Summer is in full force and Brambleton is all the BUZZ! As of today, there are 117 Condo’s, Townhomes, and Single Family homes listed for sale in the MLS just in Brambleton. Out of those 117 homes, we’ve listed below a few that we think are worthy of a closer look. There is literally something here for everyone! And don’t forget, in Brambleton everything you need is just minutes away. You can even enjoy a vacation without ever leaving town!
Be sure to take note of these great properties for sale, and contact us if you find one you want to see in person!
The Loudoun County Fair has been a place for the community to celebrate the agriculture of the area since 1936. Originally established for 4-H members to have a fair of their own, the Loudoun County Fair has provided a place for the children to exhibit their animals, home economics projects, and produce. In 1957 a livestock auction was added, and since then, an auditorium has been built, and new barns have been erected. So come out and enjoy one of Loudoun’s longest-running events – the Loudoun County Fair!
Located at 17558 Dry Mill Rd in Leesburg, this year’s Fair runs for 6 days – from Monday, July 27th through Saturday, August 1st. There is something for everyone to enjoy between the animal shows, live music, carnival games, and more! Here’s a sample of what you’ll find each day:
Monday, July 27th Gates and Carnival open at 4PM
Fair Dedication & Opening Ceremony at 6PM
Corn on the Cob Eating Contest at 7PM Stoney Roberts Demolition Derby at 8PM
Tuesday, July 28th Gates open at 9AM Dairy Show at 10AM
Agri Puppets at 1PM & 3:30PM
Reggie Rice – Comedy Hypnotist at 2PM, 4:30PM & 6:45PM
Carnival Opens at 4PM Dean Crawford & The Dunn’s River Band at 7:30PM
Wednesday, July 29th – Children’s Day! Gates open at 9AM Hansen’s Spectacular Acrobatic Thrill Show at 12:30PM & 6PM
Carnial Opens at 1PM
Oreo Stacking Contest at 3:30PM The Reagan Years Band at 7PM & 8:45PM Please note the carnival will be closed from 5 – 6PM.
Thursday, July 30th – Senior Citizen’s Day! Gates open at 9AM
Senior’s Bingo at 10AM
Horse Demonstration at 3PM
Carnival Opens at 4PM
Pie Eating Contest at 6:15PM
Professional Bull Riding at 7:30PM
Friday, July 31st Gates open at 9AM
Bunny Dress Up at 10AM
Heritage Tinsmithing Show at 3PM
Carnival Opens at 4PM
Watermelon Eating Contest at 5PM
Livestock Auction at 6:30PM
Saturday, August 1st Gates open at 9AM Wildlife Ambassadors – Wild Virginia at 11AM
Carnival opens at 1PM
Karaoke Contest at 6PM
Professional Bull Riding & Rodeo at 7:30PM
Kiss-a-Pig Contest at 7:30PM
And all that is just the beginning! Check out the full schedule of events on the Loudoun County Fair website. Purchase tickets online here to receive a 15% discount!
We can’t wait to go to the fair!
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Recently listed For Lease is the charming and historic “Olde Mill” building, located at 20704 Ashburn Road in Ashburn, VA.
This building is zoned for commercial use, either retail or office space. The building can be divided up as small as 1,500 sq ft or up to 6,000 sq ft. Full Service with 3 year lease available!
Right off the Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail and Ashburn Road, this building is in a prime and highly sought-after location!
We love to go golfing! So today the JS Realty Team is going to take a break from providing you with relevant Real Estate information and tell you about the great golf opportunities right here in Loudoun County!
The game of golf (or something very similar) can be traced through history back to 1297 in the Netherlands! The modern version of golf has been played in the United States since the 1700’s. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews in Scotland is one of the oldest and most prestigious clubs in the world. They also recently hosted the 2015 Open Championship, the winner of which was American pro golfer Zach Johnson!
Luckily for us, Loudoun County has a wide variety of clubs and courses – both private and public – to suit your golfing needs!
Loudoun County also has a new TOP GOLF facility opening in September 2015 near One Loudoun!
As you can see there are many options for beginners and seasoned players . If you are just starting out, Brambleton Golf Course offers The SW Golf Academy, run by Steve WenPetren. He offers lessons for all skill levels as well as summer golfing camps for the children. Another great option – and one of The JS Realty Teams favorites – is the Sterling Park Golf and Swim Club. They have 18 par 3 holes, which is also great for beginners!
If you love golfing as much as we do, why not consider living near a golf club or course! Contact us today and we can help you find your dream home close to one of Loudoun’s great courses.
The JS Realty Team – not only serving Brambleton, serving all of Northern Virginia.
This week we are excited to feature a beautiful town home for sale in the highly sought after Dunn Loring Village – 8577 Dellway Lane in Vienna, Virginia.This wonderfully updated town home features 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and 2 half-bathrooms. There is fresh paint throughout the entire home and hardwood floors on main level. The kitchen was recently remodeled and updated kitchen has new granite countertops, new cabinets, a built-in microwave, and tile floor.
A great rec room leads out to a beautiful and spacious fenced in backyard with a deck. This home is in a great location near major roadways and within a mile of the Dunn Loring Metro Station and the Mosaic District. This home is a must see!
If you love history and historical homes, Loudoun County is rich in it. There are currently more than 50 homes that are still preserved and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. These are a testament to the past history of Loudoun – some of them are still occupied, some are museums, and some just simply exist.
History tells us that Loudoun County constitutes part of the five million acre Northern Neck of Virginia Proprietary granted by King Charles II of England to seven noblemen in 1649.
In 1757, by act of the Virginia House of Burgesses, Fairfax County was divided. The western portion was named Loudoun for John Campbell, Fourth Earl of Loudoun, a Scottish nobleman who served as Commander-in-Chief for all British armed forces in North America and honorary Governor of Virginia from 1756 to 1768. Leesburg has served continuously as the County Seat since 1757.
Settling in Loudoun began in 1725 to 1730. The lower portion of Loudoun was being established as large tobacco plantations.
Loudoun was known for its agricultural business and an area where the rich came to vacation (away from the hot city, DC), however in the 1960’s a shift began. Dulles International Airport was built and the airport attracted new businesses, workers and their families to the area. Roads began to be built and the rest is modern history!
Loudoun is now home to more than 363,050 people (2014 Census) and our history will only continue to grow. We can only hope to leave a piece of history for those looking back on us 300 years from today.
As you can see, Loudoun’s history is almost 300 years old, and we are fortunate enough to have homes that still exist to tell the story of settlers that started what we call home today.
We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of most of the Historic Homes in the Loudoun area. If you’re looking for a fun “stay-cation” adventure, pick out your 3 favorite homes to drive by and/or visit. Maybe you will be able to step back in time and learn about the daily lives our fore-founders were living, making history and supporting how we got here today.
We love historic and even just “older” homes. If you’re looking to move to Loudoun County, contact ustoday to set up a tour of homes to see – we will customize the tour to suit your taste and needs!
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This charming 2 level rambler has 4 bedroom, 2 full bathrooms and is a short drive to shopping, dining, and entertainment – including the popular Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets! Perfect location for commuters, as it’s just a short drive to Rt. 7, Rt. 15, and the Dulles Greenway. This home is close to so many amenities, but also offers privacy, with its 1.35 acres.
MAIN LEVEL The main level of the home features an open layout with a designer front door that leads into a spacious living room. Hardwood floors and crown molding can be found throughout the living and dining rooms. In the gourmet kitchen a beautiful custom tile back-splash is set against oak cabinets. There is plenty of granite counter top space, stainless steel appliances, tile flooring, and access to a spacious screened in porch – perfect for enjoying the morning coffee!
In the sunroom, enjoy custom tile flooring while tons of natural light filter through all of the windows. And on cold, wintry nights, just get the wood stove going for some additional warmth.
The spacious Master Bedroom features hardwood floors, ceiling fan, and tons of natural light. The additional 3 large bedrooms contain closets and plenty of windows. Full bath has tile flooring, vanity, and shower/tub combo.
LOWER LEVEL In the large Recreation Room that leads to the beautiful backyard, find recessed lights, a nice bedroom with a closet, storage area with a utility area and laundry room, and a full, tile floor Bathroom with a vanity and Jacuzzi tub!
EXTERIOR The home sits on 1.35 beautifully landscaped acres and backs to trees. The back yard boasts a greenhouse and a large garage with workshop area and extra storage. A spacious screened in porch with a fan is perfect for entertaining, and a deck that is great for grilling. The driveway is paved and has a turnaround area.
Call us today at 703-475-1003 to schedule a tour of this beautiful home in Leesburg, VA!
The JS Realty Team – not only serving Brambleton, serving all of Northern Virginia.
In a previous blog we gave you tips on Choosing Your Realtor. But many people still wonder with the internet and it’s limitless supply of information and videos, available 24/7 – do you really need a Real Estate Agent in this day and age?
The answer is YES, you absolutely do! In fact, there are actually some reasons you need a Realtor more today than ever before. Buying and selling a home is such an exciting time in your life. Why try to reinvent the wheel and spend countless hours researching market information or looking for a document that may or may not be outdated? Enjoy your time looking at homes and preparing for a successful transaction by hiring a Realtor to help you along the way.
5 Reasons You Need A Realtor
#1 – REALTORS HAVE ALL THE LATEST TOOLS!
Any full time Agent has a multitude of subscriptions to websites that assist or help in the home buying or selling process (you should see our username spreadsheet, it is several pages long!). Some of these sites have fees and some of them don’t, but just knowing which ones are useful or even good is a part time job. Your Agent will save you time and energy by using their resources to simplify the home buying or selling process. Agents also have access to the MLS, which has data that you can not find anywhere else on the web. It is up to the minute, Realtor-to-Realtor information about the property you may be interested in, or the neighborhood you may be selling in. Let your Agent give you current, relevant information instead of the outdated listing you may find while surfing the web.
#2 – REALTORS KNOW THE MARKET
This is what they do all day – they live and breathe real estate. A seasoned Agent knows how deals are being negotiated in certain markets, they know the feel for whether or not a micro-market is hot, whether it is a sellers’ market or not, etc. And this is just the beginning! Having an Agent help you understand how to not just present your offer, but how to make it a winning offer that suits current conditions is vital. This knowledge of the market applies to 6 or 7 different topics within the contract alone that can make or break your offer. Your Agent already knows what others are currently doing in these markets, so why waste time trying to figure it all out yourself?
#3 – REALTORS KNOW HOW TO SELL AND SELL FAST
Realtors know how to sell homes – it’s their job! They know the latest tools to use and what the buyers want. Today, prospective buyers expect professional photos and videos to accompany your listing. Let your real estate Agent handle staging and marketing your home across various channels. Plus, let them screen candidates before you spend your valuable extra time cleaning your home for a showing. Your Agent won’t waste your time showing off your home to someone who is not even qualified to buy it.
#4 – REALTORS KNOW HOMES!
A seasoned Agent has attended and negotiated dozens of home inspections. This brings them to a level of experience and knowledge that can only be learned by navigating a variety of challenges and different homes with different issues. If you are selling, they can prepare you to avoid certain hurdles by making the necessary repairs in advance. If you are buying, they can look for potential issues while you enjoy looking at the size of a room and envisioning where your TV will fit on the wall. An expert eye will be looking for water leaks, a yard that may have potential issues or even just the age of the appliances and major systems. Being able to have multiple sets of eyes and different perspectives can really make or break your buying or selling experience.
#5 – COORDINATION SKILLS AND RESOURCES
Your Realtor will have access to the multitude of current documents that are needed along the way. Just making an offer can be a 28 page document! In addition, there are contingencies to attend to and either negotiate and/or remove. There may be notices that need to be provided or documents to receive. A great Realtor will have systems in place to keep track of each and every aspect of not only the contract, but coordinating all the folks that help you buy the home. Do you really want to worry about whether you ordered your termite inspection and who needs it after it is done? What happens if there are termites, and how do you address it to keep you in compliance? A great Realtor will make it all look simple. Just know that on the back end there is a lot going on that you don’t have to worry about. You have enough to take care of with the loan process, packing, and moving. Focus on your new home and let the experts take care of the rest!
The JS Realty Team is dedicated to building lifelong relationships, and helping clients fulfill their dreams through ethical, honest, and fair real estate solutions. We have over $500 million in closed transactions, and our Team of professionals is ready to help you buy or sell a home!
It’s Independence Day weekend and what better way to kick it off, than with some great info on visiting Jamestown! We took an impromptu trip two weeks ago and headed south towards Williamsburg. We ended up spending a day exploring both sites. The Jamestown Settlement and Historic Jamestowne sites are minutes apart, and while each one is quite unique and has fun and interesting features, you can easily spend an entire day visiting just one location. However, if you’re traveling with younger kids, like we were, it worked out well to hit both places in the same day.
Historic Jamestowne This is the actual site where 104 settlers arrived on May 14,1607. After checking in at the Visitors Center (which has many artifacts and lots of information), you are free to walk the grounds and explore. Signs and information boards are set up at different points to let you know where you’re standing and what happened there.
Another way to explore the site is to take a free tour, guided by an archaeologist.
As you visit the different sites and spots, you will get a wonderful account of all that has been found, along with details about the current excavation. Our Guide actually jumped right into a pit and showed us the possible cellar of the building they were excavating!
If you’re ready for lunch or a quick snack, stop by the historic Dale House Café near the water’s edge. It’s a scenic spot to rest up before continuing on to the Archaearium – a museum that houses the most impressive of the two million artifacts uncovered since the Rediscovery Project began in 1994. There are even several places where the flooring is made of glass, so you can see down to the original stones and foundation of the building under the Archaearium.
Jamestown Settlement After spending a good 2-3 hours exploring the archaeological site, we headed over to the Jamestown Settlement, which is a re-creation of the original and a “living/working museum”. You could spend hours just wandering through the museum itself. Our first stop was actually the Cafe for a quick lunch! The food is cooked to order and they have a decent selection of items to satisfy even the pickiest eaters – and we had 3!
After lunch, we wandered through the gallery exhibits learning about Jamestown’s beginnings and viewing hundreds of objects and artifacts from 17th-century Europe, Africa, and Virginia. The items are integrated into the museum, which features three-dimensional structures and small theaters. The best part was that almost every placard or information board featured an item to touch – linen, wool, deer skin, iron cuffs, etc. so you really got a sense of what the settlers were using or wearing.
After learning more about life in the 1600’s, it was time to explore the three outdoor-living, hands-on history areas. First was the re-created Powhatan village featuring reed-covered houses, crops and a ceremonial circle of carved wooden posts. You can walk in the houses, sit on the deerskin covered beds and even use a chunk of a log and rock pestle to grind corn into meal (we had a hard time dragging one of the little ones away from that!). We were quite fascinated to watch a Powhatan Indian interpreter make a log canoe by burning the inside of a tree trunk and then scraping it out with an oyster shell.
Our next stop was checking out The Ships – re-creations of the Susan Constant, Discovery, and Godspeed that brought America’s first permanent English colonists to Virginia in 1607. The ships are moored at the pier and are completely hands-on! Once aboard the ships, you can explore the tight conditions, try steering with a whip-staff or tiller, tie sailors’ knots, and even climb into a sailor’s bunk. Costumed interpreters are on all 3 ships and give a great account of what it was like to sail from England in 1607 and can answer pretty much any question you might have.
Our last stop was the James Fort. The re-created 1610-14 fort contain structures topped with thatch roofs depicting dwellings, as well as an Anglican church, a court of guard, a storehouse, a cape merchant’s office and a governor’s house. Historical interpreters even forge and repair metal objects in a blacksmith’s forge and show how matchlock muskets are fired (warning: the muskets are loud!). You can even try on armor and play games!
Overall, visiting both sites was a fantastic way to learn about Virginia and American history. Children have plenty to see, handle, and explore, while Adults can enjoy learning new facts about the area and even feel like a kid again! Williamsburg and Jamestown are only about a 3-hour drive from the Northern VA area and is definitely something you could do over a long weekend.
The JS Realty Team prides ourselves on helping our clients through the entire buying and selling process, from the first search for a home, to closing and beyond! Contact us today – we’d love to help you find your dream home!
The JS Realty Team – not only serving Brambleton, serving all of Northern Virginia
Summer has officially arrived! The sun is out (when it’s not storming…) and it is HOT! As much as everyone needs and wants a vacation, it’s not always possible to leave town. Fortunately, living in Brambleton means you don’t have to go far to have a fun and relaxing vacation. Here’s how to make the most of your “stay-cation” without leaving Brambleton!
RELAX IN THE POOL
*NEW for 2015!* Stratford Landing Pool & Splash Park – Located at 23503 Quillback Court. Complex consists of splash pad and water sensory play area with zero depth beach entry, water volleyball court, water basketball court, cool water hydrotherapy cove, and water slide. Also includes a separate eating area, picnic pavilion and bathhouse.
The Community Center Pool – Located at 42645 Regal Wood Drive. Complex consists of a main pool, wading pool, and spa.
The Beacon Crest Pool – Located within the Residences Condominiums at 22650 Beacon Crest Terrace. Complex consists of a salt water main pool, wading pool, spa, outdoor gas fireplace and grill, and a club room.
Brambleton Corner Clubhouse & Pool – Located at 42255 Palladian Blue Terrace. Complex consists of an 8-lane lap pool with attached zero depth beach entry, outdoor eating area with grill and concession area, and the Brambleton Corner Clubhouse.
ENJOY A SPA DAY
With these 4 unique locations to choose from, you can’t go wrong when you want to pamper yourself! Get a new ‘do, have a facial, enjoy a mani/pedi – the list of options are impressive.
At 10 AM on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, head over to Regal Fox Cinemas for “G” and “PG” rated movies for just $1! Seating is first-come, first-served and limited to capacity. Seat reservation is not permitted. $1 Summer Movie List
SEE A CONCERT
BRAM’s Sizzlin’ Summer Concert Series is back! Every Thursday night at 6PM. Concerts are FREE and you can bring a cooler and blanket/chairs to sit on while you listen to some good music. Check out the list of bands here.
GRAB A BITE
From Asian to Mediterranean, an all-American diner, and several options for a sweet treat – the restaurants at the Town Center have you covered, no matter what you are craving! For the extensive list of restaurants, click here.
And don’t forget to stop by the Lost Rhino Retreat – it’s now open! For hours and additional info, visit the website.
Are you thinking about buying a home in Brambleton? Contact us today – so we can help you find your dream home!
The JS Realty Team – not only serving Brambleton, serving all of Northern Virginia.