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Pricing and Condition are Key to Selling Your Home
Our market is currently going through a shift. Today I’ll be giving you the latest stats, so that you can be prepared for the market instead of simply reacting to it. As you know, my team and I always want to prepare you for the market by providing the latest statistics. I’ve been... Read More
Three Ways to Get Your Offer Accepted in Today’s Competitive Market
How is it possible to get your offer accepted in a competitive market? I’ve got three tips today to help you achieve this. How is it possible to get your offer accepted in a competitive market? Imagine you’ve been searching for months and have finally found your dream home. Now you want to write... Read More
Hire an Agent Who Will Keep Negotiating for You
A good listing agent will keep negotiating for you until you are at the closing table. Here’s how we helped one of our sellers by doing just that. When you sell your home, it’s very important that you hire an agent who will negotiate all the way through the deal. We recently sold... Read More
Why Do I Need a Realtor If I Buy New Construction?
They don’t want you to hire an agent. So, you should hire an agent. Some people think that if they’re going to buy a new home, they should do it on their own in order to get the best deal possible. They think that maybe they will save on commission costs or get a... Read More
The Crazy Story of 2 Home Inspections on the Same House!
Today I’d like to tell you the tale of two home inspections. If a buyer backs out after a home inspection, what happens when the next buyer’s inspection results are completely different? It’s time for me to tell you the tale of two home inspections. We had a property on the market in Fairfax where... Read More
Join Us in Mentoring the Next Generation of Leaders
I’m joined today by Dr. Daria Groover, the principal of Featherstone Elementary School, and she has a special story to share. As some of you may know, myself and some of the other members of our team like to volunteer our time mentoring some of the students at Featherstone. Public school teachers and administrators have... Read More
Why You Can’t Quite Trust Zillow’s Zestimates
Online home valuations can give you an idea of what your home’s worth, but you shouldn’t price your home based on their calculations. When selling their home, most people nowadays do their own online research on websites like Zillow so they can get an estimated value of what their home is worth. That’s a dangerous... Read More
AJ Team Interviews: Steve Liga with ACTS
As you know, the AJ Team has worked with closely with ACTS for a few years now. Today I’m joined by Steve Lega, Chief Executive Officer at ACTS, who is here to talk to us about the role ACTS has in our community. As CEO, Steve’s passion is working with those who are hungry, homeless... Read More
Help Us Help Our Community’s Children
It’s time for this summer’s annual backpack challenge. This year, we’ll be donating pre-filled backpacks to children in need at a local homeless shelter as well as in local schools. But we can’t do this alone. We’d love to have your help. All you need to do is fill a backpack with school supplies such... Read More
Mid Year Real Estate Review
Today’s local market is seeing a few changes from what it looked like last year. Today I wanted to bring you some statistics from today’s local market. Here in Lake Ridge, the average sale price is up by 4%. In the past, we predicted we’d be seeing a slow down year over year in this area,... Read More