Woodbridge Virginia Real Estate News

Woodbridge Virginia Real Estate News

Your Home Sold Fast, For Top Dollar, With The Fewest Hassles

Home Prices Stable And Slightly Rising Around Woodbridge Because Demand Exceeds Supply Of Homes

You can sell your home around Woodbridge Fast, For Top Dollar, And With The Fewest Hassles.

The well has dried up!  The inventory of homes for sale in Prince William County exceeded 7,000 homes in January, 2008; current inventory for sale is just a tad over 1,000 homes.

Meanwhile, the $8,000 tax credit for folks who buy a home is about to expire, so buyers are back in record numbers.

"Your home Sold Fast"  What is "fast"?  Many homes sell in less than a week.  Other homes sit, and sit, and sit unsold for weeks and months.

Why some sell fast, while others sell slow?  What do the homes that sell fast have that makes them sell fast?

* PRICE:  The homes are list priced WITHIN the range of values for similar homes.
* TERMS:  Offer to pay the buyer's closing costs; offer a one-year home warranty.
* CONDITION: Stage your home like a builder's model home. Clean it, fix it, and clean up the yard.
* MARKETING: Your home needs high-impact marketing that attracts agents to show your home to their    buyers.  84% of buyers surf the internet, looking for homes, especially homes that give the prospective buyers lots of photos and/or a virtual tour.  In fact, market research shows that a substantial number of prospective buyers look ONLY at internet listings with photos and/or virtual tours.

YOU CONTROL the price, the terms you offer, and the condition of your home. 

My team takes care of the marketing with lots of photos, plus systems and processes that keep our blog and website at the top of search results when prospective buyers search countless combinations of keywords when they search for homes.

You and your home get staged to attract the buyer's eye.  My team includes a home-staging magician, Peggy James.  Peggy has the vision to make small adjustments to your furniture arrangement that make your home show like a model home.

Did this post tickle your curiosity?  CLICK HERE to send your question.  Answers shall be sent by email ONLY, unless you specifically ask for phone call.

You can get computerized, automatic, customized FREE ALERTS by email when new listings of homes that fit your wish-list are posted on the Realtor's MLS.  You'll find out about the newest listings before most Realtors know about them.

That way you'll know when your dream home hits the market.

Opportunities Are Everywhere...We Can Help You Find Your Dream Home.

Erick Blackwelder or Peggy James of Erick and Company - Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-590-2252  list your property for sale or to  purchase a property in Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Cannon Bluff, Meadowbrook Woods, Blooms Crossing, Manassas Park, Beaver Creek, Hunter's Ridge, Brittany,  Manassas, Montclair, Dumfries, Occoquan, Dale City, Nokesville, or anywhere in Prince William County.

President Lyndon Johnson lead a vigorous campaign through the halls of Congress that lead to Fair Housing legislation.  The Republican Party members in Congress backed Fair Housing, while most of the congressional Democrat Party members opposed Fair Housing.  Johnson, a Democrat, worked the phones day and night, calling congressional Democrats, calling in favors that persuaded enough Democrats to cross party lines and vote for Fair Housing, and against their party leaders.  

Woodbridge VA Real Estate News You Can Use

Stupid Woodbridge Home Seller Makes Stupid Choice

Just When I Think I've Heard Every Story, A New Stupid Story Comes Along

I recently met a young man found out I help folks sell and buy property.

"Real estate is bad right now.  Buying a house was a bad investment.  So I just walked away from my house and gave it back to the bank," he said.

(The bank never owned the house.  So one may not "give it back to the bank".  The bank just provided a loan the lad used to buy the house.)

I said, "You let the bank foreclose?  Why?  Did you lose your job?  Did your payment jump too high to afford? "No, I could afford the payments."

"So why did you walk away and let the bank foreclose?"

His answer was astounding.

"The value dropped to $160,000.  My loan was $220,000.  I was paying payments on a loan that was $60,000 higher than the value of my house.  I told the mortgage company that they should lower the loan to $160,000 to match the value, that it wasn't fair to make payments for a loan that was bigger than the value, so I gave it back."

I replied, "Did anyone tell you that real estate values always bounce back, then grow steadily over the long haul?"

"Yeah, but if it doesn't this time?" 

"So where do you live now?"

"Oh, we love the neighborhood, so we rented a townhouse up the street so our kids could keep their friends and go to the same school."

"So your rent you pay, what are you paying in rent compared to your old house payment?  Are you saving money?"

"That's the only bad part... our rent payment is $200 more than our house payment was."

A friend pulled me away from the lad to introduce me to some folks who want to move and need my help.  Thank goodness.

Just when I think I've heard 'em all, here comes another one.

Did this post tickle your curiosity?  CLICK HERE to send your question.  Answers shall be sent by email ONLY, unless you specifically ask for phone call.

You can get computerized, automatic, customized FREE ALERTS by email when new listings of homes that fit your wish-list are posted on the Realtor's MLS.  You'll find out about the newest listings before most Realtors know about them.

That way you'll know when your dream home hits the market.

Opportunities Are Everywhere...We Can Help You Find Your Dream Home.

Erick Blackwelder or Peggy James of Erick and Company - Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-590-2252  list your property for sale or to  purchase a property in Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Cannon Bluff, Meadowbrook Woods, Blooms Crossing, Manassas Park, Beaver Creek, Hunter's Ridge, Brittany,  Manassas, Montclair, Dumfries, Occoquan, Dale City, Nokesville, or anywhere in Prince William County.

Woodbridge Virginia Real Estate News: Woodbridge New Homes Selling Fast

Woodbridge Home Builders Report More Sales And More Model Home Traffic

Over 70% Of New Home Buyers Have Their Own Buyer Agent Represent Them When Buying A New Home

"On Monday, July 27, the Commerce Department reported new home sales jumped 11% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 384,000 from an upwardly revised rate of 346,000 in May.

It was the largest monthly increase in more than 8 years. Economists had expected a sales pace of 360,000 units."

I've protected hundreds of new home buyers as their Buyer Agent over the decades I've been in the real estate business.

Did you know that builders have TEN (10) profit centers, ten ways they can take your money when you buy a home? 

Half my family is associated with the new homes business in one way or another.  Family gatherings include conversation about the latest stuff going on in home building.

I have a second career as a paid speaker.  I get hired to speak at conventions, teach classes at conferences, and lead 2-day seminars for lenders, Realtors, and new homes sales managers.

I actually TEACH new homes sales managers techniques and dialogs to use with customers to maximize the builder's profit.

For example, new homes sales managers in our area are NOT licensed Realtors.  They are employees of the builder, that is technically selling their new homes as "For Sale By Owner". 

New homes sales managers are not bound by many of the consumer protection laws that Realtors must obey.

If you want to buy a new home, and you had a choice between buying a home alone, or having a industry insider who knows how to protect you from over-paying for a new home, which would you choose?

Hiring me to help negotiate your new home purchase doesn't cost you a penny... the builders pay a finders fee to Buyer Agents knowing that my duty is to serve you, not the builder.

Did this post tickle your curiosity?  CLICK HERE to send your question.  Answers shall be sent by email ONLY, unless you specifically ask for phone call.

You can get computerized, automatic, customized FREE ALERTS by email when new listings of homes that fit your wish-list are posted on the Realtor's MLS.  You'll find out about the newest listings before most Realtors know about them.

That way you'll know when your dream home hits the market.

                        Opportunities Are Everywhere...We Can Help You Find Your Dream Home.

Erick Blackwelder or Peggy James of Erick and Company - Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-590-2252  list your property for sale or to  purchase a property in Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Cannon Bluff, Meadowbrook Woods, Blooms Crossing, Manassas Park, Beaver Creek, Hunter's Ridge, Brittany,  Manassas, Montclair, Dumfries, Occoquan, Dale City, Nokesville, or anywhere in Prince William County.

You Want A Home With A Big Kitchen, Big Yard, 2-Car Garage, with 4+ BR, 2.5+ BA

You Are Shopping In The $350,000 - $500,000 Range For A Home With A Neighborhood Pool

You Don't Have 6 Months To Wait For A Short Sale Approval, And You Don't Want A Dumpy Foreclosure

You Want To Buy A Lovely Home From Nice Folks Who Pampered Their Home

As Of July 24, You Have Eight (8) Homes From Which To Choose... You Have Eight Choices

Click Here Now  to see Active Homes for Sale in Woodbridge Virgina and surrounding area. 

When you see a home you want to see inside you can get a private tour WITHOUT THE LISTING AGENT PRESENT TO PRESSURE YOU OR ASK YOU  ANNOYING QUESTIONS by calling our Customer Care Manager, Patty, at 703-590-2252.

Did this post tickle your curiosity?  CLICK HERE to send your question.  Answers shall be sent by email ONLY, unless you specifically ask for phone call.

You can get computerized, automatic, customized FREE ALERTS by email when new listings of homes that fit your wish-list are posted on the Realtor's MLS.  You'll find out about the newest listings before most Realtors know about them.

That way you'll know when your dream home hits the market.

                       Opportunities Are Everywhere...We Can Help You Find Your Dream Home.

Erick Blackwelder or Peggy James of Erick and Company - Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-590-2252  list your property for sale or to  purchase a property in Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Cannon Bluff, Meadowbrook Woods, Blooms Crossing, Manassas Park, Beaver Creek, Hunter's Ridge, Brittany,  Manassas, Montclair, Dumfries, Occoquan, Dale City, Nokesville, or anywhere in Prince William County.

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You Can Sell Your Home In Woodbridge Fast, For Top-Dollar, With The Fewest Hassles

You NEED To See How We Sell Homes In Woodbridge Faster Than Our Comptition

If You Purchased Your Home With A Home Loan Prior To 2003 You Have Options For Selling Now

If you purchased your home in Woodbridge or Manassas or Bristow, or anywhere in Prince William County prior to 2003, you have the opportunity to sell your home now, without paying cash at closing.

Let's look at the big picture, then focus on what you can do now.

I'm slammed with folks who need my help selling or buying this week.  I love writing, but I don't have time to write all the good stuff you need to know in this post.

So you can find out why sellers are happy in a quick video.

Did this post tickle your curiosity?  CLICK HERE to send your question.  Answers shall be sent by email ONLY, unless you specifically ask for phone call.

See all ACTIVE homes for sale now CLICK HERE

You can get computerized, automatic, customized FREE ALERTS by email when new listings of homes that fit your wish-list are posted on the Realtor's MLS.  You'll find out about the newest listings before most Realtors know about them.

That way you'll know when your dream home hits the market.

                    Opportunities Are Everywhere...We Can Help You Find Your Dream Home.

Erick Blackwelder or Peggy James of Erick and Company - Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-590-2252  list your property for sale or to  purchase a property in Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Cannon Bluff, Meadowbrook Woods, Blooms Crossing, Manassas Park, Beaver Creek, Hunter's Ridge, Brittany,  Manassas, Montclair, Dumfries, Occoquan, Dale City, Nokesville, or anywhere in Prince William County.

President Lyndon Johnson lead a vigorous campaign through the halls of Congress that lead to Fair Housing legislation.  The Republican Party members in Congress backed Fair Housing, while most of the congressional Democrat Party members opposed Fair Housing.  Johnson, a Democrat, worked the phones day and night, calling congressional Democrats, calling in favors that persuaded enough Democrats to cross party lines and vote for Fair Housing, and against their party leaders. 

You Can Buy A Home In Woodbridge With Surprisingly Low Down Payments

You Can Get A Home In Woodbridge With Just 3.5% Down Up To $710,000

If You Have VA Benefits Because You Are Serving, Or Previously Served, You Can Buy With Zero Down

Good Credit Is Essential

You May Be Surprised, Even Shocked To Find Out That Most Credit Reports Are Incorrect

I don't know about you, but when I walk into a store, my instinct tells me to pull my wallet from my pocket, look inside, to be sure I have some cash and my debit card. 

I have teenage daughters.  Like all teens, they make regular withdrawls from "Bank Of Dad" without notice.  So knowing I had $40 cash yesterday is meaningless.

Bank Of Dad - A Lending Institution Ever Since I Can Remember

When you and I buy homes, we need to check our wallets first, to see how much home we can afford.

So get a referral from me, or a friend to a competent loan officer, arrange an appointment, and sit down with your loan officer to see how much you can afford.

Your buying power is based upon your income, less your regular debts, with assets (cash) in savings or investments as a compensating factor.

When your loan officer reviews your credit reports with you, you WILL find errors.  Errors that may pull your credit score down.  Fix them, and your credit score will bounce up quickly.

Correcting Credit Report Errors

Here is a note from my favorite loan officer that explains how you can correct credit report errors. 

If your clients' credit ratings are suffering because of mistakes on their credit report, it is their right to have them corrected at no cost.

Credit bureaus are legally required to investigate disputed information by contacting the creditor that originally supplied them with the information. Keep in mind that the three major credit bureaus - Experian, Equifax and Trans Union - usually have the same information for each consumer file, but not always.

Your clients need to contact only the bureau that shows an error.

Factual information cannot be removed from a credit report, and the credit bureaus will not automatically remove information from your clients' reports just because they dispute it.

Your clients have to prove that information is wrong with supporting documentation before a credit bureau will correct a report.

Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACT Act), a credit bureau must remove or modify a disputed item within 30 days if it is found to be inaccurate, incomplete, or unverifiable after a reasonable investigation.

At www.annualcreditreport.com, your clients can request a free credit report once every 12 months from each of the credit-reporting companies listed above.

Did this post tickle your curiosity?  CLICK HERE to send your question.  Answers shall be sent by email ONLY, unless you specifically ask for phone call.

You can get computerized, automatic, customized FREE ALERTS by email when new listings of homes that fit your wish-list are posted on the Realtor's MLS.  You'll find out about the newest listings before most Realtors know about them.

That way you'll know when your dream home hits the market.

Opportunities Are Everywhere...We Can Help You Find Your Dream Home.

Erick Blackwelder or Peggy James of Erick and Company - Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-590-2252  list your property for sale or to  purchase a property in Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Cannon Bluff, Meadowbrook Woods, Blooms Crossing, Manassas Park, Beaver Creek, Hunter's Ridge, Brittany,  Manassas, Montclair, Dumfries, Occoquan, Dale City, Nokesville, or anywhere in Prince William County.

President Lyndon Johnson lead a vigorous campaign through the halls of Congress that lead to Fair Housing legislation.  The Republican Party members in Congress backed Fair Housing, while most of the congressional Democrat Party members opposed Fair Housing.  Johnson, a Democrat, worked the phones day and night, calling congressional Democrats, calling in favors that persuaded enough Democrats to cross party lines and vote for Fair Housing, and against their party leaders. 

Special Boating Post For Boaters Who Sometimes Go Home

Woodbridge Homes Give You Easy Access To Boating On The Potomac

Special Video Reveals All The Cool Places For Boaters Who Choose To Call Woodbridge Home

Woodbridge homes are at the east end of Prince William County, next to the historic Potomac River.

You like to go out boating, and you love the water.  You have lots of options for easy access to a long list of nifty places to fish, fun places to raft-up and swim, see historic sights from the water, and find good food.

This short video is jam-packed with vital info for all you folks moving to Woodbridge who love boating!

Did this post tickle your curiosity?  CLICK HERE to send your question.  Answers shall be sent by email ONLY, unless you specifically ask for phone call.

You can get computerized, automatic, customized FREE ALERTS by email when new listings of homes that fit your wish-list are posted on the Realtor's MLS.  You'll find out about the newest listings before most Realtors know about them.

That way you'll know when your dream home hits the market.

Opportunities Are Everywhere...We Can Help You Find Your Dream Home.

Erick Blackwelder or Peggy James of Erick and Company - Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-590-2252  list your property for sale or to  purchase a property in Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Cannon Bluff, Meadowbrook Woods, Blooms Crossing, Manassas Park, Beaver Creek, Hunter's Ridge, Brittany,  Manassas, Montclair, Dumfries, Occoquan, Dale City, Nokesville, or anywhere in Prince William County.

 Are you looking for a single family home in and around Woodbridge, Montclair or Lake Ridge Virginia? Well here is an easy way to find them.

Not all Homes for Sale web sites are the same most have dataed listings on them that were sold weeks or even months ago. They are advertising based and so the listings stay on to get more leads. 

Id you want REAL TIME information about homes actively for sale there is only one web site consumers can get the real facts. This is not my web site it is called Frankly MLS and it is the best searching site for consumers on the market today  

CLICK HERE TO SEARCH FRANKLY MLS

                         Opportunities Are Everywhere...We Can Help You Find Your Dream Home.

                                              Do You Have Questions About Real Estate?

 Call me or contact me by email and tell me what your looking for, we'll set up your home search alerts right away. 

Erick Blackwelder or Peggy James of Erick and Company - Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-590-2252  list your property for sale or to  purchase a property in Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Cannon Bluff, Meadowbrook Woods, Blooms Crossing, Manassas Park, Beaver Creek, Hunter's Ridge, Brittany,  Manassas, Montclair, Dumfries, Occoquan, Dale City, Nokesville, or anywhere in Prince William County.

Most Commercial Real Estate Websites Give You Stinky Home Search Engines

Search For Woodbridge Homes For Sale On Most Sites And You Get Stale Information

Only One Search Site Works And It Is NOT MINE

Find Homes In Woodbridge For Sale, Under Contract, And Sold

I believe nearly every real estate website I see gives you a "Search For Homes" link that stinks.

Some are slanted toward showing listings from one company over all other listings from other companies.

Reltor.com is worthless.

The problem with those sites is that they do not give you a direct connection to real-time, accurate information contained in the Realtor's Multiple Listing Service (MLS).

Until now...

My friend, Frank Llosa, an outstanding real estate broker who works the Ballston area somehow crafted a website that is 100% accurate every time I compare his site to the Realtor's MLS system.

Ladies, Frank is more than smart, he's dreamy-handsome too!!

CLICK HERE NOW to see FranklyMLS.com for the most timely real estate information you can get.

Did this post tickle your curiosity?  CLICK HERE to send your question.  Answers shall be sent by email ONLY, unless you specifically ask for phone call.

You can get computerized, automatic, customized FREE ALERTS by email when new listings of homes that fit your wish-list are posted on the Realtor's MLS.  You'll find out about the newest listings before most Realtors know about them.

That way you'll know when your dream home hits the market.

Opportunities Are Everywhere...We Can Help You Find Your Dream Home.

Erick Blackwelder or Peggy James of Erick and Company - Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-590-2252  list your property for sale or to  purchase a property in Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Cannon Bluff, Meadowbrook Woods, Blooms Crossing, Manassas Park, Beaver Creek, Hunter's Ridge, Brittany,  Manassas, Montclair, Dumfries, Occoquan, Dale City, Nokesville, or anywhere in Prince William County.