Home Prices are up!

I found this interesting article on Yahoo News today and I thought Virginia home owners might be interested in it. In summary it says that prices are up in many metropolitan areas and existing homes available for sale are at a 10 year low.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/home-prices-increase-most-major-140227717.html

This is great news if you have a home to sell, we've seen similar trends of prices moving up in many local areas especially closer to the beltway. And coupled with historically low interest rates it makes now a great time to buy! If you happen to be in the market.

Rates are still CRAZY LOW!

We've been watching interest rates for a while now, and so far they are still at historical lows. If you own a home and you're not upside down in value, this is a great time to refinance!

If you're looking to buy, don't wait! These rates won't last forever and if your credit is good you can afford a lot more home at 3.31% than you can at 4.5%.

See this article from Inman News for more information.
http://www.inman.com/news/2012/11/21/give-thanks-if-you-qualify-record-low-mortgage-rates

A Storm's A Comin'

Folks, If you're in the Northern Virginia area, or anywhere in the affected area of Hurricane Sandy, I hope you've evacuated if you were urged to and that you'll stay inside and off the roads. It looks like we're really in for it. Be safe, tie down anything that's not tied down, and get a good book to read (and some candles, just in case).

Everyone stay safe!

This weekend in NOVA

If you're looking for something to do this weekend, here are a few ideas:

Friday Night:

• Twilight Jumpers at Great Meadow (The Plains, VA)
• If you're going to be downtown in Washington D.C. You can catch the last evening parade of the summer by the U.S. Marine Band, U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps, Marine Corps Color Guard and Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon. (Washington, DC)
• If you are into Theater, Zemfira Stage presents the Mel Brooks classic "The Producers" at James Lee Community Center (Annandale, VA). 

Saturday:

• Alexandria Art Market - featuring artwork of all kinds, jewelry, multicultural music and food from local restaurants. FREE EVENT! (Alexandria, VA)
• Page-to-Stage Festival - Presented by the Kennedy Center - FREE EVENT!

Sunday:

• The Big Dig Potato Harvest & Pancake Breakfast at Great Country Farm! (Bluemont, VA) They also have a fantastic Farmer's Market, petting zoo and lots of fun things for kids to do. Make sure you get a jar of their Blackberry or Peach Jam!
• Mini-Golf Inside the Museum - National Building Museum (Washington, DC)
• Middle Eastern Food Festival (McLean, VA) FREE EVENT!!

Have a great weekend!