Meet Your Home Experts

Pam Micciche, Keller Williams

Pam Micciche is a valued member of the HBC Group at KW. Put her background in brokering business partnerships, managing and negotiating multiyear, multi-million-dollar agreements for companies including AOL and National Geographic to work for you! She is a pro in establishing trusted relationships, negotiating toward a meeting of the minds, and always keeping clients’ best interests and budget front and center.

A resident of Falls Church City for almost 20 years, Pam is a native Washingtonian who grew up in McLean and has especially strong ties to Great Falls and Arlington. Through her involvement with PTAs, youth sports, and school fundraisers Pam has made volunteerism a hallmark of living in and giving back to her community.

703.371.9343 • HBCGroupKW.com

Tori McKinney - ROCK STAR Realty Group, KW Metro Center

We all need some calm, confidence, and joy with one of life’s biggest decisions. That’s where my ROCK STAR Realty Group and I come in — to help our buyers find the homes they love and provide our sellers with a seamless sale. With interest rates stabilizing from the 2022 spike and strikingly low inventory, having a trusted real estate team is vital to succeed. Our expert team, with 60+ years of combined experience, have conquered markets similar to what we are experiencing today and are here to coach you to the finish line. How can I help with your next move? Give me a ring at (703) 867-8674 to talk about your plans!

703.867.8674 • RockStarRealtyGroup.com

Peake Management & Realty

A passion for real estate, this Northern Virginia native leads a team of exceptional colleagues in helping clients navigate through buying and selling property. While specializing in identifying good investment property, Lindsey works with all types of properties and is proud to have the company named the top property management company in Falls Church four years in a row. It speaks to the level of competence of the entire staff. An avid investor herself, Lindsey can share first-hand experience and guidance to make the transaction experience as easy as possible.

703.408.2153 • www.peakeinc.com

Kathy Pippin, Samson Properties

“We got in touch with Kathy and explained to her that we plan to buy a new house and sell our current house at the same time. Kathy was very patient and listened to our plan and needs. She started offering her knowledge and expertise well before we signed the actual contract. We talked to a couple of other real estate agents and some work for big names. But we decided to work with Kathy because we felt that for the amount of details and attention we needed, Kathy was the one, and we made the right choice.” said the Li family.

703.408.0838 • KathyPippinProperties.com

Reico Kitchen & Bath

Your dream, our ideas and expertise. Reico Kitchen & Bath takes your dated, tired kitchens and bathrooms and transforms them into spaces you love and want to spend time in.

Established in 1952, Reico Kitchen & Bath is your onestop for kitchen and bathroom design and remodeling. We offer cabinets, countertops, appliances, sinks, fixtures and everything you need to create your new kitchen or bathroom. It is our goal to have every customer recommend us at our Falls Church, VA showroom or at any of our 23 showrooms throughout the Mid and South Atlantic.

703.748.0700 • reico.com

Kelly Milspaugh Thompson, Stylish Patina

Kelly Millspaugh Thompson is a Falls Church City native and small business owner. Kelly opened Stylish Patina, Home + Gift Boutique in Falls Church in 2013. A few years ago she expanded her service offering to include Real Estate. She now melds her love of Real Estate and Interior Design into a one of a kind full service offering for her clients. This has proven to be a unique and highly sought after combination of skills. Her extensive experience in home decor, interior design and home renovation provides a broad area of expertise that she can bring to her clients both on the buying and selling side of the equation. If you are looking for a Realtor with a designer’s eye contact Kelly for your no obligation consult!

703.303.3700

Zimmermann Homes, est. 2007

My family and I live in Falls Church, where we take pride in building leading-edge custom homes that increase energy efficiency, require minimal service, and are very durable. All Zimmermann Homes come standard with upgraded products and building techniques designed to add value and make the home more comfortable to live in. We are passionate about working together with our clients to build these innovative homes that combine a level of performance and beauty that is tough to find elsewhere.

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On Monday the Wall Street Journal quoted national rental increases of 17.6 percent for 2021 and 3.8 percent last year.

The city’s website has a public document which lists 2021 apartment rents. Comparing those figures with 2023 for nine buildings with prices found online, average rental increases of 23.5 percent for one bedroom and 19 percent for two bedrooms are found for the two years. In all cases, the lowest prices were used for comparisons.

Mia Barnes is the property manager at Merrill House Apartments on East Fairfax Street who says everything there is leased up. Rental pricing usually increases about three to five percent a year, she said. Figures from the city’s 2021 list show Merrill House was leasing a one bedroom starting at $1,409 and $1,749 for two bedrooms.

Falls Green Apartments on Roosevelt Boulevard has a current vacancy rate of about six percent, Nicole Herrera at the management office said. The owners “and the market” determine rent increas- es which she did not know for 2023. A two-bedroom now starts at $2,352 at Falls Green when it was going for $2,045 in 2021, an increase of 15 percent.

Two of Young’s favorite buildings are mixes of residential and commercial uses, the “flower building,” as he calls 800 West Broad and the Read Building, the red brick at 402 West Broad where there’s a branch of PNC Bank.

For the Read, the Falls Church City Council has just approved the extension of restrictive covenants, making some apartments more affordable for teachers and support staff.

These apartments will be reserved at lower rates for those earning between 60 to 80 percent of the area median income through the end of 2032. (The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development defines the area median income as up to $63,000 for one person.)

Many tenants are sitting tight, waiting for the growing number of layoffs to end, inflation to slow, and units to open up as the market turns more in their favor. Their days seem to be coming.