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        <title>Arlington VA Homes &amp; Condos Blog</title>
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        <description>Arlington VA Homes for Sale Blog providing local information and market conditions for Arlington VA  real estate homes and condos.  Real estate sales commentary for homes and condos in Northern Virginia by Long &amp; Foster REALTOR Rob Allen.</description>
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            <title>Is Washington D.C.'s Economy a Bubble</title>
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Living in the nation&rsquo;s capital is a wonderful opportunity. The Washington D.C. metropolitan area - which includes much of the greater Northern Virginia area -  is very affluent and has been for quite some time. Northern Virginia (especially Arlington County) and Washington D.C. have some of the highest median salaries in the U.S.



In fact, seven of the top twenty highest income counties in the United States reside in the area, and Loudon and Arlington county have the highest concentra... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:08:06 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Northern Virginia Home Prices NOT At Lowest Point in 10 Years</title>
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Contrary to
a recent article from CNN.com regarding home prices dropping to their lowest levels since 2001, we are
nowhere near that.&nbsp; As part of my
continued effort to remind people in Northern Virginia that we are not
following the national trend, I&rsquo;ll show you the real numbers for our
market.&nbsp; First, however, take a look at
the graph from the CNN article regarding the national median.







(From CNN.com Regarding the National Market)

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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:18:36 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Five Year Low for Northern Virginia Market Inventory</title>
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I keep hearing the same thing from everybody I talk to in our area.&nbsp; There isn't anything to show buyers right now.&nbsp; Guess what, it's true.&nbsp; Market inventory is at a 5 year low as we get ready for the 2012 spring market.&nbsp; With interest rates remaining low and economic news starting to sound a little bit more positive, I have personally seen buyers starting to come back in strong fashion.&nbsp; 









Now is the time to sell!&nbsp; If your a seller out there thinking a... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:21:41 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>Rob@AgentAllen.net (Rob Allen)</author>
            <title>Northern Virginia Market Update - January 2012</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:18:25 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Arlington Homes Sales Continue to Improve - July, 2010 Market Update</title>
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The July MarketMinute report is now available for Arlington Homes. This inculdes Arlington Sales for all houses, townhouses, and condos.&nbsp; Sales for Arlington homes and condos continue to outperform the national averages.&nbsp; Record low interest rates seem to be helping the market's continued recovery.&nbsp; If you are on the fence about buying I would suggest you to act now before you miss your window of opportunity.

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Arlington VA Home Sales Figures


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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:37:07 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>Rob@AgentAllen.net (Rob Allen)</author>
            <title>Arlington VA Real Estate MarketMinute Report for June, 2010</title>
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Arlington Real Estate MarketMinute Report - June 2010 

The new MarketMinute report is now available for Arlington County.&nbsp;&nbsp; The market trends continue to be much stronger than last year.&nbsp; However, I will say that the market seems much slower post First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit. &nbsp;

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Here are the highlights for Arlington Homes and Condos:


301 units sold for an increase of 2%

Active Inventory is down by 5%

At $500,000 the median sales price of Arlington Homes is u... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:34:24 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>America's Best High Schools - Newsweek - 2010</title>
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Newsweek's yearly rankings for America's Best High Schools in 2010 has been release and Arlington County found themselves with 3 out of 4 schools making the top 100.

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#27 H-B Woodlawn&nbsp;

#62 Washington Lee

#82 Yorktown 

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Arlington County residents should be proud of all of the hard work the faculy and staff has put into making these schools such a sucess.&nbsp; It's nice to have such great options! 
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:46:51 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>Rob@AgentAllen.net (Rob Allen)</author>
            <title>May Market Update for Arlington Home Sales</title>
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The May Market Report for Arlington Homes is now available!

There wasn an increase in Arlington Homes sold with a total of 274.&nbsp; This month's total homes sold was an increase of 5% versus May, 2009.

Active inventory of Arlington homes for sale is down 6%.&nbsp; May inventory is also down 2% from April, 2010.

The median sales price of Arlington homes increased 3% to $464,250.&nbsp; The median sold price is 4% higher than last year.

There is currently a 3.0 months supply of Arlington hom... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:45:17 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>Rob@AgentAllen.net (Rob Allen)</author>
            <title>Arlington Home Sales Market Update for April 2010</title>
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Here is a quick look at the Arlington real estate market for April 2010.&nbsp; Arlington home sales are looking much better!&nbsp; 

Summary of the Arlington Real Estate Market


Units sold up 22%

Active inventory down 7%

Median sale price up 3%

Days on market down 38%


If you want market statistics for another county like Alexandria or Fairfax just let me know.&nbsp; Also, don't forget you can now follow me on Facebook at Arlington Homes
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            <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 12:41:31 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>Rob@AgentAllen.net (Rob Allen)</author>
            <title>Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale - April 24th, 2010</title>
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Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale

The Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, April 24th, from 9 am to 2 pm in the tennis courts parking lot adjacent to 3601 Valley Drive in Parkfairfax.&nbsp; There will be fourteen vendors from five states.&nbsp; This will be the largest plant sale in the Washington metro area. &nbsp;

This event is normally held twice a year in April and September. &nbsp; In 2009 The Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale attracted more than 800 people and 10 vendors.&amp;nbs... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:48:38 -0500</pubDate>
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