Kathy O'Neal

Fairfax National is a small community of luxury homes in the Centreville area, not far from Virginia Run. At any given time, you may not find many homes for sale in Fairfax National, because of the community's size. These homes are situated on lovely large lots, some over 5 acres, and close to Centreville's amenities, but just enough off the beaten path to be interesting.

Here are CURRENT LISTINGS IN FAIRFAX NATIONAL.

If you are interested in FORECLOSURES and BANK OWNED properties just CONTACT US and I will get that information to you.

Here are a few other links that will give you more information about this community and others in this general area:

MORE INFORMATION ON FAIRFAX NATIONAL.

MORE INFORMATION ON CHANTILLY-FAIRFAX COUNTY, CHANTILLY- LOUDOUN COUNTY, CENTREVILLE AREA, and NEARBY COMMUNITIES.

Moving to the Northern Virginia area? Check out our Area Living, and of course call or email Kathy if you want quick answers to any qustions about property in the Centreville or Northern Virginia area.

[The Kathy O’Neal Team serves home buyers and sellers in Northern Virginia, with special focus on Chantilly, Centreville, and the communities of the Western Fairfax region.]

Chantilly area homeowners, especially those who may be dealing with the possibility of foreclosure, may have wondered where the foreclosures are concentrated. That story has not changed much. Once again, the country's foreclosures are disproportionately concentrated.

If you check the RealtyTrac.comdata you will see that over half of the foreclosures nationally are still unfortunately happening in these hard-hit four states:

• California : 25.76 percent
• Florida : 17.4 percent
• Michigan : 5.4 percent
• Nevada : 5.0 percent

The others among the "Top 10" states in which there were the highest number of foreclosures were Arizona, Illinois, Georgia, Ohio, Texas and New Jersey.

Compared to last August, foreclosures are up nearly 18 percent.

If it does not stretch things too much to see a silver lining in this foreclosure cloud, we can at least point to the fact that this large number of foreclosures is opening up unheard of opportunities for those able to buy. And that is what many buyers are doing. About one-third of all home sales are involved in foreclosure and distressed properties. Couple that with low mortgage rates and federal tax credits for buyers, and you have conditions that are encouraging buyers to take action.

If you want a bit more detail, you can check out the August 2009 report on the Realty Trac website. It includes foreclosure heatmaps and other trends.

[The Kathy O’Neal Team serves home buyers and sellers in Northern Virginia, with special focus on Chantilly, Centreville, and the communities of the Western Fairfax region.]

If you have ever considered investing and/or retiring in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, this set of podcasts on the OBX is just for you.

Many who have experienced its magic and charm have considered the possibility of either buying an investment rental property, or even retiring in the OBX area.

To give anyone from Northern Virginia and the DC Metro area (as well as our readers elsewhere) the opportunity to learn more about the Outer Banks investment and/or retirement possibilities and realities, we have launched a new blog feature, Outer Banks Focus.

We begin this new feature with a set of five shows with our strategic partner in the OBX, Barb Connery of REMAX Ocean Realty. Barb has over two decades of experience in making dreams come true for OBX investors, second home owners, and future retirees. She shares the "secrets" and insider insighst that you probably won't read in the marketing brochures.

In this episode Barb Connery shares the single most important mindset shift that successful investors must make before they buy OBX property. Many who are new to Outer Banks investment don't know the "ins and outs" as well as they think they do. We also take a short tour of the incredible diversity of the OBX, from the wild natural sand dunes of the Four Wheel Area on down to the charm of Ocracoke.

Stay updated on investment and retirement insights through our new blog feature, "Outer Banks Focus." We invite you to listen and get subscribed to Real Estate in Chantilly so you don't miss a single information packed show.

[The Kathy O’Neal Team serves home buyers and sellers in Northern Virginia, with special focus on Chantilly, Centreville, and the communities of the Western Fairfax region.]

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If you have an interest in new home construction in the Leesburg, Virginia area, I wanted to share information about a Brookfield Homes project that appears to be in a fairly early stage, yet is "open for business."

The Goose Creek Bend community is being described as "an intimate enclave of single family homes situated on 1-acre, wooded homesites."

These new homes, priced from the 600's, will be located near the intersection of Sycolin Road and Belmont Ridge Road.

These are 4 and up bedroom homes with lots of room for customization to accommodate home buyer preferences.

I will keep you posted as house images and other information become available. In the meantime, let me know if want more information, or help getting more specifics from the good folks at Brookfield Homes.

[The Kathy O’Neal Team serves home buyers and sellers in Northern Virginia, with special focus on Chantilly, Centreville, and the communities of the Western Fairfax region.]

If you have an interest in new home construction in the Leesburg, Virginia area, I wanted to share information about a Brookfield Homes project that appears to be in a fairly early stage, yet is "open for business."

The Goose Creek Bend community is being described as "an intimate enclave of single family homes situated on 1-acre, wooded homesites."

These new homes, priced from the 600's, will be located near the intersection of Sycolin Road and Belmont Ridge Road.

These are 4 and up bedroom homes with lots of room for customization to accommodate home buyer preferences.

I will keep you posted as house images and other information become available. In the meantime, let me know if you want more information, or help getting more specifics from the good folks at Brookfield Homes.

By the way, if you are a home owner who needs to sell before buying your new home, check out our Chantilly Radio podcast series on "How To Sell Your Home in a Challenging Market."

[The Kathy O’Neal Team serves home buyers and sellers in Northern Virginia, with special focus on Chantilly, Centreville, and the communities of the Western Fairfax region.]