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Comment on CakeLove Coming To Fairfax! by DullesHomeGuy

DullesHomeGuy — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:57:19 +0000

Wasn’t aware of the Fairfax Corner cupcake store. Neither Iceberry–looks like they have an outlet in South Riding’s Home Depot-Giant shopping center.

Don’t you think frozen custard is more of a Virginia thing? Never much heard of it until arrived in VA.

Comment on CakeLove Coming To Fairfax! by Evan C

Evan C — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:39:47 +0000

That reminds me of the cupcake place in Fairfax Corner, Cupcakes Actually. They’ve been open for awhile now, now we have two food fads in Fx County, gourmet cupcakes and frozen yogurt (eg. Iceberry).

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Comment on Loudoun Movin’ On Up by DullesHomeGuy

DullesHomeGuy — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:04:23 +0000

All kinds of stuff going on. Still chaotic. Trends are less visible and factors need prioritizing in this market.

For buyers, make a dream wish list of everything you want in a house then pick the top 5.
Then make a must have list and whittle it down to your 5 most important–this is mandatory for couples!!….please?…;)

You can fall back to the list when when emotions come into play when dealing with a specific house and its deal–objective criteria.

Not much time for quibbles when buyer competition is strong.

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Comment on Abandoned Avonlea Villas by DullesHomeGuy

DullesHomeGuy — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:09:08 +0000

Model homes?
The new builder is just ramping up sales so is not ready to sell its model home.
This type of model (home)?
The villas shown are demolished as the resident above has said.
Resale Villas have been selling in the high $500s to low $600s K.
Original pricing topped $700K for the very large–+4000 SF townhouses. Large sq. footages are the saving grace on appraisals in Avonlea, holding up prices.
Distress (foreclosures, SS) are ongoing in the community. Buyers have booked $20-50K discounts to fair market recently. Contact me at dulleshomeguy@yahoo.com and we’ll look into this more.

Comment on Abandoned Avonlea Villas by Tony

Tony — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:13:53 +0000

Any word on how much the model homes are going for? I know there is a townhome and villa model that have been abandoned. Or if there are any other properties that have foreclosed/short sale?

Comment on Loudoun Movin’ On Up by AshburnGuy

AshburnGuy — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:13:11 +0000

30k-60k downpayment on an 80-20? Or are there vehicles that allow them to put down less still?

I did watch the open house down the street and noticed the significant traffic for a couple hours. It was a sight I haven’t seen in a while out here!

Comment on Loudoun Movin’ On Up by DullesHomeGuy

DullesHomeGuy — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:23:33 +0000

5 year ARMs will get a pleasant shock: lower mortgage payments.

Home selling swoop after mortg. interest rate supports leave and tax credit disappears mid year 2010. Rates up .5 to 1%?

Singles in Ashburn are still popular. Very short inventory now.
Lots of buyers plunking down $30-60K downpayments.

Central Ashburn has a weird relationship with the HVCC guidelines–more Alice In Wonderland!

Belmont has not been a foreclosure hotbed–though haven’t looked recently.
Country clubs are doing better than outlying “McMansions”.

Severe underwater–$200K + and/or financial distress due to income loss much stronger non performing indicator than mortgage resets unless interest rates pop up dramatically. Much anecdotal evidence in Loudoun to back this up.

Comment on Loudoun Movin’ On Up by AshburnGuy

AshburnGuy — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:59:15 +0000

In our neighborhood, we are seeing homes that were purchased at short sale or foreclosure pricing in mid 2009 being put on the market at a 15% higher price now with spring around the corner. Given these are SFH, I’m skeptical about these properties moving.

Separate from this, there are several neighborhoods in Ashburn which are around that 5 year mark since they’ve been built, leading many to believe that 5 year ARMs are coming up for adjustments? Perhaps this equals more homes for sale this year in those areas? Belmont is a great example, where a large portion of the buyers bought through the Toll financing vehicles of 5 year ARMs.