The MD Suburbs of DC

  12 Months 6 Months 3 Months Number of Homes SOLD in the past 182 53 27 Average # Homes Sold Per Month 15.16666667 8.833333333 9 Number of Homes Currently For Sale 146 146 146         Months Supply on Market 9.626373626 16.52830189 16.22222222 The numbers in the table above show how many months ...

Yes, Mr. Seller.  It is a great location.Good school district, close to the Metro, close to great commuter routes, close to great shopping, big employer within a stone's throw, pretty subdivision and a nice house.  What's not to like?Welllllll....Very little activity in the subdivision in the las...

It is an axiom in real estate that if a house is not selling it is probably over priced -- that every house will sell at the right price.I am finding, though, that finding that price is getting harder and harder.  Back in the days of the frenzy, it was difficult to find a "right" price because pe...

You would think that since I'm a Realtor I would know all the ins and outs of refinancing and lots of great loan officers that would be able to help me out in a heartbeat. (Pssst. Good credit scores and low debt, too) You might also think that I'd be able to walk through the refinancing process ...

Yes, it's Easter.  Time to break out your Easter bonnet and enjoy the flowers and spring.  Easter is always a nice miilestone for a great time of year.  New life bursts forth and optimism abounds.  Lots of neat things like hiding Easter eggs and joining your family for the traditional Easter get-...

The Spring has always been the "busy" season for real estate.  I think it has something to do with the combination of Daylight Savings Time, flowers blooming and the coming end of the school year. Whatever the real reason is I'm glad that Spring is upon us.  I've actually seen a pick up in the nu...

Cheverly Home - Completely RemodeledLocation: CheverlyThis home has been completely remodeled and it shows! Gleaming hardwood floors, a renovated kitchen with granite counters, stainless appliances, spacious cabinets and an island. Completely renovated baths with a whirlpool in the master bath. C...

There has been a big hullabaloo about the Federal Reserve stepping in to save Bear Stearns, the big investment bank, and providing more liquidity to the financial markets by becoming the "lender of last resort" for many of the investment banks that hold all the mortgage backed securities that hav...

This may be old news by now but it bears repeating: The housing boom of 2000-2005 is over.  More to the point: It ain't comin' back.This article in a recent issue to The Gazette the weekly paper distributed for free by the same people who bring you The Washington Post indicate a deepening downwa...

Believe it or not, this is not a post about my clients moving from one place to another.Nah.   This is about a move I made.  Just yesterday, in fact.  I've been thinking about it for a long time and "doing the deed" really involved me getting out of my comfort zone.  I changed Brokers.I'm still a...