Put yourself in the average home buyer's shoes and try to imagine what you would do if you looked at homes in your price range in today's market. Prices are about 40% higher than 2 years ago. Local home buyers are in shock when they see what their money will buy. Our four last contracts for ho
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10/31/2006
Want to sell some real estate to Internet leads?? Northern and Maryland home buyers who contact me from the Internet are going to buy a home, sooner or later, with a Homefinders.com buyer's agent or with an agent with another Maryland or Virginia real estate company. My goal is to make sure tha
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10/30/2006
TRAFFIC FROM THE NEW TV SPOTThe new TV ad for Homefinders.com began running on the 14th of October, . Since the 14th of October, Homefinders.com web site had experienced an 18% increase in daily visitors. I don't believe that this means that the TV ad is bringing in lots of new business. Howev
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10/28/2006
Real estate in Maryland / Northern Virginia area is very county oriented. The variety of prices is shown below. Dulles Airport is in Loudoun County, Virginia. BWI Airport is in Baltimore County, Maryland. Ronald Reagan National Airport is in Arlington County, VA.Anne Arundel County, MD Averag
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10/26/2006
I get your e-mail every day. About 50 times a day. Sometimes your mail is a short one liner that says. "Send information about homes for sale in Maryland." Your mail has a first name. However, it has no phone number, no price range and no Maryland real estate area, town or county. Now, I LO
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10/25/2006
Below is a table showing the average recovery for costs of home improvements. A deck is definately a cost effective improvement. Makes sense since it adds not only functionality but ambiance. My experience for the value of these improvements to homes in Maryland and Northern Virginia would be
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10/24/2006
Considering residential real estate an investment is important for agents and brokers to consider from the first conversation with a buyer to the homes selected to tour. Agents who have taken the time to study valuation are better able to field questions from buyer / clients about the investment
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10/24/2006
There is discussion about whether or not a primary residence qualifies as an investment. Some are saying that it is not. I believe that a home owner's primary residence is, indeed, an investment. Of course, since I sell real estate in Maryland and Northern Virginia, my experience may not match
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10/23/2006
I LOVE ROCKS. I love rocks around my yard. But, those dang things are expensive. Once I got to a point in my new house that I could focus on growing grass in the back yard, I noticed the the really bare spots were where rocks were visible right at the surface. Not knowing what was underground
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10/23/2006
Market conditions in September 2006 for real estate in Montgomery County has slowed from September 2005. Dollar volume of homes in Montgomery County, MD sold in September is down 28.54 from September 2005. This decline in volume of Montgomery County homes sold is due to several factors, not uni
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10/23/2006
