Associate Broker, Long & Foster Real Estate
Many have opted to sit out the process of buying a home in 2023 and 2024 due to higher mortgage interest rates, the thought being that they will enter the market when rates come down. What those buyers are not considering is the other buyers that will also be entering the market when, and if, Read More ...
Selling a home can be a stressful process. How we live is not how we sell. Home owners usually know their properties need polishing, but may not know how much. From the moment I meet future sellers I help them evaluate the projects they should be taking on prior to listing, and just as importantly, Read More ...
If at First You Don’t Succeed… The sellers market in Northern Virginia has been ripe with the tales multiple offers and buyers waiving whatever they can in order to be the one offer in a pile chosen by the seller. The tales of buyer remorse are those often quietly discussed between agents, largely hidden from Read More …
An Often Unexplored, Yet Successful, Path for a Buyer When I listed 15120 Heather Mill Lane #407 for sale, I had no idea how many wonderful people it would lead my way. When that home was still available for sale, one of the people that came into my life as a result was a buyer Read More …
It’s Not Too Late If You Want a Regency at Dominion Valley Condo Yesterday (September 6, 2023) I was so pleased to get my sellers at 15120 Heather Mill Lane, Unit 407, to the closing table. Theirs was a journey that was not atypical of Active Adult condos, but certainly not what every other type Read More …
Just Listed: Active Adult Duplex in Dunbarton Duplexes in Dunbarton do not hit the market as often as Active Adult buyers would like. In the past, I have had to resort to working my Dunbarton network to find one of these gems for interested buyers. Today, I am the proud Listing Agent of a gorgeous Read More …
At the end of last week I was pleased to share my most recent listing at 10210 Bushman Drive with you. Talks with this seller started in June when a friend referred them to me to help with the sales process. At the time, it was too soon for them to even contemplate talking about Read More …
Just Listed: Large One Bedroom Condo in Convenient Oakton Location When I knew I would be listing 10210 Bushman Drive #302 in Oakton, a flood of memories came back from my childhood. I spent an entire summer in a condo with the exact same layout I am about to share with you. While that was Read More …
In July I was pleased to share with you that my listing at 15120 Heather Mill Lane #407 in Regency at Dominion Valley had gone under contract. As settlement date approaches on that deal, I am excited to share another unit in the very same building. Allow me to introduce 15120 Heather Mill Lane #303, Read More …
Just Sold: As-Is Waterfront Condo in Belmont Bay If you ever wondered how having a water view can inspire buyers in real estate, this is a story for you. The condo located at 440 Belmont Bay Drive #203 in Woodbridge ended up a court ordered sale. My involvement in attempting to list the condo had Read More …
Buyer Success Times Two This Week in Gainesville and Stafford The happy couple pictured above were nearing their wits end in their first time buyer house hunt. What started as a Nokesville and Manassas area house hunt in January 2023, ventured into Stafford in February. Even branching out the search area, competition was brutal. These Read More …
How Long Does it Take to Sell a Regency at Dominion Valley Condo? My most recent journey as a listing agent for a Regency at Dominion Valley Active Adult Condo at 15120 Heather Mill Court #407 began in early May when I was contacted by a seller who needed to list their unit right away. Read More …