Josh Whitlow with his dog, Roxy, at his home in Brambleton that was recently foreclosed on. Whitlow did all the landscaping and laid the gray stone wall in the garden.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: Brambleton, construction, foreclosure, home, real estate

Josh Whitlow had completely redone the downstairs of his home in Ashburn with, new paint, crown molding, wet-bar, all new carpeting, and projection movie system with surround sound. Then the basement flooded.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: Brambleton, construction, foreclosure, home, real estate

Josh Whitlow and his dog Roxy sit in the family room of his home in Brambleton. Whitlow and his wife painted all the walls in the home, changed all the ceiling light fixtures and hung all the curtains.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: Brambleton, construction, foreclosure, home, real estate

Stephanie Jackson lives across the street from a foreclosure property on 700 West Maple Avenue, which is reflected in her door. She said she noticed a couple of people were living in the home and just assumed someone had purchased the property. Another neighbor reported the incident. The squatters were later removed by Louduon County Sheriffs.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: crime, foreclosure, homelessness, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, Sterling, Sterling Park

This foreclosure property is located on North Sterling Boulevard in Sterling that had squatters move in and were later arrested. The home was foreclosed on before the squatters took over.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: crime, foreclosure, homelessness, Sterling, Sterling Park

Squatters were removed from this vacant home located on West Maple Ave. in Sterling.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: crime, foreclosure, homelessness, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, Sterling, Sterling Park

A Loudoun County Sheriff's vehicle drives past this foreclosure property located on North Sterling Blvd.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: crime, foreclosure, homelessness, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, Sterling, Sterling Park

Nathan Fisher has lived on West Maple Avenue in Sterling since 1999. He noticed this property across the street from him has been vacant for about a year. The property that had squatter removed from it three weeks ago. Fisher said for the first time his property value was assessed at a lower value this year.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: crime, foreclosure, homelessness, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, Sterling, Sterling Park

County economist Jack Brown presented this illustration to attendees at a Loudoun County economic and housing forecast summit sponsored by the Dulles Area Association of Realtors on Dec. 17. The map shows that the Leesburg and Sterling areas were particularly hard-hit during 2008.

Photo: Illustration Courtesy of the Loudoun County Office of the County Assessor

Tagged: Dulles, foreclosure, home sales, Leesburg, real estate, Sterling

A home in Sterling Park that is subject to neighbor complaints.

Photo: Erica Garman, LoudounExtra.com

Tagged: foreclosure, Sterling, Sterling Park

Guy Johnson is the coordinator for the Loudoun County Volunteer Financial Council, a free program that helps residents learn money management skills.

Photo: Kameel Stanley

Tagged: foreclosure

Rick Crossley stands outside the Loudoun County courthouse to conduct a foreclosed property auction. No one is there to hear his pitch, which is not unusual. In the past three months, Crossley has conducted some 200 auctions and has only sold one property.

Photo: Jahi Chikwendiu, Washington Post

Tagged: foreclosure, housing market, loudoun county courthouse, real estate

Rick Crossley is a foreclosure auctioneer who travels around Northern Virginia on Thursdays to conduct auctions outside county courthouses. This particular Thursday, he's standing outside the Loudoun County courthouse. No one is there to hear his pitch, which is not unusual. In the past three months, Crossley has conducted some 200 auctions and has only sold one property.

Photo: Jahi Chikwendiu, Washington Post

Tagged: foreclosure, housing market, loudoun county courthouse, real estate

Rick Crossley is a foreclosure auctioneer who travels around Northern Virginia on Thursdays to conduct auctions outside county courthouses. This particular Thursday, he's standing outside the Loudoun County courthouse. No one is there to hear his pitch, which is not unusual. In the past three months, Crossley has conducted some 200 auctions and has only sold one property.

Photo: Jahi Chikwendiu, Washington Post

Tagged: foreclosure, housing market, loudoun county courthouse, real estate

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