With the New Year and the Spring/Summer Real Estate market around the corner, everyone is looking to see if this is the year of the return to a more normal market.  We can be cautiously optimistic but a few recent items in the news could spell changes in the market come April and May: Extended [...]

You’ve worked with a client for months, been there for every step and probably know more about them than many of their friends/family do.  All the final closing papers are signed and you say your goodbye’s. Now what? Most will tell you to regularly shower them with mailers and random or timed phone calls so [...]

Everyone has been asking in the past year “Has the housing market made the turn from declining to stable?”  Here are some recent stories/publications that indicate we may have already hit bottom. This story done by NewsChannel 8 discusses the fast–paced market in Prince William County, one of the areas hardest hit by the declining [...]

There is always a search for more ways to help move the masses of people that commute to and from Washington DC.  Northern Virginia has implemented several including HOV lanes on both both major interstates that feed the outer suburbs and the Virginia Railway Express, a commuter railroad that after a slow start has steadily [...]

VHDA just published a market trends about how a projected shift in Virginia’s population demographics may mold the housing market in the near future: Click here to view the full report (1 MB PDF download) The major information I want to point out is a demographic shift that is estimated between now and 2020.  According [...]

Disclaimer: Any products mentioned in this post are mentioned based on my real-world experience, not by the vendors who market them. Many in the business look forward to the day of transaction where “Mt. Paper” can be reduced or eliminated when doing the day to day tasks that are involved in transactions.  It has been [...]

VAR’s Convention & Expo 2008 will be several days filled with learning, fun, socializing, and networking.  Below is an introduction about one of the speakers we have the opportunity to hear.  His spot is on the last day (Sunday) and if this bit of news is any indication, his speech will be a perfect way [...]

We’ve all been there.  You just bought your first,second, or Xth batch of several hundred/thousand business cards.  We start using them in our daily business and then one day… BOOM!  You earn that new designation, change key contact information or even brokerages.  What’s left now is a pile of either note cards or fire kindling.  [...]

First off I would like to say how honored I am to be able to offer my unique viewpoints/opinions to the Virginia Real Estate community. Some background: I have been in the business for almost six years and am currently Broker/Owner of Compass Real Estate Consulting in Lake Ridge, VA. I currently hold the e-PRO, [...]