AFTER CONTRACT RATIFICATION Now that you have decided to buy your home, what happens between now and the time you legally own the home? A Title Company may handle the following items. NOTE: In different parts of the country, attorneys, lenders, escrow companies and other persons who are indep
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02/23/2011
WHAT IS A REAL ESTATE CLOSING OR SETTLEMENT? A "closing" is where you and I meet with some or all of the following individuals: the Seller, the Seller's agent, a representative from the lending institution and a representative from the title company, in order to transfer the property title to y
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02/23/2011
MOVING CONGRATULATIONS! You have closed on your new home and now you are ready to move! The next few pages contain tips and checklists so that your move is as organized and effortless as possible. Think about your move as a series of small projects that you can begin while your home is under
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02/23/2011
When working with buyers I can't emphasize enough how important it is to work with a trusted, proven lender, rather than "shopping on the web" or going with "my college buddy's best friend's cousin". Your Realtor® should be able to recommend a few lenders with whom they and their past clients ha
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02/09/2011
New data indicates that it is more affordable to buy than to rent a two-bedroom home in 72 percent of America's 50 largest cities, including the metropolitain Washington DC area.The consumer real estate web site www.trulia.com recently released its January 2010 Rent vs. Buy Index. Washington DC r
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02/08/2011
Bethesda Zip code 20814 shows a improvement over December 2009 by 20% in total home sales volume. Average home sale prices were up a whopping 24% in this zip code. The beginning of a trend? Let's see what the spring market has to say!
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02/07/2011
Average and median home sale prices in Bethesda's 20816 zip code were down in December compared with one year earlier. 2010 2009 % Change Total Sold Dollar Volume: $ 13,52
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02/07/2011
Average and median home sale prices in Bethesda's 20817 zip code were down in December 2010 compared with one year earlier. 2010 2009 % Change Total Sold Dollar Volume: $ 26,782,131 $ 34,622,150 - 22.64
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02/07/2011
Enjoy a weekend of dance events, including free dance lessons and parties at Bethesda dance studios, February. 18-19, 2011. The 7th annual Dance Bethesda celebrates dance by providing fun dancing opportunities for young and old alike, and performances in downtown Bethesda. This year, the event in
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02/02/2011
For the latest information on trends in the Montgomery County and DC real estate markets, watch this informative video from MRIS/ our local multiple listing system. These are broad county-wide trends. Remember: all real estate is local, hyper-local in some cases. If you are planning to buy or sel
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02/01/2011
