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        <Description>&lt;h2 style="MARGIN-TOP: 2px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When searching for a home in Northern Virginia, there are many considerations.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Most important among these are typically Location (it's a tried and true real estate truism -- say it three times), Price, and Condition.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What else matters?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Size.&amp;nbsp; Oh yes, size does matter!&amp;nbsp; Size of the house.&amp;nbsp; Size of the yard.&amp;nbsp; Size of the rooms.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some people looking for homes have a specific style of home in mind.&amp;nbsp; Contemporary, Colonial, Cape Cod, Split Level, Split Foyer, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CAPE CODS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to Wikipedia (and general knowledge), &amp;quot;a &lt;strong&gt;Cape Cod&lt;/strong&gt; is a style of house originating in New England in the 17th century. It is traditionally characterized by a low, broad frame building, generally a story and a half high, with a steep, perfectly pitched roof with end gables and a large chimney.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;img title="Arlington VA Cape Cod" height="142" alt="Arlington VA Cape Cod" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/9/2/0/8/ar121030128880299.jpg" width="221" /&gt;&lt;img title="Arlington VA Cape Cod" height="138" alt="Arlington VA Cape Cod" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/3/6/6/9/ar121030124396634.jpg" width="207" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As of May 8th, there are currently 231 Cape Cod style homes on the market in Northern Virginia &lt;/strong&gt;(Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax County, Falls Church).&amp;nbsp; They range in price from $250,000 up to over $1.8 million (believe it or not!)&amp;nbsp; The Cape Cods are typically older than the average home on the market, with the &lt;strong&gt;average Cape Cod being built in 1950.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img title="Falls Church VA Cape Cod" height="124" alt="Falls Church VA Cape Cod" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/6/7/1/3/ar121030134531768.jpg" width="199" /&gt;&lt;img title="Alexandria VA Expanded Cape Cod" height="124" alt="Alexandria VA Expanded Cape Cod" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/2/9/2/7/ar121030137672927.jpg" width="183" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The average listing price for all the Cape Cods currently on the market is approximately $530,000.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The highest concentration of Cape Cod style homes&lt;/strong&gt; are in some of the more well-established communities in Arlington and Falls Church, including &lt;strong&gt;Addison Heights, Barcroft, Bel Air, City Park Homes, Greenway Downs, &lt;/strong&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;West Lawn.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img title="Falls Church VA Cape Cod" height="142" alt="Falls Church VA Cape Cod" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/3/6/2/4/ar121030146542634.jpg" width="223" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here's some samples of Northern Virginia Cape Cod style homes that are available for purchase now on the MLS (Click each link to view further details about the home)&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.homesdatabase.com/brianblock/ar6650729" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;u&gt;ADDISON HEIGHTS (ARLINGTON) 2 BEDROOM 2 BATH CAPE COD NEAR THE METRO&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.homesdatabase.com/brianblock/ar6725034" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;u&gt;BARCROFT (ARLINGTON) 5 BEDROOM 2.5 BATH CAPE COD BUILT IN 1953 -- SINGLE OWNER!&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.homesdatabase.com/brianblock/fx6670918" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;u&gt;BEL AIR (FALLS CHURCH) 3 BEDROOM 1 BATH CAPE COD&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.homesdatabase.com/brianblock/fx6681723" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;u&gt;BUCKNELL MANOR (ALEXANDRIA) 5 BEDROOM 3 BATH EXPANDED AND RENOVATED CAPE COD&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.homesdatabase.com/brianblock/fx6511558" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;u&gt;GREENWAY DOWNS (FALLS CHURCH) 3 BEDROOM 2 BATH CAPE COD&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.homesdatabase.com/brianblock/fx6750681" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;KINGS PARK (SPRINGFIELD) 4 BEDROOM 2 BATH CAPE COD ON ALMOST 1/3 ACRE&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.searchhomesbyemail.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;CLICK HERE TO SEARCH FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIA CAPE CODS OR ANY STYLE HOME&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</Description>
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