Real Estate Market Report for Alexandria and Northern Virginia September 2011
If you want to understand what is happening in the real estate industry as it directly impacts your buying and selling decisions, look to the linked graphs below and then call me at 703.927.4554....
View ArticleThank You to All My Real Estate Clients
With the new year a few weeks under my belt and the market in full swing, I just want to say THANK YOU to all of my clients for a good solid year of real estate transactions. Whether you listed with...
View ArticleHappening in June in Del Ray, the Best Little Neighborhood in Northern Virginia
With June right around the corner, let’s take a quick look at what’s happening in Del Ray, the best little neighborhood in Northern Virginia: June 1 -Artist’s Reception at A Show of Hands June 3 -Taste...
View ArticleHell’s Kitchen Winner Rock Harper Comes to Taste of Del Ray June 3
Chef Rock Harper, winner of Hell’s Kitchen Season Three, will be the celebrity judge for the Taste of Del Ray on Sunday, June 3. This follows last year’s appearance by Top Chef Fan Favorite Carla...
View ArticleNew Phone, New Dog and A Very Hot Real Estate Market in Northern Virginia
For those of you who have been following GWSLEPTHERE for a long time, you know we have been notably absent for the past few months. Nothing was wrong and we certainly didn’t run out of things to write...
View ArticleHome Values See Highest Monthly Increase since 2006
In a report released on Friday, Zillow reported that both national home values and rents rose in the month of April. According to the April Zillow Real Estate Market Report, national home values rose...
View ArticleDel Ray Citizens Association Elects New Board for 2012-2013
The Del Ray Citizens Association (DRCA) has elected a new executive board for 2012-2013. Heading the slate is Bill Hendrickson who will serve as president. Other officers include: David From, 1st Vice...
View ArticleWhy I Need to Know Everything To Sell Your Property in Northern Virginia
Why I need to know everything to sell your property in Northern Virginia may be a bit of hyperbole but an incident today was just another reminder that the devil is in the details. I’m working with a...
View ArticleNorthern Virginia Mortgage Report for June 25
From Rob Clark our go-to-mortgage guy: Rob Clark Preferred Mortgage Europe is the dominant factor these days for the outlook on the economy and US interest rates. On Thursday and Friday there is...
View ArticleAre You Interested or Interesting?
A friend of mine remarked one time that people tend to be either INTERESTING or INTERESTED. Now personally, I don’t think I am very interesting. I know my business, follow market trends, read...
View ArticleAlexandria Neighborhoods – Gardening in Del Ray
Adrian Higgins is a long time Washington area gardening guru. He also writes a weekly column in the Washington Post’s Local Living section where each week he offers a “tip” to correspond to a year...
View ArticleCity of Alexandria Property Assessments Continue to Increase
According to the City of Alexandria, real property assessments here are performing similarly to those in other close-in Northern Virginia markets. On a year-to-year basis, residential values posted an...
View ArticleAlexandria Neighborhoods – Del Ray Takes Care of Its Own in the Snow
This morning, instead of Erin Go Braugh, it was Erin Go Snow for Alexandria’s Del Ray Neighborhood! With the largest March snowfall since 1992, residents woke to at least 7.5 inches of snow. But never...
View ArticleAlexandria Neighborhoods: 2014 Spring Clean Up in Del Ray, March 22 and March 29
Residents of Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood have March 22 and March 29 to do their spring cleaning. Spring Clean Up for Del Ray residents living east of Mt. Vernon is Saturday, March 22. For...
View ArticleAlexandria Neighborhoods: Del Ray Begins Historic Preservation Process
Historic preservation is a touchstone for many Virginia communities and our own neighborhood of Del Ray is no different. The City of Alexandria is now beginning a process that would lead to greater...
View ArticleAlexandria Neighborhoods – Baseball in Del Ray
I am a huge sports fan. I like the stories, the statistics, the ups and downs, the “thrill of victory and the agony of defeat”. In fact, as someone close to me once said “if it sweats and wears a...
View ArticleAlexandria Neighborhoods – Sunday in Del Ray
We know the where – East Monroe – we just don’t know the who, the what or the why – but we like the whimsy! See you in the neighborhood, Michael Real Estate with Integrity The post Alexandria...
View ArticleAlexandria Neighborhoods: A Show of Hands Closes in Del Ray
A Show of Hands, Del Ray’s premier outlet for local artists, will close today after nine years of serving the community. A Show of Hands In a letter to friends and customers, owners Pat Miller and...
View ArticleLiving in Alexandria’s Del Ray Neighborhood is Pure Poetry!
Living in Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood is pure poetry – especially if you are at the corner of East Windsor and DeWitt Avenues. Neighbor and friend Renee Adams, a long time Del Ray resident, has...
View ArticleAlexandria Neighborhoods: 2014 Del Ray House & Garden Tour
The 2014 Del Ray House & Garden Tour is this Saturday, May 10 from 11am to 5pm. Sponsored by the Del Ray Citizens Association, the biennial tour is a great opportunity to see Del Ray ‘up close and...
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