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Saturday, December 07 2013

Today Sat Dec 7 - One Loudoun Holiday Tree Inaugural Lighting

The event will be held on Saturday, December 7 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm and is free to the public. There will be a variety of food and beverage samplings made available by the Downtown One Loudoun merchants, along with kids’ photos with the Loudoun Hounds mascot, Fetch, free holiday photos for families and friends, and children’s crafts and entertainment.

Santa will arrive in style at 6:00 pm atop a Loudoun County fire truck with lights flashing and sirens roaring. This high-tech Santa will be outfitted with an iPhone and iPad to record children’s wishes. Santa will help light the tree at 6:15 pm and pose for photos from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Throughout the event, local choirs and dance performances from the Creative Dance Center will entertain the crowd.

Participating merchants include Alamo Drafthouse, Bar Louie, Elevation Burger, Firehouse Subs, Fresh Market, and Uncle Julio’s.

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, December 04 2013

Are Home Sales Tanking? by The KCM Crew

If you read some of the headlines about home sales over the last few weeks, you may believe that the sales of houses in the U.S. are beginning to slow dramatically. There have been some that have used the recent Existing Home Sales Reports (EHSR) from the National Association of Realtors’ as proof of this supposition. We should be careful not to put too much credence in these reports of impeding doom.

It is true that the last EHSR revealed that sales were down 3.2% from the previous month. However, there are two crucial points that are not being addressed;

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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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Tuesday, December 03 2013

14,027 Houses Sell Every Day in the U.S.!! by The KCM Crew

There are some homeowners that might consider waiting for the spring to sell their house thinking that no one buys a home during the winter months. What we should understand is that homes sell EVERY DAY. As a matter of fact, according to the latest Existing Homes Sales Report from the National Association of Realtors, on average 14,027 homes sell daily in this country.

It is true that more houses sell in the spring than the winter in most markets. However, it is also true that there will be more competition as many sellers wait to the spring to put their house on the market.

Thousands of homes sell each and every day in this country. Don’t be afraid to put your house on the market this winter.

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, November 28 2013

Happy Thanksgiving!!! Free Pie Giveaway-Check out the details

Pie Giveaway - November/Decmeber 2013!!!

Watch your mailbox - free pie coupons to all my clients should be arriving in your mailboxes at your homes by November 28, 2013.

Check out the delicious pies available this year at Mom's Apple Pie in Leesburg, VA and in Occoquan, VA.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Your Realtor,

Marilee

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Wednesday, November 27 2013

Dulles Metro (Subway) Update - November 2013 Update

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Wednesday, November 27 2013

When Will Mortgage Rates Hit 5%?

The big question for homebuyers is when interest rates will begin to rise to the 5% mark. The effect of a rise in mortgage rates could be a dramatic increase in the monthly mortgage payment when purchasing a home. In an article last week, HousingWire quoted two different sources regarding this issue.

Most experts are projecting that rates will rise when the Fed decides to taper the purchase of bonds which has acted as a stimulus to the housing market by keeping long term mortgage rates at historic lows.

Supply Is Shrinking

With inventory declining in many regions, finding a home of your dreams may become more difficult going forward. There are buyers in more and more markets surprised that there is no longer a large assortment of houses to choose from. The best homes in the best locations sell first. Don’t miss the opportunity to get that ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ buy.