patricia kennedy: Are Our Fair Housing Laws Unconstitutional? Do You Want To Be The Test Case? - 07/22/08 02:52 AM
This time last year, I was showing property to some friends in their late 60's. We were looking in an area that has a few folks their age, but it's mostly the young and hip. While we were looking at the house they eventually bought, the husband, one of the country's leading constitutional … (28 comments)
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patricia kennedy: My Accountability Partner - She Keeps My Feet To The Fire! - 07/18/08 08:55 AM
You’ve got to have a plan.Then you have to just do it!But it’s July. It’s hot and muggy - an official "code orange" day. Gas is $4.65 a gallon. And I just don’t feel like getting out there and hitting the streets. I want to play with the cats and Willie, … (15 comments)
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patricia kennedy: Cell Phone – All You Can Eat Plans - 07/15/08 09:47 PM
Earlier this month, I decided that T-Mobile, my wireless provider, needed a bit more or my money each month. So I changed over to their unlimited use plan for $99 plus all of the taxes and surcharges. Like most agents these days, I’m looking for ways to work more efficiently, in … (9 comments)
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patricia kennedy: Is Looking for An Agent On the Internet Like Trying To Find a Mate on Match.com? - 07/01/08 06:23 PM
Like many people who are newly single wanting to pair up, people who want to pair up with a new home often start their search on the Internet.For singles (or at least people who say they are single) it might be Match.com. For home buyers and sellers, it might be Realtor.com … (17 comments)
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patricia kennedy: Meeting and Beating the Competition - 07/01/08 11:54 AM
During this time of more buyer-friendly real estate markets, we are having lots of conversations with our sellers about making their houses competitive as possible.
There are all of the normal factors that any good agent will discuss. This would include
Marketing, both traditional and web marketing
Developing a pricing strategy … (10 comments)
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patricia kennedy: Getting Organized! - 05/17/08 09:03 AM
I have a special showing appointment this morning. I'm heading out with a young man who will be homeless in a few weeks unless I find him the perfect place. We've come very close, and we may do even better - I've found some great possibilities in a neighborhood a little … (11 comments)
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patricia kennedy: Your Listing's Most Important Promotional Piece: Your MLS Comments! - 05/04/08 09:10 AM
There are a lot of agents spend a fortune promoting their listings, while they pretty much ignore the most important advertising piece of all - what they write in the comments section for their local Multiple Listing Service.
So how can you maximize the chances that an agent or member of … (13 comments)
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patricia kennedy: The Spring Market - 04/24/08 07:50 AM
Here in Washington, lot of people (encouraged by their agents) put their homes on the market during the month of April. And there's a reason.
Here in our nation's capital, almost every tree and puts out beautiful blossoms during the month of April. There are the famous cherry trees down by the … (11 comments)
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patricia kennedy: OK, All You Buyers! It’s Your Turn! - 04/10/08 05:26 PM
Are you one of the buyers who got scared off when you stuck your toe in the water of the DC real estate market a couple of years ago? You thought it was just nuts, right? You’d find a place you liked, then your agent would explain that, in order to … (10 comments)
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patricia kennedy: Beer Taste, Champagne Budget - 04/05/08 10:00 PM
Throughout my career, I've loved helping first time buyers find really great homes. And throughout the years, I've managed to locate many neighborhoods, sometimes off the beaten track, that provide great houses reasonably close to town, sometimes even in the District, that a first-timer can afford.
So a couple of weeks … (14 comments)
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patricia kennedy: Condo Documents: Not Just A Cure For Insomnia! - 03/26/08 11:23 AM
In the District of Columbia, like many jurisdictions, condo buyers get a little extra time after their offer is accepted to look at the basic documents that cover the money stuff and the basic ground rules set down by the owners’ association they are buying into.These papers coverThe budgetThe rules and … (16 comments)
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patricia kennedy: Is It Bottom Feeding Or The Marketplace Actually Working? - 03/25/08 12:47 PM
Morning Edition's coverage of the real estate market had another interesting item during this morning's broadcast. It seems that a group of former Countrywide executives, now out of work, have come up with an honorable way to make a living.
They are investing in "troubled" mortgages.
Here's how it works.
Let's say a … (14 comments)
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patricia kennedy: My Secret Washington - Capitol Hill - 10/08/07 07:28 PM
Many of you may have visited Washington, DC. Tourism is, after all, one of our major industries, second only to our main product – hot air. But like visitors to many of the world’s great cities, it’s often hard to get any real feel for the place. You’re down town at … (14 comments)
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