Well-known Neighbor Puts House on the Market

Update: The Thompsons expect to stay "in the area" but it's unclear if that means McLean, said David Howell, executive vice-president of McEnearney Associates, the real estate firm, handling the sale. Stay tuned.

Was it something we said? Former U.S. Senator and presidential aspirant Fred Thompson has put his home on Ballantrae Farm Drive up for sale. Asking price $3.4 million.

Thompson purchased the seven-bedroom, five-fireplace home in 2004 for $2.5 million. The home is assessed for $2.4 million.

McLean just lost to Potomac. Now Fred Thompson may be heading back to Tennessee which is where the county sends the tax bills. Sigh.

Microsoft  Jobs. Store that is planned for Tysons Corner Mall advertising for an assistant manager.

Microsoft in late August that it will open a new store in Tyson's Corner Center Mall, apparently near the existing Apple store.Microsoft made the announcement on its website with virtually no details. The Washington Business Journal said this would be Microsoft's 14th store and its first store in the Greater Washington area.

A Neighbor Under Investigation. The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Cardinal Bank which is based in McLean, according to the Washington Post.

Cardinal, a $2 billion-asset bank with 27 branches primarily in Northern Virginia, is being accused of failing to serve minority communities equally following its 2004 acquisition of George Mason Mortgage, according to the bank’s attorney, Paul Hancock of K&L Gates, The Post said.

Staying at the Iraqi Hilton? Hilton Hotels Inc.,headquartered in McLean, is poised to open it's first hotel in Iraq. That is Iraqi Kurdistan or the Kurdistan Region is a semi-autonomous region of Iraq. Book early.

Correction: Earlier editions of this story incorrectly reported the number of bedrooms. The number is now correct. We apologize to our readers.