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Recent Buying A Home Articles:
Going Standby - A Home Buying Strategy
by Karen Briscoe
May 16, 2018
Going Standby - A Home Buying Strategy
by Karen Briscoe
May 16, 2018
Where We Live: Colvin Mill Run
by Karen Briscoe
May 3, 2018
Where We Live: Colvin Mill Run
by Karen Briscoe
May 3, 2018
Where We Live: Restons Quail Ridge neighborhood
by Jenny McClintock
April 26, 2018
Where We Live: Hamptons of McLean
by Karen Briscoe
April 19, 2018
Where We Live: Hamptons of McLean
by Karen Briscoe
April 19, 2018
Where We Live: Grass Ridge
by Karen Briscoe
April 11, 2018
Where We Live: Grass Ridge
by Karen Briscoe
April 11, 2018
Real Estate Market in McLean and Great Falls First Quarter 2018 Recap
by Karen Briscoe
April 4, 2018
Real Estate Market in McLean and Great Falls First Quarter 2018 Recap
by Karen Briscoe
April 4, 2018
Weight of Waiting
by Karen Briscoe
March 29, 2018
Weight of Waiting
by Karen Briscoe
March 29, 2018
First Day of Spring and "Hope Springs Eternal"
by Karen Briscoe
March 21, 2018
First Day of Spring and "Hope Springs Eternal"
by Karen Briscoe
March 21, 2018
Forever Home
by Karen Briscoe
March 7, 2018
Forever Home
by Karen Briscoe
March 7, 2018
Selling and Buying a Home in Spring is like Driving in Rush Hour
by Karen Briscoe
February 28, 2018
Selling and Buying a Home in Spring is like Driving in Rush Hour
by Karen Briscoe
February 28, 2018
"I'll be home for Christmas" is a Holiday Classic!
by Karen Briscoe
December 20, 2017
"I'll be home for Christmas" is a Holiday Classic!
by Karen Briscoe
December 20, 2017
All in the Family
by Karen Briscoe
December 13, 2017
All in the Family
by Karen Briscoe
December 13, 2017
Where We Live: Evans Farm
by Karen Briscoe
September 13, 2017
Where We Live: Evans Farm
by Karen Briscoe
September 13, 2017
Good Schools can Equate to Higher Residential Real Estate Market Value
by Karen Briscoe
August 30, 2017
Good Schools can Equate to Higher Residential Real Estate Market Value
by Karen Briscoe
August 30, 2017
Where We Live: Timberlake Estates - Great Falls
by Karen Briscoe
August 23, 2017
Where We Live: Timberlake Estates - Great Falls
by Karen Briscoe
August 23, 2017
Chesterbrook Woods: Are You a Fixer Upper or Quick Seller?
by Karen Briscoe
July 25, 2017
Chesterbrook Woods: Are You a Fixer Upper or Quick Seller?
by Karen Briscoe
July 25, 2017
Who wants to be a Millionaire?
by Karen Briscoe
July 21, 2017
Who wants to be a Millionaire?
by Karen Briscoe
July 21, 2017
Decisions, Decisions
by Karen Briscoe
July 12, 2017
Decisions, Decisions
by Karen Briscoe
July 12, 2017
Real Estate Market Strong First Half 2017
by Karen Briscoe
July 3, 2017
Real Estate Market Strong First Half 2017
by Karen Briscoe
July 3, 2017
Generation Gap
by Karen Briscoe
June 21, 2017
Generation Gap
by Karen Briscoe
June 21, 2017
A Contract on a Home is like Being Engaged to be Married: Buyer
by Karen Briscoe
June 6, 2017
A Contract on a Home is like Being Engaged to be Married: Buyer
by Karen Briscoe
June 6, 2017
Life by the Water
by Karen Briscoe
May 25, 2017
Life by the Water
by Karen Briscoe
May 25, 2017
Advanced Adulting!
by Karen Briscoe
May 18, 2017
Advanced Adulting!
by Karen Briscoe
May 18, 2017
542 Elizabeth Street, Great Falls
by Karen Briscoe
May 12, 2017
542 Elizabeth Street, Great Falls
by Karen Briscoe
May 12, 2017
4081 Ridgeview Circle, McLean
by Lizzy Conroy
April 28, 2017
Supply and Demand is like Gravity
by Lizzy Conroy
April 27, 2017
An Empty Room is an Opportunity
by Karen Briscoe
April 21, 2017
An Empty Room is an Opportunity
by Karen Briscoe
April 21, 2017
Go Up Swinging
by Karen Briscoe
April 12, 2017
Go Up Swinging
by Karen Briscoe
April 12, 2017
Chesterbrook, McLean
by Lizzy Conroy
April 11, 2017
DC Cherry Blossoms and Other Features of World Class Cities
by Karen Briscoe
March 29, 2017
DC Cherry Blossoms and Other Features of World Class Cities
by Karen Briscoe
March 29, 2017
Hope Springs on this First Day of Spring!
by Karen Briscoe
March 20, 2017
Hope Springs on this First Day of Spring!
by Karen Briscoe
March 20, 2017
Where We Live: Langley Oaks
by Karen Briscoe
March 6, 2017
Where We Live: Langley Oaks
by Karen Briscoe
March 6, 2017
County Tax Assessments are in, but is that Really What your Home is Worth?
by Karen Briscoe
February 23, 2017
County Tax Assessments are in, but is that Really What your Home is Worth?
by Karen Briscoe
February 23, 2017
There Are No Perfect Houses
by Karen Briscoe
February 18, 2017
There Are No Perfect Houses
by Karen Briscoe
February 18, 2017
You Have to Kiss a Lot of Frogs . . . Before You Find Your Handsome Prince
by Karen Briscoe
February 16, 2017
You Have to Kiss a Lot of Frogs . . . Before You Find Your Handsome Prince
by Karen Briscoe
February 16, 2017
Why the First Offer is Statistically the Best Offer
by Karen Briscoe
January 17, 2017
Why the First Offer is Statistically the Best Offer
by Karen Briscoe
January 17, 2017
"I'll be HOME for Christmas" is a Holiday classic
by Karen Briscoe
December 21, 2016
"I'll be HOME for Christmas" is a Holiday classic
by Karen Briscoe
December 21, 2016
Yes, Virginia, there is a real estate market.
by Karen Briscoe
December 14, 2016
Yes, Virginia, there is a real estate market.
by Karen Briscoe
December 14, 2016
The Classic Holiday Home Swap
by Karen Briscoe
November 30, 2016
The Classic Holiday Home Swap
by Karen Briscoe
November 30, 2016
The Blind Side of Selling Real Estate
by Karen Briscoe
November 19, 2016
The Blind Side of Selling Real Estate
by Karen Briscoe
November 19, 2016
All in the Family
by Karen Briscoe
November 2, 2016
All in the Family
by Karen Briscoe
November 2, 2016
Good Schools can equate to Higher Residential Real Estate Market Value
by Karen Briscoe
September 9, 2016
Good Schools can equate to Higher Residential Real Estate Market Value
by Karen Briscoe
September 9, 2016
Maintain the Pace of Play
by Karen Briscoe
August 26, 2016
Maintain the Pace of Play
by Karen Briscoe
August 26, 2016
Roller Coaster of Markets
by Karen Briscoe
July 21, 2016
Roller Coaster of Markets
by Karen Briscoe
July 21, 2016
Catch a Wave
by Karen Briscoe
July 14, 2016
Catch a Wave
by Karen Briscoe
July 14, 2016
4th of July in America: Freedom Isn't Free
by Karen Briscoe
June 30, 2016
4th of July in America: Freedom Isn't Free
by Karen Briscoe
June 30, 2016
Who is your Super Hero?
by Karen Briscoe
June 23, 2016
Who is your Super Hero?
by Karen Briscoe
June 23, 2016
Classic Chicken and Egg Dilemma
by Karen Briscoe
April 21, 2016
Classic Chicken and Egg Dilemma
by Karen Briscoe
April 21, 2016
50% of Something is Better than 100% of Nothing
by Karen Briscoe
April 16, 2016
50% of Something is Better than 100% of Nothing
by Karen Briscoe
April 16, 2016
Mortgage Interest Deduction Circa 1913
by Karen Briscoe
April 14, 2016
Mortgage Interest Deduction Circa 1913
by Karen Briscoe
April 14, 2016
Life Cycle of Shelter
by Karen Briscoe
March 31, 2016
Life Cycle of Shelter
by Karen Briscoe
March 31, 2016
Car Model: Bentley vs. Mini
by Karen Briscoe
March 24, 2016
Car Model: Bentley vs. Mini
by Karen Briscoe
March 24, 2016
Weight of Waiting
by Karen Briscoe
March 10, 2016
Weight of Waiting
by Karen Briscoe
March 10, 2016
The Realtor® as Matchmaker
by Karen Briscoe
February 11, 2016
The Realtor® as Matchmaker
by Karen Briscoe
February 11, 2016
Groundhog Day and Predictions of Spring Real Estate Market
by Karen Briscoe
February 2, 2016
Groundhog Day and Predictions of Spring Real Estate Market
by Karen Briscoe
February 2, 2016
Yes, Virginia, There is a Real Estate Market
by Karen Briscoe
December 23, 2015
Yes, Virginia, There is a Real Estate Market
by Karen Briscoe
December 23, 2015
Its a Wonderful Life and Home Ownership
by Karen Briscoe
December 2, 2015
Its a Wonderful Life and Home Ownership
by Karen Briscoe
December 2, 2015
Pausing to Express Thanks
by Karen Briscoe
November 25, 2015
Pausing to Express Thanks
by Karen Briscoe
November 25, 2015
Discovering the Westover Community
by Patricia Gil
October 1, 2015
Living in the Forest Villa Neighborhood in McLean
by Lizzy Conroy
September 3, 2015
Home Prices Up! Sellers Come Back! Buyers purchase Now Before Prices and Rates are Higher!
by Karen Briscoe
August 28, 2015
Home Prices Up! Sellers Come Back! Buyers purchase Now Before Prices and Rates are Higher!
by Karen Briscoe
August 28, 2015
How Public Schools Rankings can Effect Housing Values
by Karen Briscoe
August 13, 2015
How Public Schools Rankings can Effect Housing Values
by Karen Briscoe
August 13, 2015
Why the First offer is Statistically the Best Offer
by Karen Briscoe
August 7, 2015
Why the First offer is Statistically the Best Offer
by Karen Briscoe
August 7, 2015
Banner First Half 2015 for Real Estate in McLean and Great Falls
by Karen Briscoe
July 22, 2015
Banner First Half 2015 for Real Estate in McLean and Great Falls
by Karen Briscoe
July 22, 2015
World Class Cities: European vs. Washington, DC
by Karen Briscoe
July 15, 2015
World Class Cities: European vs. Washington, DC
by Karen Briscoe
July 15, 2015
4th of July in America: Freedom Isn
by Karen Briscoe
July 1, 2015
4th of July in America: Freedom Isn
by Karen Briscoe
July 1, 2015
Considering the Kids When Moving
by Karen Briscoe
June 18, 2015
Considering the Kids When Moving
by Karen Briscoe
June 18, 2015
The Orchestration of a Real Estate Transaction
by Karen Briscoe
May 27, 2015
The Orchestration of a Real Estate Transaction
by Karen Briscoe
May 27, 2015
Go Up Swinging
by Karen Briscoe
May 22, 2015
Go Up Swinging
by Karen Briscoe
May 22, 2015
What is a Comparative Market Analysis for a Home?
by Karen Briscoe
May 15, 2015
What is a Comparative Market Analysis for a Home?
by Karen Briscoe
May 15, 2015
A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words
by Karen Briscoe
April 30, 2015
A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words
by Karen Briscoe
April 30, 2015
The House is Gone!
by Karen Briscoe
April 24, 2015
The House is Gone!
by Karen Briscoe
April 24, 2015
First Quarter 2015 Looking Up for Real Estate in McLean and Great Falls
by Karen Briscoe
April 2, 2015
First Quarter 2015 Looking Up for Real Estate in McLean and Great Falls
by Karen Briscoe
April 2, 2015
Hope Springs Eternal and Welcoming Spring!
by Karen Briscoe
March 27, 2015
Hope Springs Eternal and Welcoming Spring!
by Karen Briscoe
March 27, 2015
2039 N. Vermont Street, Arlington, VA and the Value of a Walkable Location
by Karen Briscoe
March 18, 2015
2039 N. Vermont Street, Arlington, VA and the Value of a Walkable Location
by Karen Briscoe
March 18, 2015
The Great Arbitrage in Real Estate
by Karen Briscoe
March 12, 2015
The Great Arbitrage in Real Estate
by Karen Briscoe
March 12, 2015
Property Tax Assessments and Fair Market Value
by Karen Briscoe
March 5, 2015
Property Tax Assessments and Fair Market Value
by Karen Briscoe
March 5, 2015
Does it Matter Who the Real Estate Broker Is? Keller Williams #1 Worldwide
by Karen Briscoe
February 18, 2015
Does it Matter Who the Real Estate Broker Is? Keller Williams #1 Worldwide
by Karen Briscoe
February 18, 2015
Home Buying is like: You Have to Kiss a Lot of Frogs . . . Before You Find Your Handsome Prince
by Karen Briscoe
February 12, 2015
Home Buying is like: You Have to Kiss a Lot of Frogs . . . Before You Find Your Handsome Prince
by Karen Briscoe
February 12, 2015
Prediction for Early Spring Real Estate Market Differs from that of Groundhog
by Karen Briscoe
February 2, 2015
Prediction for Early Spring Real Estate Market Differs from that of Groundhog
by Karen Briscoe
February 2, 2015
What's Love Got to Do With Real Estate?
by Karen Briscoe
January 22, 2015
What's Love Got to Do With Real Estate?
by Karen Briscoe
January 22, 2015
Which Comes 1st - The Buying or the Selling (Classic Chicken and Egg Debate)
by Karen Briscoe
January 15, 2015
Which Comes 1st - The Buying or the Selling (Classic Chicken and Egg Debate)
by Karen Briscoe
January 15, 2015
"Ill be Home for Christmas" is a Holiday Classic
by Karen Briscoe
December 18, 2014
"Ill be Home for Christmas" is a Holiday Classic
by Karen Briscoe
December 18, 2014
It's a Wonderful Life
by Karen Briscoe
December 10, 2014
It's a Wonderful Life
by Karen Briscoe
December 10, 2014
What is a Realtor's Roll in the Appraisal Process?
by Karen Briscoe
October 30, 2014
What is a Realtor's Roll in the Appraisal Process?
by Karen Briscoe
October 30, 2014
What is an Objective Sales Price for a Home?
by Karen Briscoe
October 9, 2014
What is an Objective Sales Price for a Home?
by Karen Briscoe
October 9, 2014
Right Size Your Home
by Karen Briscoe
August 20, 2014
Right Size Your Home
by Karen Briscoe
August 20, 2014
The Silver Lining of the Silver Line
by Karen Briscoe
August 15, 2014
The Silver Lining of the Silver Line
by Karen Briscoe
August 15, 2014
Should You Try to "Steal A Home"?
by Karen Briscoe
August 11, 2014
Should You Try to "Steal A Home"?
by Karen Briscoe
August 11, 2014
Good Schools Equate to Higher Residential Real Estate Market Value
by Karen Briscoe
July 17, 2014
Good Schools Equate to Higher Residential Real Estate Market Value
by Karen Briscoe
July 17, 2014
Empty Nesters - Right Size
by Karen Briscoe
May 15, 2014
Empty Nesters - Right Size
by Karen Briscoe
May 15, 2014
Property Tax Assessments and Fair Market Value
by Karen Briscoe
April 30, 2014
Property Tax Assessments and Fair Market Value
by Karen Briscoe
April 30, 2014
Being a Real Estate Agent: It's a Wonderful Life
by Karen Briscoe
December 27, 2013
Being a Real Estate Agent: It's a Wonderful Life
by Karen Briscoe
December 27, 2013
Yes Virginia! There is a Real Estate Market
by Karen Briscoe
November 4, 2013
Yes Virginia! There is a Real Estate Market
by Karen Briscoe
November 4, 2013
How Homes are Like Black Shoes
by Karen Briscoe
October 25, 2013
How Homes are Like Black Shoes
by Karen Briscoe
October 25, 2013
Pigs Get Fat, Hogs Get Slaughtered.
by Karen Briscoe
October 16, 2013
Pigs Get Fat, Hogs Get Slaughtered.
by Karen Briscoe
October 16, 2013
Life Cycle of Shelter
by Karen Briscoe
September 9, 2013
Life Cycle of Shelter
by Karen Briscoe
September 9, 2013
Home Prices Up! Sellers Come Back! Buyers buy Now Before Prices are Higher!
by Karen Briscoe
August 23, 2013
Home Prices Up! Sellers Come Back! Buyers buy Now Before Prices are Higher!
by Karen Briscoe
August 23, 2013
Mortgage Interest Deduction Circa 1913
by Karen Briscoe
August 6, 2013
Mortgage Interest Deduction Circa 1913
by Karen Briscoe
August 6, 2013
New Home Trends - Ensuite Bathrooms
by Karen Briscoe
August 2, 2013
New Home Trends - Ensuite Bathrooms
by Karen Briscoe
August 2, 2013
Freedom isn't Free - Home Ownership isn't Either
by Karen Briscoe
July 5, 2013
Freedom isn't Free - Home Ownership isn't Either
by Karen Briscoe
July 5, 2013
Why do Buyers have Good Manners?
by Karen Briscoe
June 20, 2013
Why do Buyers have Good Manners?
by Karen Briscoe
June 20, 2013
Life Cycle of Shelter
by Karen Briscoe
June 17, 2013
Life Cycle of Shelter
by Karen Briscoe
June 17, 2013
Great Falls, VA is a Great Place to Live!
by Karen Briscoe
March 28, 2013
Great Falls, VA is a Great Place to Live!
by Karen Briscoe
March 28, 2013
Going Standby
by Karen Briscoe
March 19, 2013
Going Standby
by Karen Briscoe
March 19, 2013
Groundhog Predicts Early Spring for Real Estate Market
by Karen Briscoe
February 6, 2013
Groundhog Predicts Early Spring for Real Estate Market
by Karen Briscoe
February 6, 2013
It is Time to Buy A Home
by Karen Briscoe
September 17, 2012
It is Time to Buy A Home
by Karen Briscoe
September 17, 2012
There are No Perfect Houses
by Karen Briscoe
August 22, 2012
There are No Perfect Houses
by Karen Briscoe
August 22, 2012
Great Falls, VA is a Great Place to Live
by Karen Briscoe
August 22, 2011
Great Falls, VA is a Great Place to Live
by Karen Briscoe
August 22, 2011
Warren Buffet says BUY and So Do I
by Karen Briscoe
August 11, 2011
Warren Buffet says BUY and So Do I
by Karen Briscoe
August 11, 2011
Groudhog Day and the Real Estate Market
by Karen Briscoe
August 9, 2011
Groudhog Day and the Real Estate Market
by Karen Briscoe
August 9, 2011
Home Prices Up Again in Washington DC May 2011
by Karen Briscoe
August 8, 2011
Home Prices Up Again in Washington DC May 2011
by Karen Briscoe
August 8, 2011
Washington DC Home Prices Rose Again in April 2011
by Karen Briscoe
July 11, 2011
Paris vs. Washington, DC
by Karen Briscoe
July 11, 2011
A Forever Home
by Karen Briscoe
July 11, 2011
Washington DC Home Prices Rose Again in April 2011
by Karen Briscoe
July 11, 2011
Paris vs. Washington, DC
by Karen Briscoe
July 11, 2011
A Forever Home
by Karen Briscoe
July 11, 2011
The Commonwealth of Virginia
by Karen Briscoe
June 23, 2011
The Commonwealth of Virginia
by Karen Briscoe
June 23, 2011
Car Models Analogy to Buying or Selling a Home
by Karen Briscoe
June 20, 2011
Car Models Analogy to Buying or Selling a Home
by Karen Briscoe
June 20, 2011
A Contract on a Home is like Being Engaged to be Married
by Karen Briscoe
June 6, 2011
A Contract on a Home is like Being Engaged to be Married
by Karen Briscoe
June 6, 2011
Where to Find a Newer Built Home for 1,000,000 Near McLean, VA?
by Lizzy Conroy
October 5, 2010
Why the first offer is almost always the best offer.
by Karen Briscoe
December 31, 2008
Why the first offer is almost always the best offer.
by Karen Briscoe
December 31, 2008
How do we know when we have reached bottom in the real estate market?
by Karen Briscoe
December 18, 2008
How do we know when we have reached bottom in the real estate market?
by Karen Briscoe
December 18, 2008
