tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196956192011-04-21T14:00:15.297-04:00Winchester VA Real Estate Market<br> information,projections,observations,insights,trends & newsDrew Van Laekenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04372723727859508984noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19695619.post-1137687802560183402006-01-19T11:20:00.000-05:002006-01-19T11:23:22.573-05:00

By Daneesha R. Davis The Winchester Star ;Wanted: 100 citizens in Winchester and Frederick County who have something to say about consolidation.The Public Opinion/Public Input subcommittee for the Winchester-Frederick County, Virginia Consolidation Project is kicking off the public phase of its consolidation study.Rhoda KruzAt a press conference Tuesday, subcommittee members announced a schedule

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REALTY TIMES;by Benny L. KassOn November 1, 2005, the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform issued its final report. The Panel proposed a number of tax reforms, many of which can directly impact on real estate investors and homeowners alike.The most significant recommendation was that the deduction for mortgage interest be replaced with a Home Credit which would be available to all

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Realty Times;McLEAN, VA -- Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market SurveySM (PMMSSM) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.15 percent, with an average 0.6 point, for the week ending January 12, 2006, down from last week's average of 6.21 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 5.74 percent.The average for the 15-year

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The Winchester Star;The Frederick County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a Comprehensive Plan amendment that sets the stage for development along Cedar Creek Grade.On Wednesday, the board backed an amendment to the Western Jubal Early Land-Use Plan that recognizes residential and commercial zoning, which developers might soon be using to build more than 600 homes and a few

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MRIS's Monthly Trend Indicator Report for December 2005 was released this week. These numbers reflect Winchester City home sales dating from 12/01/- 12/31 2005 and compare current figures with last years.Average Sold Price was $309,537 up 21.22% from the same month last yearAverage days on market was 28 down from 39 daysThe Average sales price as a percent of average list price was 97.37% which

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MICHELLE HOFMANN;A two-bedroom condo in the San Diego area sat on the market for 93 days in 1995 with one showing. “And that was from a mortgage broker,” says Carlton Lund, a broker for Prudential California Realty in Carlsbad, Calif.Frustrated, Lund, who heard rumblings about a concept called value-range marketing at an industry convention, got his seller to entertain offers from $120,000 to

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City of Winchester;The Town Run Utilities Project in downtown Winchester runs a distance of 0.55 mile, along Boscawen Street from the intersection of Amherst Street with Boscawen Street to Kent Street . The City’s Contractor for the Project is DLB Construction, Inc. of Hillsville, Virginia . The project entails the replacement of the existing 70 year old sanitary sewer main, replacement of

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I would like to send out a special New Year greeting to all of my past clients and thank them for making 2005 a great year.Peggy AllenTom & Tammy AndersonBilly AuNicole & Jared AultEmmanuel & Monika AwuahChasity &amp; Adam BerryJulia & Richard BottinyRichard & Ann BoydBrian and Deborah BucherThe Cain FamilyMaria & Nelson ClarkFrank and Celine CoakleyShanon & Erika DalyIrma DamenWayne and Helen

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The Winchester StarHill Vaden;Virginia’s unemployment data remained largely unchanged between October and November with only two Metropolitan Statistical Areas (Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia/North Carolina and Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford) moving more than one-tenth of a percentage point — and they only went up two-tenths of a point each.The Virginia part of Winchester MSA (

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REALTY TIMES;McLEAN, VA -- Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market SurveySM (PMMSSM) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.26 percent, with an average 0.6 point, for the week ending December 22, 2005, down from last week's average of 6.30 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 5.75 percent.The average for the 15-year

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I hope everyone is having a great Holiday Season. This link takes a look at my two boys with Santa. It may be the last year we get a picture like this, I think they are getting a little big.

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If you have any specific questions about the Real Estate market in Winchester, use the comment link below or just send me an e-mail

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Realty Times;If your still confused about the capital gains tax relief here are the facts.The relief act's primary provision for home sellers is the capital gains tax exclusion -- when you sell your home, if you qualify, you can keep, tax free, capital gains of up to $500,000 if you are married filing jointly or $250,000 for single taxpayers, or married taxpayers who file separately. Your capital

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12/14/05 Laura B. Withers at The Winchester Star reported that Brookfield Homes of Fairfax and Winchester-based Shockey Cos. have filed a lawsuit against Frederick County and it's Board of Supervisors. The lawsuit is in response to the supivisors decision to split the developers Stephenson Village master plan into two parts, only approving the portion that will not impact the alignment of the Va.

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12 days before Christmas and Winchester City has 150 homes on the market. The lowest list price is $98,900 and is the only listing under $100k. Nothing over 1 million, $869,900 tops the list.

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Everybody has heard about the Real Estate "Bubble", but how will the Winchester area be affected if the "Bubble" bursts, or has it already? The market has definitely slowed down. Buyers are scarce. As an agent it's a little strange when the phone stops ringing.I've heard news; good and bad. I'd like to hear what you have to say. If you have any insight into our local market please share.Check out

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President Bush's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform recently recommended that Congress convert the mortgage interest deduction to a tax credit; repeal the deduction for State and Local States, including property taxes; and reduce the $1 million cap on the size of the mortgage for which interest could be deducted to the Regional FHA limits which range from a little over $170k to almost $470k in

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MRIS's Monthly Trend Indicator Report for November 2005 was released this week. These numbers reflect Winchester City home sales dating from 11/01/- 11/30 and compare current figures with last years.Average Sold Price was $305,709 up 7.78% from the same month last yearAverage days on market was 50 up from 36 days The Average sales price as a percent of average list price was 94.85% which was down

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