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Latest Round of Overpriced Condos in Clarendon in Arlington -- Part VII

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 at 8:04am. 8360 Views, 24 Comments.

Plenty of Overpriced Condos in Clarendon, Rosslyn & Ballston in Arlington

Yes it's time for another installment of the overpriced condo series.  I have a feeling there will never be a lack of Arlington condos about which to write.  Homeowners tend to be naturally prone to this disorder--OCD--overpriced condo disorder.  Perhaps that will be our new term as an amateur review just placed this blog at #41 on the most popular real estate blogs in the country.  Not too bad considering there are thousands of them now.  So let's get right to business and try to cure some Sellers of their OCD. 

NOTE: This post contains my personal opinions only and does not reflect the opinion of RE/MAX Allegiance and cannot be taken as advice for your particular situation. …


Last Chance for Buying a Northern Virginia Foreclosure?

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 at 2:42pm. 1917 Views, 4 Comments.

Foreclosure Supply Quickly Decreases in Northern Virginia in Prince William, Fairfax & Loudon County

I've had a lot of people in interested in foreclosures the past 6 months.  Often people ask me about them when looking for Clarendon real estate and I have to tell them sorry, but they are few and far between on the orange line.  When you compare Arlington to other counties in terms of the # of foreclosures as a percentage of the inventory it's amazing how Arlington VA in practically foreclosure free in comparison.

northern virginia foreclosures

In the past 18 months real estate in Washington DC metro and Northern Virginia went from 87th out of top 100 metropolitan markets up to #22.  So the area ended up with nearly 16,000 foreclosures listings.  Like everything though…


CallWave Hits Homerun for Busy Virginia Professionals

Friday, May 16th, 2008 at 3:39pm. 939 Views, 0 Comments.

Are you one of those busy types in Clarendon, Fairfax County or Washington DC who often has their voicemail get lost for 2-3 days before you realize there was an important message in there?  If so then CallWave is likely the answer you\'ve been waiting for.  I first heard about it from a fellow real estate blogger Daniel Odio in his post You Can Read Your Voicemail...Using CallWave.

I've decided to add a more stuff to this blog.  Until now I've been pretty disciplined with it being 100% real estate focussed.  Well if it\'s 95% real estate focus I doubt I'll lose many fans.  In the process of the last 2 years and building a 200 page website I've come across some great techie stuff that many people would love to know about.  And I've decided to share the…


Assessing the Arlington Real Estate Markets -- Jan-April

Friday, May 16th, 2008 at 12:57pm. 2652 Views, 0 Comments.

Arlington VA Sold Prices for Spring 2008 vs 2007

I thought I'd try to get a quickie market report while I have the chance.  Expecting a baby any day and have been working domestic front 100% as of late while trying to do the same on the real estate side as well.  As you can imagine it cannot be done stressed out  Ironically enough I wrote 2 contracts this week--both at a high class Dairy Queen I'm proud to announce.  But what's better than wrapping up paperwork than enjoying some custom Blizzards paid for by your Virginia real estate consultant?  dairy queen blizzard


On the sold price front for Arlington you can see the changes in price as % for 2008 vs 2007.  The green line represents the entire county of Arlington VA.  Depending on which homes happen to sell in a month the #s…


MLS Widgets for Your Website or Blog--Take One!

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 at 3:12pm. 2533 Views, 9 Comments.

Free MLS "Blidgets" for Your Website, Blog, MySpace or Facebook Profile

I recently started using a great service that allows me to create Arlington MLS (It can be for any area in VA, DC, MD) widgets--called blidgets--that you can take and use on your websites, blogs and social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace or is it My Space?   I guess that makes it obvious which one I use all the time and which one I haven't used.  When you view the blidgets below...be patient as having 2 of them on same webpage causes them to take awhile to fully load up with 100 most recent listing for each niche.

So here are some samples and they can be very "nichey" for whatever area/price of real estate you want to keep up on or offer to your readers.  The…


Ultimate Guide for Buying Clarendon Condos for Sale in Arlington VA--Listings, Prices & Advice

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 at 11:28am. 25009 Views, 22 Comments.

The Clarendon Real Estate Listings in Arlington VA by Condo Building

For people considering a purchaser please read my articles for buyers in our market.  It will equip you and is being added to regularly.  And if you are thinking about selling your home this article is imperative with examples of virtual tours, anecdotes, and cold hard facts: Sellers Don't Hire Amateurs to Sell Your Arlington Condo or even better the new Sellers page showing real estate 3.0 and sample virtual tours and info on the discounted commissions for more exposure.

NOTE:  [October 2009--I'm redoing this post and will update the numbers and include a -5% type of insert on the main title for each condo to demonstrate how much the market value changed since March…


Thoughts on BS (bear stearns) ???

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 at 8:26am. 3503 Views, 0 Comments.

BS (Bear Stearns) Intervention or No?

Does anybody have any thoughts on this kind of government intervention into financial markets?  Here's a couple clips of the story with link below:
i don't know

"NEW YORK - Wall Street ended a temperamental session widely mixed Monday after investors grappled with JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s government-backed buyout of the stricken investment bank Bear Stearns Cos."

"The buyout of Bear Stearns was certainly more appealing than the alternative: letting the investment bank collapse and causing huge losses for anyone linked to it. And some unprecedented moves by the Federal Reserve gave investors a bit of solace on what many predicted would be a day of precipitous losses in the stock market.

Besides supporting the buyout,…


You Got Punk'd by the Media -- Arlington Real Estate Market Stats

Sunday, March 16th, 2008 at 10:52am. 5648 Views, 13 Comments.

Media Predicts 25% Decrease in Arlington Virginia Home Values?

Once in awhile I get so frustrated about the lack of either forthrightness, common sense or expertise demonstrated by various real estate media sources both locally and nationally.  A classic example recently came out in this article in BusinessWeek titled Housing Meltdown.

business week real estate meltdown    It stated that housing prices would come down 25% with some of their sources claiming up to 40%.  Nowhere in the article is any strong point for how hyperlocal real estate is including Arlington real estate for sale.  Such stories are in essence fear mongering & hype when no disclaimers or explanations are given for how the story has almost nothing to do with any particular reader's local real estate market.  …


Sellers, don't hire amatuers to sell your Clarendon Condo

Friday, March 14th, 2008 at 7:12am. 4373 Views, 3 Comments.

Recently I received a request for a CMA (competitive market analysis) for a condo in Arlington Virginia.  I was mega busy and did not respond for a good 5 days which is a no no in the Web 2.0 world of Arlington real estate.  Juggling several contracts, an out of town buyer, flat tire, continuing ed, taxes and 3 soon to be 4 kids can do that to you exhaustion in arlington Days later I see the condo listed by another real estate agent.  That's not the end of the world on my end, but I do feel badly for the seller.

Selling Your Arlington Condo--the Good, the Bad & the Ugly


Here are some tips for selecting an agent to sell your condo in Arlington--especially in the clarendon, ballston, courthouse and rosslyn areas. 

  • pretend you're the buyer.  What's your first…


Power of the Blog--Holding Builders Accountable

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 at 3:43pm. 1771 Views, 5 Comments.

Power of the JustNewListings.com Blog Motivates Builder to Fulfill Obligations to New Condo Owner


I received an email from a colleague awhile back about her client who was being treated quite badly after purchasing a new condo.  I'm leaving all the names out now that the issues have been resolved. 
frustrated condo buyer owner

There were leaking issues, damage to wood floors and granite countertops, and some bait & switch type action by the builder regarding the buyer's parking space, etc.  The builder was being unbelievably unresponsive to meeting their obligations to the new homeowner. 

So we posted a first hand testimonial by the buyer regarding all the above mentioned issues in addition to others.  I optimized the blog post so that when one searched for the condo by…


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