Arlington Virginia (VA) Real Estate – Arbour Realty

10 Questions To Determine If Home Ownership Is For You

Ignore the commercials by organizations like the National Association of Realtors that tell you "now is the time to buy".  Buying a home is a personal decision based on more factors than the housing market.  Below are some questions you may want to consider when determining whether home ownership is for you. How long will you be in the area? If you are considering a move away from the DC area in less than 5 years you may want to take... Continue Reading >

Cupcake Mania in Rosslyn VA

Do you consider yourself a cupcake expert; do your friends praise your cupcake baking abilities and beg you to make them for every function? If you like to bake cupcakes and also eat them at the same time, this is your time to shine.  Rosslyn VA will be hosting the 3rd Cupcake Camp on Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Continental Pool Lounge (1911 N. Fort Myer Drive, Rosslyn VA) from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. CupcakeCamp Bakers Information! $10 is the ticket price to... Continue Reading >

Getting Closing Costs Paid For

My fiance and are planning to purchase a home in Arlington this fall and are wondering if we can expect the sellers to pay all the closing costs? Let me start with some basics.  When closing on the sale of a home, the buyers and seller each have their own set of closing costs that they are required to pay for.  In some circumstances, a buyer will negotiate to have the seller subsidize a credit towards the buyer’s side of closing... Continue Reading >

When Is the Best Time To Sell?

Question: When is the best time of year to sell a home in Arlington? This is a question that comes up quite a bit. I’m going to share a couple tools I use to analyze the peaks and valleys of market activity. As usual, I’ll also share my opinions. Google Insights provides a graphical analysis of when people are searching various subjects. Obviously real estate is the subject of interest for this article. It seems that year-after-year there is an incline in... Continue Reading >

Civil War Sites in Fairfax County

Living in Fairfax County I am sure you are already aware how rich with history Fairfax County is, but not until recently when I was viewing the Fairfax County website did I realize that there were so many civil war sites with Fairfax County. For those living in Fairfax or considering buying in Fairfax VA and who have a keen interest in civil war history, Fairfax County has to be the perfect place to live.  There are so many different sites, keeping civil war... Continue Reading >