Kim Darwaza Northern Virginia Real Estate

RISMedia reported today that after more than a year of negotiations, the nation’s biggest banks, states attorneys general and federal officials have announced the largest housing settlement ever—more than $26 billion—over foreclosure practices. The deal is expected to offer relief to more than one million U.S. homeowners ...

If you’ve been considering buying your first home or moving up to a larger home, conditions have once again turned in your favor. According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey, mortgage rates hit yet another record low, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate falling to 4.12 percent. The average 30-year fixed mortgage ...

During his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Barack Obama called on Congress to approve new legislation that would give all homeowners who are current on their mortgages the opportunity to refinance at record-low mortgage rates. While details of the program have yet to emerge, the new legislation - in theory - is designed ...

Penderbrook, Fairfax County  -  Announcing a price reduction on 11918 Matthews Court, a 1,757 sq. ft., 3 bath, 3 bdrm 3 story. Now MLS® $420,000 - Reduced!. Property information

I just read this in my Jean Chatzky weekly email and thought that it was worth sharing.  The rental market has been tight in Northern Virginia for over a year and I am finding that the good properties go very quickly and have multiple applications.  This is good if you own an investment property!  I am finding with the number of ...

[photo:listing:52964910] Totally Remodeled! • 2,332 sq. ft., 3 bath, 4 bdrm 3 story "Colonial" - MLS® $495,000 Fox Mill Estates, Herndon  -  Beautifully remodeled 4 Bedroom 2.5 Bunker Hill Model Single Family Home on large cul-de-sac lot in highly ...

When it comes to improving your financial picture, small steps can yield big gains. Whether you’re saving for a down payment or dealing with increased expenses having just moved into a new home, the following tips from SWparents.com are great ways to save money in a variety of areas. Start today and you’ll quickly notice the ...

SunTrust Portfolio Products-True Jumbo Money SunTrust has recently made a push to leverage Mortgage to bring in new banking clients. This has made a big impact to our SunTrust Portfolio Rates. For our true JUMBO loan programs, our SunTrust Portfolio Products, loan amounts from $625,500-$3,000,000. there is an incentive for our mortgage clients ...

I think this article is so important because I have had many sellers who have done work to their homes without pulling permits.  One client finished their basement and the purchaser asked for the permits so they had to go back and do work to the property to bring it up to code which cost them $10k! We’ve all heard horror stories about ...

I thought I would pass along some great tips on how to help buyers purchase a HUD home. The tips are a little lengthy but they will definitely help guide your buyers down the right road if they want to purchase a REO (real estate owned) property from HUD. *  A list of homes can be found on www.hudhomestore.com * An ...