above June ...

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 subscription rates to RealtyTrac, the nation’s leading online foreclosure ...

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 of the pack at No. 28. ALEC’s rankings of the 50 states are based on the balance between ...

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 score for a purchase or ...

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 wars especiall in the $250-400k range inside the beltway.  I am not happy ...

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 and built-in shelving in the living room are pretty much what gives it ...