The Virginia Real Estate Board is composed of seven real estate licensee members and two citizen members, all appointed by the governor and confirmed by the General Assembly. The term of office is four years. The current term of one licensee member … [Read more...]

Mike over at LocoMusings has a pretty darned good piece on preparing a home office so it can add the most value to the home you want to sell. Check it out, yo. … [Read more...]

I’m all over this, because there aren’t a lot of ways to connect real estate to dating. Thank you, Trulia, for doing a “Love and Housing” survey. Well, with Valentine’s Day right around the corner, we decided to do our own … [Read more...]

It’s a case of an HOA overstepping its bounds, and trampling on the toes of the wrong homeowners. Or it’s the case of petty homeowners taking a minor squabble a bit too far. Either way, the end result is bankruptcy for a Fairfax HOA. The … [Read more...]

Just in case you didn’t know this already, you heard it here first: Potential buyers of vacation homes are finding it hard to get loans for a number of reasons. That’s the conclusion of a Wall Street Journal story, “Getting a … [Read more...]

The Washington Post’s real estate section recently ran an article for consumers, “Get ready for the start of real estate season.” Essentially, it offers some suggestions for preparing your home to be sold. There’s nothing … [Read more...]