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Centreville VA Grand Mart International Food Market

11-20-09

Ellen Crawford-Virginia & Maryland Real Estate

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Grand Mart Centreville VA Centreville Virginia is known as a major crossroads in Northern VA. Route 66, Route 29 and Route 28 all converge there! It puts the 'Centre' in the name "Centre"Ville! What most persons do not realize is that Centreville VA is also a cultural crossroads of the world. It is located by Dulles International Airport to the north and more recently the Centreville area has grown also in a culturally diverse population. I think that is a great thing.

Well even in Centreville VA with different cultures comes different ideas, needs, foods and traditions. For those of different cultures in the past it has been difficult to find food items, and ethnic specialties nearby. Well all of that has ended these days! Centreville is home to a wonderful International food market called Grand Mart! Grand Mart is one of my favorite international grocery stores.

The Grand Mart store is more than a supermarket with groceries, pots, and pans, fresh produce, meats, poultry, fowl, fish, bakery, and so much more. There are little shops with in the Grand Mart supermarket that makes it feel like a truly international food bazaar!

Grand Mart International Food Market Centreville VA

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Centreville VA Fall Colors

11-20-09

Ellen Crawford-Virginia & Maryland Real Estate

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Centreville VA is great this time of year! In the last few weeks the fall colors around Northern VA have been stunning. Yes we have had some wet weather, but all in all the weather has been great during the day, cool at night and the colors of the fall foliage in Northern VA has been stunning. I decided to share some photos I took around town. This photo of fall color was I took at a shopping center in Centreville VA just off route 28, and 29 near the Grand Mart on Centerwod Drive. The crimson colors were so neat that I just had to share the photo!

Centreville VA Fall Colors

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Wells Fargo Short Sale Approval: The Waiting is the Hardest Part

11-20-09

Chris Ann Cleland, GRI

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When it comes to short sale approvals, Wells Fargo's timelines are among the most desirable in the short sale business. That's coming from a Gainesville, VA short sale agent! From the time a complete short sale package arrives to Wells Fargo's short sale department, the days start ticking off to short sale approval. The target is thirty business days, though lately it's been more like 45 business days. And that's if there is only one loan you are working with. The time frame can easily double when you are working two loans, whether they are both with Wells Fargo or not.

Despite the well spelled out timelines and procedures, Wells Fargo short sale sellers can often find themselves at a loss for patience. The days go by and they hear nothing. Even if their short sale listing agent is calling with regular weekly updates, things can feel stalled. You see, when the short sale package is "under review", there is little news to deliver to the client. So you wait. And you wait. It can be maddening to a short sale seller.

The wait to a short sale seller is probably how I used to feel when Mom and Dad would put my brother and I in the back seat of our family car--the mint green Ford Galaxy--and head off to Grandma's. The trip was only four hours, but to a kid....it's an eternity. Mom and Dad used to try to quantify the time in Flintstone Shows. Dad would say, "We're half way there, only four Flinstone shows to go." Ugh!

My brother and I would do our best back seat theatrical presentation, trying to tick off the time with our interpretation of a Flintstone episode. We may have gotten five minutes in and all h*** broke loose. Then we were back to the incessant questioning, "How much longer?" NOTHING made that time go by any faster.

As the driver of the Wells Fargo short sale Ford Galaxy, I am here to reassure you that the time frame for short sale approval is ticking by and we will get there. Of course, it helps to get to that final destination of short sale approval when you have someone who has traveled the road before. I have a well worn road map that I am happy share as your Wells Fargo short sale listing agent.

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Online Tour of 30 Subdivisions in Prince William County VA

11-20-09

Karen Kruschka - Fairfax Prince William Stafford County VA Real Estate Service

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Karen entering a home

This is a very comprehensive tour of 30 Eastern Prince William County VA subdivisions that includes the following information for each subdivision

TRANSPORTATION
SCHOOLS
SHOPPING
RECREATION
PHOTOS OR SLIDE SHOW
LOCATOR MAP

EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY SUBDIVISIONS


ASHLAND	BARRINGTON OAKS	BRITTANY

BROOKE FARM	CEDAR RUN	COUNTY CENTER

DALE CITY	EAGLES POINTE	FOREST VISTA

HUNTER'S RIDGE	LAKE RIDGE	LAKESIDE

LAKE TERRAPIN	MANORS AT RIDGEFIELD ESTATES	MONTCLAIR

OLD BRIDGE ESTATES	PARK CENTER	PORT POTOMAC

POTOMAC CLUB	REID'S PROSPECT	RIVER FALLS

ROLLINGWOOD VILLAGE	SARATOGA HUNT	SMALL'S CROSSING

SYCAMORE RIDGE	THE GLEN	THE OAKLANDS

TWIN OAKS	VICTORY RIDGE	WESTRIDGE

	WINDING CREEK

The links in the subdivisions above are specific to the subdivision. The links below provide identical information for all of Prince William County.

TRANSPORTATION
Eastern Prince William County can brag about its' excellent commuting facilities. This site links to schedules for rail and bus as well as carpool and alternate transportation possibilities. People who commute to the Pentagon, Fort Belvoir and all major National Capital Area work centers will readily understand the area's popularity with commuters

SCHOOLS
It is not necessary to have children to appreciate the value of a viable school system when it comes time to resell a home. We have raised our familiy in the Prince William County School system and can attest to its' "value added" component to a home purchase. This site links to all aspects of the instructional capability of the school system

SHOPPING
It makes no difference whether you need a quart of milk or a complete household of furniture you are within 15 minutes or less of the most complete shopping facilities in Northern Virginia. The development of the area surrounding Potomac Mills (a major East Cost discount mall) has spawned major retail development in the center of Eastern Prince William County. This site provides valuable shopping information

RECREATION
When your workday or workweek is done you will soon realize Eastern Prince William County has somethig for every recreational taste. It is all convenient and reasonably priced and you will find links to

Boating
Fishing
Camping
Baseball
Theatre
Dining
Historical sites
Bicycling
Hiking
Bird Watching
Swimming
Running
Free concerts
And on and on and on

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY TAXES
To access the Prince William County website which contains valuable information regarding real estate and personal property taxes Click Here

GREATER NORTHERN VIRGINIA INFORMATION
To view a site I have developed that contains more than 100 links to area wide information regarding

Transportation
County and State Government
Colleges and Universities
Museums and National Parks
Professional Sports
Performing Arts
Points of Interest
Click Here

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The Kruschka Team has 33 years full time ecperience in both Prince William County and Northern Virginia.

EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY and NORTHERN VIRGINIA HOME FINDER

Contact Karen and Art by Email or call us at 703-690-6569. Put our record of customer service, real estate experience and state-of-the-art technology to work for you in Alexandria, Arlington County, Fairfax County, Prince William County, Stafford County or the entire Northern Virginia Area.

Map of Eastern Prince William Vounty VA Highways

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11-20-09

Karen Kruschka - Fairfax Prince William Stafford County VA Real Estate Service

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What do I like about it?

I used a domain name which I had purchased previously(although AR would have purchased one for me)
It is customizable with "cool" themes
My site is as SEO optimized as my "Inside" AR blog site

There is a link to it on the header of my primary website, Karen Kruschka. Yes, I periodically receive contact requests on my website referencing a post.

For example, this morning I received a comment through my website contact form referencing a post I had written 5 months ago.

My present "outside" blog domain is "fairfaxvarealestateblog". However, I own a second domain, "princewilliamrealestateblog" and am considering adding a second free standing "outside" blog on a different platform that will give me the additional option to write other content

If you are considering the addition of an "outside" blog you will not find any vendor better qualified to get you started on the right foot than Active Rain. BTW, I plan to continue with my Active Rain "outside" blog once I activate my second blog site.

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