Category Archives: Fun Facts

I’m Puffed Up for the Holidays

ShareWhile my clients know me for my tenacity in real estate and my professional colleagues know me for my ideas and energy, there’s a personal side of me that I don’t often have the chance to share. But right now, I’m just busting with pride over the recent achievement of my daughter Allison, and as…

Arlington Spotlight: Welcome Change to the Pike!

ShareIn only two short years, Columbia Pike in Arlington has begun to seriously change.  And day by day, the change is growing. It’s been long known for local eats like Bob & Edith’s Diner and Thai Square and longtime Pike establishments like Arlington Cinema N Drafthouse and Papillon Bikes, both fixtures since the early 1980′s….

Like Choosing Where to Go to College, Buying a House Has to Feel Just Right

ShareIt occurred to me as I was driving my high school junior to her first college visit that there isn’t really much difference between the process of buying a house and  deciding where to go to college.   Like picking a school, choosing the right house, when it comes down to it, really is about how it feels. …

Live Close, Forget the Car–and High Gas Prices!

Crazy Gas Prices

ShareAre you starting to think ditching your car and riding your bike to work might be a great idea?  I’ve been tossing around the idea of taking my clients in a pedi-cab myself (sometimes I think I’m only half kidding!).  Sticker shock over recent gas prices has my head spinning!  If predictions are correct and…