Local Oddities and Other Tidbits - Washington D.C. Metro Area

  The first quarter of 2013 begins with a bang, at least for the Washington DC area. The 12th of January became momentous as residents near the Seattle Center flocked and gathered together to be part of a record-breaking event which is now considered by the Guinness Book of World Record’s as the ...

  Move over Lady Gaga! But thanks to your monstrous hit Telephone from which we real estate agents had taken some inspiration to fast track our cold calling strategies. Well, the song has really nothing to do with real estate, not even with cold calling. But Gaga’s intense attitude to be the way ...

Courtney Cooper nails great tips for SEO. Read on and get to know how you'll get the king and queen live in perfect harmony to make your kingdom (that is your site) in great standing! SEO is the acronym for search engine optimization a.k.a.. get yourself found on Google by the people you WANT to ...

Gail Robinson nicely presents the realities of home selling by presenting statistics as revealed by the results of the survey done by the National Association of Realtors. It's nice to know where we are in those figures to determine where we are really headed. Are we doing things that would make ...

  Dec. 31, 2012 was a much anticipated day to herald the dawn of a new year. But within the real estate industry, it was a date to beat for property owners. It was the last day of registration for the Maryland Homestead Tax Credit. What is it exactly? *********************************************...

  While seated in front of my pal (I’m talking about my computer), I was thinking of what would be the subject of my first post for 2013. Sure, real estate topics such as predictions on how the real estate market would fare this year would be one of my future blogs. I am also thinking of some kin...

Bryan Robertson presents a wonderful post on what we can learn from our top 10 blogs. While others may laugh at the idea of compiling previous posts, this could be a great way to attract more readers. Seeing which ones generated more clicks, we can be prepared to write posts that are of similar n...

Christmas has passed by and we have been thrilled by the season. We have celebrated the Savior’s nativity with family and friends. Gift-giving, shopping, and merry-making are on top of everyone’s activity aside from the usual church activities we have!   The cool blows of the Yuletide winds are n...

The fusion of Santa and the train makes Christmas more exciting. Silver Spring lets you experience this kind of excitement with its Holly TrolleyFest. Andrea Bedard's post explains more of this one-of-a-kind Yuletide festivity.Last chance to ride with Santa aboard a trolley at the National Capita...

  The internet talks too much about it and the issue or shall we say prophecy has spawned associated subtopics. Majority of us may be laughing about the alleged connection of Psy’s Gangnam style as well as the 13-Day Jinx of 8-Division World Champion Manny Pacquiao. With only few more hours befor...