Haymarket Area Real Estate & Community News
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Back to School - Community Connections
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all is almost upon us and the kids are back to school. This is a good time to talk about how schools affect the real estate market. While we may be experiencing some growing pains in our local schools, Haymarket schools are still rated well overall, and each one received the School of Excellence distinction in 2018 for high levels of performance. Our schools consistently deliver high test scores and continue to provide accelerated programs – factors that potential home buyers say are important. In Realtor.com's Spring Home Buyer Survey, nearly three-quarters of respondents say good schools were important to their home search. Furthermore, 78 percent of recent home buyers surveyed actually gave up home features to get into a preferred school district. The most common compromises included a garage, large backyard, and updated kitchen. So, if you are thinking of selling your home, having a desirable school district is definitely a bonus in Haymarket. However, while test scores and curriculum are important, I still believe that community, family involvement and unique extracurricular programs and events are what people really love about Haymarket and our schools. FEATURED PROPERTIES
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Even in the fast-paced lifestyle of Northern Virginia, our town becomes a community at the Battlefield High School football games, at PTO Bingo nights and at Cookies and Cream fundraisers. We all come together to support our local dance schools, our soccer teams and the BHS marching band during the annual Haymarket Day Parade. Even for residents without children in school, there is a neighborly spirit that develops in our amenity-filled communities, on the walking paths, the golf course, at the gym or at the library. This is what really makes Haymarket a desirable place to live. If you don’t already, I encourage you to get involved in any way you can – volunteer, coach or sponsor a team, become a scout leader, run for office, and attend School Board meetings, PTO meetings, fundraising events and Town of Haymarket meetings and public hearings. We all can be a part of shaping this community because ultimately it affects our home value, but even more, our quality of life. I am proud to call Haymarket home, which is why when I market and sell a house in Haymarket, I am selling Haymarket too! Call me, Bryan Garcia at 703-517-2574 to learn about my home selling strategy.
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