Fall for Fairfax Festival is Northern Virginia’s largest fall festival including more than 100 interactive activities and exhibits and programs focusing on education, sport and fitness, the environment, public safety, and personal health. Fall for Fairfax activities include a train ride, kids climbing wall, pumpkin patch, hayrides, petting zoo, inflatables… read more →
If you happen to get a tax refund check from your state government or Uncle Sam, you have a great opportunity to invest it in home improvements and increase the equity in your home. In a collaboration between several research teams including REALTOR Magazine and the National Association of REALTORS, Here… read more →
At the end of a long day, dinner on the deck or a cocktail on the patio can offer welcome respite — unless you’re sipping that drink under the watchful eyes of your neighbors. Small lots, busy traffic and loud neighbors can take the joy out of outdoor spaces. Short of building a… read more →
Is the grass greener on the other side? Get out into the yard now and heed these 5 tips for greener grass. Your lawn could make your neighbors green with envy. Overseed Your Lawn By seeding your lawn regularly, you’ll help your grass edge out competing weeds. To give the… read more →
The fun filled Celebrate Fairfax! Festival is anxiously awaited by Northern Virginia residents every summer. Why? Every year it gets better and better with more exhibits, crafts, artisans, companies, and food vendors. Also, its a great excuse to revel in your younger years while listening to bands from decades past. This… read more →
Smart sellers spend a whole lot of time and energy strategizing about how to sell their homes for top dollar. They factor in buyer demand, the competition, the job market, the mortgage market and their agent’s track record. And that doesn’t even account for all the time spent understand recent… read more →
The U.S. economy is off to a bit of a rocky start in 2014, something that might actually benefit homebuyers this busy spring homebuying season. The unsteady – and frankly, at times unpredictable – economy has allowed mortgage rates to hit yearly lows as recently as the first week in… read more →
As the weather warms up and flowers begin to blossom, Americans with grassy yards will soon be thinking about mowing and lawn care. The National Gardening Association estimates that U.S. households spent roughly $29.5 billion on their lawns and gardens in 2013, an average of about $347 per household. Lawn… read more →