Fairfax County and Philadelphia battled to a relative draw for real-estate supremacy for the Mid-Atlantic region in April, but that leaves the (supposed) City of Brotherly Love in a commanding lead as the first third of the year goes...
Editor: From the great American songbook, “Say It Ain’t So.”
For about 18 months now, on your editorial page, gallons of ink have been used to pontificate about what is disliked in Fairfax County.
Fairfax County is one of the best...
Looks like it’s not going to even be much of a competition this year.
In both 2020 and 2021, Philadelphia and Fairfax County vied throughout the year for the crown of most real-estate sales in the Mid-Atlantic, based on data...
“Don’t with me, fellas, this ain’t my first time at the rodeo” from “Mommie Dearest” has to be one of the half-dozen or so greatest lines to have come out of Hollywood over the past century.
I was reminded...
In the battle for real-estate supremacy in the Mid-Atlantic, Fairfax County drew closer to Philadelphia in November but appears likely to return to bridesmaid status after being the bride in 2020.
Fairfax County slightly exceeded Philadelphia in home sales for...
Regular readers know my affection for the late great chanteuse Shirley Ellis and her early-1960s linguistic fun one, "The Name Game."
(Whatever you do, do not, repeat not, plug "Chuck" into her musical formula. "Bart" is bad enough …)
Ms. Ellis,...
In the battle for real-estate supremacy in the Mid-Atlantic, Fairfax County drew closer to Philadelphia in October and remains somewhat within striking distance of taking the crown for the second year in a row.
With 16,401 home transactions during the...
Fairfax County voters by a two-to-one margin have approved a $360 million school-bond referendum.
The proposal garnered support of 67.8 percent of the electorate, according to preliminary results reported Wednesday morning and counting 247 of the county's 250 precincts.
The result...
I’ve got no idea how this gubernatorial race is going to turn out – nobody does – but if one looks at how the two candidates are performing under pressure, you have to guess that Glenn Youngkin is feeling...
With three quarters of the year down and one left to go, Philadelphia has slightly lengthened its lead over Fairfax County for real-estate supremacy in the Mid-Atlantic region.
With 1,573 residential transactions going to closing last month, the City of...
