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Nationally syndicated columnist and moderator Kenneth R. Harney introduced the expert panel for the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR) 17th annual Economic Summit Thursday morning, Sept. 5. Dr. David Crowe, chief economist and senior vice president of the National Association of Home Builders, joined economic experts David E. Versel, a senior research associate at the George Mason University Center for Regional Analysis, and Dr. Lawrence Yun, senior economist for the National Association of Realtors.

Condo Renovations

As sales of condominiums grow, so does demand for luxury renovations.

More people are moving from leafy, sprawling suburbs to more urban areas, neighborhoods both in the city and in Northern Virginia that offer close proximity to restaurants, jobs, cultural activities and Metro.

Big Ideas for Small Spaces

Local designers offer ideas for decorating small rooms.

Whether one is sprucing up a small powder room or decorating a studio apartment, space limitations often pose a design challenge. However, local designers say that no matter how a small space’s square footage or how awkward the layout, there are plenty of decorative cures for small spaces. Whether one is sprucing up a small powder room or decorating a studio apartment, space limitations often pose a design challenge. However, local designers say that no matter how a small space’s square footage or how awkward the layout, there are plenty of decorative cures for small spaces.

Top-to-Bottom Makeover Embraces Longterm Horizons

The Hollis family wanted a house that would work better today — and long into the future.

Sometimes it’s not limited square footage that makes a house feel inadequate — it’s how that square footage is configured.

Like Magic

New plan in built-out 1940s colonial gains vital square footage as young family looks ahead.

In the end, a skillful spatial reconfiguration is like a deft magician's trick — you've seen it with your own eyes, but you still can't figure out how they did it. “Really, I don't know how this plan created so much more usable space,” Alexandria resident Alice Goulet said, discussing a recent reconfiguration to several rooms in the family's 1,800-square-foot center-hall Colonial.

Northern Virginia Designers Awarded Rooms in Showhouse Event

Northern Virginia/metro area interior designers Kelley Proxmire of Kelley Interior Design and Wayne Breeden of E. Wayne Breeden Design are among 17 designers awarded rooms at the benefit Winchester Showhouse & Gardens, open to the public through Sept. 29.

The Connection

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Oak Hill, Herndon Home Sales: August, 2013

In August 2013, 93 homes sold between $1,399,990-$170,000 in the Herndon and Oak Hill area.

Great Falls Home Sales: August, 2013

In August 2013, 21 Great Falls homes sold between $2,000,000-$436,000.

Fairfax Home Sales: August, 2013

In August 2013, 121 Fairfax homes sold between $1,145,000-$142,000.

Centreville Home Sales: August, 2013

In August 2013, 116 Centreville homes sold between $1,020,295-$127,000.

Chantilly Home Sales: August, 2013

In August 2013, 27 homes sold between $790,000-$63,750 in the Chantilly area.

Clifton, Fairfax Station and Lorton Home Sales: August, 2013

In August 2013, 87 homes sold between $1,425,000-$175,000 in the Clifton, Fairfax Station and Lorton area.

Burke Home Sales: August, 2013

In August 2013, 75 Burke homes sold between $945,000-$129,000.

Arlington Home Sales: August, 2013

In August 2013, 295 Arlington homes sold between $3,008,000-$125,000.

Alexandria Home Sales: August, 2013

In August 2013, 215 Alexandria homes sold between $2,006,250-$96,000.

NVAR Summit at GMU’s Mason Inn

Complex shortage of homes for sale likely to persist; boomers not planning to retire, not planning to move, experts say. Rising mortgage rates should inspire renters to buy soon.