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April 6, 2007 Brokers' Home Sales Drop 25% During Tough 2006 By Joe Coombs and Arjun Kashyap, Washington Business Journal Washington-area home prices have seen an average increase of about 7 percent annually over the past 20 years, but they've experienced exceptional spikes and dips in the past two years. However, the market is stabilizing, and the growth rate is expected to return to previous levels, says John McEnearney, chairman of McEnearney Associates. "Buyers feel more confident that prices are not going to drop in the next few months and that there will be a moderate appreciation," he says. McEnearney's Old Town Alexandria office has seen a 14 percent increase in sales in the first quarter compared with the same period in 2006. |
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October 1, 2006 Make Home Shipshape, But Don't Go Overboard By Sandra Fleishman, Washington Post David Hawkins, managing broker of McEnearney Associates Inc.'s Alexandria office, said younger buyers are "more influenced by the way a property shows than people who have bought and sold several times." Buyers with a few transactions under their belt "have got more experience looking past the other people's stuff and seeing the value." |
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October 1, 2006 Once the Contract Is In, Get Documents in Order By Susan Straight, Washington Post "The first thing to do right away is get the home inspection done," said Leslie Wilder, an agent with McEnearney Associates. That assumes, of course, that the buyer has included one in the contract. It's not up to you to arrange one. "If you can't negotiate home inspection items, [the sale] is not going to go any farther," she cautioned... |
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September 30, 2006 Buyers, It's Your Move Contracting Market Pulls Power Away From Sellers By Tomoeh Murakami Tse, Washington Post And so the great real estate boom has ended. Left in its wake are anxious sellers and hopeful renters, fidgety buyers and freebie-wielding developers, deserted open houses and blocks crowded with for-sale signs, scaled-back retirement plans and first-time homes that suddenly seem within reach... David Hawkins, managing broker at McEnearney Associates in Alexandria, said desperate sellers constitute only a "moderate" portion of the market... |
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July 29, 2006 In a Slowing Market, Price Is Only the First Step By Kirstin Downey and Sandra Fleishman, Washington Post If for-sale signs have sprouted like weeds in your neighborhood and the grass is growing up around them, it's no time to panic, say real estate experts. |
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November 16, 2005 Hope for Home Buyers? By Jason Hartke, The Connection Newspapers Prices Flattening, Sales Dropping and Inventory Spiking; Time for Patience for Both Buyers and Sellers |
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November 11, 2005 Housing Market Cooling, Data Say By Kirstin Downey and Sandra Fleishman, Washington Post "We're rebounding in terms of evolving to something close to a balanced inventory," said David Howell, a past president of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors and executive vice president and managing broker at McEnearney Associates Inc. in McLean. |
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October 21, 2005 September Drop Biggest in a Decade By Chris Sicks, Washington Times One result of the slower sales we've seen in recent months is a sudden abundance of homes for buyers to choose from. If you look at a map-based search engine for home listings, you'll see what I mean. I like the site of McEnearney Associates in Alexandria (www.mcenearney.com) ... |
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October 20-27, 2005 Fall Real Estate Guide By Scott McCaffrey Staff Writer, Sun Gazette "In the competitive world of Northern Virginia real estate, top firms need to be selective in hiring, and vigorous in mentoring, up-and-coming Realtors....To maintain a well-trained and motivated sales force, McEnearney officials said it was imperative that both employer and employee have realistic expectations." |
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September 2, 2005 Sources Say Washington Business Journal With so many people selling homes these days, what's the biggest mistake home sellers and homne buyers make when it comes to doing business in such a hot market? |
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September, 2005 Renting vs. Buying. By Alonna Friedman, [the nest] We know all about the magnetic field that draws you up the front steps of every Colonial you pass, but don't rush into it -- renting is still a viable option for some of you. Where do you stand? There are certain big time factors that should contribute to your decision. Here's how the experts helped two newlywed couples decide. |
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July 21, 2005 Labor of Love After 25 Years By Chuck Hagee, Alexandria Gazette Packet "We've had slow growth, steady growth, and particularly smart growth. And, we know Old Town better than anyone else." |
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July 17, 2005 Top McEnearney Associates executives taking care of business by taking care of agents By Ramona Fortanbary, The McLean Times "Executives at the helm of McEnearney Associates Realtors behave move like family members than professional colleagues." |
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July 15, 2005 Sources Say Washington Business Journal Several companies offer some sort of financial assistance to employees who want to go back to school. Does your firm help with tuition? |
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June 17, 2005 Washington Business Journal With the housing market Inside the Beltway sustaining higher and higher prices, which areas will be the next hot residential destinations? -- David Howell, Managing Broker, McLean office. |
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June 17, 2005 Washington Business Journal McEnearney Associates, Inc. Alexandria Office ranks #4 in Sales Volume in the Metro Area. -- We may not be the biggest, but we strive to be the Best! |
