CST Top Stories for 2021
Seller receives $100k over list with 1 week in Naples, FL with airfare and 2 weeks in Sedona, AZ
Buyer bids $150k over their own bid. Only bidder.
Buyer bids $175k over their own bid. Only bidder.
Buyer ...
Thinking of buying or selling but you don't know where to start? The first thing you may ask is "How to select a Realtor?"
“Selecting a Realtor is a critical decision. You need to decide what kind of information is interesting and what k...
The First 10 Days:
Sellers Get Maximum Value for their Homes
Statistics from SmartCharts, a real estate statistics engine, show that buyers in Northern Virginia pay the maximum Price Per Sq Ft (PPSF) for homes in the first 10 days. Northern V...
Home Buyer Trends and Tips for 2021
With “home” taking on a whole new meaning this year, we are looking to the next year with the newest in home buyer trends. In 2020 homes went from the place people returned to after work , schooling, w...
What is your home worth? Don't ask the internet!
The accuracy of the online pricing engines (Realtor Property Resource, Realtor.com, Zillow, Homesnap and Redfin) are only accurate 9% of the time!
The Casey Samson Team Pricing Model, th...
A Good Market Does Not Mean You Can Over Price Your Home
Our team tracks homes for a living, including 39 homes that were listed with Realtors who over priced the home.
What we found:
20% Success Rate
8 homes sold or ar...
We asked a Vienna local and owner/chef at Bazin's on Church, Patrick Bazin, what he would have in his "Dream Kitchen"
"Being a Chef and owning a restaurant and catering business for 15 years I have worked in many home kitchens in the Vienna ...
The Chili Dog Challenge
Demonstrates The Power of Social Media and online marketing!
We bet 250 Vienna Inn’s famous Chili dogs we could sell this $1.6M home in less than 10 days, we SOLD this home in 9 days!
The challenge was made under di...
The First 10 Days
Statistics show that $1,000,000 sellers lose $1,000/day after the first 10 days. Homes under one million lose the same amount but the spread is typically over the first 30 days. Our team sold $21.5M in the first quar...
George C. Marshall High School
Northern Virginia’s Diamond in the Rough
Myth:
Marshall has sub par academics based on Greatschools.org sub par score.
Facts:
Unlike college administrators, Greatschools.org does not give credit for t...