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Real Estate Briefs, Sept. 24, 2008
Remodeling and home decor show
The Remodeling & Home Decor Show, billed as the region's largest fall home show, will be held Sept. 26-28 at the Dulles Expo Center. The show features more than 500 exhibits, including showcases by the Better Homes and Gardens & Green Works Living Green Tour, DockDogs, Destination Innovation, The Green Zone and The Must Have Marketplace.
Exhibits will include two dozen Loudoun County companies:
Ashburn: Dominion Granite & Marble, Schrager Sunrooms & Decks
Berryville: Cochran Lumber & Millwork Inc.
Broadlands: Healthy Green Zone
Dulles: Culligan Water, Granite Transformations
Leesburg: The Blind, Shade and Shutter Company, Nova Spray Foam Insulation LLC, University Painters, Visual Escapes
Sterling: Bowman's Heating and Air Conditioning Inc., Brinks Home Security, Burger's Cabinet Shop Inc., ESOS Inc. Marble & Granite, Garage Design Source, Granite Expo, Gutterman Services Inc., Holloway Co., Home Network Solutions LLC, JK Storage Valet Inc., Manor Works Painting, Plan-It Granite & Marble, Premier Garage, Tart Lumber Co. Inc.
The Dulles Expo Center is at 4368 Chantilly Shopping Center. Admission is $10 for adults, $3 for children ages 6 to 12 and free for 5 and younger. For more information, visit www.capitalhomeshow.com.
Pulte receives honors
Pulte Homes received the highest ranking for customer satisfaction in the Washington, D.C., market, according to the 2008 J.D. Power and Associates New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Study. Pulte also earned the top ranking for new-home quality in the market.
Pulte Homes garnered 11 top rankings in customer satisfaction. Builders are evaluated on a 1,000-point index score based in eight categories: home exterior, kitchen, bathroom, windows and doors, electrical and appliances, flooring and stairs, drywall, and interior paint. Home buyers who purchased a new single-family detached or attached home during 2007 were surveyed.
DAAR charity auction
The Dulles Area Association of Realtors will sponsor the 17th annual auction and dinner to raise funds for Loudoun County charities at River Creek Country Club in Leesburg.
More than $39,000 was raised and donated to local shelter-based charities last year. Proceeds benefited Rebuilding Together/Christmas in April, Good Shepherd Alliance, Loudoun Abused Women's Shelter -- Children's Services, Loudoun Cares, Loudoun Families for Children, Volunteers of America Emergency Shelter and Volunteers of America Transitional Housing Shelter.
The silent auction will take place Oct. 24, 6-11 p.m. Donations of items of $100 or more are requested from area businesses for the event. Auction and dinner tickets are $65. Contact Kathleen Mellott, director of member services, at 703-777-2468 or kmellott@dullesarea.com.
Bray and Scarff
Bray & Scarff, an appliance and kitchen specialty store, opened its newest store Sept. 17 in Sterling. Bray & Scarff specializes in major appliances, professional kitchen design services, a 75-day price guarantee and an extended finance program with a custom installation team and an in-house service department. The store is at 46262 Cranston St. in Sterling. Visit brayandscarff.com.
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