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version="0.92"> <channel><title>Thoughts on the Washington, DC, and Northern Virginia Real Estate Market</title><link>http://blog.wethmangroup.com</link> <description>Thoughts, Opinions, and Rants and Raves about the DC Area Real Estate Market</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:27:49 +0000</lastBuildDate> <docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs> <language>en</language><item><title>Is the First Time Home Buyer Credit Coming Back?</title> <description><![CDATA[With the precipitous 27% drop in July housing sales, the first time home buyer credit is getting renewed interest from some heavy hitters in Washington, including Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan, according to The Hill. Though admitting that just one month of numbers was too little data to say whether the credit [...]Related posts:<ol><li><a
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href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2010/04/16/is-the-8000-first-time-home-buyer-tax-credit-going-to-be-extended/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Is the $8000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Going to Be Extended?'>Is the $8000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Going to Be Extended?</a> <small>Alas, my crystal ball is in the shop. But I...</small></li><li><a
href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2009/11/15/why-is-the-6500-home-buyer-tax-credit-important/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Why is the $6500 home buyer tax credit important?'>Why is the $6500 home buyer tax credit important?</a> <small>By this time, most people are aware of the extension...</small></li></ol>Related posts brought to you by <a
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href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2010/02/08/free-first-time-home-buyer-class-in-arlington-va/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Free First Time Home Buyer Class in Arlington, VA'>Free First Time Home Buyer Class in Arlington, VA</a> <small>Are you a first time buyer thinking of starting your...</small></li><li><a
href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2009/12/27/is-buying-a-home-one-of-your-2010-new-years-resolutions/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Is Buying a Home One of Your 2010 New Year&#8217;s Resolutions?'>Is Buying a Home One of Your 2010 New Year&#8217;s Resolutions?</a> <small>Get started by attending a free, no obligation first time...</small></li><li><a
href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2009/11/06/6500-move-up-buyer-credit-details/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: $8000 First Time Home Buyer Extension and New $6500 &#8220;Move Up&#8221; Buyer Credit Details'>$8000 First Time Home Buyer Extension and New $6500 &#8220;Move Up&#8221; Buyer Credit Details</a> <small>It&#8217;s officially passed the House and Senate, and is now...</small></li></ol>Related posts brought to you by <a
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href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2010/03/12/north-arlington-orange-line-condo-update-march-2010/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: North Arlington (Orange Line) Condo Update: March 2010'>North Arlington (Orange Line) Condo Update: March 2010</a> <small>Zip Codes 22201 and 22203 (includes Ballston, Virginia Square, Clarendon)...</small></li><li><a
href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2010/01/19/north-arlington-orange-line-condo-update-january-2010/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: North Arlington (Orange Line) Condo Update &#8211; January 2010'>North Arlington (Orange Line) Condo Update &#8211; January 2010</a> <small>Zip Codes 22201 and 22203 (includes Ballston, Virginia Square, Clarendon)...</small></li></ol>Related posts brought to you by <a
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href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2010/03/20/keller-williams-this-month-in-real-estate-marc-2010/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Keller Williams&#8217; This Month in Real Estate &#8211; March 2010'>Keller Williams&#8217; This Month in Real Estate &#8211; March 2010</a> <small>One of the reasons I love my broker is that...</small></li><li><a
href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2010/07/09/this-month-in-real-estate-july-2010/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: This Month in Real Estate: July 2010'>This Month in Real Estate: July 2010</a> <small>This month&#8217;s report shows that home sales for May 2010...</small></li><li><a
href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2010/04/26/does-the-health-care-bill-have-a-tax-on-real-estate-sales/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Does the Health Care Bill Have a Tax on Real Estate Sales?'>Does the Health Care Bill Have a Tax on Real Estate Sales?</a> <small>In a word, yes.  But according to FactCheck.org, few taxpayers...</small></li></ol>Related posts brought to you by <a
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href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2010/08/12/just-how-important-are-todays-low-interest-rates/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Just how important are today&#8217;s low interest rates?'>Just how important are today&#8217;s low interest rates?</a> <small>I work with a lot of first time buyers, who...</small></li><li><a
href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2010/07/16/mortgage-rates-hit-historic-lows-should-i-refinance/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Mortgage Rates Hit Historic Lows: Should I Refinance?'>Mortgage Rates Hit Historic Lows: Should I Refinance?</a> <small>Back in 2008, I wrote a blog post about refinancing,...</small></li><li><a
href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2010/05/12/reasons-to-sell-your-investment-property-in-2010/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Reasons to Sell Your Investment Property in 2010'>Reasons to Sell Your Investment Property in 2010</a> <small>Attention Investors: I&#8217;m about to give you 8.8 reasons to...</small></li></ol>Related posts brought to you by <a
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href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2010/08/04/northern-virginia-washington-dc-real-estate-market-update-august-2010/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Northern Virginia &#038; Washington DC Real Estate Market Update: August 2010'>Northern Virginia &#038; Washington DC Real Estate Market Update: August 2010</a> <small>Though August is typically pretty slow, there&#8217;s still plenty of...</small></li><li><a
href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2010/03/20/keller-williams-this-month-in-real-estate-marc-2010/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Keller Williams&#8217; This Month in Real Estate &#8211; March 2010'>Keller Williams&#8217; This Month in Real Estate &#8211; March 2010</a> <small>One of the reasons I love my broker is that...</small></li><li><a
href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2010/07/09/this-month-in-real-estate-july-2010/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: This Month in Real Estate: July 2010'>This Month in Real Estate: July 2010</a> <small>This month&#8217;s report shows that home sales for May 2010...</small></li></ol>Related posts brought to you by <a
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href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2009/11/15/why-is-the-6500-home-buyer-tax-credit-important/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Why is the $6500 home buyer tax credit important?'>Why is the $6500 home buyer tax credit important?</a> <small>By this time, most people are aware of the extension...</small></li></ol>Related posts brought to you by <a
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href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2009/12/15/vhda-loans-allow-financing-of-down-payment/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: VHDA Loans Allow Financing of Down Payment'>VHDA Loans Allow Financing of Down Payment</a> <small>The Virginia Housing Development Authority has extended its Homebuyer Tax...</small></li><li><a
href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2010/02/10/will-the-new-fha-rules-kill-arlington-condo-sales/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Will the New FHA Rules Kill Arlington Condo Sales?'>Will the New FHA Rules Kill Arlington Condo Sales?</a> <small>On February 1, HUD and FHA rolled out major changes...</small></li></ol>Related posts brought to you by <a
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href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2010/02/28/real-estate-market-update-for-dc-and-northern-virginia-february-2010/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Real Estate Market Update for DC and Northern Virginia &#8211; February 2010'>Real Estate Market Update for DC and Northern Virginia &#8211; February 2010</a> <small>Anybody ready for spring yet?  It feels like real estate has...</small></li><li><a
href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2010/01/23/state-of-the-northern-virginia-dc-real-estate-market-january-2010/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: State of the Northern Virginia &#038; DC Real Estate Market: January 2010'>State of the Northern Virginia &#038; DC Real Estate Market: January 2010</a> <small>Spring has sprung early as far as the real estate...</small></li></ol>Related posts brought to you by <a
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href='http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2010/06/16/arlingtons-columbia-pike-corridor-redevelopment/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Arlington&#8217;s Columbia Pike Corridor Redevelopment'>Arlington&#8217;s Columbia Pike Corridor Redevelopment</a> <small>Arlington just adopted its $1.2 BILLION Capital Improvement Program, which...</small></li></ol>Related posts brought to you by <a
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