Northern Virginia Real Estate Podcast with Janet Gresh and the Gresh Group

If your home could give Santa a wish list, what would be on it? Think it’s granite counters and stainless appliances? You might be surprised! Technology tops everyone’s gift list, and your home is no different! The latest gadgets to make your home safer, more energy efficient, or more convenient are every techie’s dream. Here are just a few ideas for you! Read more here.

US News and World Report recently published an article which highlighted the trending neighborhoods in the DC area. Several Northern Virginia zip codes made the prestigious list! Northern Virginia is a great place to live, with many varieties of housing styles, shopping and dining, entertainment, recreational activities, great schools, and its close proximity to civilian, military, and government employers. Here is a brief overview of the NoVA areas which topped the US News and World

Refinancing your mortgage is a great idea, but it could affect your credit score. Here’s how. Selling your Greater Washington DC areahome? Get a free home value report Buying an Greater Washington DC areahome? Search all homes for sale Mortgage rates are still at historic lows. For many homeowners, it's a great time to refinance. Refinancing allows you to pay off your current mortgage with a new mortgage at a lower rate. Refinancing means lower monthly payments and more money left

Why are homebuyers more optimistic than they have been in the past few years? Here’s what we found. Selling your Greater Washington DC areahome? Get a free home value report Buying an Greater Washington DC areahome? Search all homes for sale Here’s a paradox for you: Right now, homebuyer confidence is at an all-time high, according to a survey performed by Fannie Mae. Furthermore, an increasing number of people, particularly renters, think now is a good time to buy a home. Yet at

A considerable number of potential buyers shy away from jumping into the real estate market due to their uncertainty about the buying process. A specific cause for concern tends to be mortgage qualification. For many, the mortgage process can be scary, but it doesn’t have to be! In order to qualify in today’s market, you’ll need to have saved for a down payment(73%of allbuyers made a down payment of less than 20%, with many buyers putting down 3% or less), a stable income and good credit