homefinders: MOM GROCERY IN FREDERICK, MARYLAND. An exciting new "Organic" grocery. - 10/19/08 11:23 AM
MOM, My Organic Market, A FABULOUS GROCERY STORE IN FREDERICK, MARYLAND.
I took my new Toyota 4Runner into the dealership yesterday for a "hands on training session" for all of the buttons and bows on the dash.  Sure, I could read the manual, but that wouldn't be any fun.  Since I … (34 comments)

homefinders: LOUDOUN COUNTY VA NEW HOMES - LOVETTSVILLE REAL ESTATE, NEW HOMES WITH ACREAGE - 09/01/07 03:54 PM
NEW HOMES WITH ACREAGE IN LOVETTSVILLE VIRGINIA, WESTERN LOUDOUN COUNTY REAL ESTATEUNIQUE NEW CONSTRUCTION TO BE BUILT IN LOUDOUN COUNTY WITH EVERYTHING TO APPEAL TO THE LUXURY HOME BUYER - LOUDOUN COUNTY ESTATESPRIVACY - Located on 3 to 40 acres in Western Loudoun County.WATER - Homes located on rivers and creeks with with fishing, … (7 comments)

homefinders: MARYLAND REAL ESTATE HOMES SOLD JULY 2007 - MARKET REPORT - 08/27/07 06:17 PM
MARYLAND REAL ESTATE HOMES SOLD IN JULY 2007 - DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES
Photos represent homes in the average price range for the areas. SOLD in Harford County real estate - July 2007159 homes SOLD in JulyThe lowest price sold was $127,900.  2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, 1850                           The highest price … (6 comments)

homefinders: COURT SAYS MLS IS A FORUM FOR REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS - 08/22/07 06:53 AM
MUST READ - MLS IS for BROKERS TO SHARE INFORMATION - IT IS NOT PUBLIC INFORMATION[Decision]
Filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals, Florida June 21, 2007Appeals from the United States District Courtfor the Southern District of FloridaBUC Int�l Corp. v. Int�l Yacht Council Ltd. "The vessel listings in the BUCNET database … (32 comments)

homefinders: PARTLOW HOMES IN SPOTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA - A MARKET REPORT - 08/21/07 04:08 PM
PARTLOW, VIRGINIA, WHERE HOMES ARE WELL PRICED AND THE COUNTRYSIDE LOVELY.
A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY of LARGE LOT HOMES IN SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTYHOMES ARE SELLING IN PARTLOW AT VERY GOOD PRICES - January 1, to July 31, 2007
SOLD - 10 Single Family Homes sold in July 2007 in Partlow, Virginia.The highest price home sold … (7 comments)

homefinders: NEW HOMES IN ROUND HILL, VIRGINIA. LUXURY HOMES IN RURAL WESTERN LOUDOUN COUNTY - 08/18/07 06:09 PM
NEW HOMES IN ROUND HILL, WOODED LOTS AND SIDE LOAD GARAGES - Prices starting at $599,900.  N home communities in Round Hill Virginia offer an amazing opportunity for folks in the market for new construction real estate in Western Loudoun County.  With easy commuting to employment centers in Tysons, Ashburn, Leesburg, Purcellville, … (2 comments)

homefinders: LOUDOUN COUNTY HOME OWNERS ARE ADVISED ON THE CONDITION OF BRIDGES - 08/18/07 04:54 PM
LOUDOUN COUNTY AND VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ANNOUNCEMENT ON BRIDGES The Virginia Department Of Transportation has recently inspected bridges in Loudoun County and made the public announcement that the bridges are safe.  Bridge over Goose Creek on Dulles Greenway
Nine bridges in Loudoun County are defined as "structurally deficient", but according to … (9 comments)

homefinders: NEW HOMES IN ROUND HILL, VIRGINIA - WESTERN LOUDOUN COUNTY REAL ESTATE - 08/10/07 08:32 PM
ROUND HILL REAL ESTATE OFFERS NEW HOMES WITH NEW LOW PRICES
Previewing new homes for a family today I was still amazed that the builders are holding the prices down.  Down't they realize that it's August?  Don't they realize that their base prices are 15% lower than they were this time last … (1 comments)

homefinders: MAKE YOUR LOCALISM ARTICLES APPEALING TO SEARCH ENGINES - 08/09/07 12:35 AM
CREATING LOCALISM POSTS - What to put where?
I JUST DISCOVERED SOMETHING that may be of interest to other folks posting to Localism.  At least I believe I have discovered something.  I'm sure a lot of you guys are way ahead of me here.  But, some may not be.
I'm still working on a … (51 comments)

homefinders: MUSING ABOUT MORTGAGES AND MAKING MONEY IN A MARKET MALAISE - 08/07/07 08:26 AM
MUSING ABOUT MORTGAGES, LENDERS, REAL ESTATE, AND WELL KNOWN INSIDERS.August 5, 2007.   News about sub-prime mortgages and other random thoughts.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Unnamed lender says, Sub-prime - "only 80% LTV and no more."Same unnamed lender says - "no more 100% sub-prime loans."                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CTX says "Alt-A loans are history."                                                                                             CTX says "sub-prime loans are going to … (15 comments)

homefinders: NEW HOMES IN PURCELLVILLE. IN TOWN COMMUNITY IN WALKING DISTANCE TO SHOPPING - 08/04/07 07:53 PM
STYLE AND BEAUTY IN NEW HOMES IN PURCELLVILLE VIRGINIA. 
JUST THINK.  You can be in town within walking distance of hardware, library, grocery, pharmacy, banks.
  
Stylish new home community in Purcellville with parks, circles, homes in the 2500-3500 square feet size within walking distance of shops and the library. 
Priced in … (2 comments)

homefinders: WHY I DON'T TAKE BUYER REFERRALS FROM LENDERS - A CONTRARY VIEW - 08/04/07 06:29 AM
WARNING:    HARD CORE REAL ESTATE AHEAD
This is a post I probably don't really want featured.  I'm inspired to write about one of the ugly sides of our business when the relationship between lenders and real estate agents is less than "arms length".  The question is "Should buyer's agents accept buyer referrals from loan officers?"  I … (116 comments)

homefinders: THE HISTORIC TOWN OF LEESBURG WELCOMES YOU TO SHOP AND TO BUY A HOME - 08/01/07 08:25 PM
RELOCATING AND BUYING A HOME IN LOUDOUN COUNTY IS AN ADVENTURE.  You'll enjoy shopping for homes in Leesburg and you'll enjoy touring the shops in Leesburg along the historic streets too.  The down town area of Leesburg have been transformed into a shoppers dream where you can shop for antiques, cheese … (7 comments)

homefinders: COLUMBIA MARYLAND REAL ESTATE OFFERS A TOWN FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. - 07/31/07 04:36 PM
COLUMBIA HOMES OFFER STYLE, CONVENIENCE AND ARE LOCATED IN A COMMUNITY DESIGNED LIVING, WORK AND PLAY
For Maryland home buyers looking for community, style, location, shopping, transportation convenience, atmosphere and highly ranked public schools, Columbia, in Howard County Maryland is a location where you'll love to live. 
TOUR THE VILLAGES OF COLUMBIA  … (4 comments)

homefinders: MARYLAND REAL ESTATE IS MOVING BUT LOTS OF HOMES TO SEE IN ALL AREAS - 07/25/07 02:06 PM
MARYLAND LIST TO SOLD HOMES ON THE MARKET IN - REPORT FOR JUNE 2007
                                                 #HOMES LISTED                     #HOMES                                                        FOR SALE                             SETTLED                                                       7/25/2007                          JUNE 2007              Anne Arundel County                  4749                              696Calvert County                           1141                              104Charles County                          1788                              178Frederick County                        2421                              267Howard County                          2050                              413Montgomery County                   6427                            1194Prince George's County               6940                              719
There are many properties for home … (0 comments)

homefinders: STAFFORD COUNTY HOMES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOME BUYERS - 07/19/07 09:17 AM
STAFFORD COUNTY HOME PRICES ARE COMING DOWN, SLOWLY. 
WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO BRING HOME PRICES DOWN? 
1.  NEW HOME builders are lowering base prices and offering good incentives for new home buyers.2.  BUYERS, through their Buyers Agents, are negotiating very vigorously. EXAMPLES OF PRICES FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT CLOSED … (2 comments)

homefinders: Shhhhh. 200,000 POINTS IS NOT "HARD CORE" REAL ESTATE STUFF. NOT A PEEP FROM ME. - 07/14/07 08:52 PM
Randy Prothero asked me to talk about some of my experiences throughout my first 200,000 points on Active Rain.  I'm happy to. 
Folks participate in Active Rain for many reasons.   For me, it's all in a day's work.Points matter to me.  The point system of Active Rain is sheer genius.  For … (40 comments)

homefinders: HOME SALES MONTGOMERY COUNTY MARYLAND JUNE 2007 - 07/10/07 04:12 PM
JUNE 2007 MARKET REPORT FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLANDThere's little good news for home buyers or sellers in Montgomery County, MD for the coming Summer market for homes for sale in Montgomery County.  The monthly statistics were just released and, byall accounts, the market is STILL in a trend to lower prices, … (6 comments)

homefinders: TOURING THE LOUDOUN COUNTY VIRGINIA COUNTRYSIDE - FENCE BY FENCE - 07/10/07 01:24 PM
200 Year Old Fences Still Work in the Loudoun County Countryside.  You can learn a lot about an area just by looking at the fences in the country side.  On a tour of homes yesterday, I was detoured through the countryside from Aldie to Purcellville.  A bridge wasout and that caused … (11 comments)

homefinders: MARYLAND REAL ESTATE AND THE LATEST PRICING INFORMATION - A MARKET REPORT - 07/08/07 06:21 PM
MARYLAND REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT FORJULY 2007, ACTIVE LISTINGS OF HOMES FOR SALE
THE REPORT BELOW DESCRIBES AVERAGE PRICES FOR ACTIVE LISTINGS OF HOMES FOR SALE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:  Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, Washington Counties in Maryland. 
                     
The prices represent averages for … (3 comments)

 


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