In investing strategy, an investor always seeks to buy low, and sell high. But because home ownership is such an emotional decision for would-be buyers, they often ignore this maxim. This is truly unfortunate, because the real estate market has begun to rally and according to the Mortgage Bankers … [Read more...]

One doesn’t need to be an experienced real estate agent to know that the American dream of home ownership is changing. The number of United States citizens who own a home is the lowest it’s been in fifteen years. According to the latest Census data, to 65 percent this past quarter—the smallest … [Read more...]

Home ownership is a sweet deal.  There's nothing like having a headquarters, a home base, a launching pad for life.  Home is the backdrop for the best times of our lives and the place we go to for refuge during the bad times.  In the past few months, just about all of my clients have told me that … [Read more...]

Just five years ago, one could buy and finance a home relatively easily. However, since the Great Recession and the crash of the housing market, many people are finding it difficult to qualify for home loans. The shifting scale of home values and prices has created once-in-a-lifetime opportunities … [Read more...]

Although it’s been a few years since the United States real estate market came to an abrupt halt, Americans are still feeling the negative effects of the downward market—whether it’s actually justified or not.  As experienced real estate agents in Northern Virginia, Linton Hall Realtors know … [Read more...]

The word is out!  Wealthy foreigners have targeted the Washington Metro Area as a market too good to ignore.  Foreign investors are increasingly coming to Northern Virginia to buy homes. In an annual survey released Tuesday, January 3, 2012, the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate … [Read more...]