Ritu Desai- Fairfax/Loudoun County Realtor in Northern Virginia

While the headlines about DC metro has shocked many but it is a true fact "DC Metro Closes 2011 with Lowest Inventory Level since August 2005". The same fact goes about Northern Virginia real estate market. We have seen a deep decline in the inventory of homes compared to last month or a year ago. Some factors may be due to ...

Are you planning to purchase your first home or move up to your next dream home? There are things you can start NOW to be ready to jump when the opportunity knocks for you. 1. Two most important people will be your Realtor and Lender. Ask friends and family for good references or look up online for Realtors in your area and interview ...

Don't we all love walking through those beautifully decorated model homes in the Fairfax & Loudoun County area. I know few home owners who would go model home browsing to get ideas to decorate their home. This is wonderful!! Most of the builders want to sell off the model before they are sold out of the community or through the ...

Either you have no showings or did get a wave of buyers through the door but zero offers. Wondering why your home was not "thee" home choice for a buyer. Well the answer lies within you Mr. & Mrs. Seller... 1. Review your pricing: What was your pricing strategy? Did you priced for the market, or did you price with ...

With the extension of the tax credit news it brought a relief to lot of home buyers who had ratified contracts prior to April 30th and could not close before June 30th. Now they have till Sept. 30th to close on your home. June turns out what we all call a typical summer market in the Northern Virginia real estate market. Numbers ...

For once we can say negative looks positive!!! We have seen a drastic turn around in the Loudoun county Virginia residential real estate market place. Low interest rate, inventory & tax credit expiration has all added to the huge upswing in our market place. Even the worst blizzard in the history of the our area did not stop motivated buyer ...

Apart from giving your home the most exposure in the market place:           Yet another reason why to list with Ritu Desai & Samson Properties We are proud to announce a partnership with Samson Properties and ENUFF WITH THE STUFF!If you list with me, you will receive a free consultation from a ...

People today seek to personalize, economize, and make the most of their space—inside and out. Today’s home owners seek style and comfort, but they’re ever mindful of the toll that our choices can take on the environment. These 12 home-furnishings trends reflect current priorities and aspirations. Some of these phenomena will ...

As per Bureau of Labor Statistics the unemployment rates(data from Nov. 2009) in the Virginia rate is signification lower than the rest of the country. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area where the unemployment rate is 6.1 and overall Virginia unemployment rate is at 6.9 (Dec 2009). The numbers ...

    Loudoun County Real Estate Market for Dec. 2009 While the number clearly shows strong turn around in the housing market trend in the Loudoun County area. With low unemployment and first time home buyer credit has increased the demand of homes especially under $500000. Below are the ...

LOUDOUN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SAT SCORES FOR 2009 - Loudoun County Virginia School Excellence. THE SCHOOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT TEST  (SAT).  While Boards of Education in school school districts may use other standards of measurement for school excellence, (Virginia uses a unique Standard of Learning measurement (SOL)), the SAT is ...

 Its just been the 1st month of the year we already have heard a load of changes coming along on FHA home loans. Most of these changes are going to effect the spring or summer. So keep up with my blog I will post as soon as I find out!    Mortgage insurance premium (MIP) will be increased to build up capital reserves and bring ...

Dulles Rail Road Project 23 Miles of new metrorail line branching off the Orange Lane after East Falls Church    Phase I Tysons East Location: on Route 123 at Scotts Crossing Road/Colshire Drive Tysons Central 123 Location: On Route 123 at Tysons Boulevard Tysons Central 7 Location: On Route 7 just ...

#3, Capital Beltway, surrounds Washington DC Weekly hours of bottleneck congestion: 194 Worst bottleneck: Southbound, Exit 2A-B Length of worst bottleneck: 1.26 mi Weekly hours of congestion on worst bottleneck: 31 Speed of worst bottleneck when congested: 21.2 mph The expert opinion: “It’s a rough road,” says Adam Tuss, ...

Being part of the herd is a good thing when it comes to group discount.I think its a smart and innovative way to grab some deals with collective purchasing power. Though it is limited to few cities at this point but the popularity its catching up. So how it works: Basically, a company puts up an offer that only triggers if enough ...