Featured Fairfax, Virginia Real Estate Agent - Lenn Harley

Lenn Harley - Experience where it counts for home buyers in the Fairfax real estate market. Lenn has been representing the interest of Fairfax home buyers since early 1994 and before that with many years as a top producer with a general real estate brokerage helping home buyers and sellers. Prior to real estate sales, Lenn had extensive experience in real estate settlements.

As the owner and Broker of Homefinders.com, Lenn's extensive real estate experience in Fairfax gives Homefinders.com agents the experience of over 150 home sales every year. Lenn is familiar with the counties, cities, communities and builders throughout Maryland and Northern Virginia. Homefinders.com buyers agents have sold single family, town homes and condominiums throughout Fairfax and the surrounding areas.

More about Lenn and the services she provides her clients can be found at her Fairfax, Virginia Real Estate website.

Fairfax, Virginia Quick Facts

An easy drive from Washington, DC, the city of Fairfax is a great place to live in! The Forbes list of top 25 places to live in the United States ranks the city of Fairfax at number three! It is a friendly place, low on crime and high on social values. The city encompasses six square miles of family programs, small town charm, culture and tradition. The city, in the second century of its life, has a tradition of sponsoring festivals, offering meaningful yet fun programs for children and youth, and promoting arts and music. The city maintains beautiful parks and playgrounds that cater to its approximately 20,000 residents.

The City of Fairfax is an independent enclave inside the confines of Fairfax County. It is the county seat, in spite of being politically independent of the county. Fairfax is part of the Washington, DC area in the northern Virginia region. The area was first settled by farmers from the Tidewater region of Virginia in the early 18th century. Officially named the Town of Fairfax in 1874, the name changed to the present form when it was declared an independent city in 1961.

From mid 2005, the City of Fairfax, especially the old town, has seen a surge of redevelopment that has added, among other things, a new 45,000 square foot Fairfax City Regional Library, alongside retail outlets, restaurants, offices, and residential units. The strong public school system makes Fairfax a good place to bring up kids, while high salaries and sole proprietorship's make it a good place to live, even in a recession. Crime and delinquency are low, and employment high, and the strong social fabric makes locals and outsiders feel at home, and safe.

There is a lot to do and see here, from the Metropolitan Area, to the fall festival, from Holiday Craft Shows to the Chocolate Lovers Festival held around Valentine's Day. Other things to do around town include open houses at historic buildings, children's activities, and so on. Every alternate Spring, there is a Civil War re-enactment at the Blenheim estate while Historic Homes Tours are available alternate years. The George Mason University, the Northern Virginia Community College, and the City of Fairfax schools, get together with the City of Fairfax to hold the Spotlight on the Arts Festival for three weeks every year. A prime opportunity of the artistically inclined to immerse themselves in art, music, dance, theater, and concerts, the event venues are spread throughout the city.

The innumerable trails, open spaces and parks in the city are a dream destination of the outdoorsy resident as well as tourists looking for a closer commune with nature. For the kids, and the fireworks enthusiasts, there is the largest hometown parade and fireworks celebration in the Washington metropolitan region, not to mention parades, historic tours and an Old Fashioned Fireman's Day with live concert and fireworks display. A festival of Irish and Celtic song, dance, and music every September is a nice way to access some alternate culture. The fall festival and the Festival of Lights & Carols are other social activities available.

The climate can be humid and the average January temperatures range in the low 40s while the Arctic air blowing in, in winter, lowers mean temperatures to the low teens after sundown. There is snow in winter, and the occasional ice storm has been known to occur. Beautiful springs, and summer thunderstorms give way to fall dew and crisp morning air to enjoy the brilliant foliage on your nature walks.