Government contracting helps stabilize improving commercial market.
Fairfax County Virginia's commercial real estate market is improving, with rental rates increasing only slightly in the past year and plenty of large and small spaces available even as the vacancy rate decreases.
Statistics from the CoStar Group Inc., based in Bethesda, Md., show that Fairfax County Virginia is currently maintaining a 14 percent vacancy rate, compared with 18.7 percent in the third quarter of last year. Almost 86 percent of the county’s 1,407 office buildings is occupied, compared with just over 81 percent a year ago. More than 2 million square feet of space have been occupied in the past year.
The average price to rent office space is currently $23.38 per square foot, compared with $23.18 per square foot from last year.
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Congressional bills seek national housing trust fund For many Americans, the ultimate dream is to own a home. However, financial reality frequently erases that dream.
In its yearly Out of Reach report, the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) reported that nationally the combined income needed to purchase a two-bedroom home is $13.50 an hour. In Virginia, that figure is slightly higher at $13.87 an hour. Many Americans simply can’t afford to fulfill their dream of home ownership.
That’s where advocacy groups like the NLIHC come it. Established in 1974, the NLIHC’s primary goals are to work with state affordable-housing coalitions to lobby Congress for more federal funding for housing.
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 Laminate flooring offers alternative to traditional wood
Thomas Edergeton, a Realtor with Coldwell Banker in Vienna, likened selling a house to selling a car.
“Most everybody has a car,” Edergeton said. “What do they do when they have a car to sell? The first thing they do is they get it washed, sweep out the dirt to make it look better. That’s absolutely true with a house.”
Cleaning, upgrading appliances or painting are some of the ways to improve the value of a home. But what about those homeowners who aren’t planning to sell any time soon? What enhancements can they make to increase the value of their home while giving them a benefit to enjoy while they’re living there?
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Getting rid of clutter and re-prioritizing can help ease stress. As the old saying goes, there’s a place for everything and everything in its place. A simple adage to the ease of the organized life, but let’s face it, who’s got the time?
Enter the professional organizer: a person who comes into a home, discusses the clutter and disarray with the homeowner and works hand-in-hand with the homeowner to put things in order to make life easier.
“This time of year, people don’t have the time to organize themselves,” said Florence Feldman, president of Clearly Organized, a business in Vienna. “People get overwhelmed this time of year, and the challenge is about managing all the expectations.”
Feldman listed three simple steps to getting organized.
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by James Bogaty owner Veramar Vineyard  Virginia's Wine Country Golden Triangle
The Virginia Golden Triangle Wine Tour
Want to spend an afternoon in Virginia's wine country and select from three of the unique Virginia wine regions during that single afternoon trip? Here is one trip tour that will give you variety in wine, scenery and vista's.
Taste at Virginia's most prestigious wine. Learn about Virginia wine with experts
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