Category Archives: Housing Trends

How Much New Home Can You Afford?

One of the first questions new home buyers ask us is “How much home can I afford?” With today’s great news about low mortgage rates and home affordability, the answer may surprise you. How Much Home Can I Afford? 1. … Continue reading

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Birchwood Sees Several Emerging Trends In New Home Designs

Birchwood Park Homes has been building fine new homes since 1946, so we’ve certainly seen a lot of changes in the home building industry and in the types of homes built in America. Keeping up with design trends in new … Continue reading

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Come See Our New Homes on Long Island – Positive Housing Data Indicates Recovery

Home sales are trending positively on a monthly basis, according to the RE/MAX May housing report, a sign the market bottomed out at the beginning of 2011. RE/MAX reported the number of closed transactions in May increased 3.3% from April. … Continue reading

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15 Great Tips on How to Declutter Your Home

As with anything, getting rid of clutter can be made incredibly simple: just go through your stuff, one section, closet, drawer, or shelf at a time, and get rid of everything that isn’t absolutely essential, or that you don’t love … Continue reading

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Introducing the Latest Addition at Oak Knoll Farms

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Birchwood Park Homes, one of the premier new home builders in Loudoun County, is pleased to introduce the latest addition to the family of homes at Oak Knoll Farms, in Purcellville, Virginia.  This week we will begin sales of the … Continue reading

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Connecting Rooms With Color

Barbara Jacobs, a color and paint specialist shows how the right colors can create harmony among four connecting rooms. What do homeowners mean when they request “flow”? According to Webster, flow is “to have a smooth continuity.” That’s a fair … Continue reading

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Raising the IQ of Smart Homes

Smart homes are getting smarter. Tech-savvy home owners are using now ubiquitous handheld devices, from Google’s Android phone to Apple’s iPad, to control virtually every corner of the house, from the lighting and heating systems to the über-trendy media rooms. … Continue reading

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Housing is “On The Move” in the Metro DC Market

The untold story in the news this month is the upturn in the Metro DC housing market.  Last week, there were dozens of articles about “home prices falling farther in the U.S.”, and Metro D.C.’s rising home prices only received … Continue reading

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New Homes Strengthen the Economy Year-Round

Did you know that the month of April is the celebration of New Homes Month? As the housing industry celebrates, home builders want Americans to know just how much of a positive, direct impact residential construction has on the U.S. … Continue reading

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Why Are You Considering Buying A Home?

There a lots of reasons someone would want to buy a home. There are lots of reasons someone wouldn’t. What are the reasons you’re considering buying a home? (We are going out on a limb here and assuming you’re considering … Continue reading

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