Open House Tomorrow, Sunday Feb.1

Cute, cute, cute…this is a fabulous house, you should make it yours!  3 bedrooms, 2 baths.  Very nice home, very sought-after location.  
Please come visit: 1324 Harrison Street, Arlington VA 22205.  Near the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Harrison St.  I’ll be there from 1-4.

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It’s usually about jobs

Recently overhead at the Greater Washington Economic Conference:
Dr. Steve Fuller, Economist at George Mason University says
“The payroll job loss as likely to go deeper and longer – perhaps 18-20 months.  There are currently 13 million unemployed, and many of these people will stay unemployed because the new jobs will have different qualifications than those for [...]

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Free is good

As you may have guessed from some of my earlier posts here, I am a HUGE fan of the Arlington library system.  To me, the library system is emblematic of the wonderful County services available to all residents.
Tonight you can catch an evening discussion at the Central Library (Quincy Street) with author George Pelecanos, who [...]

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Some Fine DC Properties at Auction

Here’s a sneak peak at  some DC properties that will be on the auction block Friday, January 30.

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Taking the stress out of home buying in Arlington

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In case you hadn’t heard

Did you know that Arlington, Virginia was cited in Forbes Magazine as one of the best places to live for fuel efficiency:
Arlington, home to the famous cemetery, isn’t as walkable as some D.C. neighborhoods, but its residents have shorter commutes than do District residents to Northern Virginia’s plentiful high-tech and defense contracting jobs. You can [...]

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A great house coming on the market

Tuesday, as you know, is Broker’s Open day. This is my chance to see homes BEFORE they are entered into the computer and available for all the world to see.
This wonderful home will soon be available to all to see. But this is your chance to see it before anyone else.  It is [...]

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Watch out, it’s almost here!

Inauguration Day, that is. January 20th.  Inauguration Day is a federal and Arlington County holiday but Arlington is enforcing weekday parking regulations on Jan. 20, so don’t go thinking you can just park for free!
Here are some tips:

Avoid Driving and Consider Teleworking  (that’s my plan!)

Treat the day as if it is a snow day – [...]

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Yuk!

Looking for a foreclosure?  You might be looking for mold.
Here’s the EPA’s guide to Mold.  If you see something green, black or generally moldy looking while looking at a house, take a close look.   If you want to write an offer, realize that most likely your agent is NOT a mold inspector (very few [...]

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Arlington is the Best of Both Worlds

I don’t know about you, but I always love reading those lists about the “Top Ten” whatever, especially when it’s a list of places to live.  Forbes Magazine recently issued their list of  Best Long Term Housing Bets.  Washington DC made the list.  
Here’s what they had to say:

Washington, D.C.
Job-growth projections 2008-2017: 0.9%
Building activity hit [...]

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