buy and sell a home in washington dc: Washington DC Housing Market Report Statistics for June 2008 - 07/11/08 01:06 AM
Washington, D.C Housing Market Report Statistics from June 1,2008 to June 30,2008 Total of the units that were sold were 550. 259 of the units sold: 1-30 days. 94 of the units sold: 31-60 days. 66 of the units sold: 61-90 days 31 of the units sold: 91-120 days. 100 of the units sold: Over 120 days. 49 of the houses sold were two or less bedrooms. 142 of the houses sold were three bedrooms. And 97 of the houses sold were four bedrooms. There were also 262 Condo,Coop and Ground Rent. Out of the 3524 Active listings,1898 are residential and 1626 are
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buy and sell a home in washington dc: Guess who got a new picture? - 06/28/08 04:24 PM
Yeah! Finally I have a new picture. Now I am going to use this picture for now. I might end up taking another picture and put it in my profile. My last picture it didn't show me smiling. And I am a happy and fun-loving guy. But from my last picture,you couldn't tell. This picture is not great. But I think it is better than the last one I had here on Active Rain. But any advice on what kind of picture I should take on my profile? Me holding a baby? Me kissing a baby? Me holding a
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buy and sell a home in washington dc: Free list of homes for sale - My new website - 06/27/08 12:13 AM
Point2Agent has been a website that I have been using for over a year now. Unlike many real estate agents who have using the Point2Agent website and have found success while using it,I don't get leads on this site. So I decided to change the domain name to free list of homes for sale hoping that this will improve my search engine ranking on Google,Yahoo etc. So far I haven't gotten any leads yet. But this website is still a work in progress. I still plan on adding some things to it such as Audio/Music,IDX,Blogs,Open house announcements and more
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buy and sell a home in washington dc: Can you get sued for blogging? - 06/18/08 12:27 AM
Today I got an e-mail from someone at Wanna Network.com It was about a web blogger name Vlad Zablosky who is being sued by Ben Behrouzi at eperks. Ben Behrouzi claims that Vlad's post has caused him harm and damage- Whatever. Whatever happened to freedom of speech? This is the link to the blog. Please read the story at your convenience. http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/?p=3219 To receive a free list of "Houses for sale in Washington DC",please give me a call at your earliest convenience. I can be reached at 202-378-0283 ( Direct ) and 301-560-6700 x1154 ( Office). I can also be reached online at
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buy and sell a home in washington dc: I blogged on Sunday - 06/15/08 05:03 PM
Before I say anything,I want to say to all the great fathers out there -Happy Father's Day. Now the main reason why I am writing this blog. I once wrote on here that on sundays that no one should work/blog. Sundays should be the day that everyone should relax and start planning for the busy week ahead. But today I broke the rule. I feel bad too -SERIOUSLY. I said that people should not work and/or blog today but here I am blogging away. But I have been helping my young brother move into his new house
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buy and sell a home in washington dc: home buyers buy your home now: April pending home sales rose as prices tumble. - 06/09/08 11:20 AM
April pending home sales rose as prices tumble. According to a real estate trade group,home sales in April rose to its highest level in six months as foreclosures properties flooded the market and drove prices sharply lower. This is much needed good news in the real estate industry. Christopher Low,chief economist at FTN Financial in New York said the pickup in pending home sales could be a sign that housing market could soon be stabilizing. He also said that there is still inventory overhang that will take 18 months to work through. But he feels that the end game of the
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buy and sell a home in washington dc: Womens Buying Power - 06/04/08 07:34 PM
Prince George's County has a newspaper called "Women's Journal". While reading the newspaper,something caught my eye. It said that Women account for over 85% of all consumer purchases 94% of Home Furnishings. 93% OTC Pharmaceuticals. 93% Food. 92% Vacations. 91% of New Homes ( I am not surprised at all ) 89% Bank Accounts 81% Auto Purchases 81% Riding Lawn Mowers. 80% Healthcare. 66% PCs. Women carry 76 million credit cards, 8 million more than men. In 2001,US women's purchasing power constituted the number 3 market in the world;the collective buying power exceeded the entire economy of
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buy and sell a home in washington dc: Foreclosure scams Lurking in your neighborhood - 06/02/08 10:13 PM
We buy all kinds of home. We will buy your home even if you don't buy ours. Any price or condition. In danger of losing your house. No commission. No fees. You save $$$$. SELL YOUR HOUSE QUICKLY TODAY! Sounds familiar? First of all,I want to know if you don't charge no commission and no fees,how the heck do you make any money? Homeowners who are in trouble of losing their homes are falling victims to ads like this. An article on this topic was on Yahoo.com today. To read more about this story and foreclosure scams lurking in your neighborhood,click
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buy and sell a home in washington dc: When no one is there to encourage you,encourage yourself - 05/29/08 11:53 PM
We are know that real estate sales are down and that times are rough. It has prompted some real estate brokers to downsize. Some real estate professionals have left the business and are seriously thinking of leaving the real estate business. It has caused conflicts in families of real estate professionals. I remembered reading here the story of a young lady asking whether she should leave or stay in the real estate business. She said that her fiance or husband told her she should just leave because she is wasting her time and that she is never going to make no money. ( I have been
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buy and sell a home in washington dc: Zoominfo-Another free website to help you build your database - 05/28/08 08:22 PM
One of the blogs that I wrote "If you fail to plan,you plan to fail",I said that most top producing real estate professionals are successful because they have a very effective and successful plan in place. But you need a good database as well. A good database of names of peope and contact information of all kinds of profession. Well,I mentioned a website yesterday. The website is www.zoominfo.com. The company was founded in 1999. It is a web based service that has information about people and companies. It currently has about 3,854,213 companies listed on its site. You can set up a free profile.
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buy and sell a home in washington dc: If you fail to plan,you plan to fail - 05/27/08 06:27 PM
Most of the top producing real estate professionals who have been very successful in this business have a very effective marketing and business plan in place. Unlike some people who either plan and abandon it or dont plan at all,top producing real estate professionals always execute their plan. So here are some reasons why some people don't plan There is just not enough time to plan. Some people have never planned before,so why should I start doing it now? It is too time consuming. People make out a plan. But they just don't use it. But I believe that you can
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buy and sell a home in washington dc: Gas deals popping up every where like popcorn! - 05/23/08 08:03 PM
Pain at the pump has led to many business companies cashing in on trying to gain new business. It seems the nation's pain has been a marketing ploy for some businesses companies gain. Hopefully this gas deal wont get out of hand. In Washington DC,two days ago,a lady said that she has been waiting in line over night since 10:30pm just to get free gas. I mean I have heard of people waiting in line for XBox game machines,Play station,Wii and/or the day after thanksgiving sale ( Black friday ). But to wait overnight just to get some gas? That's wild. When you
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buy and sell a home in washington dc: This is a good reason why some people don't like real estate agents - 05/22/08 07:36 PM
Two days ago,I received a phone call from one of my closest fellow real estate agents at my office. She told me that she had a referral for me -Great. She gave me the telephone number of the person and I called her friend. But it was actually it was the friend's co-worker who I needed to speak to. So we are talking. To cut a long story short,she tells me that she is looking for another real estate agent. The one she is working with is not doing a good job. And she told me the problem. She told me
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buy and sell a home in washington dc: HOUSES FOR SALE IN WASHINGTON DC-CAPITOL GATEWAY - 05/21/08 09:19 PM
Capital Gateway along with A&R Cos. and Henson Development Co. Inc have partnered to build a suburban style community of town homes,duplexes and single-family homes. Located on the corner of East Capitol Street and 58th Street Northeast,Capitol Gateway is across the street from the Capitol Heights Metro station. The community includes a tot lot and green space,and plans call for commercial development in 2009,including a national chain supermarket. All three types of homes have three bedrooms,2 1/2 baths,9-foot ceilings on the first floor,crown moldings and a ceramic tile
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buy and sell a home in washington dc: PLEASE KEEP WASHINGTON REDSKINS SAFETY SEAN TAYLOR'S FAMILY,FRIENDS,ORGANIZATION AND THE NFL IN YOUR PRAYERS - 11/27/07 09:40 PM
This is no blog to get points - SERIOUSLY! Heck,Redskins is not even my favorite team. I am a San Franscisco 49ers Fan ( Lord knows they can use a prayer or two ). But I am definitely a Sean Taylor Fan. He was having a great year. But to hear the bad news today that he is dead at the age of 24 to me is something I just can't accept - I'M SORRY BUT I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND WHY IT HAD TO HAPPEN. Just Ask Gregg Williams - ( Former Asst Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator for the Washington Redskins and now Defensive Coordinator for the
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