Speaker: Chris Colgan & Taylor (Local Realtor) • Date: November 14, 2024
"All right so I just had two of my YouTube viewers buy brand new houses out here in Front Royal Virginia. I decided you know what, what is making everyone move out here? I decided to bring a local point of view here, Taylor who is a realtor on my team here and a local to Front Royal."
Overview
"All right so I just had two of my YouTube viewers buy brand new houses out here in Front Royal Virginia. I decided you know what, what is making everyone move out here? I decided to bring a local point of view here—Taylor who is a realtor on my team here and a local to Front Royal. So Taylor are you ready to tell them all about Front Royal Virginia? Heck yeah, let's do it. All right let's do it, let's get into the video." (0:00)
Key Takeaways
- "It's really family-friendly... we like to walk around because there's a lot of local shops, restaurants, some arcades, candy stores, just a lot of local businesses that you can support." (0:35)
- "It's just a slower pace out here. You know the traffic is really bad there as everybody knows and there's just a lot of people so we wanted kind of like an Old Town feel and we definitely got that here and also the home prices were a lot better." (1:42)
- "About 45 minutes, a good 30 minutes to Haymarket, Gainesville area. So and it's right off of I-66, it's a great location." (2:01)
- "The two buyers that I sold houses to, one's going to be working remotely, the other one's going to be commuting into Northern Virginia to a data center... a lot of people work remote or they work in like Amazon data centers and they travel both ways and the commute is really not an issue." (2:54)
- "You're literally what like 20, 30 minutes away from Skyline Drive... no no even less than that, it's probably like 8 minutes from here." (3:31)
- "The average sales price about $450,000... when you're talking like Northern Virginia some of these areas are $700,000, $800,000 so actually commuting for 45 minutes is not that bad for $300,000 off a house." (4:32)
Downtown Front Royal
"All right Taylor so obviously now we're like in a downtown area. Tell me a little bit about this downtown Front Royal area here. Yeah so it's really family-friendly. My husband and I come down here with our kid a lot. We like to walk around because there's a lot of local shops, restaurants, some arcades, candy stores, just a lot of local businesses that you can support. We also have the Gazebo area in the downtown which is really nice. They have concerts during the weekend, all kinds of events for holidays like Trunk or Treats, stuff for Christmas, Christmas light walk. It's really great." (0:30)
"That's awesome. Yeah so you could like live here, come to the downtown area, not really have to leave the area and then you're walking around going to local shops, restaurants and all that which you're not going to get a lot in Northern Virginia. Definitely going to have to drive a lot of different places. So cool. I want to tell everybody a little bit more about the location so let's keep showing everybody Front Royal and talk a little bit about the location of Front Royal." (1:01)
"All right so as we're walking around here in downtown Front Royal it's absolutely beautiful. You can see like the fall leaves falling and all that. I love all the like old school shops. But you were telling me before you and your husband moved from Manassas so what made you guys move out here?" (1:30)
Moving to Front Royal from Manassas
"Yeah so it's just a slower pace out here. You know the traffic is really bad there as everybody knows and there's just a lot of people so we wanted kind of like an Old Town feel and we definitely got that here and also the home prices were a lot better. So yeah like location-wise like where, like how far is Front Royal from like Northern Virginia? Yeah so I'd say about 45 minutes, a good 30 minutes to Haymarket, Gainesville area. So and it's right off of I-66, it's a great location. So if you're worried about the commute I don't think it would really be an issue. My husband works in Manassas, Gainesville area." (1:38)
"And that's like you can just get on like literally one mile away on I-66, go up that way and then you get into Haymarket and Gainesville. Then another big town that's near here that we've showcased a lot is Winchester. We, what would you say that's like 30 away, 20 minutes away? Yep, 25, 30 minutes. Yeah so if you were considering like another small town, I definitely would consider Winchester as well. That's another amazing place. Let's keep talking a little bit more about Front Royal and show them what it's all about." (2:18)
Job Market in Front Royal
"Yeah all right so I want to talk about the job market a little bit here. So the two buyers that I sold houses to, one's going to be working remotely, the other one's going to be commuting into Northern Virginia to a data center. So what have you seen? Is that something similar that you see for like the neighbors and the community here? Oh yeah a lot, a lot of people work remote or they work in like Amazon data centers and they travel both ways and the commute is really not an issue." (2:52)
"And like Winchester is another area that's like growing in the job market too right? Like I know there's like an FBI thing coming around there as well. Amazon, yeah. Yeah and then like the internet and all that works pretty well out here. We're not that far. It's amazing, it's really not that bad. You'd think it would be bad because of the mountains but everybody gets great internet. Yeah the cool thing about the mountains that I love out here is like you're literally what like 20, 30 minutes away from Skyline Drive. Yeah no no even less than that, it's probably like 8 minutes from here. Oh well yes, Skyline Drive which if you're not familiar, really popular area. I know one of my other realtors lives out here and he was like saying the traffic was bad just for like one or two Saturdays but hiking and all that is really popular around here as well." (3:14)
"But really good job market just in the Northern Virginia area. Definitely a slower pace though around here for sure. But I think the biggest reason people move out here is going to be the housing prices so let's talk about that." (3:53)
Housing Market in Front Royal
"All right so my favorite subject is obviously real estate. If you're thinking about buying or selling a home, definitely hit me up at the number below. And if you want to buy a home out here in Front Royal I want to put Taylor's email in the description and she also knows other parts of Virginia as well if you didn't want to work with me for some unknown reason. But Taylor like tell me a little bit about the real estate out here. So like what's the average sales price? About $450,000. So $450,000. So when you're talking like Northern Virginia some of these areas are $700,000, $800,000 so actually commuting for 45 minutes is not that bad for $300,000 off a house. What like I'm looking around this neighborhood, you've obviously got some type of like colonials. Tell me a little bit more about the house styles like what type of houses are out here?" (4:12)
"Yeah so there is a lot of single-family homes because you know in the cities you find a lot of townhomes and condos but here you're going to find a lot more houses which you can afford out here. So and a lot of them are older so they have that uniqueness to them, you know, 60s, 70s, 80s build. And they're just absolutely gorgeous. You're also going to find a lot more land with each house which I think is nice especially if you got kids, dogs. So it's a really great market for them." (4:48)
"Yeah for sure. You were telling me like even the two people that I just sold, they bought new construction and you said kind of like more like a little bit closer into Northern Virginia along I-66 there's some new construction out there as well and you mentioned like Linden. Tell me a little bit about those areas. Yeah so there's a lot of new construction going up in Linden, all single-family homes like a split foyer. But yeah they're really beautiful. They're actually building some new homes in this area which is about 5 minutes from downtown Front Royal. So yeah there's a lot of new construction." (5:16)
"Yeah and like the builder that my people bought from I think the houses were like $500,000 brand new, three level, unfinished basement. The other thing and then the one thing I will tell you to keep in mind: if you're going in like Linden or some parts of Front Royal you might need a 4x4 because some of these areas can get really like mountainous. And so like you know if you're not into snow or if you drive a Mustang or Ferrari probably not the great spot. Am I right on that part? Yeah definitely. I mean if you want to stay out here and you got like a Tesla or something you can come out towards like the downtown area but if you have an SUV or a truck it would be really great to live in Linden. It's closer to the cities and still right off of I-66." (5:44)
"Yeah and definitely. Yeah and the cool thing about this area right here like I said, this is also a good second home market. So there is some Airbnbs out here. You definitely just got to check the different laws but there's a lot of people that will come from DC, Potomac, Maryland obviously due to all like the Luray Caverns, the wineries, all the things to do out here. So if you guys want to work with Taylor, learn more about Front Royal, definitely email her at the email below. Taylor I appreciate you giving everybody a tour here. You are like the queen of Front Royal, the Superstar of Front Royal. I completely just made that up and gave you that name so appreciate it. Guys definitely subscribe to my channel, bye y'all." (6:22)
Front Royal, VA Real Estate Tour FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a home in Front Royal?
"Tell me a little bit about the real estate out here so like what's the average sales price? About 450,000. So 450,000 so when you're talking like Northern Virginia some of these areas are 7 800,000 so actually commuting for 45 minutes is not that bad for $300,000 off a house." (4:30) "The Builder that my people bought from I think the houses were like 500,000 brand new three level unfinished basement." (5:46) "There is a lot of single family homes cuz you know in the cities you find a lot of town homes and condos but here you're going to find a lot more houses um which you can for out here um so and a lot of them are older so they have that uniqueness to them you know' 60s 7s 80s build uh and they're just absolutely gorgeous you're also going to find a lot more land with each house which I think is nice especially if you got kids uh dogs so it's a really great market for them." (4:48)
How far is Front Royal from Northern Virginia?
"Location wise like where like how far it was is like Royal from like Northern Virginia? Yeah so I'd say about 45 minutes a good 30 minutes to uh Hay Market Gainesville area so and it's right off of 66 it's a great location uh so if you're worried about the commu I don't think it would really be an issue my husband uh Works in Manasses uh Gainesville area." (1:57) "You can just get on like literally one mile away on 66 go up that way and then you get into Hay Market and Gainesville then another Big Town that's near here that we've showcased a lot is Winchester we what would you say that's like 30 away 20 minutes away? Yep 25 30 minutes. Yeah so if you were considering like another small town F I definitely would consider um Winchester as well that's another amazing Place." (2:18) "When you're talking like Northern Virginia some of these areas are 7 800,000 so actually commuting for 45 minutes is not that bad for $300,000 off a house." (4:37)
What's downtown Front Royal like?
"Tell me a little bit about this downtown Front Royal area here. Yeah so it's really familyfriendly uh my husband and I come down here with our kid a lot we like to walk around CU there's a lot of local shops restaurants uh some arcades candy stores uh just a lot of local businesses that you can support um we also have the Gazebo area in the downtown uh which is really nice they have concerts during the weekend all kinds of events for holidays like Trunk or Treats stuff for Christmas Christmas light walk it's really great." (0:33) "That's awesome yeah so you could like live here come to the downtown area not not really have to live leave the area and then you're walking around going to local shops restaurants and all that which you're not going to get a lot in Northern Virginia definitely going have to drive a lot of different places." (1:01) "As we're walking around here in downtown Front Royal it's absolutely beautiful you can see like the fall leaves falling and all that I love all the like old school Shop shs." (1:30)
What types of homes can you find in Front Royal?
"I'm looking around this neighborhood you've obviously got some type of like Colonials tell me a little bit more about the house styles like what what type of houses are out here? Yeah so there is a lot of single family homes cuz you know in the cities you find a lot of town homes and condos but here you're going to find a lot more houses um which you can for out here um so and a lot of them are older so they have that uniqueness to them you know' 60s 7s 80s build uh and they're just absolutely gorgeous you're also going to find a lot more land with each house which I think is nice especially if you got kids uh dogs so it's a really great market for them." (4:44) "There's a lot of new construction going up in the Lyon uh all single family homes like a split foyer um but yeah they're really beautiful they're actually building some new homes in this area which is about 5 minutes from downtown Front Royal so yeah there's a lot of new construction." (5:28) "The Builder that my people bought from I think the houses were like 500,000 brand new three level unfinished basement." (5:46)
What's the job market like in Front Royal?
"I want to talk about the job market a little bit here so the two buyers that I sold houses to one's going to be working remotely the other one's going to be commuting into Northern Virginia to a data center so what have you seen is that something similar that you see for like the neighbors and the community here? Oh yeah a lot a lot of people work remote or they work in like Amazon data centers and they travel both ways and the commute is really not an issue." (2:54) "Um and like Winchester is another area that's like growing in the job market too right like I know there's like an FBI thing coming around there as well? Amazon yeah. Yeah and then like the internet and all that works pretty well out here we're not that far it's amazing it's really not that bad You' think it would be bad cuz the mountains but everybody get great internet." (3:14) "Really good job market just in the northern Virginia area definitely a slower Pace though around here for sure." (3:53)
Why are people moving to Front Royal from Manassas?
"You and your husband moved from Manasses so what made you guys move out here? Yeah so it's just a slower Pace out here um you know the traffic is really bad there as everybody knows and uh there's just a lot of people so we wanted kind of like an Oldtown feel and we definitely got that here and also the home prices were a lot better." (1:40) "About 45 minutes a good 30 minutes to uh Hay Market Gainesville area so and it's right off of 66 it's a great location uh so if you're worried about the commu I don't think it would really be an issue my husband uh Works in Manasses uh Gainesville area." (2:01) "When you're talking like Northern Virginia some of these areas are 7 800,000 so actually commuting for 45 minutes is not that bad for $300,000 off a house." (4:37)
What's there to do near Front Royal?
"We also have the Gazebo area in the downtown uh which is really nice they have concerts during the weekend all kinds of events for holidays like Trunk or Treats stuff for Christmas Christmas light walk it's really great." (0:48) "The cool thing about the mountains that I love out here is like you're literally what like 20 30 minutes away from Skyline Drive? Yeah no no even less than that it's probably like8 minutes from here. Oh well yes a Skyline Drive which if you're not familiar really popular area I know one of one of my other real tour lives out here and he was like saying the traffic was bad just for like one or two Saturdays but hiking and all that is really popular around here as well." (3:31) "This is also a good second Home Market so there is some air and bees out here you definitely just got to check the different laws but there's a lot of people that will come from DC bomic Maryland obviously due to all like the ray Caverns the wineries all the things to do out here." (6:24)
What's Linden and do I need a 4x4?
"You were telling me like even the two got people that I just sold they bought new construction and you said kind of like more like a little bit closer into Northern Virginia alha 66 there's some new construction out there as well and you mentioned like Lyon tell me a little bit about those areas. Yeah so there's a lot of new construction going up in the Lyon uh all single family homes like a split foyer um but yeah they're really beautiful they're actually building some new homes in this area which is about 5 minutes from downtown Front Royal so yeah there's a lot of new construction." (5:26) "The Builder that my people bought from I think the houses were like 500,000 brand new three level unfinished basement the other thing and then the one thing I will tell you to keep in mind if you're going in like London or some parts of Front Royal you might need a 4x4 cuz some of these areas can get really like Mountain it and so like you know if you're not into snow or if you drive a Mustang or Ferrari probably not the great spot am I right on that part? Yeah definitely I mean if you want to stay out here and you got like a Tesla or something you can come out towards like the downtown area but if you have an SUV or a truck it would be really great to live in Lyon it's closer to the cities and uh still right off of 66." (5:44)
Is Front Royal good for families?
"It's really familyfriendly uh my husband and I come down here with our kid a lot we like to walk around CU there's a lot of local shops restaurants uh some arcades candy stores uh just a lot of local businesses that you can support um we also have the Gazebo area in the downtown uh which is really nice they have concerts during the weekend all kinds of events for holidays like Trunk or Treats stuff for Christmas Christmas light walk it's really great." (0:35) "There is a lot of single family homes cuz you know in the cities you find a lot of town homes and condos but here you're going to find a lot more houses ... you're also going to find a lot more land with each house which I think is nice especially if you got kids uh dogs so it's a really great market for them." (4:51) "You could like live here come to the downtown area not not really have to live leave the area and then you're walking around going to local shops restaurants and all that which you're not going to get a lot in Northern Virginia definitely going have to drive a lot of different places." (1:01)
How does Front Royal compare to other Virginia small towns?
"About 45 minutes a good 30 minutes to uh Hay Market Gainesville area so and it's right off of 66 it's a great location." (2:03) "Another Big Town that's near here that we've showcased a lot is Winchester we what would you say that's like 30 away 20 minutes away? Yep 25 30 minutes. Yeah so if you were considering like another small town F I definitely would consider um Winchester as well that's another amazing Place." (2:24) "The average sales price about 450,000 ... when you're talking like Northern Virginia some of these areas are 7 800,000 so actually commuting for 45 minutes is not that bad for $300,000 off a house." (4:32) "It's just a slower Pace out here um you know the traffic is really bad there as everybody knows and uh there's just a lot of people so we wanted kind of like an Oldtown feel and we definitely got that here and also the home prices were a lot better." (1:42)
About Chris Colgan & Taylor
I'm Chris Colgan and I just had two of my YouTube viewers buy brand new houses out here in Front Royal Virginia. I decided to bring a local point of view here—Taylor, who is a realtor on my team and a local to Front Royal. If you're thinking about buying or selling a home, definitely hit me up at the number below. If you want to buy a home out here in Front Royal, I want to put Taylor's email in the description and she also knows other parts of Virginia as well. Taylor moved from Manassas with her husband because they wanted a slower pace—the traffic in Manassas is really bad as everybody knows. They wanted that Old Town feel and definitely got that here, plus the home prices were a lot better. Her husband works in the Manassas/Gainesville area and the commute is not an issue. Taylor and her husband come down to downtown Front Royal with their kid a lot because they like to walk around to local shops, restaurants, arcades, and candy stores. Taylor is like the queen of Front Royal, the Superstar of Front Royal—I completely just made that up and gave her that name. Definitely subscribe to my channel and email Taylor if you want to learn more about Front Royal.
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