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The Northern Virginia Association of Realtors® and the Northern Virginia Chapter of National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers bring to you the 10th Annual Appraisal Summit! Attend this cornerstone event to stay abreast of current real estate appraisal trends, plus get valuable tips on appraising in today’s fluid market

The Rappahannock Regional Landfill invites Stafford and Fredericksburg residents to dispose of their household hazardous wastes - for free - on Saturday, May 30, 2015. The collection runs from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the landfill, located at 489 Eskimo Hill Road, Stafford, VA 22554.

The City of Alexandria has mailed bills for the first half 2015 real estate tax and refuse fee to all property owners and/or mortgage companies. The 2015 real estate tax rate is $1.043 per $100 of assessed value.

The Arlington County Board today took another step toward revitalizing Crystal City as a technology hub with the approval of a plan to include two floors of office space as part of the conversion of the former Crystal Plaza 6 into a residential building.

“This valuable property has been owned by the Clark Family for over 75 years. Our owner is no longer residing in the area, and has entrusted us to market and sell this acreage and home at public auction,” according to John Nicholls, president of the company. “Businesses and major highways surround this property, and the future is now.”

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced legislation that would provide college-bound students powerful new tools for comparing colleges and universities on measures such as total cost, likelihood of graduating, and potential earnings.

The Arlington County Board today approved an option agreement to buy a three-parcel, six-acre site on N. Quincy Street, for $30 million, from three limited liability corporations controlled by Bill Buck and his family. The Board also approved a first payment of $1.2 million on the option. The agreement gives the County until November 20, 2017 to exercise its option to buy the property.

According to the latest reports compiled from the residential real estate transactions with the region, portions of the Northern Virginia region experienced increases in median sale price in March. The Northern Virginia market includes the city of Alexandria and Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties.

Lerner Enterprises, one of Washington, D.C.'s largest private real estate developers based in Rockville, Maryland, is pleased to announce that Capital One has signed a lease for 136,000 square feet at 1750 Tysons Boulevard in The Corporate Office Centre at Tysons II in Tysons, Virginia. Capital One anticipates opening their offices in late 2015 and will occupy six full floors in the 18-story Class 'A' office tower

The Arlington County Board today voted to lower the late payment penalty for real estate taxes from 10 percent to 5 percent for the first 30 days after the due date. The penalty for delinquent real estate taxes not paid within 30 days following the due date will remain unchanged at 10 percent