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Thursday, April 03 2014

n Reston's Lake Anne Plaza, the worldly influences abound. In the central plaza, the clustered townhomes, the lone high-rise and the community-driven nature of it all, there is evidence of Italian hill country and coastal villages, of small towns in Finland and California, of Milan and Radburn, N.J., of Britain's garden cities and Greenbelt.

Robert E. Simon brought them all together, 50 years ago this month.

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Contact Marilee Murphy today for all of your home buying, or selling, luxury homes or new construction needs.  I am dedicated to making sure you have a smooth transition from start to finish. Use my website to search available properties in Loudoun County located, in Northern Virginia, specifically the towns of Sterling/Potomac Falls, Ashburn, Leesburg, Chantilly, and Aldie as well as properties in Fairfax County, and Prince William County areas. You can also sign up to receive free listing updates by email

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Thursday, April 03 2014

We have often suggested that potential home buyers consider rising interest rates when thinking about the true cost of a home. Remember, cost is not determined by price alone but by price and mortgage rate. The longer a buyer waits, the higher the mortgage payment will be if rates continue to increase (as is projected by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the National Association of Realtors and the Mortgage Bankers Association).

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Contact Marilee Murphy today for all of your home buying, or selling, luxury homes or new construction needs.  I am dedicated to making sure you have a smooth transition from start to finish. Use my website to search available properties in Loudoun County located, in Northern Virginia, specifically the towns of Sterling/Potomac Falls, Ashburn, Leesburg, Chantilly, and Aldie as well as properties in Fairfax County, and Prince William County areas. You can also sign up to receive free listing updates by email

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Thursday, April 03 2014

Eric S. Williams, who’s led the York County school division since 2008, has been named Loudoun County Public Schools’ next superintendent.

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Contact Marilee Murphy today for all of your home buying, or selling, luxury homes or new construction needs.  I am dedicated to making sure you have a smooth transition from start to finish. Use my website to search available properties in Loudoun County located, in Northern Virginia, specifically the towns of Sterling/Potomac Falls, Ashburn, Leesburg, Chantilly, and Aldie as well as properties in Fairfax County, and Prince William County areas. You can also sign up to receive free listing updates by email

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Thursday, April 03 2014

Despite a last minute plea from dozens of residents, parents and teachers to increase funding for Loudoun County Public Schools, the Board of Supervisors held to its earlier decision and adopted a FY15 real estate tax rate of $1.155,

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Contact Marilee Murphy today for all of your home buying, or selling, luxury homes or new construction needs.  I am dedicated to making sure you have a smooth transition from start to finish. Use my website to search available properties in Loudoun County located, in Northern Virginia, specifically the towns of Sterling/Potomac Falls, Ashburn, Leesburg, Chantilly, and Aldie as well as properties in Fairfax County, and Prince William County areas. You can also sign up to receive free listing updates by email

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Wednesday, April 02 2014

Spring has sprung — this time apparently for real — just in time for a number of events around town for Reston on its 50th anniversary and Simon on his 100th birthday.

From the Reston Celebrates website, here are some of the goings on coming up.
 

Saturday: Founder’s Day Celebration, noon to 3 p.m., Lake Anne Plaza

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Contact Marilee Murphy today for all of your home buying, or selling, luxury homes or new construction needs.  I am dedicated to making sure you have a smooth transition from start to finish. Use my website to search available properties in Loudoun County located, in Northern Virginia, specifically the towns of Sterling/Potomac Falls, Ashburn, Leesburg, Chantilly, and Aldie as well as properties in Fairfax County, and Prince William County areas. You can also sign up to receive free listing updates by email

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Friday, March 28 2014

A study conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute concluded that Loudoun County residents are the healthiest in the commonwealth, according to results published today.

In the program’s fifth year, the County Health Rankings rate the overall health of nearly every county in all 50 states. The rankings consider 29 factors that influence health

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Contact Marilee Murphy today for all of your home buying, or selling, luxury homes or new construction needs.  I am dedicated to making sure you have a smooth transition from start to finish. Use my website to search available properties in Loudoun County located, in Northern Virginia, specifically the towns of Sterling/Potomac Falls, Ashburn, Leesburg, Chantilly, and Aldie as well as properties in Fairfax County, and Prince William County areas. You can also sign up to receive free listing updates by email

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Friday, March 28 2014

These tricks and tips will help you outsmart dirt while cutting back on housework.

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Contact Marilee Murphy today for all of your home buying, or selling, luxury homes or new construction needs.  I am dedicated to making sure you have a smooth transition from start to finish. Use my website to search available properties in Loudoun County located, in Northern Virginia, specifically the towns of Sterling/Potomac Falls, Ashburn, Leesburg, Chantilly, and Aldie as well as properties in Fairfax County, and Prince William County areas. You can also sign up to receive free listing updates by email


 
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Friday, March 28 2014

Many sellers are still hesitant about putting their house up for sale. Where are prices headed? Where are interest rates headed? Can buyers qualify for a mortgage?  These are all valid questions. However, there are several reasons to sell your home sooner rather than later. Here are five of those reasons.

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Contact Marilee Murphy today for all of your home buying, or selling, luxury homes or new construction needs.  I am dedicated to making sure you have a smooth transition from start to finish. Use my website to search available properties in Loudoun County located, in Northern Virginia, specifically the towns of Sterling/Potomac Falls, Ashburn, Leesburg, Chantilly, and Aldie as well as properties in Fairfax County, and Prince William County areas. You can also sign up to receive free listing updates by email

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Friday, March 28 2014

Loudoun continues to rank as the fastest growing county in Virginia, according to new U.S. Census figures released today, growing at a rate of 239 new residents per week between July 2012 and July 2013.

Nationally, Loudoun ranked as the second fastest growing large county—those with populations of more than 250,000—over the past year. In the three years since the 2010 Census, Loudoun has been the nation’s fastest growing large county.

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Contact Marilee Murphy today for all of your home buying, or selling, luxury homes or new construction needs.  I am dedicated to making sure you have a smooth transition from start to finish. Use my website to search available properties in Loudoun County located, in Northern Virginia, specifically the towns of Sterling/Potomac Falls, Ashburn, Leesburg, Chantilly, and Aldie as well as properties in Fairfax County, and Prince William County areas. You can also sign up to receive free listing updates by email

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Thursday, March 27 2014

The gym floor at Tuscarora High School, site of the 33rd Annual Loudoun County Public Schools Regional Engineering and Science Fair, was a crush of tri-fold poster boards with four-syllable Latin words and scientific jargon on March 20.

According to fair director Odette Scovel, there were almost 190 projects and more than 220 judges at the event, which was hosted by Orbital Sciences, a company that specializes in the manufacturing and launch of satellites for commercial and government ventures.

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Contact Marilee Murphy today for all of your home buying, or selling, luxury homes or new construction needs.  I am dedicated to making sure you have a smooth transition from start to finish. Use my website to search available properties in Loudoun County located, in Northern Virginia, specifically the towns of Sterling/Potomac Falls, Ashburn, Leesburg, Chantilly, and Aldie as well as properties in Fairfax County, and Prince William County areas. You can also sign up to receive free listing updates by email

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