Recent Posts Tagged With 'new'

• Loudoun Community Spotlight: Pulte Homes, Hamlets at Red Cedar

  Posted on Thursday September 24th, 2009 at 06:00 in Virginia, new, construction, homes, red, leesburg, builder, va, neighborhoods, county, pulte, cedar

  This Loudoun County Community Spotlight falls on the Hamlets at Red Cedar community by Pulte Homes. The community is located off of Evergreen Mills Rd in Leesburg, VA (click here for map). Once the community is complete, there will be a total of 350...

• How to Buy a New Home and Still Have Representation

  Posted on Wednesday August 19th, 2009 at 06:00 in home, new, construction, sales, buyer, realtor, agent, commission, builder, Cost, representation, represent

  If you’re thinking about buying a new home from a builder, check out this question posted by new home buyers on Trulia: My husband and I put an offer on a new house without representation from a Realtor. We have signed a builder’s contrac...

• Loudoun Increases Cost of New Homes for Builders and Buyers

  Posted on Wednesday August 12th, 2009 at 06:00 in home, new, construction, buyer, seller, loudoun county, developer, builder, Cost, owner, county, loudoun

  While neighboring counties and their officials are trying to help developers, builders and consumers weather the recession, Loudoun County is doing the opposite. In doing the opposite, Loudoun is taking money right out of the pockets of buyers, selle...

• NAR Survey Shows Negative Impact of New HVCC Appraisal Guidelines

  Posted on Tuesday July 28th, 2009 at 14:47 in new, appraisal, survey, guidelines, mortgage lending, home valuation code of conduct, hvcc

  The National Association of REALTORS® just did a survey of members and appraisers regarding the new Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) appraisal guidelines. The results confirmed what I and others have been saying since May - the HVCC has made th...

• Loudoun Community Spotlight: Goose Creek Bend, Brookfield Homes

  Posted on Saturday July 25th, 2009 at 06:00 in real estate, new, construction, homes, luxury, leesburg, builder, bend, loudoun, goose creek, brookfield, single family

  This Loudoun County community spotlight falls on Goose Creek Bend, a Brookfield Homes community (click here if you don’t see the slideshow above). Goose Creek Bend is located off of Gulick Mill Rd less than a mile from Sycolin Rd on the border ...

• Buyers Lose Offers, Pay More Thanks to New HVCC Appraisal Rules

  Posted on Wednesday July 8th, 2009 at 08:00 in real estate, home, refinancing, Valuation, new, appraisal, buyer, code, fees, costs, buyer resources, mortgage lending

  The new Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) rules that went into effect May 1, 2009 were supposed to protect consumers purchasing and refinancing homes by eliminating fraud and inflated appraisals. But the new appraisal rules are having a completel...

• Beazer Homes to Pay $50M to Victimized Home Buyers

  Posted on Monday July 6th, 2009 at 21:12 in mortgage, new, construction, homes, realtor, million, agent, buying, settlement, buyer resources, 50, beazer

  I’ve warned homebuyers before, “Don’t get taken to to the cleaners by home builders and their lenders”. And here’s why: In order to avoid prosecution on criminal fraud conspiracy charges, Beazer Homes agrees to pay $50 m...

• The Facts About The American Clean Energy and Security Act

  Posted on Friday July 3rd, 2009 at 12:00 in news, building, energy, new, HR, audit, guidelines, clean air act, 2009, 2998, 2454, security act

  Here are some of the facts about H.R. 2454 (now H.R. 2998),  the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. The bill, as it passed the House: Limits the energy labeling provisions to new construction only Prohibits the Environmental Protection...

• Loudoun Community Spotlight: Pulte Homes, Windermere in Ashburn

  Posted on Wednesday June 24th, 2009 at 21:50 in Virginia, new, construction, homes, windermere, ashburn, model, builder, for sale, town, pulte, loudoun

  This Loudoun County Community Spotlight falls on the Pulte Homes Windermere community in Ashburn, VA. The Windermere community is located near the corner of Claiborne Parkway and Croson Lane immediately next to the Broadlands community. Windermere is...