The sign says Bradley
Farm....but the legal name of this community is Bradley Acres. Interesting eh?
Here is the February Home Sales Report and a warm weather community photo tour.
The following reports will help you keep track of current home sales activity as well as sales price trends over the last 6 months.
1 Single Family Home Which Just Came on the Market in Bradley Farm as of Februry 16, 2012
8 Single Family Homes Sold in Bradley Farm since June 1, 2011.
The links in these reports generally EXPIRE in 30 days from the date of this post and become non functioning. Check in monthly for current data. OR just drop us an email and we will send you the current sales figures or set you up on an auto search so that you will ALWAYS have current data. You can set up you own search at Jan and Steve's Listing Book.
Bradley Farm has an outstanding HOA that keeps the neighborhood looking fine: Bradley Farm Home Owners' Association web site.
For the kids, Bradley Farm offers an outstanding swim team where kids can learn all four competitive swimming strokes and have lots of summer fun: Bradley Farm Swim Team.
What home styles can you find in Bradley Farm ?
The community is dominated by the most popular floor plan in Fairfax County for the 20 years the colonial.
Built in the late 1980s, you will find many nice additions and variations on the main colonial theme.
Check out the embedded photo tour below to get a feel for what Bradley Farm offers.
Bradley Farm is served by the following schools, with links embedded:
Fox Mill Elementary
Rachel Carson
South Lakes
Always double check the Fairfax County School Locater websiteby entering in the address of any home you plan to purchase.
School boundaries change and 3rd party on line school info is not always up to date or accurate. A follow up email or phone call to the school would also be advisable.
Below is a 5 year home sale pricing history for Fairfax County VA. Note the recovery since 2009. The seasonal peaks are easily seen.
What has been happening with Reston home prices in zip code 20194 over the last 5 years?
How many days does it take to get a contract on homes for sale here?
The graph of median home prices below is very erratic for 2 reasons: 20194 is a small zip code with relatively light sales volume and the prices are for all types of property....apartment style condos as well as townhouses and single family homes.
One month might feature many condo sales, while another might have just single family transactions. Result? Wide price disparity from one month to another.
A better measurement of the underlying strength of the market trend is the Fairfax county graph just below 20194.
Prices bottomed in Fairfax County January 2009 and have been working their way up since, with seasonal drops...mostly in the winter, but not always...interesting.
You can hover your cursor over the following graphs for specific monthly data...they are interactive.
In the last year, the number of days it has taken to get a viable contract on a home in 20194 has improved.
As you can see, homes are selling pretty fast with the normal exception of January and February.
8 Condos for sale in 20194 February 13
14 Single Family Homes for Sale in 20194
Each Reston neighborhood and zip code has its own price trends and home sales data, so if you have questions about your specific home value or community trends, please drop us a line.
Keeping folks aware of price and days on market trends is part of our job and it is our pleasure to provide you with a custom report.
If you are unfamiliar with Reston, here are a couple video posts we made to help folks get acquainted:
Also, if you or friends are planning a move anywhere in the country, please let us know so we can put you in touch with the experienced and helpful agents we know around the US.
We work diligently to build relationships with the best folks in our profession in both the US and Canada.
There is no reason for you to take your chances cruising the Internet randomly or calling off Realtor's yard signs when you get where you are going.
Good agents are happy to prepare the way for your arrival and get you all the info you need on the housing options that are available to you in your next port of call....with no hassle and no pressure.
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What is happening in the Fairfax County Real Estate market? That is the most frequently asked question we get.
There is no need to speculate; here are the major statistics through the month of January 2012.
The cherry blossoms have come and gone but Fairfax County's low unemployment rate (half the national average) combined with record low interest rates have kept the price recovery motoring along.
We tend to like longer term statistics since they smooth out seasonal aberrations and monthly anomalies and help illustrate any the strength or weakness which underlies the market.
Below is the 5 year median price trend for Fairfax which mirrors that of all NOVA counties. The market bottomed in 2009 and has been recovering a significant amount of the equity loss from the freakish never before seen price highs of 2005.
Hover your cursor over any point on the graphs to get a monthly read...they are interactive.
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Here is what has happened to prices year to date through January 2012:
(this is all home types: condos, townhouses and Single family homes)
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The number of days that it takes to get a winning contract has fallen to 45 a very wonderful number. Here is what that looks like.
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The existing inventory of re-sale homes is at a 3 year low. Short supply and strong demand has edged prices upward. Although Northern VA home prices took a beating between 2006 and first quarter of 2009, we have been spared the devastation that occurred in the "Sand" states of Florida, California,and Nevada. Full recovery is years away for those hard hit areas.
As always, the strong economy of our area has cushioned us from the worst.
Well priced homes under $350k in good locations and in good condition have been getting multiple contracts within a few weeks of coming on the market.
Upper end properties ...above $750k ,are moving more slowly even though some of them had sold for over a million once upon a time.
Jan and I have sold more new construction homes in the last year couple of years than we ever have. This is directly due to the low inventory of existing property combined with strong builder incentives.
However, builder's business actually has gotten so good in the last 9 months that they are cutting back on those sweet seller subsidies for buyer closing costs and the generous incentives for buyers options.
That said, there are some select builders who are offering some great options and subsidies, to get folks to come visit in the cold winter months.
My guess is that as the weather warms, these subsidies will shrink.
Once a given, the old $10k in buyer closing cost subsidy and $15k for options can no longer be assumed to be the norm.
Those builders that survived the plunge from 2006 to today are trying to get back in the black.
We have one of our clients in a lottery for a select lot....whoa! Crazy no?
The national news regarding real estate is NOT US.
Homes are selling...As an example, 400+ new homes sold in 2011 in the Ashburn community of Brambleton...an amazing #.
Thanks for stopping by our blog and come back often.
If you need information on new homes or any other area of real estate, drop us a line. We will do our best to get you what you need.
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Welcome to the Little Rocky Run February 2012 Single Family Home Sales Report and neighborhood photo tour.
Yes this is a pretty long post, with photos and a video.... the idea is to make kind of a mini website for the community.
If you are not familiar with the neighborhood, Little Rocky Run consists of 1653 single family (detached) homes and 1069 town houses on 950 acres with 250 acres of open space.
The detached homes across from Centreville High School have a Clifton 20124 address, while the townhouses across New Braddock Rd, have a Centreville address in zip code 20121.
The following reports cover the single family detached home section of the community and will help you keep track of current home sales activity on the Clifton side, as well as sales trends over the last 3 months.
9 Detached Homes for Sale in Little Rocky Run Clifton as of February 10, 2011.
14 Detached Homes Sold in Little Rocky Run since October 1, 2011.
The average # of "Days on Market for this period was 79 with the median set at 59. Not bad for this time of year.
"Days on market" means the number of days it took to get a viable contract from the date the property went on the market.
It is not the number of days from list date until settlement. Report: http://matrix.mris.com/Matrix/Public/EmailCMA.aspx?ID=1066612959
Once in the homes for sale reports, click on the mls # to expand the listing and the camera icon to see any pictures there might be.
The links in these reports generally EXPIRE in 30 days from the date of this post and become non functioning. Check in monthly for current data. OR just drop us an email and we will send you the current sales figures or set you up on an auto search so that you will ALWAYS have current data.
You can set up you own search at Jan and Steve's Listing Book.
Major "daily need"shopping options are only 1.5 miles away in 2 directions with, Fair Lakes, Fair Oaks Mall and Fairfax Corner entertainment and mega shopping venues within a 15 minute drive.
Twin Lakes Public Golf Course run by the Fairfax County Park Authority is right across the street. The golfer and deer photos were taken there.
Little Rocky Run is convenient to New Braddock Rd (for a straight run up into Fairfax), and Routes 28, 29, and 66 which provide access to the rest of the world.
The community was planned so that recreation activities are easily accessible to residents. There are:
3 recreation centers
3 pools with adjoining baby pools
3 multi purpose courts
7 tennis courts (2 lighted)
16 tot lots
3 miles of walking trails
Little Rocky Run is served by the following schools...
(the Union Mill elementary school boundary is pretty convoluted and starts with a small section off route 29 and expands west across New Braddock Rd.
Union Mill Elementary
Liberty Middle
Centreville High
Always double check the Fairfax County School Locater website by entering in the address of any home you plan to purchase.
School boundaries change and 3rd party on line school info is not always up to date or accurate.
A follow up email or phone call to the school would also beadvisable. Boundary studies are currently under way...expect changes.
Thanks for stopping in! If you would like to visit some of the homes in Little Rocky Run as they come on the market, please drop us an email and we will make it happen.
Also, please feel free to set up your own automatic home search at http://janandsteve.listingbook.com/
No one will bother you and all the listings that meet your specifications will come to an electronic organizer that you can access by email at your leisure.
If you are a Little Rocky Run home owner, and would like a free analysis of your property's current market value, please drop us an email.
We are happy to be of service, with no obligation and no pressure :-)
As you can see on the graph below, Fairfax County median home prices bottomed in first quarter 2009 and have been working their way up since.
From early 2006 until the market bottomed, the power lay with buyers. As you can see, the market is much more balanced with a slight edge to sellers. Housing inventory is at a three year low, pushing prices higher for the limited homes available.
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Slug line to the Pentagon and Ft Belvoir....a Washington DC institution.
A couple years ago, I wrote a blog post about transportation options for folks moving to a duty station at the Pentagon.
Alert reader Nancy Murray, a retired Navy commander who was stationed at the Pentagon some years back, left a comment that she had "slugged in from Fairfax Station".
I had forgotten about THE SLUG LINE.
Slugging is a cross between organized hitch hiking and random carpooling.
It is human ingenuity at its best. As my friend Rich who slugs to the State Dept. says: "Slugging is an example of a government policy (HOV lanes) creating the desired government result (cheap alternative transportation) without government involvement".
What is slugging? Well, slugging has become so organized and entrenched that is has its own superb website that explains the whole thing better than I can. http://www.slug-lines.com/:
" The system of slugging is quite simple.
A car needing additional passengers to meet the required 3- person high occupancy vehicle (HOV) minimum pulls up to one of the known slug lines.
The driver usually positions the car so that the slugs are on the passenger side. The driver either displays a sign with the destination or simply lowers the passenger window, to call out the destination, such as "Pentagon," "L’Enfant Plaza," or "14th & New York."
The slugs first in line for that particular destination then hop into the car, normally confirming the destination, and off they go."
For a local interest story of real life slugging visit: Congressman joins the slugline
If you or friends are moving out of Northern Virginia ...away from Slug 
Central to the more peaceful climes of Colorado Springs and you need real estate assistance....a good place to start would be our alert reader friend Nancy Murray.
Nancy is a Realtor in Colorado Springs with knowledge of DC and miltary relocation...from both sides.
You can see Nancy's profile at: Nancy Murray once you are at Nancy's profile, you can check out her Colorado Springs real estate blog by clicking on it over on the left side of the profile page.
She would be happy to help make your relocation a smooth one.
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Jan and Steve Bachman. Herndon/Reston Realtors serving all of Northern Virginia. Real estate is our full time profession, not our hobby. Straight talk, no hype, just results.
A home is much more than a roof over your head. It is lifestyle, community and a relaxing haven.
Some of the most important decisions of your life will involve real estate and it's important to buy or sell with well trained, experienced professionals who understand your goals...and LISTEN.
It's also important to enjoy the process!
Jan and I have been operating as a team since we met as juniors when I was at Virginia Tech and Jan was at Radford.
Our goal is to make sure that you receive complete care as well as different points of view. (most of the time we agree)
Two opinions from people who want the same result for you. Satisfaction.
If you are planning on buying or selling a home in Northern Virginia, we serve as your advisors, advocates and marketing representatives. If you are relocating to Northern Virgina with the military (or as a civilian) we will set up a home buying tour in advance for you, pick you up at your hotel and go see some good ones.
Having us serve you as a buyer's agent is much like having your own attorney - someone who is looking out for YOUR interests as a buyer, not pushing any particular property but working to get you the best home at the most favorable price and terms.
Home sellers have a listing (seller's) agent helping them on the sales side and their fiduciary responsibility is to the seller not you.
Get a buyer's agent...there is no fee to you (at least that is our policy). Seller's pay all Realtor's fees unless otherwise negotiated.
Buying is not always the best choice. Renting can be a better option depending on 
your circumstances.
We feel strongly, that given the market conditions here over the last 5 years, you should be able to safely commit to any home you purchase for the next 4-5 years.
Northern Virginia has a 30 historic annual appreciation rate of around 5% You need time to build up a sufficient price gain so that you can sell in the future without a net loss after your sales expenses.
If you think you would like to work with us, we recommend that we begin several months before your actual home purchase, so that you can take as long as you need to find and acquire the perfect home with no stress.
Should you decide to sell your property, we take care of all the details from beginning to end so that you can get on with your life. It is our mission to get you the most money for your house, in the shortest period of time, with the least annoyance to you.
Our goal is to develop lifetime relationships, so that you see us as your real estate resource for as long as you live in Northern Virginia.... folks you can turn to for all of your real estate needs and who you are comfortable referring to your friends and relatives.
We are now serving our second generation of clients...but we are not so old that we fail to keep up with the latest marketing methodology!
The Jan and Steve Bachman team are:
Northern Virginia Association of Realtor's Multi Million Dollar Top Producers
and Multi Million Dollar Producers.....etc. etc. etc. and lovely people too.
Jan is a Northern Virginia native and together she and Steve have lived here for 25+ years. If you are a fast moving military, government, we understand your needs and can coordinate everything...even if you are overseas. If you are a swim team parent, we know the local ropes. We have been swim team parents and volunteers for 17 years
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The Jan and Steve Bachman team are Northern Virginia Association of Realtors Top Producers and Multi Million Dollar Producers.
-I liked working with you. You didn't talk all the time, continually pointing out the obvious.
Roger L., Herndon VA
-A couple other agents said that they would be happy to help me. They always quit
responding. I guess because I wasn't buying a million dollar house. You guys followed through.
JB, Reston VA
-Steve: "Oscar, I checked my electronic lock box key and saw that we visited 37 homes in the last three days, plus the new construction. You guys are great clients; true "Road Warriors". I am glad we found the right home."
OC:"That's incredible. There is a commercial where this client thanks her agent for putting up with her through a "dozen or more home showings", to which the realtor corrects the number to 36, so we should consider making a commercial!!"
I really do appreciate your professionalism and responsiveness. You used to be able to say "you get what you pay for", but we have found that to no longer be true. So to find a truely professional agent who works hard and goes the extra mile has been a refreshing surprise to the expected "status quo". (In other words, thanks again!!)
Oscar C. Ft.Belvoir VA
-You sold our old house and found us the painters to fix it up. You found us our new home, found the right lender to help us buy it, the home inspector to make sure it was right and the settlement attorney to handle the paperwork. You helped us move. I would say that was a complete and thorough job. Thank you!BR Fairfax
I guess you could call me a professional open house visitor. Just getting information for whenever we are ready to do something. You were the most helpful, pleasant, informed and prepared agent I have ever come across. Thanks.
GW Vienna VA
I'm not much for writing, in fact I hate writing.
However, I do want to thank Jan and Steve for their hard work. Tirelessly working and taking me to more than 50 properties-helping me zone in on the home I wanted. From the start; great recommendations on prepping my old home to sell, they planted flowers, distributed flyers, held open houses, found me a lender, got me a mover(their gift), stocked us up with food on moving day. A great job! Thank you Jan and Steve.
Gary L Ashburn VA
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We had already bought a home in California. We had to sell the one here fast. Somehow Jan got it sold before the big slowdown set in. She and Steve then coordinated all the necessary fixups in order to meet the terms of the contract. We were gone. They took care of everything. We could have been in a bind, but they did what we could not. Put this in their file.
Jim Watson Fairfax VA
We had heard that selling your home was a real ordeal. We had barely finished
cleaning before Jan had it under contract. We didn't have to do anything. It was over before we knew it. This probably isn't normal, but it was great for us!
Albert T Vienna VA
I don't know what to say. Everything was so smooth and fast. I didn't have time or need to worry. We were able to concentrate on getting our new home in North Carolina, since you took care of everything here. Thanks!
Jane A. Great Falls VA
It was such a pleasant experience- when others made it difficult, you got us through with ease. You really made the process and transition back to this area a pleasant journey.
RO Reston VA
Now that I got the house I'm ready to shop for the big screen TV. I have appreciated your help and wisdom through this entire process.
Dave S. Springfield VA
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