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The Arlington real estate market saw both home sales and total sales volume up in 2016 compared to 2015, according to new figures, while the average and median sales prices were little changed from a year before.

A total of 2,940 properties went to closing last year across the county, according to figures reported by the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR). That’s up 2.1 percent from the 2,881 transactions reported in 2015, and was in line with regional increases.

In Arlington, the single-family, attached-home and condominium sectors all showed year-over-year improvement, while the total sales volume of $1.88 billion was up 2.4 percent.

Across the region, 2016 provided “another strong showing,” said Ann Yanagihara, a Realtor in Alexandria and a member of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors board.

“We are fortunate to live in one of the most dynamic and exciting real-estate markets,’ Yanagihara said.

The average sales price of all properties that sold across Arlington last year was $639,137, up 0.3 percent from $636,977.

The median sales price was down 1.8 percent, from $560,000 to $550,000.

The average length of time between listing and ratified contract had its ups and downs through the year, but ended at the same total (49 days) as 2015. The average sales price represented 97.5 percent of listing price, also the same as 2015.

Ryan Conrad, CEO of NVAR, said the glass looked mostly full going forward. He pointed to industry experts’ predictions of increasing home prices and still relatively low mortgage-interest rates.

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School Enrollment Could Top 32,000 in Next Decade Staff Writer

Now about 27,000, enrollment in Arlington’s public schools would grow to 32,500 by September SCHOOL 2026, according to presentBOARD projections ed to School Board NOTES members on Jan. 19.

The figures should come as no shock; school officials have said for several years they expect the student population to reach 30,000 (a total exceeding even that of the Baby Boom era) by 2021, then keep rising.

Projections a decade out are tricky things: At the briefing, enrollment totals from 32,000 to almost 39,000 were deemed possible by 2026, depending on how the growth was guesstimated.

Since 2008, Arlington has seen yearover-year enrollment growth of between 2.8 percent and 5.2 percent, which came after six years of more modest, flat or even declining year-over-year student enrollment. Anything more than 2-percent annual growth is considered a high rate by school officials.

The growth spurt has put a burden on the school system’s $600 million annual budget, as each new student adds about

$19,000 in costs each year. It also has challenged the school system to find space for all the new bodies.

Over-Optimum-Size Classes Steady at High Schools, Lower at Middle Schools: Arlington high-school students are about as likely this year as the past two years to be in an overcrowded classroom, according to new figures, but there has been a significant decline at the middle-school level.

A total of 14.9 percent of high-school classes (core courses plus foreign-language) have more than the desired limit of 27 students, according to figures reported to School Board members on Jan. 19.

That’s not too much more than the 14.7 percent in the 2015-16 school year and 14.5 percent in 2014-15, but is significantly higher than 8.7 percent in 2013-14 and 2 percent in 2012-13 – a time before the school system’s growth spurt had begun to percolate up to the secondaryschool level.

At the middle-school level (again focusing on core courses and foreign language) only 1.5 percent of classes have more than 27 students, down from 4.8 percent from a year ago and more in line with the three previous years: 2.6 percent

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Democrats Aiming to Put 2016 Behind Them

Candidates for Governor Press Arlington Crowd to Stay Engaged in 2017 SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Sticking to the progressive playbook that wins in Northern Virginia, the two Democratic candidates for governor used a Jan. 22 appearance to fire up the faithful to oppose Donald Trump and Republicans while also trying to pump up interest in the Nov. 7 statewide election.

“This is going to be a fight. We all need to join hands, we all need to work together. I’m happy to lead the fight, but we need everybody,” Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam said at the forum, sponsored by a coalition of Democratic organizations.

Northam did not mention the name of his opponent, former U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, whose entry into the governor’s race earlier in January turned what was expected to be a coronation into a potentially messy competition. Democratic voters will pick their gubernatorial nominee in a June primary, as will Republicans.

Perriello, who had been working in a political position at the State Department and thus found himself out of a job after Donald Trump’s victory, said Virginia Democrats have to “give the Obama coalition a reason to show up when the name Obama isn’t on the ballot.”

“Trump’s values are not Virginia’s values,” Perriello told the party faithful. “We

are the majority; we have the numbers on our side.”

Virginia and New Jersey are the only states that hold gubernatorial elections the year after a presidential election.

“It’s really going to be seen as a litmus test for how Trump is doing,” said Jill Caiazzo, an activist who helped organize the event.

Caiazzo said she didn’t think the entry of Perriello into the race – after Northam had soaked up support from most of the commonwealth’s Democratic leaders – would make it harder for the party to hold onto the seat currently occupied by Terry McAuliffe.

“We don’t have a bad choice” between Northam and Perriello, she said.

The political forum, held at a restaurant in Clarendon and attracting about 200, was a chance for Democrats to regroup from last November’s disappointing results.

Leah Greenberg, a former Capitol Hill staffer who is working to resist legislative efforts of the Trump administration and congressional Republicans, said Democrats need to take pages from the playbook of the Tea Party, which emerged out of the 2008 Obama victory to oppose Democratic initiatives.

“They were super-rooted in their community,” Greenberg said. “They weren’t

At the Jan. 22 event, Northam and Perriello each rattled off a series of positions, mostly boilerplate, on issues ranging from the e nv i r o n m e n t to healthcare to economic growth. There Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Perriello talks to a crowd in seemed to be litArlington on Jan. 22. His opponent for the nomination, Lt. Gov. Ralph tle political disPHOTO BY KEVIN WOLF tance between Northam, spoke later in the afternoon. afraid to play defense; they threw themtheir views. sleves into that task.”

But Northam, a pediatric physician “Local pressure is critical – let [elected who hails from the Eastern Shore, sugofficials] know you are watching them like gested he could better connect with vota hawk,” Greenberg said. ers outside the I-95 and Hampton Roads The biggest challenge for Virginia corridors.

Democrats in the 2017 statewide election “I can speak their language,” he said could be voter disengagement. At the large of more rural, conservative parts of the Jan. 21 anti-Trump rally in Washington, commonwealth. “Doctors listen – that’s “I rarely met someone who knew there the way things get done. We’re going to was a governor’s race,” Perriello said. reach out.”

Indeed: Voter turnout traditionally Also on the Nov. 7 ballot will be races falls way off from the presidential year for lieutenant governor and attorney gento the gubernatorial year; lower turnout eral, and all 100 House of Delegates seats. tends to favor Republicans, although in In Arlington, a County Board seat and 2013 Democrats swept the three statewide School Board seat will go to the voters posts. later in the year.

fying who is responsible when a tenant fails to notify a landlord of the infestation of insects or pests.

The measure, which currently sits in House Committee on General Laws, clarifies the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to make the tenant financially responsible if there was “unreasonable delay” in reporting an infestation, or if it was the tenant’s fault in preventing infestation.

Lopez (D-49th) said the problem being addressed is a conflict in the Code of Virginia.

“Depending on how these provisions are interpreted by a judge, it could be the landlord or the tenant who is ultimately responsible for the costs of pest mitigation,” Lopez said. “This legislation makes it clear that a tenant is responsible if they delay in notifying a landlord of an infestation or are at fault for the infestation.

Otherwise, the landlord is responsible.”

“This clarification benefits both sides – and helps avoid bringing disputes to the courts,” Lopez said.

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Efforts by a Northern Virginia legislator to impose a tax on single-use plastic bags across the region died what has become a familiar death in Richmond.

State Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax) was patroning legislation to place a 5cent-per-bag fee for one-time-use bags within the Chesapeake Bay watershed region, with 4 cents going to support environmental initiatives and the other cent allocated to the retailer.

The Senate Committee on Finance voted 10-4 on Jan. 18 to “pass by indefinitely” (effectively kill) the proposal.

Various legislators have proposed similar legislation in recent years, but none has gotten out of the General Assembly.

Woman’s Club, Community Foundation Garner Legislative Kudos: They are 60 years apart in age, but both the Woman’s Club of Arlington and the Arlington Community Foundation last year celebrated milestone anniversaries – and the General Assembly is planning on adding its congratulations.

Legislature’s Environment Caucus Details Its 2017 Priorities SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

The General Assembly’s Virginia Environment and Renewable Energy Caucus, led by Del. AlGENERAL fonso Lopez, ASSEMBLY has adopted a legislative package for 2017 that aims to improve water quality, promote land conservation, invest in renewable energy and create new jobs.

“This is going to be an exciting year for environmental legislation,” predicted Lopez (D-49th). “We have bipartisan support – working together, I’m hopeful that we’ll be able to take a positive step forward.”

In addition to adopting a multi-page package of legislative priorities, the caucus also heard a presentation from Dylan McDowell of the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators.

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mittee: A measure by Del. Rip Sullivan (D-48th) to expand acceptable forms of voter identification died a quick death in the 2017 legislative session.

Sullivan proposed that Virginia allow IDs from out-of-state colleges or universities to be used while voting. Currently, in-state student IDs are acceptable, but out-of-state is not.

The measure took a brisk one-week journey between being assigned to the elections subcommittee in the House Committee on Privileges and Elections on Jan. 10 and being “passed by indefinitely” (in effect, killed) by a voice vote on Jan. 17.

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A radically changed national political landscape and ever-evolving economic conditions will impact Arlington, but the community is well-positioned to address whatever materializes, County Board Chairman Jay Fisette believes.

“A lot of people would love to have our challenges – we have a growing place,” he said. “There are a lot of places in this country that have seen a different kind of change.”

Fisette made the remarks at the fourth annual “Meet the Chair” community forum, sponsored by the Leadership Center for Excellence and held Jan. 19 at Founders Hall on the Arlington campus of George Mason University.

Occurring just a day before the transition from Barack Obama to Donald Trump, Fisette in his remarks voiced a degree of cautious optimism, but also concern, about the future direction of the federal government on issues such as the environment.

“There is a lot of angst and a lot of concern out there – real angst, because of the uncertainty,” he said.

Only 16 percent of Arlington voters cast ballots for Trump on Nov. 8. While Fisette said Arlington has no choice but to work with the incoming administration, “we have to hold tight and promote our values.”

Fisette’s Jan. 19 remarks essentially reprised comments he made on Jan. 3, when he was installed as chairman for 2017. It is his fifth one-year stint at the helm over a County Board tenure that now spans 19 years, more than the combined total of his four colleagues.

Among the priorities the chairman laid out: planning for facilities; economic competitiveness; housing affordability; environmental sustainability; and Metro.

On the issue of transit, Fisette said the first priority of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority needs to be triaging its immediate problems, followed by putting its financial house in order.

“Once we get the confidence back in the system, we have to address the funding,” he said, noting that Arlington, more than $60 million a year to support the Metro system’s operating and capital costs, a figure that would balloon under proposals from the agency’s general manager.

Virginia’s contributions to the transit agency are largely the responsibility of local governments, and the call for more funding is being greeted by pushback from elected officials wary of facing voter wrath over tax hikes.

“Some of those numbers [on transit funding] are not possible. Fairfax has said it, we’ve said it,” Fisette said.

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During a question-and-answer session, Fisette fielded issues ranging from development to the environment.

The “Meet the Chair” event, now in its fourth year, traditionally comes a few weeks after the annual rotation of Arlington board leadership.

“Bringing together community in situations like this really matters,” said Leadership Center for Excellence CEO Betsy Frantz, calling the forum “a wonderful opportunity to engage.”

(Last year’s event, featuring chairfor-2016 Libby Garvey, was nestled in between a crippling ice storm the night before and a massive snowstorm the day after. No such weather calamities surrounded Fisette’s remarks, which drew a crowd of about 50.)

Fisette first took office in 1998, the same year Leadership Arlington was established. “We’ve traveled this road together,” Frantz said.

The main sponsor of the program was the non-profit housing group AHC Inc. Jennifer Endo, representing the organization, said back-and-forth dialogue between elected officials and the public is key.

“It’s really important to come together as community leaders,” she said.

Fisette will have the chance to update the civic community on his agenda when the Arlington Chamber of Commerce holds its annual “State of the County” event in June. That program dates to 2001, when Fisette – then in his first go-around as board chair – offered his vision.

Fisette’s current four-year term concludes at the end of the year. He has not announced whether he will seek re-election; if he runs and wins, he will tie the late Ellen Bozman with a record six consecutive County Board victories.

Fisette has said he will make an announcement about his plans by the end of February.

For those planning ahead, the 2018 “Meet the Chair” event has been slated for Jan. 18.

It’s likely, though not guaranteed, the current County Board Vice Chairman Katie Cristol will move up to chair the board next year.

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Highs & Lows THUMBS DOWN: To U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (yipes, that’s twice in a month!) for joining in the silliness in skipping last Friday’s inauguration ceremonies.

No doubt it gave those who did it a political sugar high, making them feel empowered and thrilled to be sticking it to Donald Trump.

In reality, it was all sound and fury, signifying nothing except that those participating in the boycott have less respect for the office of president and the majestic, orderly transition of power than they should.

By our estimation, Rep. Beyer

has many good qualities and precious few bad ones. But, as with his quest in December to delay the vote in the Electoral College, his distaste for the results of the Nov. 8 election had him veering toward sanctimoniousness.

IT’S NOT OUR NATURE TO SAY ‘WE TOLD YOU SO,’ BUT . . . hey, Arlington County Board, we told you so!

We predicted right here on this page that the County Board’s actions on towing regulations would engender a backlash from the General Assembly, and it’s hap-

pened. Both a Republican delegate and a Democratic state senator have introduced legislation that would not only remove Arlington’s recently enacted towing “reforms,” but would take away existing powers, such as having a resident chair the towing-advisory body.

We won’t guess whether these bills will be enacted, but we do know that the county government will have to spend time and energy fighting them – resources that could be better directed to other legislative initiatives.

Poke the big bear in Richmond, and sometimes you get bitten.

Split the Metro System Into Multiple Parts Editor: Is it time to look at Metro with more pragmatic eyes and some basic common sense? Is the traditional approach of one single consolidated system really the best approach for the Washington metropolitan area?

Perhaps the Metro system should actually be three separate – Virginia, Maryland and D.C. – but linked systems, each with its own board of directors, funding, budget, planning, decision-making, safety oversight and maintenance.

The simple common sense underlying this suggestion is that the separate jurisdictions have different priorities and funding limitations, often severely conflicting ones, that would be easier to manage and resolve under a system of

separate but linked Metros.

The cross-border links and funding should be easier to manage than crossborder funding of a general consolidated budget with hidden subsidies and general-budget black holes.

First, the cost-benefits of cross-border traffic would determine a more rational funding stream, especially if an accurate and honest estimate of cost is created for the cross-border cost center.

This is particularly true given that most cross-border (i.e., commuter) traffic is just between two jurisdictions (Virginia-D.C. or Maryland-D.C., with very little traffic between Virginia-Maryland, even via D.C.).

In addition, each of the separate but linked systems could adopt the right

blend of the Metro’s multiple identities (transportation business, economic-development tool or political hobbyhorse) that fits their particular political reality.

Federal funding of the Metro could be more clearly tied to federal goals (such as savings on road construction and maintenance, attracting a skilled and competent federal workforce, reduced environmental impacts of excessive traffic, economic development and a larger tax base, etc.).

Sometimes thinking a bit outside the box helps to keep a more effective and efficient operation sustainable, especially when the box is as battered and crushed as the Metro’s box has become.

Steve Carey Arlington

Editor: Some on the left say the country is divided, but don’t acknowledge it is their hateful, discriminatory behavior that is dividing it.

Scenario one: a baker is asked to bake a cake for a same-gender wedding. They say that it goes against their religious beliefs. Does the couple go to another baker? NO. They shout discrimination and hate, and proceed to sue the baker and drive them out of business.

This is “HI” (hypocrisy and intolerance), the latter of which is defined as “the unwillingness to accept a view, belief or behavior that differs from one’s own.” It is also hypocritical to pretend that their behavior toward the baker

isn’t discriminatory and hateful. If it wasn’t, they would have just gone to another baker.

Scenario two: Donald Trump wins the election. Hillary Clinton concedes, the pundits get it wrong, some people riot, vandalize businesses, steal property, and drag people out of cars and beat them because they might have voted for Trump.

It’s another example of hypocrisy and intolerance. You are allowed to think and have an opinion only if it matches their thoughts and opinions. Otherwise, you are belittled by hateful, discriminatory comments.

Democrats boycott the inauguration, celebrities saying they won’t go (failing

to mention they weren’t invited). Barack Obama says Hillary didn’t campaign hard enough and he could have won a third term – while it was his policies she ran on!

Let’s put principles before personalities. “I may not agree with what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it” is a saying based on the Constitution and freedom of speech.

Arlington touts its diversity and tolerance, yet it was this county where some political signage in the fall disappeared. To be honest, the atmosphere in this county has dropped so low, it is “HI.” Martina Esther Sabo Arlington

It’s the Left That Is Engaging in Political Divisiveness

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Arlington Notes ‘CONDUCT US’ INITIATIVE RAISES AWARENESS OF PHILHARMONIC:

Shoppers in Pentagon City on Jan. 15 were invited to “Conduct Us” by the Arlington Philharmonic, part of an outreach effort to raise awareness of the symphony group.

“Many Arlingtonians are unaware that we have a professional symphony orchestra,” said Philharmonic president Anne Wengrovitz. “With an exciting concert featuring the U.S. Army Chorus coming up, we are raising awareness about this upcoming event.”

The concert will feature music from opera’s greatest hits. It will be held on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 4 p.m., with an art show sponsored by the Arlington Artists Alliance preceding the performance at 3 p.m.

There is no admission charge, but donations of $20 per adult are suggested.

The Arlington Philharmonic currently is in its 11th season. For information, see the Web site at www.arlingtonphilharmonic.org/.

APPLICATION PROGRAM NEARS FOR ‘NEIGHBORHOOD COLLEGE’: Feb. 6 is

the application deadline for the Arlington County government’s spring “Neighborhood College” program, which will run Thursday evenings for eight sessions beginning March 16.

The program is designed to explore county-government operations while building networking and coalition skills.

Dinner is provided at each installment, which will run from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the county-government headquarters, 2100 Clarendon Blvd.

For information, see the Web site at www.arlingtonva.us and search “Neighborhood College.”

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OPENS ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: The

Arlington Community Foundation has opened the application period for its 2017 college-scholarship program, with more than 70 scholarships valued at more than $450,000 to be available to first-time recipients.

Scholarships range in value from $1,000 to $10,000, with many renewable for 10 years.

The application deadline is Feb. 6 at 5 p.m. For information and application forms, see the Web site at www.arlcf.org.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES DATE OF GALA: The Arlington Com-

munity Foundation has announced plans for its 2017 Gala, to be held on Saturday, April 22 at the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City.

For information and updates, see the Web site at www.arlcf.org.

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ARLINGTON PLAYERS PREP ‘LION IN WINTER’: The Arlington Players contin-

ues its 66th season with the drama “The Lion in Winter,” with performances Jan. 27 to Feb. 11 at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre, 125 South Old Glebe Road.

The show surrounds the lives of Henry II of England and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, along with shifting alliances among other family members, courtiers and outside forces during the Christmas season of 1183.

“This story of high-stakes royal intrigue, combined with a more intimate family drama, is an absolute masterpiece,” said Susan Devine, who is directing the show.

The original theatrical production opened on Broadway in 1966 and was adapted as a motion picture in 1968.

Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2:30 p.m. A post-show discussion will be held after the Feb. 5 matinee, and the Feb. 4 performance will feature sign-language interpretation.

For tickets and information, see the Web site at www.thearlingtonplayers.org.

PEACE ACTIVIST TO SPEAK AT CHURCH PROGRAM: Nova Catholic

Community will host a presentation by author and peace activist David Swanson on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 11:30 a.m. at Kenmore Middle School.

Swanson will discuss the permanent state of war in the U.S. and abroad and how faith communities can react. Copies of his 2016 book,” War Is Never Just,” will be available for purchase.

The community is invited. For information, e-mail jreeder123@msn.com or see the Web site at www.facebook.com/ novacommunity.

YOUNG SUPERHEROES INVITED TO LIBRARY: The Shirlington branch library

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will host a “Superhero Training Day’ for youngsters on Tuesday, Jan. 31 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

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Arlington Notes II YOUNG CHAMBER MUSICIANS PRESENT CONCERT: The musicians who

make up Crescendo, the Arlington Philharmonic’s youth chamber program, were well received at their first concert of the season for the residents of The Jefferson retirement community, held earlier this month.

The concert is part of the “Music in Your Home” initiative of the Philharmonic, where live music is brought to residents who may not be able to travel to concerts by Crescendo or the Arlington Philharmonic at outside venues.

“We love to perform in this community,” said Crescendo artistic director Liz O’Hara Stahr. “The young musicians know that their music is recognized and appreciated by this audience, and the multi-general interaction is a win-win for everyone!”

Following the concert, the musicians, their families and Jefferson residents mingled at a reception.

Crescendo, in its second season with the Philharmonic, is open by competitive audition to area string players in grades 712. The group rehearses Monday evenings and is coached by Arlington Philharmonic professionals and artists-in-residence.

The next concert by the Arlington Philharmonic will feature The U.S. Army Chorus in an afternoon of opera’s greatest hits on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 4 p.m. at Wakefield High School. Crescendo’s next chamber music concert will take place on Sunday, April 1 at 4 p.m. at the Spectrum Theater.

AARP OFFERING TAX-PREPARATION ASSISTANCE: The Tax-Aide initiative

of the AARP Foundation offers taxpayers with low and moderate incomes assistance in preparing their federal taxes.

The program, offered in conjunction with the IRS, will be available Jan. 31 through April 18 at Central Library.

Hours are Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by appointment.

For information, call (703) 829-6192.

LIBRARY TO FEATURE PROGRAM ON BUDGETING: The Arlington library sys-

tem will feature a 90-minute program on budgeting and saving on Thursday, Feb. 2 at noon at its Crystal City location, 2117 Crystal Plaza Arcade.

The community is invited. For information, call (703) 228-7520 or see the Web site at www.library.arlingtonva.us.

DANCE TROUPE PRESENTS PROGRAM FOR YOUTH: Jane Franklin Dance will

present “The Big Meow” on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 3 p.m. at Theatre on the Run, 3700 South Four Mile Run Drive.

Featuring music by local composers, the program is designed for families and tells the story of an ever-hopeful little cat who wants to belong to the neighborhood but has a hard time fitting in.

The cost is $13 for adults, $9 for children under 12 and $40 for a family of four

Glamour, Glitter & Glitz Maxwell Herrmann, Malina Nelson, Billy Holtz and Jacob Levy perform music by Franz Joseph Haydn as part of the Crescendo initiative of the Arlington Philharmonic. See item at left.

in advance, slightly higher at the door.

For tickets and information, see the Web site at www.janefranklin.com.

DANCE PROGRAM SPOTLIGHTS MORE SEASONED DANCERS: Jane Franklin

Dance will present “Forty+,” eight short works of movement and theater featuring performers age 40 and older, on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. at Theatre on the Run, 3700 South Four Mile Run Drive.

The event is designed to showcase the “experience, capacity and presence” of more mature performers.

Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. For tickets and information, see the Web site at www.janefranklin.com.

NATURE CENTER TO SPOTLIGHT CHINESE NEW YEAR: Long Branch Nature

Center will celebrate the Chinese New Year with a family program offering origami on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 5:30 p.m.

Participants will make flower and animal folded paper, meet some live animals, then take a short hike with the paper popper firecrackers to chase away Nian, the New Year’s Beast.

The program is free. For information, call (703) 228-6535.

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Center will host a story-fest for families featuring the Arlington Spellbinders, featuring tales from around the world, on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 3 p.m.

The program is free, but registration is required. For information and to register, call (703) 228-6535.

LIBRARY HOSTS EVENT FOR UKULELE AFICINONADOS: Westover Library hosts

a “Ukulele Jam Session” for adults and teens in grades 6 and higher on Wednesday, Feb. 1 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Participants can learn to play the instrument, then jam with others. A limited number of loaner ukuleles will be available.

For information, call (703) 228-5260.

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Schools & Military n Ryan Howell of Arlington earned a bachelor of science degree in physics and Sophia Pirozzoli of Arlington earned a bachelor of science degree in nursing during recent commencement exercises at Marquette University. n Steve Cerowski of Arlington earned a degree during recent commencement exercises at Eastern New Mexico University. n Kimberly Eldridge, Peyton Johnson,

Alex Rockelli, Camille Mundt, Sebastian Weinhold, Nicole Phillips, Helen Land, Ned Sieverts, Molly Crum and Philip DiNunzio of Arlington have been named to the president’s list for the fall semester at James Madison University. n Mia Blackman of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list at the College of New Jersey. n Naras Prameswari of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Augustana University.

Tyler McTague of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Ohio Wesleyan University. n

n Rachel Cummins of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Baylor University. n Tatum Andres, Julia Carroll, Madeline Marshall and Chase Collier of Arlington have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Miami University. n The following Arlington students have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the College of William and Mary: Holly Alesburg, Georgia Allin, Elena

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nomic growth, we have a possible multiplier effect for our region’s economy,” Conrad said.

Despite a slight year-over-year decline in average sales prices, the overall Northern Virginia real estate market in 2016 posted its best year since 2005 in both total sales and overall sales volume.

A total of 21,097 residential properties went to closing during the year, up 3.8

Assembly Continued from Page 4 In separate measures patroned by Del. Rip Sullivan (D-48th), the legislature is saluting the Woman’s Club on its 85th 10

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Amparo, Amy Andrukonis, Isabel Arnade, Rachel Audant, Enkhgerel Baasandorj, Sean Balick, Brayden Beckius, Griffin Bird, Alessandra Bournigal, Robin Bradley, Gabrielle Canning, Rachael Cooper, Samantha Cooper, Gillian Doby, Kelley Doyle, Catherine Freund, Natalie Gerardi, Emily Golden, Michael Gray, Catherine Green, Sheerin Gryloo, Benjamin Halkowski, Bailey Hall, Catherine Hamilton, Danielle Harris, John Hoagland, Rachel Kamvar, Laura Krieger, Jacob Larsen, Carol Lasker, Hyun Lee, Carlyn LeGrant, Ashley Lemus, Elijah Locke.

Also, Sara Malks, Maia Mandel, Andrew McMenamin, Caroline Mea, Ashley Meredith, Lilian Merrill, Rachel Merriman-Goldring, Quinn Montante, Vincenza Montante, Claire Murphy, John Murphy, Scott Murphy, Reid Nagurka, Elena Parcell, Spencer Philps, Eleanor Pollard, Hailey Ramsey, Alan Robinson, Rosalie Rubenstein, Maria Schneider, Joanna Schroeder, William Sheahan, Joseph Shirey, Jonathan Silberstein, Nicholas Som, Cora Stern, Elizabeth Stewart, James Stinneford, Joshua Tecce, Henry Tessier, Morgan Timme, Gabriela Villegas, Erin Wall, Lauren Wengrovitz and Sean Willner.

rel Vaccaro, Charlotte Hungate, Nicholas Oliveira, Maria Anderson, Michael Schwartz, Emerson Doyle, Natalie Poole, Benjamin Mainardi, Nicole Redifer, Lauren Charles and Victoria Haling.

Margaret Stewart of Arlington was studying abroad in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia and Claire Zavrel of Arlington was studying abroad in the United Kingdom through a program sponsored

by Wofford College. They were among 200 Wofford students participating in the study-abroad effort. n

Chris Stewart of Arlington was the winner of the Langley School’s National Geographic Bee competition, and has now been crowned best at the school for three consecutive years.

An eighth-grader, Stewart beat out nine Langley students during the local round of the 29th annual National Geographic Bee, which is sponsored by the National Geographic Society, and advances to a written exam that will determine state competitors. n

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In addition, Le has been named to the board of directors of the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. n Nearly 4,000 students earned degrees during winter commencement exercises at George Mason University, a group that commencement speaker Sheila Johnson called “a rainbow of color, a virtual encyclopedia of nationalities.”

Johnson, an entrepreneur and sports executive, advised students to work hard, have a spirit of resilience and courage and keep an open mind as they move through the workforce.

“I meet a lot of talented young people,” she said. “The ones who impress me most aren’t the ones with the biggest ideas.

They’re the ones with the biggest desire.”

Speaking at the second of two commencement ceremonies that day, GEICO chairman Tony Nicely encouraged graduates to demand more of themselves than anyone else demands of them.

He noted that, as a young man, he took what he expected to be a temporary clerk’s job at GEICO before moving on.

Fifty-five years later, he is still with the same employer.

“Keep your mind open to doing something that you may have never considered,” Nicely told graduates. “Don’t be surprised if your future takes you to a different career than you planned. Most importantly, you should seek to do what brings you great satisfaction, and for which you have genuine passion.”

At the dual ceremonies, held at EagleBank Arena on the main GMU campus, 2,509 students earned bachelor’s degrees and 1,482 earned advanced degrees.

n The following Arlington students have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at James Madison University: Matthew St. Pierre, Andrew Albrittain, Bjorn Johnson, Lisa Konort, Francis Malone, Callie Adams, William Snoeyenbos, Matthew Slater, Katrina Hatahet, Anna Toth, Miranda Walls, Melissa Swan, Rebekah Peterson, Declan Anderson, Margaret Koskinen, Darci Law, Kathryn Young, Sophia Welch, Patrica Splan, Fox Nelson, Meagan Pierce, Paula Dammann, Haley Walter, Christian Thompson, Lau-

n Twelve Arlington Public Schools teachers have renewed their national board certification through the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards.

They include Jennifer Altamirano, Discovery Elementary School; Donald Bierschbach, Yorktown High School; Nicole Billings, Barcroft Elementary School; Maria Clinger, Swanson Middle School; Sarah Congable, English Language Arts office; Jack Lane, Wakefield High School; Dat Le, science supervisor; Alison McKowen, Yorktown High School; Michael Palermo, Yorktown High School; Jennifer Shearin, Yorktown High School; Katherine Willet, Williamsburg Middle School; and Diane Tan, Williamsburg Middle

percent from the 20,335 transactions recorded in 2015, according to preliminary figures reported Jan. 10 by the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors.

Figures represent sales in Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church.

The average sales price of $556,368 was down 0.1 percent from 2015’s record total of $556,995, but still represented the second-highest ever.

Sales in 2016 were the highest since the bubble that preceded the 2008 recession; sales totals peaked from 1998 to 2005, with the region’s annual sales topping out

at 32,735 in 2004, according to historical tabulations compiled by the Sun Gazette.

Total sales volume of $11.7 billion for 2016 was up from $11.4 billion the year before and the third highest ever behind $15.7 billion in 2005 and $14.4 billion in 2004.

The year-over-year improvement from 2015 to 2016 in sales came despite a soft December 2016 sales report, with sales down 4 percent from a year before. Average sales prices rose about 3.5 percent in December, helping to boost sales volume.

The 2016 report marks the fifth consecutive year that the average sales price

of all properties – single-family, attached and condominium – exceeded a half-million dollars, a rate also reached in 200506-07 before declining to an average of about $430,000 in 2009, then rebounding.

NVAR leaders are expecting an early start to the spring buying season, and note that prospective buyers often insist on turnkey conditions, so are suggesting sellers get their homes positioned to take advantage of the peak market in coming months.

The 2016 figures are preliminary and are subject to revision; 2015 figures are final.

anniversary and the Community Foundation on its 25th.

The Woman’s Club traces its roots to Oct. 22, 1931, when 30 charter members gathered to provide charitable, educational, scientific and literary support to the community.

The organization’s clubhouse “stands today as a symbol of dedication to com-

munity involvement through volunteer service, always portraying the General Federation of Women’s Clubs’ motto ‘Unity In Diversity,’” Sullivan’s resolution notes.

The Arlington Community Foundation was established in 1991 under the auspices of William Newman Jr. (now chief judge of the Circuit Court). Over its

quarter-century history, the foundation has awarded nearly $10.6 million grants and scholarships, all part of an effort “to improve and strengthen the community in and around Arlington,” the resolution notes.

Both measures cleared the House of Delegates without dissent and were forwarded to the state Senate.

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Transportation Notes REGIONAL COALITION URGES FOCUS ON BIG-TICKET TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVES: A coalition of business and

development organizations has affirmed its commitment to a regional strategy addressing gridlock.

The Northern Virginia Transportation Coalition recently detailed an updated statement calling for a “strong, efficient regional transportation network” to ensure economic competitiveness, security and quality of life.

“We believe that unlocking Northern Virginia’s Transportation grid requires a strategic regional approach,” said the coalition, which includes signatories ranging from the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and Northern Virginia Technology Council to the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors and Washington Airports Task Force.

As it has in the past, the coalition calls for focusing regional transportation funds on large-scale transportation initiatives, including improvements to Metro; construction of a new Potomac River crossing west of the American Legion Bridge and a Bi-County Parkway connecting Prince William and Loudoun counties; widening Route 28; converting the Fairfax County Parkway to a limited-access highway; improvements to Interstates 66 and 395; and development of a regional express bus network.

Other signatories: the Apartment and

Office Building Association, Committee for Dulles, Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce, Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, Heavy Construction Contractors Association, Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce, Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance, Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Associated Builders and Contractors, Dulles Area Transportation Association, Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce, Greater Washington Board of Trade, Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce, NAIOP Northern Virginia, Northern Virginia Building Industry Association and Prince William Chamber of Commerce.

The Arlington Chamber of Commerce, which has not been a signatory in the past, also did not sign on this year.

DULLES, NATIONAL SEE INCREASED PASSENGER COUNTS: Washington

Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport each posted passenger-count increases in November, with the overall total advancing 3.7 percent from a year before.

A total of 1.74 million passengers passed through the Dulles terminals during the month, up 5.6 percent from November 2015, while 1.97 million came and went at Reagan National, up 2 percent, according to figures reported Jan. 17 by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.

The solid boost at Dulles came from a reinvigorated United Airlines, the airport’s dominant carrier, which boosted capacity to 45 destinations and saw an increase of 8.2 percent in domestic-passenger totals (albeit offset slightly by a decline in international-passenger activity).

Southwest Airlines saw a year-overyear increase of 10.1 percent at Dulles for the month, due largely to new service to Atlanta and Orlando.

International carriers also saw boosts, with Emirates, Icelandair, COPA and Lufthansa as seeing major spikes due to increased capacity. LAN, Air Canada and Royal Air Maroc inaugurated service at Dulles during the middle of 2016, adding to the totals.

At Reagan National, dominant carrier American Airlines saw a slight increase in passenger activities, while United and Delta and (to a lesser extent) Southwest also saw increases.

At the region’s third major airport – Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall – the passenger total of 2.14 million for December was up 5.6 percent from a year before. Nationally, enplanements rose 3.5 percent, according to the trade group Airlines for America.

Both Dulles and Reagan National are on course to see yearly improvement from 2015 to 2016 when figures are released in February. For the first 11 months of the year, Reagan National saw 21.7 million

passengers, an increase from 2015’s record total, while Washington Dulles had 20.2 million, up 1.2 percent.

For full data, see the Web site at www. mwaa.com.

AIR INDIA BRINGING SERVICE TO DULLES: It has been in the works for

more than a year, and Air India has now confirmed plans to serve Washington Dulles International Airport beginning over the summer.

The decision was reported by the Times of India newspaper.

The carrier will provide three-timesa-week service between Dulles and the Indian capital of Delhi using Boeing 777 aircraft.

The flight will add to Air India’s U.S. presence, which includes nonstop service from India to New York-Kennedy, Newark-Liberty, Chicago O’Hare and San Francisco International airports.

ALASKA AIRLINES ADDS SEASONAL SERVICE TO BWI: Alaska Airlines over

the summer will augment its service to the West Coast from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

The carrier will offer one-flight-a-day service from June 6 to Aug. 26 between BWI and Portland, Ore., using Boeing 737 aircraft.

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Q&A: Realtors Pick Celebs to Work With DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Are there certain celebrities Realtors would want to work with to buy or sell a house, and why? The Sun Gazette asked some local agents that question. Here are their answers: Diane Lewis, Washington Fine Properties: “Would love to meet Matt Damon and work with him to buy or sell a home. He seems like a nice guy with a great sense of humor, and I love his movies. I’d also love to meet and work with Alex Ovechkin. We are big Caps fans and go to a lot of games. He seems like a great guy, and it would be fun to work with him.”

Dawn Wilson, Keller Williams: “I would like to work with Brad Pitt. From what I have read, he has a very good understanding of building homes and design as well as a passion for it. It would be interesting to get his perspective on homes we see and what changes he would want to make to them, or, if he was selling, what he liked about his current home or why he designed something a certain way.”

Vivian Lyons, Lyons McGuire Homes and Estates: “George Clooney.

Why? [Laughs.] What part of ‘George Clooney’ did you not understand?”

Archie Harders, Long and Foster: “Michelle Obama, because she is witty, decisive and family-centered.”

A number of local top real-estate professionals picked Ellen DeGeneres as the celebrity they’d most want to work with. (Warner Bros Television)

Barbara Lewis, Washington Fine Properties: “Would love to meet Diane Sawyer and work with her in the purchase or sale of a home. I admire Diane for her thorough and compassionate reporting and miss her on the evening news. Would love to have the opportunity to ask her about various stories she has covered.”

Mary Roberge, McEnearney Associates: “By far, I would love to sell Barbra Streisand’s home. She has amazing taste and I’ve always admired her and have been a huge fan. Years ago, I had the privilege of attending my grandmother’s wedding reception just below Streisand’s penthouse in New York City. You could see her eye

for design just by observing her terrace and the beautiful flowers tumbling down above us.”

Mark Middendorf, Long and Foster: “Ellen DeGeneres would be my choice. She is a funny person, she has a lot of money and she has bought five houses in the last six years. I think she needs a home in the D.C. area.”

Tania Hosmer, Keller Williams: “I would love to work with Oprah Winfrey.

She is a very strong woman, very smart and successful. I imagine that she would be very decisive in her home-buying decision (always a plus), and could afford an amazing luxury property.”

Craig Mastrangelo, Re/Max Allegiance: “I would like to work with Chip and Joanna Gaines, from ‘Fixer Upper.’ I appreciate their vision in the homes they work with and often times produce homes that tap into what today’s buyers are looking for in today’s market. I really like Joanna’s design aesthetic. So it is enjoyable to me to see how they get a house from bare bones to one that could be featured in many architectural magazines.”

Karon Ricker, McEnearney Associates, McLean: “My immediate attention directs me to Bradley Inman, Internet entrepreneur and founder of several online and offline companies, including the one that we as real estate experts refer to daily, Inman News. In my opinion, he is in the know of what is coming down the pipeline and has his finger on the pulse of our evolving industry and ever-changing business model. I would love to sell his homes and help him make a purchase.”

Mike Highman, Acquest Realty, Inc: “[Mad Magazine cover boy] Alfred E. Neuman. I believe we all just need a dose of humor and not be BS’ed with marketing-faced celebrities.”

Casey Samson, Samson Properties: “All my clients are celebrities to me. If you don’t think that, you should not be in the business. With that said, Mark Wahl-

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Joan Stansfield, Keller Williams: “Hands down, I’d love to work with Bono.

My love of music and a deep respect for his ability to engage in both spheres of entertainment and politics. He is not only a singer, songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman and philanthropist, he is a crusader for the world’s poor and an inspiration to millions. And everyone I know who knows him personally says he’s extremely charming, polite and, most important to me, he’s a man of God.” Jennifer Harper Thornett, Washington Fine Properties: “We have been privileged to work with various clients who are in the public eye, whether it be sports figures or politicians, etc. Our philosophy and hope is that we make all of our clients feel like they are celebrities in our world.”

Lori Shafran, Yeonas and Shafran Real Estate: “The appropriate answer is every client is a celebrity in their own way. Going back, I would have liked to sell a house to a Lucille Ball or Bob Hope, because they bring much brightness and laughter into a living room.”

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Jillian Keck, McEnearney Associates: “Ellen DeGeneres would be the best next buyer in our D.C. marketplace.

Our market could use some light-hearted laughter and a break from the constant strain of divided politics. It would be very entertaining while touring homes. And, hey, I would love to get on that invite list for a few hosted dinners at her place.”

Dean Yeonas, Yeonas and Shafran Real Estate: “I’d like to sell to a hot-shot guitar player like Dr. John from New Orleans.”

Christy Hertel, McEnearney Associates: “Gayle King of CBS News. She is involved with everything and is so down to earth. She went to the University of Maryland and has an appreciation of D.C. and all it has to offer. I feel like I would be able to relate to her needs and find her the perfect place.”

Karen Briscoe, Huckaby Briscoe Group: “It would be fascinating and a great challenge to sell to Barbara Corcoran [of ‘Shark Tank’] because she knows so much about the real-estate industry. That would be a real neat thing to have her as a client.”

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She is so talented and brilliant, and doesn’t need the limelight.”

Ann Wilson, Keller Williams: “I would live to sell to Brad Pitt. There is a vibe about him. He is such a cool guy, he is smart and a great businessman. He has so much energy and he has so much talent, and so much going on.”

Adam Gallegos, Arbour Realty: “I would have a good time working with Kirk Cousins, because he may sign a big contract soon and might be in need of a house.”

Jack Shafran, Yeonas and Shafran Real Estate: “We consider all purchasers of equal value and treat them all the same.

That is the right answer.”

Natalie Roy, Keller Williams: “I would love to take Julia Louis-Dreyfus on a bicycling house-hunt. Hopefully she bikes better than she dances! She stars in two of my all-time favorite shows, ‘Seinfeld’ and ‘Veep.’”

Carol Temple, Coldwell Banker: “Tom Selleck. The reason is he comes across as being very thoughtful and very decisive. He is not wishy washy and I anticipate he is very thorough and someone who would follow through and a person of high intensity.”

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Q&A: Is a Home Office Necessity for Buyers?

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For buyers, is the home office on its way out or still a big want? The Sun Gazette asked some local agents that question. Here are their answers: Dawn Wilson, Keller Williams: “I still have buyers who want a home office.

More and more of my clients are working from home or working from home part of the week, and like having a dedicated space for working if it is possible with their budget. I still have some clients who want built-in shelves for the office, but others do not think built-ins are very important.”

Vivian Lyons, Lyons McGuire Homes and Estates: “In the Great Falls market and in upper-end homes, a home office is still desirable.”

Jane Price, Weichert: “Home offices are still important, though they may not be called as such. Young busy families want a designated area for equipment, paperwork, etc., that functions well for keeping all aspects of their lives running smoothly, organizing and doing work remotely.”

Christy Hertel, McEnearney Associates: “Home offices are still a need, but maybe getting more kid-centric. A family computer and all electronics in one place.

It is kind of like a central control for the house, especially with smart-homes com-

ing into play. So they need to be carefully planned with wiring for Internet, wi-fi and cable for computers, printers, TVs, phones, etc.”

Jillian Keck, McEnearney Associates: “Buyers are more efficient with their space now more than ever. When a buyer is looking for a home office, they are tending to also use it as a multi-purpose room.

Say, a spare bedroom for guests.”

Yolanda Mamone, McEnearney Associates: “The home office is very ‘in.’

I have so many requests for large condominiums and cooperatives that have two bedrooms plus a den, or three bedrooms, so that each member of the couple may have their own home office. These individuals I work with are 60 to 80 years old, who want space to continue to work and for a myriad of interests.”

Karon Ricker, McEnearney Associates, McLean: “Home offices are going out, in my opinion. Buyers don’t see the value in an office, but rather, they are all about bringing more people into one area of the home. People are also getting creative with spaces.”

Casey Samson, Samson Properties: “Offices are a must. More and more people work from home and home offices will always be attractive. If buyers do not

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Celebrities: Big-Name Homes on the Market Throughout the past year, homes associated with famous names from the past and present went on the market, from Beverly Hills to Miami to New York City.

A host of them have been highlighted by www.toptenrealestatedeals.com, which provides weekly updates on historic, celebrity and spectacular homes.

Among them: “Donald Trump’s First Mansion” Back in 1982 when he was still a Democrat, before he was a billionaire and a brand name and reality television star and on his first marriage to Ivana, Donald Trump was a rising star in the New York City real estate world and shopping for his first trophy mansion. Trump’s fabulous homes, that began with that first mansion in Connecticut, is a big part of the man’s story.

Trump’s collection of expensive, and even a few historic homes, rivals almost anyone else in the world. His main residence is a posh three-level penthouse at Trump Tower on New York’s Fifth Avenue where he has lived and supervised his vast business operations since 1983. Also in the Gotham area, in 1996 he purchased a 60room mansion in Bedford, N.Y., with three pools and a bowling alley. He later bought Albemarle with a 23,000-square-foot home, vineyard and winery on 2,000 acres in Virginia for $12.7 million, a fraction of the original asking price of $100 million. It is now a B&B known as Albemarle Estate at

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In 2008, Trump expanded his home stockpile to the West Coast when he purchased a six bedroom, 10,400-square-foot home on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.

His #1 trophy home is still his Mar-A-Lago mansion and resort for the ultra wealthy in Palm Beach, Florida that he purchased in 1985 for $10 million. The 1920s mansion with 62,000 square feet and more than 100 rooms was originally built for Post Cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post.

Donald Trump was only 35 when he and Ivana purchased his starter mansion, a 5.8-acre home on a peninsula in Greenwich for $4 million. Always a family-oriented business, Ivana was also remodeling the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan which Trump purchased in the early 1980s and she was able to incorporate many of the same materials in the decoration of their new home creating a residence dripping in gold leaf, elegant chandeliers and crown moldings.

When they divorced in 1992, Ivana won the mansion in the property settlement.

She sold the home in 1998 for $15 million and the mansion’s new owners immediately began a renovation to tone it down a bit and also added tennis courts, indoor lap pool, sauna and a 4,000-square-foot addition with guest suites.

Originally built in 1939 for Robert Hillas, president of the Superheater Company in New York City, the 19,773-square-foot

Donald Trump was 35 years old when he and his then-wife, Ivana, purchased a “starter mansion” for $4 million.

The Connecticut estate recently was on the market for $45 million. (Toptenrealestatedeals.com)

Georgian Colonial main house and guest house have eight bedrooms, thirteen baths, a three-story rotunda foyer with double grand staircase, formal rooms and views of Long Island Sound. Also included is a home theater, putting green, multiple terraces and patios, tennis courts and three fully-equipped staff apartments.

Donald Trump’s former Connecticut mansion with major additions, six waterfront acres and a private boat dock was for sale at $45 million. It has recently been taken off the market; it’s unclear whether it’s been sold or simply on pause.

Prince loved the color purple and incorporated it into several of his homes. In 2004, great publicity ensued when he painted a Beverly Hills home he had rented from NBA Basketball star Carlos Boozer in purple stripes, installed a purple carpet with his monogram and changed the plumbing to send water to a hair salon. Boozer filed a lawsuit saying he had broken the terms of his lease, but later withdrew it when Prince paid to have the house returned to its former neutrals.

Named as one “of the most influential artists of the rock & roll era,” Prince was in-

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Hardwood flooring is found here and in many other rooms, as is three-piece crown moulding.

The dining room is a standout, with plenty of space for a gathering, with wainscoting, crown moulding and side vistas.

The kitchen area is well-thought-out and will serve as the central hub of the home. A center island, maple cabinetry, granite countertops, stainless-steel appliances, pantry (which connects to the dining room) and breakfast area (which opens to the deck) are all part of the package.

One of the centerpieces of this level is the family room, featuring windows on two sides, a charming fireplace and a boxed coffered ceiling.

Tucked away off the main traffic flow is a bonus room that could work as a main-level bedroom (it offers a bath attached), or alternately as a playroom, a home office, an exercise area . . . let the options flow!

To the second level we go, where the centerpiece is the regal master retreat.

The large bedroom area with tray ceiling is complemented by a sitting room, sumptuous master bath and two walk-in closets, including one that is nearly 23 feet deep.

Three additional bedrooms are found on this level, one en-suite and two that share a jack-and-jill bath, and laundry facilities also can be found here.

The delights continue in the walk-out lower level, where the recreation room spans the entire 39-foot width of the home and will provide a backdrop for any and all manner of entertaining.

A lovely home theater with stadium seating is a marvelous extra, and the lower level also features the sixth bedroom with bath, another bonus room and the large garage.

Special touches that are worth mentioning include the CAT5 wiring for all your technological needs; the designer bathroom features; the two-zone HVAC system and other efficiency measures; custom closet shelving; and the charming paver driveway and walkway.

A little about MR Project Management is in order.

Owner Matt Rzepkowski is a thirdgeneration custom builder who spent his summers in the family business alongside his father and grandfather, giving him a deep understanding of the needs and desires of prospective purchasers.

He opened his firm in 2008 and has devoted his efforts on attention to detail and superior customer service while working with several professional architects.

Taking the best design elements from the past and combining them with all the features sought by urban-village dwellers is a sure way for success. Beat the spring real estate rush and take a look at this one today.

Articles are prepared by the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients.

For information on the home, contact the listing agent.

For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department at (703)738-2520.

Facts for buyers Address: 4761 24th Street North, Arlington (22207).

Listed at: $1,650,000 by Chrissy O’Donnell, Re/Max by Invitation (703) 626-8374.

Schools: Nottingham Elementary, Williamsburg Middle, Yorktown High School.

Chrissy O’Donnell 703.626.8374 chrissy@chrissyandlisa.com

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2016: N.Va. Sales Rise, Prices Are Flat Home sales across the inner suburbs of Northern Virginia saw a nice uptick in 2016 from a year before, although they remained well below annual averages in the go-go years before the economic recession hit.

The average sales price, which ad hit an all-time high in 2015 (the sixth consecutive year of increases after the market bottomed out in the late 2000s), decline a small amount in 2016.

A total of 21,097 properties went to closing last year in the region, based on a Sun Gazette analysis of data from RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service.

That’s up 3.7 percent from the 20,309 sales in 2015.

(Figures represent sales in Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church.)

Looking back on 40 years of sales data from across the suburbs, the average price has grown from $58,739 in 1975, surpassing the $100,000 mark for the first time in 1981, the $200,000 mark in 1991, the $300,000 mark in 2002 and the $400,000 mark in 2004 before peaking at just above $538,000 in 2007.

It then dropped for two years, to $431,018 in 2009, before starting a rebound.

Over the long haul, average housing prices in the region have outstripped inflation – when taking it into account, average prices (in 2015 dollars) were $259,124 in 1975, $249,512 in 1985 and $328,748 in 1995, to pick three dates.

In the spirit of fun, here’s a trip down memory lane both at the state of the market and some of the local and national events that played a role in our lives: 1975: The average sales price is climbing close to the $60,000 mark, and more than 14,200 homes are sold in the local area. Interest rates, however, are on the rise, hovering at around 9 percent for a 30-year conventional loan.

Nationally, Jerry Ford is in the White House, the Red Sox and Reds are in the World Series and NBC debuts “Saturday Night Live.”

1976: The nation’s bicentennial year is a good one for the local real estate market. Home sales increase 2.3 percent over a year before, and the average sales price is up 6.2 percent.

1977: Jimmy Carter takes the oath of office as president, Elvis “leaves the building” for the final time. The number of homes sold in Northern Virginia experiences 23-percent growth, and the average sales price is up 7 percent.

The total sales volume in Northern Virginia passes the $1 billion mark for the first time.

1978: The Washington Bullets have their best year ever. “The White Shadow” and “WKRP in Cincinnati” make their TV debuts. Despite a slightly frosty economic environment across Virginia and the nation, home sales locally are up 27 percent, and the average

4 Decades of Home Sales Across Northern Virginia YEAR

1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

AVERAGE SALES PRICE

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$58,739 $62,373 $66,722 $71,639 $79,389 $90,744 $100,050 $103,631 $105,388 $108,049 $113,120 $121,922 $142,163 $162,850 $174,975 $174,616 $204,886 $202,534 $209,381 $210,557 $211,098 $214,102 $220,932 $229,151 $238,496 $252,374 $285,159 $319,293 $364,684 $441,253 $537,116 $537,741 $538,463 $461,039 $431,018 $469,018 $483,160 $504,338 $540,034 $551,220 $558,988 $556,368

N/A +6.2% +7.0% +7.4% +11.4% +11.7% +10.3% +3.6% +1.7% +2.5% +4.7% +7.8% +16.6% +14.6% +7.4% -0.2% +17.3% -1.1% +3.3% +0.6% +0.3% +1.4% +3.2% +3.7% +4.1% +5.8% +13.0% +12.0% +14.2% +21.8% +21.7% +0.1% +0.1% -14.4% -6.5% +8.9% +3.0% +4.4% +7.1% +2.1% +1.4% -0.5%

14,260 14,593 17,953 22,802 23,043 19,527 15,155 12,435 17,877 18,093 22,422 27,052 24,128 24,879 19,780 23,278 15,761 16,818 16,287 15,747 13,783 15,289 16,795 22,264 22,715 26,062 27,741 27,936 30,580 32,735 29,235 20,753 18,042 17,400 19,035 17,858 16,704 18,623 20,355 18,696 20,309 21,097

N/A +2.3% +23.0% +27.0% +1.0% -15.3% -22.4% -18.0% +43.7% +1.2% +23.9% +20.6% -11.8% +3.1% -20.5% +17.7% -32.3% +6.7% -3.2% -3.3% -12.2% +10.9% +9.8% +32.6% +2.0% +14.7% +6.4% +0.8% +9.4% +6.6% -10.7% -29.0% -13.1% -3.5% +9.3% -6.2% -6.5% +11.6% +9.3% -8.2% +8.6% +3.7%

VOLUME (Billions)

$0.84 $0.91 $1.1 $1.6 $1.8 $1.7 $1.5 $1.2 $1.8 $1.9 $2.4 $3.3 $3.4 $4.0 $3.4 $4.0 $3.2 $3.4 $3.4 $3.3 $2.9 $3.2 $3.7 $5.1 $5.8 $6.5 $7.9 $8.9 $11.1 $14.4 $15.7 $11.1 $9.7 $8.0 $8.2 $8.4 $8.1 $9.4 $11.0 $10.3 $11.4 $11.7

HISTORICAL/CULTURAL NOTES OF INTEREST

‘Saturday Night Live’ debuts Democrat Carter wins election R.I.P. Elvis Presley John Paul II becomes pope Incident at Three Mile Island GOP’s Reagan trounces Carter Egypt’s Sadat is assassinated It’s a boy for Charles, Diana Riggins is Super Bowl MVP ‘Cosby’ is nation’s top TV show Michael Jordan’s rookie year Shuttle ‘Challenger’ explodes Iran-Contra scandal tops the news Bush manhandles Dukakis Earthquake strikes Bay Area Americans With Disabilities Act First Gulf War starts ... and ends L.A. riots after Rodney King verdict Bill Clinton is inaugurated GOP takes control of Congress O.J. Simpson found not guilty Richard Nixon dies after stroke Tiger Woods wins the Masters Monica Lewinsky in the news Clinton acquitted by Senate Florida determines presidency Terror attacks strike on 9/11 New war in Iraq looms Joe Gibbs returns to Redskins Kerry falls to Bush in election Katrina swamps Gulf Coast Democrats win back Congress Oil prices through the roof Economy plunges; Obama wins Unemployment hits double digits GOP makes a comeback Economic malaise lingers ‘Derecho’ storm slams region Democrats win Va. statewide races U.S. Reps. Wolf, Moran retire Syrian civil war heats up Election stunner: Trump wins

Sales totals, average sales prices and volume come from data of RealEstate Business Intelligence and the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, as analyzed by the Sun Gazette, and may differ from other published figures. Totals are based on sales figures for Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria and Falls Church. Percentage changes and historical notes compiled by the Sun Gazette staff.

sales price is up 7.4 percent.

1979: The Iran hostage drama begins, and John Wayne breathes his last.

Irish terrorists kill Lord Mountbatten. The federal government bails out Chrysler, and interest rates start heading upward in a hurry. Nelson Rockefeller dies, creatively. The number of homes sold increases just a bit, but the average sales price is up 11.4 percent.

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1980: Ronald Reagan wins a landslide victory over Jimmy Carter, Mount St. Helens blows its top, and the U.S. skips the Summer Olympics. The spike in interest rates take a chunk out of the sales market (down 15.3 percent), but average sales prices are up nearly 12 percent.

1981: Assassinations and attempted assassinations make for an ugly year.

“Dallas” and “Dukes of Hazzard” provide some relief on TV. Actor Jack Albertson dies. Home sales drop precipitously, down 22.4 percent, but average sales prices show double-digit increases. The average sales price rises to more than $100,000 for the first time.

1982: The Equal Rights AmendContinued on Page 9

2016: Looking Back on Real Estate Trends Continued from Page 8 ment goes down to defeat. “Gandhi” sweeps the Oscars and Toto is tops at the Grammys. After peaking at nearly 18.5 percent, interest rates are slowly declining, but total home sales are still down 18 percent. Double-digit price increases are gone, too.

1983: “The Love Boat” is still bringing in the viewers, and Sally Ride makes history in space. The U.S. invades Grenada, surprising the British (who thought it was theirs), and Carolyn Jones of “The Addams Family” fame dies. Home sales are up a whopping 43.7 percent (biggest annual increase in our survey) and the average sales price increase slightly.

1984: Walter Mondale carries Massachusetts and D.C. in the presidential election, but Ronald Reagan wins everything else. “Amadeus” is boffo at the Academy Awards. And in the local real estate market, it is a quiet year, with sales up 1.2 percent and average prices up 2.5 percent.

1985: “Live Aid” brings music and humanitarianism together. Phil Collins can do no wrong in the music world, and Miss Utah is named Miss America. Interest rates are still high, at more than 12 percent, but sales rise a solid 23.9 percent. Average sales prices are up modestly, too.

1986: William Rehnquist is nominated chief justice, and the nation celebrates the first Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Actress Donna Reed ascends the staircase to heaven. Home sales increase more than 20 percent, and the average sales price is up a respectable 7.8 percent.

1987: The Iran-Contra scandal dominates the headlines, followed by a stock market crash. U2’s music is the rage, Cher wins an Oscar and Sonny becomes mayor of Palm Springs.

Mortgage interest rates drop to under 10 percent for the first time since 1979.

But home sales plummet more than 11 percent, even as average sales prices are up 16.6 percent.

1988: Michael Dukakis tries but fails to win the presidency, but the effort provides a career boost to comedian Jon Lovitz. The federal government gives amnesty to 1.4 million illegal aliens. Roy Orbison and his shades go to the hippest corner of rock-and-roll heaven. Interest rates spike up briefly, but both home sales and average prices increase. The total sales volume surpasses $4 billion locally.

1989: The Exxon Valdez causes a mess in Alaska, and an earthquake strikes San Francisco. U.S. troops invade Panama and arrest Manuel Noriega. Ronald Reagan returns to California after eight years in the White House.

Home sales drop 20 percent (totaling less than 20,000 for the first time since 1984), but average sales prices rise to nearly $175,000.

1990: Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait and provokes President Bush into sending troops to Saudi Arabia. Joe Pesci wins an Oscar for “Goodfellas.”

The Cincinnati Reds win the World Series. And while home sales are up 17.7 percent, the average sales price dropped for the first time in recent memory, down 0.2 percent.

1991: Coalition troops liberate Kuwait, and President Bush’s approval rating tops 90 percent. The Senate is busy debating the appointment of Clarence Thomas, while the House of Representatives is trying to explain why members bounced more than 8,000 checks at its bank. Home sales plummet more than 32 percent (worst drop in the survey), but sales prices rise 17.3 percent to more than $200,000.

1992: Bill Clinton wins the White House. Eric Clapton’s “Unplugged” is a massive hit. Notre Dame tops Florida in the Sugar Bowl, and Barry Bonds is the National League’s MVP. Interest rates continue a slow decline. Home sales are up 6.7 percent, but average sales prices drop 1.1 percent.

1993: A bomb explodes under the World Trade Center. Janet Reno becomes the first female attorney general.

“Don’t ask, don’t tell” becomes military policy. The world loses a classy lady with the death of Audrey Hepburn.

Home sales drop 3.2 percent, but average sales prices rise 3.3 percent.

1994: NAFTA comes into being, baseball players go on strike, Aldrich Ames is arrested for spying, and Republicans take control of Congress.

“Cats” is the Broadway musical that just won’t die. Dull year in real estate home sales down slightly, average sales prices up a bit.

1995: A total of 168 people die in the Oklahoma City terrorist bombing.

Congress repeals the 55-mph speed limit. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tops the 5,000 mark. Mortgage money is available for about 9 percent.

Home sales drop 12.5 percent, while average sales prices are up a bit. Total sales volume drops to $2.9 billion, lowest since 1985.

1996: Unabomber Ted Kaczynski is arrested, Cuba Gooding Jr. wins an Oscar and Atlanta hosts the Olympic Games. President Clinton wins 31 states and D.C. on the way to an easy re-election. Home sales are up 10.9 percent, and the average sales price are up 1.4 percent.

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4026 25TH RD N, ARLINGTON, VA 22207 ML#: AR8732419 LP: $1,299,900 Status: SOLD Transaction Type: Standard Adv Sub: Lee Heights Ownership: Fee Simple, Sale Total Taxes: $10,798 Contract Date: 04-Sep-2015 Close Date: 02-Nov-2015 Close Price: $1,290,000 Seller Subsidy: $7,800 Date Avail: Ground Rent: Type: Detached Area: Style: Craftsman ADC Map Coord: 9J13 BR/FB/HB: 4/3/0 Yr Blt: 2005 Lot AC/SF: .155 / 6745 HOA/CC Fee: / SQFT-Tot Fin: 3,453 Tax Living Area: 2,775 Lvls/Fpl: 3/3 Vacation Y/N: No Construction: Hardiplank Basement: Yes, Full, Fully Finished Parking: Garage # Gar/Cpt/Assgn: 1// DOMM/DOMP: 8/52 Heat/Cool: Natural Gas/Forced Air/Electric/Central Air Conditioning Water/Swr: Public/Public Sewer List Date: 27-Aug-2015 Update Date: 02-Nov-2015

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Showing Information: Lockbox-Sentrilock, Call 1st-Lister, Show Anytime Company: Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. List Agent: George Koutsoukos Showing: George Koutsoukos

O/F: (703) 790-1990 / (703) 356-1635 H/O/C: (240) 283-0270 / (703) 790-1990 / (703) 999-8205 H/O: (703) 999-8205 /

Remarks: THIS EXTRAORDINARY COMPLETELY RENOVATED CHADSWORTH HOME BOASTS 3 FIREPLACES, CUSTOM WOOD FLOORS THROUGHOUT MAIN LIVING AREAS, A STUNNING KITCHEN WITH VIKING APPLIANCES THAT LEADS INTO GORGEOUS FAMILY ROOM ADDITION PERFECT FOR ENTERTAINING***THE BEDROOM LEVELS FEATURE A WONDERFUL SIZE MASTER SUITE WITH WALK IN CLOSETS AND LUXURY BATH***PRICE INCLUDES ADDITIONAL REAR PARCEL!!!

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3008 FALLSWOOD GLEN CT, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22044 ML#: FX9679059 LP: $619,000 Status: SOLD Transaction Type: Standard Adv Sub: Fallswood Court Ownership: Fee Simple, Sale Total Taxes: $6,436 Contract Date: 29-Aug-2016 Close Date: 29-Aug-2016 Close Price: $612,500 Seller Subsidy: $500 Date Avail: Ground Rent: Type: Townhouse Area: Style: Colonial ADC Map Coord: 16D7 BR/FB/HB: 3/2/2 Yr Blt: 1996 Lot AC/SF: .060 / 2624 HOA/CC Fee: 400.00/ SQFT-Tot Fin: 2,200 Tax Living Area: 1,760 Lvls/Fpl: 3/1 Vacation Y/N: No Construction: Brick and Siding Basement: Yes, Daylight, Full, Fully Finished, Walkout Level Parking: Garage # Gar/Cpt/Assgn: 2// DOMM/DOMP: 64/64 Heat/Cool: Natural Gas/Forced Air, Central/Electric/Central Air Conditioning Water/Swr: Public/Public Sewer List Date: 06-Jun-2016 Update Date: 03-Oct-2016

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Rarely available Brick end unit in enclave of 23 homes surrounded by woods. Gracious open floor plan, lots of windows and light. Large table space kitchen open to Master suite w/vaulted ceiling, spa bath with separate tub and shower. 2 car garage, deck patio. Just over the Arlington line, convenient to everything.

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2016: Market’s Long-Term Direction Upward Continued from Page 9 of state. The Dow Jones average drops more than 550 points on Oct. 27, but rebounds the next day. Fashion mogul Gianni Versace is murdered. Home sales rise 9.8 percent, and average sales prices are up 3.2 percent to more than $220,000.

1998: “Titanic” sweeps the Oscars, and Americans learn of new uses for cigars as the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal takes some unpleasant turns. Jerry Seinfeld leaves TV, Mark McGwire sets a new home-run record, and actor Jack (“Hawaii Five-O”) Lord dies. The real estate market swells, with average sales up 32.6 percent, average sales prices up 3.7 percent, and total volume surpassing $5 billion.

1999: Cable television continued to play a greater and greater role in our daily lives. Home sales were up slightly, with average home sales prices rising to nearly $240,000. A home mortgage could be found with an average interest rate of 7.8 percent.

2000: The presidential election essentially ends in a tie, another Summer Olympic Games comes and goes, and the Washington Redskins continue to find success elusive. Home sales rise 14.7 percent, the average sales price tops the quarter-million-dollar mark for the first time, and sales volume

grows to $6.5 billion.

2001: More than 3,000 people die in terrorist bombings on Sept. 11, and the nation mobilizes for a new kind of war.

While the economy suffers, the attacks don’t dampen Northern Virginia’s hot real estate market, with total sales rising 6.4 percent and the average sales price up 13 percent to $285,000. Total sales volume tops $7.9 billion.

2002: The Bush administration continues its planning to disrupt the “Axis of Evil,” and focuses on Iraq. The stock market begins to recover from its doldrums, but unemployment remains a concern. While home sales are up only slightly, the average sales price rises over $300,000 for the first time, and total sales volume is $8.9 billion.

2003: The war in Iraq seems to be going well, but cleaning up after the military victory proves to be a thorny and deadly task. Could it be: Red Sox vs. Cubs in the World Series? (Alas, no.) Home sales show no sign of slipping, with average prices also heading up considerably throughout the metropolitan area. Sales volume tops $10 billion for the first time.

2004: The insurgency in Iraq is all over the headlines, and becomes one of the focal points of the presidential campaign. While the national economy continues to struggle toward recovery, the local economy continues to roar

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year see the real estate market attempting to shake off the doldrums, with inventory not so high and prices seeming to hold steady. Hopes in the real estate industry that the market would sprout to life in spring prove unfounded, as the market continues to meander generally downward. The inner suburbs hold up the best, but by mid-year, even they are flat or declining. At the end of it all, home sales are down 13.1 percent from the year before, but – for the 15th year in a row – average home sales posted an increase.

2008: Economic calamity strikes the nation late in the year, brought on in large part by what had been the overheated real estate market. Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama battle it out for the presidency, and while the military surge in Iraq produces some results, there are plenty of other challenges facing U.S. foreign policy during the year. The newspaper industry continues to struggle. Sir Edmund Hillary, Charlton Heston, Jim McKay and Suzanne Pleshette die.

Home sales across Northern Virginia are down about 4 percent, to the lowest point since 1996, and average sales prices plunges more than 14 percent, perhaps the largest drop ever in the local area.

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along. Joe Gibbs gets off to a shaky start in his return to the Redskins, and baseball is finally set to return to D.C. RIP Rodney Dangerfield, Ronald Reagan, Julia Child and Isabel “Weezie” Sanford. The average home value continues to rise (up 21.8 percent), and sales are modestly up from a year before.

2005: All good things come to an end: Actor Eddie Albert joins Eva Gabor in a “Green Acres” heaven reunion.

Chicken King Frank Perdue and civil rights icon Rosa Parks also die. The war in Iraq continues as the Bush administration enters its second term. On the real estate scene, the bull market of the past six years is coming to a close, although parts of the of local marketplace still showed spark. Sales volume tops $15 billion for the first time, but that will be the high-water mark for the local market.

2006: The war in Iraq drags on, the Redskins continue to disappoint and the local real estate market shows the effects of slowing sales and moderating prices. Long-term, the market has proven to be a success, but for those who bought at the height of the boom, there will be challenges if they need to sell their properties in the short term.

Total sales volume drops to $11.1 billion, the first decline reported since 1999.

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2016: Market’s Long-Term Direction Upward Continued from Page 11 2009: The economy remains the big story; it continues to wobble but doesn’t collapse. Meanwhile, the new Obama administration must decide what to do in Afghanistan, the latest military flashpoint. Terrorism rears its head at Christmastime, about the same time the local area is buried under a foot and a half of snow. Michael Jackson, Ed McMahon and Walter Cronkite die, and Redskins fans have almost nothing to cheer about except the arrival of yet another new coach. Home sales rebound, increasing 9.3 percent, but average sales prices are at their lowest point since 2003.

2010: Republicans grab back control of the U.S. House of Representatives, setting up a showdown with President Obama over the nation’s priorities. Meanwhile, the economic situation continues to wander along in the weeds, and while there is some progress in extricating U.S. forces from Iraq, Afghanistan continues to be a problem that seems to defy a solution. The local real estate market can’t seem to find its footing, although it is buoyed by federal tax credits that help a bit. Elizabeth Edwards, Gary Coleman, Lena Horne and Teddy Pendergrass were among those who left us. In the Northern Virginia area, home sales were down 6.2 percent from 2009 figures, although

they were up compared to 2008. And the average sales price saw a rebound, up 8.9 percent to $469,018.

2011: The economy continues to stumble along, and the folks in Washington seemed more interested in brinksmanship than bipartisanship.

The stock market teetered and tottered, and threats of a double-dip recession have loomed. The local real estate market continues to show both signs of progress (higher average sales prices) and areas of concern (anemic sales figures). But the full story won’t be known until January rolls around and the final figures are in.

2012: Presidential politics dominates the year, and voters in November return Barack Obama with a decisive but not overwhelming victory. Republicans lose seats in Congress. Economic conditions remain soft, while questions remain about the amount of U.S. debt.

The Redskins rebound in the second half of the year to reach the playoffs, while the Nationals also have a good season.

Whitney Houston, Neil Armstrong, Dick Clark and Andy Griffith were among those who died during the year, while Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian dominated gossip sites. “Honey Boo-Boo” became famous through cable TV. The Northern Virginia real estate market showed a rebound both in to-

tal sales (up 11.6 percent from a year before) and average sales price (up 4.4 percent and again over the half-million-dollar mark).

2013: The stock market rebounded, unemployment receded a bit and more people were questioning why the rich got richer while everyone else didn’t during the economic rebound.

President Obama’s approval ratings declined, in part to a botched rollout of his health-care package, but Republicans didn’t benefit much. A partial shutdown of the federal government served to reinforce the view of many that the nation’s leaders seemed to either not know, or not care, what they were doing.

The travails of the Washington Redskins took center stage for much of the fall, with the team posting a lousy record and coach Mike Shanahan sent packing with a going-away gift of millions of dollars.

Virginians reversed course, electing Democrat Terry McAuliffe as governor – but Republicans kept their tight grip on control of the House of Delegates.

Nelson Mandela, Margaret Thatcher, Tom Clancy, James Gandolfini and Eydie Gorme were among those who left us.

The local real estate market continued its rebound, with average prices in the inner suburbs of Northern Virginia setting a record at $540,043 and the

number of sales surpassing the 20,000 mark for the first time since 2006.

2014: The search for a missing Malaysian airliner captivated cable-TV viewers during the year, and ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine led to a Malaysian aircraft being shot out of the sky.

Racial tensions ranged from a police shooting in Ferguson, Mo., to the remarks that cost an NBA owner his franchise. The economy seemed to be in two-steps-forward-one-back mode, while the potential that the Ebola virus might impact the U.S. was on the minds of many. Republicans cleaned up in the midterm elections, and prospective candidates for the 2016 presidential election started their preparations.

Among those who left our midst during the year: Robin Williams, Joan Rivers, Marion Barry Jr., Shirley Temple Black and Mickey Rooney.

It was a relatively soft year for local real estate, with the Northern Virginia market posting year-over-year declines every month but December, when it rebounded with a double-digit increase.

With 18,696 sales, the market was down 8.2 percent from a year before, but the average price rose to a record $551,220.

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Pope Francis came to the United States, where political battles raged on issues ranging from gun control to a nuclear deal with Iran. At the local level, the McAuliffe administration’s proposed to allow single-occupant vehicles to use Interstate 66 at rush hour, if they paid a toll, drew criticism from some quarters and support from others.

Bruce Jenner became Caitlyn Jenner – perhaps the nation’s first Republicanleaning celebrity Transgender-American, while Adele came roaring back on the music scene after a break. And the Redskins, after an iffy start and (what some would call media-manufactured) complaints about the team’s name, found success with a new quarterback before falling in the first round of the playoffs.

We said goodbye to a host of notables in 2015, ranging from Julian Bond

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The real estate market saw a boost in both sales (up 8.6 percent to 20,309) and average price (up 1.4 percent to $558,988), while the total sales volum of $11.4 billion was the highest since it had peaked in 2005 at $15.7 billion.

2016: The presidential election’s many twists and turns – not to mention its surprise ending and the lingering animosity over the race – dominated the news in 2016. The political establishment laughed at the possibility that Donald Trump would end up president, but the voters said otherwise, a decision that also muddied the legacy of President Obama as he wrapped up two terms.

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Continued from Page 6 ducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, won an Academy Award for his film “Purple Rain” along with seven Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.

Prince has sold over 100 million records, making him one of the highest paid artists of all time.

Though connected with many celebrity women, he married his backup singer, Mayte Garcia, on Valentine’s Day 1996. In 1998, Prince bought a stunning villa in Spain as a gift to his wife. It was west of Marbella in the hills of El Paraiso with views of the sea, mountains, valley and golf course. They decorated it elaborately in pure Prince style. Mayte and Prince divorced in 1999 and sold the villa. The new owner redecorated to tone it down to more universally preferred elegance, and put it on the market in early 2016.

Sited on 1.45 subtropical walled and landscaped acres, the 7,535-square-foot villa has 2,583 square feet of terraces for outdoor living with tennis court, pool and three-car garage with additional parking for six. The landscape is softly lit at night affording ambiance for outdoor entertaining. Inside are six bedroom suites including two masters with the grand master encompassing two levels. Public rooms are opulent with good flow, a new fully-equipped kitchen has been reconstructed and the entire villa has been updated with the finest

materials. It is said that this home and its romantic location was the inspiration for many of Prince’s songs.

Evert Ebus of Engel & Volkers is the listing agent for the villa, previously priced at $5.99 million, now reduced to $5.2 million.

“Zsa Zsa’s Bel Air Mansion” Zsa Zsa Gabor was born in Budapest in 1917 during World War I, became an actress in Vienna at age 15 and was crowned Miss Hungary in 1936. She eventually moved to the United States along with her two sisters (sister Eva starred in the longtime TV hit “Green Acres” and sister Magda married Zsa Zsa’s third husband George Sanders).

Her beauty was legendary, her personality bubbly and her accent forever famous.

Her nine husbands included Paris Hilton’s great uncle Conrad Hilton and Jack Ryan, the inventor of the Barbie Doll. Zsa Zsa was one of the last of the Hollywood Golden Age movie stars when she died on Dec. 18, 2016.

Zsa Zsa purchased her final home in 1973 in Bel Air, California for $250,000.

It spanned 9,000 square feet with six bedrooms, seven bathrooms and large pool terrace with stunning views.

There are several versions of the home’s history, including that it was built by John Zurlo, who was a Los Angeles milkman who would get up at 3 in the morning and drive out of Bel Air in his milk truck. It seems

This home once owned by the late musical superstar Prince was among the properties that came on the market over the past year. (Toptenrealestatedeals.com)

that Mr. Zurlo eventually rented the home to Howard Hughes for most of the 1960s.

According to Zsa Zsa, the house was also owned by Elvis Presley. House guests included John Kennedy, Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Ronald Reagan, Henry Kissinger and both George H.W. and George W. Bush.

But despite the all-star credibility, Zsa Zsa couldn’t seem to sell it. She put the home on the market in June, 2011, and it became an ongoing saga.

Zsa Zsa originally wanted $28 million for her home, but, in a bad real estate market, her agent convinced her to start out at $12.9 million. She had no takers, so she

upped the price to $14.9 million in 2012.

With mounting money problems due to her poor health and a $10 million Bernie Madoff theft, the home was on the brink of foreclosure, only to be saved through a social media plea from ninth husband, Prince Frederic von Anhalt.

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Among them: restaurants, bike and walking trails, shops and, with the upcoming arrival of spring, the Marymount farmers’ market.

The result is a mix of location and aesthetic appeal, perfect both for daily living and entertaining in style.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,149,000 by Juli Clifford of the Juli Clifford & Crew Team of Keller Williams Realty.

A beacon of style in the neighborhood, the home has been the recipient of TLC throughout and features updates, updates, updates. It also benefits from sophisticated automation, adding to the overall convenience, plus a modern security system.

Outdoors, the new-in-December landscaping and the high caliber of Hardiplank siding makes a terrific first impression, and from there we are ushered in and welcomed to begin our tour.

It all begins in the two-story, open foyer, which gives off a celebratory ambiance that follows us throughout our tour. Hardwood flooring is exceptionality personified.

Formal rooms are amply proportioned for entertaining; the living room features skylights, working with the soaring foyer to create a visually appealing space, while the dining room is ready to host a crowd throughout the year.

The kitchen is designed for the inner chef in each of us, combining high-caliber features with a lovely ambiance. It offers a center island, updated appliances and a pantry outfitted with custom shelving, and you can enjoy breakfast around the kitchen table overlooking the expansive deck.

A cozy fireplace anchors the family room just off the kitchen.

Upstairs, the centerpiece is a spacious master retreat, with sitting room, two walk-in closets and a master bath that offers a spa-like experience with claw-foot soaking tub.

Two more expansive bedrooms complete the second level, each with its own

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The lower level features another large bedroom and grand recreation room (just waiting for your pool table!).

There also is copious storage space.

The invigorated deck, just off the kitchen, with lattice frame prove to be an oasis in warmer weather. Another deck can be found just off the back of the family room.

A huge two-car garage is accessed through a convenient alleyway.

Back to the automation. You’ll be amazed by the convenient lighting pads in all rooms. Turn lights on or off all over the house from every pad, and see who’s at the front door even when you’re out of town.

Bonuses include attic for storage, and an energy-efficiency audit has increased efficiency by more than 20 percent.

The location can’t be topped, with three grocery stores within a mile, recreational amenities abounding, convenience to commuter routes and much, much more.

Using the past as inspiration but looking squarely toward the future, this is a home that sets the tone for elegance when it first arrived, and has stayed the course with a mix of classic and modern.

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Celebrities: Hollywood Stars’ Homes for Sale Continued from Page 14 property sold under those conditions, but the sale fell through. Afterwards, broker Roger Perry helped arrange a deal between Gabor and a buyer in 2014 that delayed the closing so that she could continue to live in the home until her death.

Now, after her death, the developers are mulling two options. They will either resell the property with the construction permits in place, or tear it down and redevelop the property.

“Walt Disney’s Palm Springs Retreat” When Roy and Walt Disney co-founded the Walt Disney Co. in 1920, they had dreams of large success, but likely could not have fathomed becoming the world leader in fantasy, cartoon characters and family film. Neither would they have imagined continuing that leadership position in their artistic niche so long after their deaths.

Though Walt was the youngest brother, he died at the age of 65 in 1966. Roy was 73 at the time and postponed his retirement in order to open Disney World, which he later named Walt Disney World in honor of his brother. The new park transformed Orlando from a sleepy military and citrus town to America’s most popular family resort vacation destination with over 50 million visitors in 2016.

Only three years before his death, Walt Disney and his wife, Lillian, built a vaca-

tion home in Palm Springs as a getaway from Walt’s hectic work schedule and to enjoy their later years. The home stayed in the Disney family until 2015, and the new owners retained the charm and whimsy of the home created by the imaginative couple.

At 2,443 square feet, the four-bedroom, four-bath home has the clean lines of midcentury design, private in the front with cheerful red double entry doors and wide open to the outdoors in the back with views of the pool, raised spa, mountains and the Indian Canyons Golf Resort.

As with most of the modernist homes of Palm Springs, the focus was on the enjoyment of outdoor living, relaxing and entertaining.

Furnished in period furnishings with an Art Deco flair, bold flushes of color against a neutral background is indicative of Walt’s colorful creations on film. Little surprises are found in various locations around the house and iconic Disney sayings are playfully written in the backs of closets challenging residents not to enjoy the unexpected chuckle.

The listing price is $899,000, and the listing agents are Klint Watkins and Ryan Cummings of HK Lane, an affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate.

“Frank Sinatra’s Rat Pack Home” After almost 20 years of Las Vegas appearances, Frank Sinatra wanted a place

This Palm Springs getaway was owned by Walt Disney during the last three years of his life, and stayed in the Disney family until recently. (Toptenrealestatedeals.com)

where he and his friends could hang out for an occasional hiatus from their fans in a private location.

Sinatra referred to himself as an “18karat manic depressive” which was carefully hidden from the public. He was always torn between wanting a solitary place to escape but also somewhere to party with his friends and distract from the depression days.

In 1953, Sinatra had co-starred in the film “From Here to Eternity” cast as Private Angelo Maggio and won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. In 1967, Sinatra built a home on five acres 4,300 feet above Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. He

named it “Villa Maggio” after his character in the film.

Now for sale, the home is the quiet, private retreat that Sinatra had always wanted.

At Villa Maggio, he created the best of both worlds, perfect for entertaining his Rat Pack buddies to soften the lows or keep it to himself when experiencing the highs. The arrangement worked so well that he resided at the rustic estate for 12 years – almost until his death.

The 10-acre compound of three buildings is perched on a craggy hilltop surrounded by boulders and exquisite views.

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The attached guest quarters have two bedrooms, bath, living room with fireplace and a full kitchen. The detached guest house is two stories with a small kitchen, a bathroom, a stone fireplace and a deck overlooking the view.

A private helipad allows guests to fly in and out and there is parking for 25 cars.

Although much of the home has been updated such as the commercial-grade kitchen, some of Sinatra’s personal touches are still at the home, including a secret doorway, bathroom wallpaper and a Ronson foodmatic. The current owner’s family were Sinatra friends and the only occupants since he lived in the home.

Markus Canter and Cristie St. James of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and Scott Palermo and Jim Sanak of Harcourts Desert Homes are the listing agents. Currently on the market priced at $3.9 million.

when they were first married in 1967.

Back in the day, the gated French Regency house had the great bones that it has today, but 1960s Elvis style was a far cry from the slick, sophisticated home it is today. Along with the home of 5,400 square feet, the property has an attached guest house, large motor court and decadent pool terrace overlooking the city to ocean views.

The four-bedroom, five-bath residence is sited on 1.18 acres on a street popularly known as “Billionaires Row,” which is quite the celebrity magnet.

The newly renovated interior includes high ceilings, hardwood floors and floor-toceiling windows and glass doors that open to the terraces and view. Updates include new flooring, an added laundry room, upgraded electrical, stainless-steel kitchen appliances and resurfaced pool and spa.

Oozing both glamor and warmth, the home has a luxurious master suite, skylights and fireplaces including one pool side with fetching venues for entertaining throughout the property.

Mauricio Umansky of The Agency in Beverly Hills holds the listing for this newly updated contemporary estate formerly owned by The King of Rock n’ Roll. Priced at $30 million.

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Celebrities: Mansions of the Rich and Famous Continued from Page 17 birthday at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Dec. 9, he was joined by his wife, his son Michael and wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, Don Rickles, important film-executive friends and his cardiologist (who handed him a tall vodka).

Since the doctor told him for years that he couldn’t have a drink until he turned 100, it was a fitting thing to do.

To Kirk Douglas, age is still just a matter of numbers, but it’s still nice to have accumulated more memories than almost anyone else. His Palm Springs home likely held many of the happiest. The longtime vacation home of Kirk and Anne Douglas in the historic Old Las Palmas neighborhood, where they escaped Hollywood for over 40 years until they sold it in 1999, was for sale in 2016.

The 4,000-square-foot home, originally designed by Donald Wexler for the owner of the champion racehorse Seabiscuit, retains the purity of Wexler’s original design with its flagstone-and-pecky cypress foyer, walls of floor-to-ceiling glass and beamed ceilings.

The open floor plan includes formal dining and sitting areas with casual fireside seating; the original mirrored wet bar reminding of old Hollywood, updated baths and an updated kitchen with the expected granite and stainless steel. The five bedrooms and eight baths include two master

suites, Kirk’s suite and Anne’s suite designed each to their personal preferences, both opening to terraces overlooking the mature landscaped grounds.

A large interior atrium opens the main rooms to outdoor living and the exterior gated perimeter wall encloses gardens, pool terrace and tennis court.

The Douglas home sold above the asking price of $3.45 million. The new owner will be the next-door neighbor of Leonardo DiCaprio, who purchased Dinah Shore’s former home in 2014. Bennion Deville Homes in Palm Springs was the listing agent.

“Adam Levine’s New York Penthouse” Hottie frontman for Maroon 5 and longtime judge on “The Voice,” Adam Levine and his supermodel wife, Behati Prinsloo, seem to be making their own lifestyle changes since welcoming their first child into the world in September, Dusty Rose.

Prior to her birth, they put both their Beverly Hills mansion and their trendy New York SoHo loft up for sale.

Selling soon after it was listed for $5.4 million to shoe designer Nick Lucio, Adam’s spacious New York loft makes a great bachelor or couples pad, but he converted the second and third bedrooms into open space in 2014, long before the baby news broke, leaving just its one large master suite.

Located on a charming cobblestone street, the SoHo cast-iron building dates back to the early 1900s.

At 2,800 square feet, the one-bedroom unit still retains its six original columns and exposed brick walls with arches embedded within the brickwork.

With 13-foot ceilings and huge windows overlooking Greene Street, the open floor plan makes it feel larger than its square footage indicates with a 60-foot living room that opens to a kitchen with black granite and stainless high-end appliances.

The large master suite bath includes jacuzzi, separate shower and large walk-in closet/dressing area.

Adam hasn’t had as much luck with his Beverly Hills mansion, recently reducing the price from $17.5 million to $15.95 million. The listing agents for the New York loft were Adam Mahfouda and Jules Borbely of Oxford Property Group.

“Pierre Cardin’s Bubble Palace” Vacation homes are fairly common among the wealthy and even the not so wealthy, but when designer Pierre Cardin looked for a vacation home, he naturally chose one of the best locations in the world and a one-of-a-kind mansion with unique style.

He chose a home on a Mediterranean cliff overlooking the sea made up of bubble gum pink bubbles.

Mid-century architect Antti Lovag designed Le Palais Bulles – the Bubble Palace – in Cannes, France, which was built between 1975 and 1989. Pierre Cardin

purchased the home at auction in the early 1990s as a vacation home. He was drawn to the property, saying, “Round shapes have always inspired me,” and compared it to a woman’s body saying “. . . everything is absolutely sensual.”

After all, Cardin did design the famous Bubble Dress in 1958 and is known for dressing The Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

Currently for sale, the connecting bubbles representing one room each, is spread over six levels on 1.75 acres on a cliff with 180-degree-views over the Mediterranean.

With not a straight line on the property, the 10-bedroom residence has all spherical formal and private rooms including curved bathroom fixtures.

The lush gardens contain ponds and swimming pools that artistically reflect the architecture both during the day and when lit at night. At the edge of the cliff is a 500seat, open-air auditorium with views of the Mediterranean and the Bay of Cannes.

Michaël Zingraf Real Estate in Cannes, France holds the listing, recently reduced from $456 million to $335 million. It is the second-most expensive home currently for sale in Europe.

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Survey: Some Markets May Be ‘Bubbles’ (PR NEWSWIRE) – The majority of the most sustainable housing markets in the country are located east of the Mississippi River, including New York City, Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia, and are likely to see continued sustainable growth in home sales activity and house price appreciation in 2017, according to a forward-looking housing barometer released by Nationwide.

According to Nationwide’s Health of Housing Markets Report (HoHM Report), common characteristics among the most sustainable housing markets include sustainable house price growth, affordability, solid job growth and falling delinquency rates.

“Despite rising home prices and interest rates, an increase in household formations, solid job growth, continued declines in delinquency rates and a still-low level of mortgage rates are all contributing to a sustainable housing market that should continue over the next year,” said David Berson,

Nationwide’s senior vice president and chief economist. “Importantly, with improved employment and income prospects, Millennials are an expanding portion of housing demand as they move out of their parents’ homes – increasingly to form families.”

The quarterly report evaluates the housing health for the U.S. and 400 metropolitan area.

Overall, it indicates that the vast majority of local housing markets will experience sustainable housing activity during the next year with little chance of substantial downturns.

The report also found that unsustainable house price growth is lowering affordability in four cities in the western half of the country: Dallas, Denver, Portland and San Francisco.

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• The 10 top metro areas in the index, which reflects the health of housing, are, in order, New Bern, N.C.; Cleveland, Tenn.; Syracuse, N.Y.; Goldsboro, N.C.; Baltimore-Columbia, Md.; Fayetteville, N.C.; Valdosta, Ga.; Cumberland, M.D.-WVa.; Columbia, S.C.; and Augusta-Richmond, Ga.-S.C. • Three of the bottom 10 metro areas are in Texas. In order, the full list of the bottom 10 are Bismarck, N.D.; Victoria, Texas; Casper, Wyo.; HoumaThibodaux, La.; Lafayette, La.; San An-

gelo, Texas; Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas; Anchorage, Alaska; Missoula, Mont.; and Hammond, La. • Showing the most improvement in the past year, in order, are WatertownFort Drum; N.Y.; New Bern, N.C.; Jacksonville, N.C.; Grand Island, Neb.; Fayetteville, N.C.; Dutchess County, N.Y.; Charlestown, W.Va.; Pittsfield, Mass.; Cleveland, Tenn.; and Elmira, N.Y. • Weakening the most in the past year, in order, are Bismarck, N.D.; Lubbock, Texas; Anchorage, Alaska; Iowa City, Iowa; Texarkana, Texas-Ark.; Owensboro, Ky.; Casper, Wyo.; Manhattan, Kan.; Bremerton-Silverdale, Wash.; and Carbondale-Marion, Ill. The HoHM Report is released on a quarterly basis online and in print.

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Barbara Lewis, Washington Fine Properties: “Home offices are still desirable. Many more people are working at home or tele-commuting, and they need a designated place to keep their things.

While there is a desire to be paperless, there is still a lot of paper that we need to handle, and all of this is best done in a home office.”

Craig Mastrangelo, Re/Max Allegiance: “The past decade has seen a real increase in the percentage of the workforce that is able to telecommute, thus placing an increased need on having separate/ dedicated work space in one’s home. This trend, especially in a highly trafficked area like Northern Virginia, shows no signs of abating.”

John Mentis, Long and Foster: “At prices of $1 million and higher, home offices are still desirable. At less than that, buyers are becoming more resolved to the fact that either the home office doesn’t exist or that it’s very small or that it’s makeshift.”

Jean Beatty, McEnearney Associates: “The home office is a huge want, and in many cases a need, as so many buyers plan to telecommute. Often, buyers will look for a house with more bedrooms than

otherwise needed to enable them to transform one of them into a home office.”

Mike Highman, Acquest Realty, Inc: “We are in a mobile-device era and that is exactly what I am experiencing with my buyers. They are not asking specifically for a home office as a criteria during the home search. Their tablets, smart phones, and the cloud are their floating office to be used in the kitchen, family room or wherever. There is no need for home-office space to store file cabinets and huge desktops of long ago. The only space that is needed is for a multi-function-printer unit, and that can be stored in a wired family room wall cabinet.”

Diane Lewis, Washington Fine Properties: “More and more people work from home, so there is a need. A new trend is trading the living room for a formal library and still having a working office off the family room.”

Joan Stansfield, Keller Williams: “The majority of today’s buyers want or need a home office, or space to create one.

I see it in greater demand now than ever.

With so many people now working from home, it’s become a must-have.”

Mary Roberge, McEnearney Associates: “I am definitely seeing that the home office, if not two, are still a definite want for buyers. The room that I don’t think is desired as much is a media room.”

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Jennifer Thornett, Washington Fine Properties: “The home office or library has always been a traditional need/want of buyers, and we don’t see that changing. However, what has changed is that buyers are able to demand more flexibility with regard to the location of their home office within the home or the style of the room.”

Betsy Twigg, Washington Fine Properties: “Having a home office is even more important than five years ago. With so many more people telecommuting now, a dedicated space for working from home is needed.”

Casey Margenau, Casey Margenau Fine Homes & Estates: “Today, it kind of has to be there and is expected, even in a little tiny condo. People have to have a work space in their house, because everybody has a computer.”

Dean Yeonas, Yeonas and Shafran Real Estate: “A work space is very important for most people. We have sold houses where living rooms are converted into a home office. We see that a lot, because formal living rooms aren’t used as much now.

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We are seeing a trend to have one big office space in homes, then another smaller space, typically near the kitchen as kind of the hub and a multi-purpose space.”

Rob Ferguson, Re/Max Allegiance: “Going forward, the home office will continue to be of big importance because there are more people working from home, and that isn’t going to change.”

Ann Wilson, Keller Williams: “At least some type of small nook is important to have, even if it’s working on a diningroom table.”

Gloria Adams, TTR Sothebys International Realty: “Everyone likes to have a work space or library. That is kind of expected now.”

Mark Middendorf, Long and Foster: “Husbands and wives want an office, and to have a work space for their children, as well. We are seeing more little work rooms.”

Carol Temple, Coldwell Banker: “Dedicated office spaces are a big market now, and there is a big value to that. People want two or three bedrooms and an office.

And if not, they will build one or add doors to have one made. They want the ability to work in a separate space.”

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(PR NEWSWIRE) – The number of homes for the average first-time homebuyer saw its steepest year-over-year drop in three years, falling 12.1 percent since 2015, according to the newly released Trulia Inventory and Price Watch.

Moreover, these buyers will need to pay 1.9 percent more of their income on average to buy a starter-home in their local market.

Nationally, housing inventory fell for the sixth consecutive quarter, dropping 9.1 percent from a year ago. Across different housing segments, home buyers saw the biggest decreases in starter and trade-up home inventory. The number of starter homes and trade-up homes on the market dropped 12.1 percent and 12.9 percent from this time last year, respectively. Meanwhile, premium-home inventory fell a more moderate 5.6 percent.

Declines in the affordability of starter homes continues to plague first-time home buyers. Today, the average starter-home buyer will need to spend 38.5 percent of monthly income to buy a starter home – a 1.9-percent t increase from last year. This decline in affordability is more than twice as much for trade-up homes (up 0.9 percentage points) and nearly four times the amount needed to buy a premium

home (up 0.5 percentage points). Comparatively, buyers of trade-up homes and premium homes would each need to spend just 25.5 percent and 13.9 percent of their income to buy a home, respectively.

In many coastal housing markets, affordability has eroded significantly over the last year, especially in Tacoma, Wash. and Portland, Ore. But in Sacramento, Calif., Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Miami, starter home unaffordability continues to be a persistent problem. Among the 100 largest U.S. metros, these metros ranked in the top 10 annual declines in affordability for starter homes from 2012 to 2015 and remain in the top 10 for declines in affordability for starter homes from 2015 to 2016.

“Tight inventory will still be a big obstacle to home ownership in many markets in 2017, but I’m cautiously optimistic that we’ll see the bottom of the current housing shortage as the year progresses,” said Ralph McLaughlin, chief economist for Trulia.

“As mortgage rates continue to trend upwards, home buyers in the costly coastal housing markets in California and the Northeast may get some relief,” McLaughlin said. “Rising rates will likely cool the fierce competition in these markets.”

Real Estate Over the Years Continued from Page 13 inroads in the U.S. The relationship between the police and the public further came under scrutiny, while terrorist attacks in both the U.S. and abroad continued to raise worries. In the Middle East, there was continued turmoil, and the Syrian civil war raged largely unabated.

In Britain, voters narrowly opted to leave the European Union, again confounding the pollsters and pundits.

Among those who left us during the year: Muhammad Ali, Fidel Castro, Prince, the mother/daughter

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The real estate market showed a 3.7-percent increase in home sales to 21,097 (the highest total since 2006) but the average sales price was relatively flat, declining 0.5 percent to $556,368.

Total sales volume bumped up to $11.7 billion, the highest since the market peak of $15.7 billion in 2005.

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“We are seeing more and more telecommuting, so buyers need home offices more and more. Buyers are willing to convert space. They want a designated work space, even if it’s plopping the laptop on a living room coffee table.”

Jack Shafran, Yeonas and Shafran Real Estate: “Many want that separate room off the kitchen area for kids to do homework, or look up recipes on computers while cooking. The room is for family use. Then, sometimes a whole separate space is still wanted.”

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Police Beat ARMED ROBBERY: n On Jan. 16 at 11:37 p.m., police responded to a report of an incident in the 4400 block of 31st Street South.

According to police, two men had approached a man near his vehicle, displayed knives and told the victim to put his hands up. The suspects then rifled through the victim’s pockets and stole his belongings.

A K9 search of the vicinity did not turn up and results.

The suspects are described as 5’9” with bulky builds.

MALICIOUS WOUNDING: n On Jan. 6 at 9:37 p.m., police responded to the 2000 block of Columbia Pike for a report of an assault.

According to police, a verbal altercation escalated when a man allegedly struck the victim in the head with a coffee mug before fleeing.

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School Board Vice Chairman Barbara Kanninen said that while the overall figures are not particularly worrisome, it is

The victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. n On Jan. 13 at 1:45 a.m., an officer on patrol in the 3100 block of Clarendon Boulevard was flagged down by a man who reported being assaulted by another man.

The suspect is described as a white male, in his 20s, 6 feet tall.

The victim suffered non-threatening injuries that were treated at a local hospital.

ATTEMPT TO DISARM OFFICER: n On Jan. 13 at 9:33 p.m., police responded to a report of a dispute over a taxi fare in the 3700 block of 36th Road North.

According to police, an officer made contact with the suspect, who lunged toward the officer, grabbed his weapon and attempted to remove it from its holworrying when students find themselves in multiple large classes through the day.

The highest class size currently across the school system was 31 in high school and 29 in middle school, officials told School Board members.

Beyond 27 students, “teachers say that every one at that point is an exponential difference” in being able to educate students, Kanninen said.

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A struggle ensued as additional units arrived on the scene. The suspect was taken into custody.

The suspect, a 16-year-old juvenile, was charged with attempting to disarm a law-enforcement officer, two counts of assault on a law-enforcement officer, resisting arrest and possession of a controlled substance.

INDECENT EXPOSURE: n On Jan. 17 at 10:07 p.m., a woman reported that she had opened a window in her home in the 1400 block of South George Mason Drive and observed a man exposing himself.

The suspect is described as a white male.

RECOVERED STOLEN AUTO: n On Jan. 16 at 4:50 p.m., an officer on patrol received a “hit” from a licenseInternal Audit Finds No Major Problems in Managing Construction Projects: An internal audit of the school system’s management of its major construction projects found “no findings of misappropriations” but did identify some areas of concern.

The report, authored by the school system’s director of internal audit John Mickevice, found an “effective system of

plate reader, reporting that a parked vehicle had been reported as stolen.

Police established a perimeter and arrested a suspect – 45-year-old Marcus Patmon of Miami – after he returned to the vehicle, police said.

BURGLARY: n Sometime between Aug. 1 and Jan. 14, a home in the 900 block of South Wakefield Street was burglarized. Numerous items of value were taken. n On Jan. 15 at 6:09 p.m., police were dispatched to the 200 block of Chain Bridge Road for a report of a burglary in progress.

According to police, a perimeter was established and an individual was observed inside.

The suspect – 46-year-old Samuel Griffiths of the District of Columbia – was arrested and was charged with burglary. controls” in place for what is more than $300 million in major construction currently under way in the school system.

The results of the audit were presented to School Board members on Jan. 19.

Mickevice said he received cooperation from all parties in completing his work, which looked at the 14 major projects that were under way in 2016.

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Yorktown Young and Improving

Teeing Off

Neighborhood Rivalries Should Always Continue

There are so many very good annual neighborhood high school basketball rivalries, boys and girls, each winter season in the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas, and four such contests were played in recent days.

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The Yorktown Patriots are a young team and improving, according to head coach Matt Gavin.

“There is a growing interest in the sport of wrestling at Yorktown,” Gavin “We have WRESTLING said. a record number of athletes on the team this year, and as a result, we have been more competitive as a team than in previous years.”

Yorktown’s top wrestler so far has been junior heavyweight and team captain Clay Chadwick with a 12-2 record.

Kyle Callan, at 160 pounds, is another junior. He has a record of 13-3 and finished first at the George Mason Holiday Tournament.

Sophomore Jalen Fontillas at 113 has a 12-4 record.

Yorktown lost to Fairfax, 48-33, in a recent match.

In another match, the WashingtonLee Generals won a tiebreaker on criteria against Fairfax. The match ended in a 33-33 tie, but W-L had more pins, five to three, so won the match.

Top: Yorktown High School’s Guyen Enkh controls Washington-Lee’s Temuulen Jaralsikhan at 132 pounds in a Jan. 21 match. Above: Yorktown’s Clay Chadwick wrestles McLean heavyweight Will Salt in a heavyweight bout that same date at Fairfax High.

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Senior and Junior Selected as County’s Best DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

A senior quarterback from Washington-Lee High School and a junior defensive back from Yorktown High have been chosen as the ArFOOTBALL lington Sun Gazette’s best offensive and defensive football players based on their performances during the 2016 fall season.

The Bishop O’Connell Knights’ second-year head coach, Colin Disch, is the Sun Gazette’s 2016 Coach of the Year.

Playing a difficult independent schedule and after an 0-2 start, Disch led O’Connell to a 5-5 record, with the Knights winning their final three games. The year before, O’Connell was 1-9 and lost its final seven 16

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contests.

The Sun Gazette’s 2016 offensive and defensive teams are listed on the next page.

“It was a nice way to end the year with those three wins, and was a great effort from the players,” Disch said. “Our five wins were all good wins. We had to make plays at the end of all of those games to stay ahead, and the players came through.”

Washington-Lee quarterback Ricardo Mestre is the Offensive Player of the Year.

Mestre, a first-year starter, had a prolific season passing the ball. He threw for 2,815 yards and 28 touchdowns, completing 186 passes.

Against McLean, Mestre threw for 368

yards and seven touchdowns and helped W-L earn a 6A North Region playoff berth. He passed for 344 and five TDs against Wakefield. In all, Mestre threw for more than 300 yards in four games.

He threw 70 times to Nicky Miller, seven for touchdowns, and 58 times, (13 TDs) to Quinn Parks – a one-two punch both chosen to the Sun Gazette’s first team offense.

“Ricardo really came through and had a big season for us,” Washington-Lee coach Josh Shapiro said.

Yorktown junior defensive back Tanner Wall is the Sun Gazette’s Defensive Player of the Year.

Wall played many positions for York-

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Those showdowns were privateschool boys and girls games between the Flint Hill Huskies and Potomac School Panthers, and Arlington’s Bishop O’Connell Knights taking on the Paul VI Catholic squads from out in Fairfax. The crowds were loud and large, with the student sections – more so for the boys games – energized, extremely active and boisterous.

Those rivalries are among the best in Northern Virginia, but don’t always receive as much publicity as some of the bigger public-school clashes.

Public-school tilts between Sun Gazette teams Langley and McLean, Marshall and Madison and Langley and Madison for years have been among the most notable.

Unfortunately, with recent and future realignment of some conferences, some of those rivalries will be lost, or the teams won’t meet nearly as often, which is unfortunate.

In Arlington, anytime the Washington-Lee Generals and Yorktown Patriots play, the games are often scheduled as girls and boys varsity doubleheaders and draw full houses no matter the night. Another such twinbill is on tap for Friday, Jan. 27 at W-L. Get there early, or park way off campus.

Unfortunately, Arlington was without one of its other big county rivalries this season, because the Wakefield Warriors and Washington-Lee didn’t meet in either girls or boys action, which the teams had done for many straight years. Hopefully the rivalry resumes in the future, and Yorktown and Wakefield also continue to meet at least once a season.

All of those neighborhood clashes are important for the community, and generate interest and excitement.

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Defense

First Team

Position

Offensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Line Tight End Wide Receiver Wide Receiver Running Back Running Back Running Back Quarterback Place Kicker Kick Returner

Position

Offensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Line Wide Receiver Wide Receiver Running Back Running Back Running Back Quarterback Place Kicker Kick Returner

Player

Ian Harris Christian Cleveland Zach Toth Xaviour Cooper Tysheem LeGrand Lamont McDowell Quinn Parks Nicky Miller Marc Geinzer Keith Evans Fred Bowles Ricardo Mestre Ethan Torres Tanner Wall

School

Wakefield Yorktown Bishop O’Connell Wakefield Washington-Lee Wakefield Washington-Lee Washington-Lee Yorktown Bishop O’Connell Wakefield Washington-Lee Bishop O’Connell Yorktown

Offense

Player

Second Team School

Jack Murphy Juan Torres Adam Johnson Clayton Chadwick Jakub Glogowski Ben Severs Davis Patterson Drew Maddox Larry Carpenter Stevie Picot Rodney Lee Colton Poythress Chris Palacios To’ren Pride

Bishop O’Connell Wakefield Bishop O’Connell Yorktown Wakefield Washington-Lee Yorktown Yorktown Washington-Lee Yorktown Wakefield Wakefield Washington-Lee Bishop O’Connell

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Yr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr.

Yr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr.

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Position

Defensive Line Defensive Line Defensive Line Defensive Line Defensive Line Linebacker Linebacker Linebacker Linebacker Defensive Back Defensive Back Defensive Back Defensive Back Punter

First Team

Player

George Brooks Wes Saulnier Nate Smith John Piper Zach Toth Jonathan Best Amari Johnson Ethan Hall Donte Walker-Chambers

Stacey Watts Tanner Wall Nicky Miller Nick Rice Ethan Torres

School

Wakefield Yorktown Bishop O’Connell Yorktown Bishop O’Connell Yorktown Bishop O’Connell Washington-Lee Yorktown Bishop O’Connell Yorktown Washington-Lee Bishop O’Connell Bishop O’Connell

Defense

Second Team Player

School

Bishop O’Connell Washington-Lee Yorktown Wakefield Mahmoud El Taher Wakefield Yorktown Austin Park Wakefield Jose Montes Washington-Lee Tommy Ellis Bishop O’Connell Josh Putnam Gavin Andersen Yorktown Washington-Lee Quinn Parks Wakefield Mingo Peterson Washington-Lee Aaron Sydnor Wakefield Fred Bowles Michael Perales Larry Carpenter Sam Grossman Xaviour Cooper

Size

Yr.

Size

Yr.

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6-2, 210 6-0, 180 6-1, 175 5-11, 240 6-5, 275 6-0, 155 6-0, 210 5-10, 195 5-9, 235 6-1, 180 6-0, 175 5-10, 155 5-10, 160 6-2, 200

Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr.

Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr.

Player of the Year: Ricardo Mestre (Washington-Lee)

Player of the Year: Tanner Wall (Yorktown)

Coach of the Year: Colin Disch (O’Connell)

Honorable Mention: From O’Connell: Patrick Tessier (jr. LB). From Wakefield: James Clark (jr. DB). From Washington-Lee: Connor Banks (sr. DB), Tony Auguste (sr. DL), Elvis Granados (so. DL).

Honorable Mention: From O’Connell: Vince Pizzano (so. QB), Kobe Anderson (so. OL), Bradley Magee (jr. WR), Jahmal Banks (fr. WR). From Wakefield: James Clark (jr. WR/KR), Dakota Horn (sr. WR), Erik Howard (sr. RB). From Washington-Lee: Oliver Potts (sr. OL), Gabriel Matteson (jr. OL): From Yorktown: Adam Luncher (jr. PK/DB), Paul Dalzell (jr. WR), Gavin Andersen (sr. QB); Josh Nammo (so. OL), Nathan Strickland (so. OL).

The 2016 players were chosen from the four high school teams in Arlington: Bishop O’Connell, Wakefield, Washington-Lee and Yorktown.

After a Slow Start, Yorktown Rallies for Victory Over Fairfax DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

After a sluggish start, the visiting Yorktown Patriots rallied and awakened using a 12-2 BASKETBALL by second-quarter run to take the lead for good in an eventual 45-35 victory over the Fairfax Rebels on Jan. 19 in a Liberty Conference boys high school basketball game.

The victory snapped the Patriots’ two-game losing streak as Yorktown improved to 9-7 and 3-5.

“We got off to a good [7-3] start,

Football Continued from Page 16 town, but was a standout as a safety, lead-

then went 1-4, and now we need to start playing better,” Yorktown coach Joe Reed said. “Tonight we played a good second and third quarter, and got going and thrived off of our defense.”

Yorktown trailed 10-3 at the end of the first quarter. In the second, Connor Van Kirk, with a couple of steals and layups, and Gavin Andersen led the 122 surge combing for the dozen points.

Andersen finished with 14 points and five rebounds. The Patriots led 19-16 at halftime and 34-22 after three. Fairfax (5-11, 1-7) got no closer than 10 the rest of the way.

“Gavin played his best game so far,” Reed said. “He did a little of everything, and we got our offense going.”

Van Kirk finished with 15 points and three steals. On three occasions, he had steals that led to three layups.

Matt Coulam had seven points and two rebounds for Yorktown, Zach McCoskrie scored five, Davis Patterson had seven rebounds and three blocks, and Ryan Van Kirk had a basket and multiple assists.

Yorktown played without starting guard Nate Kaniut, who missed the game with a sprained ankle.

In other boys action Jan. 19, the Wakefield Warriors and WashingtonLee Generals won games.

Wakefield (13-3, 7-0) routed the Stuart Raiders, 87-27, in Capitol Conference action. Eric Isler was a one-man show, scoring 17 points by halftime.

Halil Parks had 16 points and Alan Treakle finished with 11.

Washington-Lee (8-7, 3-3) defeated the McLean Highlanders, 66-60, in a Liberty Conference game.

The Generals trailed late in the game, then rallied to win for the second time over winless McLean this season.

ing the Patriots in interceptions with five.

He broke up six other passes and was the team’s second-leading tackler with 100 total.

“To be the second-leading tackler as a safety is really something,” Yorktown

coach Bruce Hanson said. “We couldn’t get him off the field. He was a standout everywhere and was our all-purpose player of the year. He made so many big plays in different positions. There were times he was on the field for every play of

a game.”

Wall was a kick returner, and on offense a wide receiver, running back and for Yorktown’s final four games the starting quarterback. In all, Wall scored 11 touchdowns.

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O’Connell Goes 1-1 in Close Games, With Loss to Paul VI DAVE STEINBACHER For the Sun Gazette

In two close boys basketball games during a recent three-day stretch, the O’Connell BASKETBALL Bishop Knights (13-7, 6-4) went 1-1, losing by a point to visiting Paul VI Catholic, 67-66, on Jan. 19 in conference action, then defeating Norcross, Ga., 63-58, Jan. 21 at the Peachtree Corners Invitational in a non-conference

high school contest.

Against Paul VI, O’Connell led 20-17 at the end of the first quarter, Paul VI was up 34-33 at halftime, then the Knights were ahead 53-44 after three.

Midway through the fourth quarter, a basket by Quentin Millora-Brown and two

by D’Marco Baucum upped O’Connell’s lead to 59-48.

O’Connell’s Matt Lewis made a threepointer to tie the score at 66 with four seconds left. Aaron Thompson of Paul VI

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was fouled on a blocking call, missed his first shot, then hit the second for the game winning with a second to play.

“I thought it was a charge,” O’Connell coach Joe Wootten said of the foul against Thompson. “It is a shame when the refs decide it. Give Paul VI credit. We got off good shots, but we missed a few. Paul VI made their shots at the end. The big thing is that we have to get better defensively.”

Lewis led O’Connell with 19 points and nine rebounds, Xavier Johnson scored

W-L HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES HONORED AT CEREMONY: The most recent

inductees into the Washington-Lee High School Athletic Hall of Fame were honored in a ceremony at the school on Jan. 13 prior to the boys basketball game that night against South Lakes. Many attended to see the event.

The inductees were Steve Buckhantz, Warren Doles, Tony Johnson, John Leypoldt, Lynnwood Moore, and Jake Scott.

WAKEFIELD BASKETBALL: The Wake-

field Warriors (14-2, 6-1) won in girls basketball over Falls Church, 59-37, and Stuart, 57-14, in Capitol Conference games last week.

Wakefield remained in second place behind the Edison Eagles.

In boys action last week, first-place Wakefield (13-3, 7-0) defeated the same two teams, 86-53 over Falls Church and

The inductees into the latest Washington-Lee High School Athletic Hall of Fame were honored in a ceremony in the school’s gymnasium on Jan. 13.

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87-29 over Stuart top up its winning streak to five games.

In the win over Stuart, Eric Isler was a one-man show, scoring 17 points by halftime and finishing with 19 total.

Halil Parks had 16 points, Alan Treakle finished with 11 and Amari Cooper scored nine.

SWIM AND DIVE: The Yorktown High School boys and girls teams ended the

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regular season with wins over Fairfax.

The boys won, 198-117, and the girls, 174-141.

For the boys, Adi Kambhampaty was lone double winner. Single winners were diver Charles Beall and swimmers Jack Browne, Jonathan Day and Zach Rosenthal. The boys won three relays.

For the girls, single-event winners were diver Hannah Karlin and swimmers Peyton Nassetta and Chandler

12 and had five boards; Millora-Brown scored 12, Matt Becht eight, Jay Heath seven, Baucum four,and Nate Watson had four points and eight rebounds.

“The positive is that we fought hard and we played hard,” Lewis said.

Earlier this season, O’Connell lost to Paul VI in Fairfax in overtime.

In the win over Norcross, Becht had 16 points, Lewis had 14 and seven rebounds, Millora-Brown scored 12, and Watson had eight points and six boards.

Sensibaugh. The Patriots won two relays. n The Washington-Lee Generals fell to South Lakes in boys and girls swim and dive meets last week. South Lakes won the boys meet, 183-132, and the girls, 193-118.

The W-L boys (2-5) were led by Jaya Kambhampaty, who set a new school record in winning the 200 individual medley in 1:59.50. Kambhampaty also won the 100 butterfly. Washington-Lee’s other two winners were Neil Murray in boys divings and Jack Mowery in the 500 freestyle. The boys 400 freestyle relay of Kambhampaty, Mowery, Lachlan Flatin and Kai Green also won.

In the girls meet for Washington-Lee (1-6), Ellie Ridgeway led the way by winning the 200 individual medley and the 100 fly. Evie Gieseman won the 50 and 100 freestyles and Pilar Paras won the 500 free.

YOUTH SOCCER RESULTS: An under12 girls soccer team of players from Arlington and Alexandria finished in the finals of its age group at the Virginia Youth Soccer Association Futsal State Cup. The players were Talia Agrillo, Margaux Harms, Moira Flynn, Evelyn Casadaban, Julia Duvall, Marisa Fischer, Christiana Constant. Claire Constant was the coach.

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Arlington Thrive will sponsor “Resolve to Run,” a training program for runners who want to prepare for the April 23 George Washington Parkway Classic 10-mile race in Alexandria, or a separate half-marathon this coming spring.

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Arlington history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. Find out more on local history at the Web site www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

January 31, 1941: n Health officials say local cases of flu are tapering off. n U.S. Rep. Colgate Darden will resign on March 1 to begin his campaign for governor. n Sanitary Grocery Stores will change its name to that of the firm’s parent company, Safeway. n A Sun editorial laments that the Naval Radio Towers, the tallest of which is more than 50 feet higher than the Washington Monument, will come down after 27 years of service.

January 27, 1959: n Gov. Almond is “racing the clock” to try to maintain segregation in Virginia’s public schools, as Alexandria, Arlington, Norfolk and Charlottesville are now under court order to integrate. n Arlington officials have unveiled their first master plan for parks and recreation.

January 31, 1967: n A Sun editorial says the state government needs to turn to bonding in order to fund needed highway improvements. n On the basketball court, Wakefield is 9-2, Washington-Lee is 9-3, Yorktown is 6-5 and O’Connell is 7-8. n On TV tonight: “Peyton Place,” “The Fugitive,” “Petticoat Junction” and “Red Skelton.”

January 29, 1972: n The General Assembly is considering permitting no-fault auto insurance in Virginia. n State Attorney General Andrew Miller says Virginia has fallen behind the curve in the fight against crime. n In basketball action, WashingtonLee fell to T.C. Williams, 57-40, while Wakefield was routed by West Springfield, 98-52.

January 26, 1982: n U.S. Rep. Paul Trible is the likely Republican nominee to succeed U.S. Sen. Harry Byrd Jr., I-Va., while Democrats do not have a clear front-runner in the race for their nomination to succeed the venerable incumbent.

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28. Uncontrollable anger 30. Lung pouch 35. a.k.a. The Islamic State 37. Tibetan monk 39. “Semper Fidelis” to U.S. Marines, e.g.

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TRAVELERS HEAD TO CASINO: Arlington County 55+ Travel will host a trip to Dover Downs Casino on Friday, Feb. 3. The cost is $9. For information, call (703) 228-4748.

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Weichert® Arlington’s Official Home Stager  

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What’s your plan... or do you need help making one? Special discussion about aging in place (and what needs to be in place to do so), will and trusts, reverse mortgages, things to consider when/if you decide to move, organizing belongings which hold memories, benefits of decluttering and staging, learning the value of your home, and more! Light refreshments served.

RSVP to Denyse “Nia” Bagley, sales manager 703-525-0812 nbagley@weichertrealtors.net

To list...or not to list...in the winter?

Although, by season, spring is traditionally the best time to list your home (with a better chance of selling at more than the list price), it barely edges out winter. With reduced inventory, why wait?

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Spring Winter Summer Fall

Denyse “Nia” Bagley, sales manager Text 703.525.0812 nbagley@weichertrealtors.net

Source: Don’t Let Sellers Discount the Winter Months, REALTORMag. 11/29/16

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Weichert® Arlington

4701 Old Dominion Drive • 703-527-3300 24

January 26, 2017

% Sold Above List Price 18.7% 17.5% 15.1% 14.7%

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