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How Long To Sell in LoCo?

If you have considered selling this spring, it’s one of the first questions you want answered…how long will it take me to sell my house? Of course, there are lots of considerations that play into what your actual time on market ends up being (condition... »

LoCo Photo: Sunny Side of King Street

Like Took a stroll through downtown Leesburg on the sunny side of the street…this is looking up King Street toward the intersection with Market Street and the courthouse. Cheers, Heather »

Now, how much house for $400k?

Like It’s time for an update on available homes for sale in Loudoun in the $400,000 price point. The last time we took a peek at that segment of the market was in September.  At the time, there were only townhomes available in Ashburn. In Sterling, the... »

Here Come the Listings?

Like If you’ve been reading the posts here for the last couple of months, you’ve heard me repeat over and over that we do not have a lot of available homes for sale on the market here in Loudoun.  Given that we are now in the first week of March, we sh... »

LoCo News Scoop: School Fixes, Budget Cuts, and More

Like Image credit: Matt Callow What’s everyone talking about in Loudoun this week? Here’s a quick wrapup of the hot topics in and around LoCo: Much needed renovations at Loudoun Valley High School: The school board finally appears to be listening to th... »

JR’s Festival Lakes Gone, New Homes Pop Up

LikeAnyone who has driven down Fort Evans Road toward Lansdowne in Leesburg recently has noticed the sudden deforestation where JR’s Festival Lakes used to be. K Hovnanian Homes just held their grand opening for the River Pointe community this month. N... »

Huntleigh at Creighton Farms is Open

Like Since we first got wind of it in October, we’ve been anticipating Stanley Martin’s opening of the Huntleigh at Creighton Farms. They officially opened their Sutton model there on Saturday, and will be offering five different home models on one to ... »

How Much House for $700k in LoCo?

Like So we’ve looked recently at what kind of house you can buy if your budget is $400k, $500k, or $600k in Loudoun County. Some move up buyers fall into the $700,000 price range; what kind of real estate falls into that budget? Amazingly, there is not... »

How Much House for $500k in LoCo?

Like We’re almost to the spring market (anyone else noticed the confused forsythia bushes blooming around here?) so I thought we’d take a look at how far your money will stretch…with $500,000 to spend, how much house can you get in Loudoun County right... »

LoCo Neighborhood: Beacon Hill

Like Nestled atop Catoctin Mountain just west of Leesburg is Beacon Hill, a luxury community of million dollar homes. Named for the 326 acre estate once owned by 1950′s news personality Arthur Godfrey, there are now nearly 1100 acres of majestic landsc... »

LoCo News: Hop with a Cop, Ringing in Hope in Brambleton, and more…

Like Here’s a wrapup of some news worth noting in LoCo lately…. Our brand new Board of Supervisors has (temporarily?) put the brakes on the western sheriff’s substation that was slated to begin construction in Round Hill in March.  Loudoun voters appro... »

Need to Recycle Your Tree?

Like It’s always amazing how quickly the holiday season descends upon as, and just as fleetingly fast how quickly it goes. If you are like me, you have a tree dropping needles in your living room at the moment, and you need to know when and how to get ... »

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