Building on My 2007 ActiveRain Successes - 12/31/07 10:09 PM
As 2007 came to a close, I wanted to celebrate my ActiveRain Successes. Instead, I think I should build on them and set an aggressive goal for generating business through blogging in 2008.
Crofton, Maryland - My very first ActiveRain post, back in March, was a real estate market study for the zipcode where I live and … (43 comments)
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Annapolis, MD Celebrates 300-year Anniversary and New Year's Eve 2008 - 12/31/07 08:12 AM
As people around the world celebrate New Year's Eve, Annapolis, Maryland, is also celebrating her 300-year anniversary.
Most Americans have never experienced the 300th anniversary of anything, but Marylanders will be doing exactly that on New Year's Eve and throughout 2008, as Annapolis Alive festivities celebrate the 1708 signing of the Annapolis City Charter … (15 comments)
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Home Financing Mystery Unraveled for Buyers - - 12/30/07 01:01 PM
Included in Your Online Relocation Package for Anne Arundel County, Maryland - Home of Fort George G. Meade, NSA, Northrop Grumman, BWI, and the U.S. Naval Academy.
When I get that phone call from the office receptionist to say "Your clients are here for their appointment," it always makes me smile. In … (12 comments)
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Welcome to Annapolis, Maryland - A Moving Checklist - 12/29/07 02:11 PM
Included in Your Online Relocation Package for Anne Arundel County, Maryland - Home of Fort George G. Meade, NSA, Northrop Grumman, BWI, and the U.S. Naval Academy.
WELCOME TO MARYLAND, and congratulations on your new job in the beautiful Annapolis area!
You have probably already checked out the official websites for Annapolis, the U.S. … (13 comments)
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STOP - Don't Pack to Move Without Setting Aside Important Paperwork - 12/29/07 09:32 AM
Your real estate connection for Anne Arundel County, Maryland - Home of Fort George G. Meade, Northrop Grumman, BWI and the U.S. Naval Academy
Maryland home buyers, this is one of those lessons learned from The School of Hard Knocks: Find and set aside important paperwork and financial information BEFORE you start packing to move! I've … (9 comments)
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The Week Before Christmas, and All Through the Town... - 12/22/07 04:01 PM
With apologies to Clement Clark Moore for this parody by Margaret Woda, based on his "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
'Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the town, Not a buyer was stirring, the market was down.Our sale sign was posted out front with care,In hopes that some buyers soon would be there.
The children were curled up … (64 comments)
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Crofton-area Teachers Earn National Board Certification - 12/22/07 07:45 AM
Anne Arundel County Public Schools recently announced that thirty-four county teachers received National Board Certification this year from The National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), double the number who achieved this status in 2006.
Ten of the 2007 teachers are in Crofton-area schools, including Odenton and Davidsonville...
To see a list of … (8 comments)
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Maryland Home Sellers, New Relief for Short Sales - 12/21/07 11:23 AM
Most Maryland home owners won't be affected by the new tax bill signed by President Bush yesterday, but anyone who purchased or refinanced their home in the past 2-3 years could be, if the loan balance is higher than today's selling price. That situation is known as a "short sale".
Homeowners were taxed on any amount forgiven … (19 comments)
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Suburban Scene and Laura Tayman Celebrate Year #1 - 12/18/07 09:29 AM
GETTING TO KNOW YOU... Laura Tayman
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday Suburban Scene...
Crofton, Gambrills and Odenton are celebrating this occasion with you! Suburban Scene Magazine has come into homes and businesses throughout our communities for a year now to tell us about people, businesses, organizations, and events in the area. As a reader, … (5 comments)
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Bowie Real Estate Market Study - 20715 - 12/18/07 09:10 AM
Things are looking very bleak for Bowie home sellers in the 20715 zipcode this month, based on statistics for November 2007 and these graphs of the years real estate activity.
Bowie Units sold: Down 35.71% from November 2006
Bowie Days on Market: Up 42.47% from November 2006
Bowie Median sold price: Down 2.88% from … (2 comments)
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Is ActiveRain Your Significant Other? - 12/17/07 11:19 AM
As I sit across the room from my husband, bonding with my computer keyboard for yet another blog post, my husband seems satisfied to enjoy my company while he reads the paper. Every now and then, he'll read a little blurb to me (Redskins won last night) and I try hard not … (93 comments)
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How to Get Your VA Certificate of Eligibility - 12/16/07 08:55 AM
Included in Your Online Relocation Package for Anne Arundel County, Maryland - Home of Fort George G. Meade, NSA, Northrop Grumman, BWI, and the U.S. Naval Academy.
VA Home Buyers, arm yourself with a Certificate of Eligibility and a loan pre-approvalJust two or three years ago, you had to settle for a … (1 comments)
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Santa's Helpers Lay Christmas Wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery - 12/15/07 10:32 PM
By Larry Woda
Even as a kid, I was awed by Arlington National Cemetery when my parents took my sisters and me to Washington, D.C. from our home in Ohio. It's not just the landscape that's impressive, but realization of all the history represented by those thousands of headstones which seem to stretch on … (32 comments)
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Good News for VA-Eligible Home Buyers in Maryland! - 12/15/07 10:56 AM
Sellers WANT you now, after years of shunning VA buyers!
It's true, home sellers are eager to accept your offer on their home, even though your choice of financing may cost them more than a conventional buyer. 'Truth is, they may even pay some or all of your closing costs. Home sellers felt quite different, just … (6 comments)
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How VA Can Help You Sell Your Home - 12/15/07 10:17 AM
Home Sellers - VA can help sell your home. Here's why:
FACT #1: There is a huge inventory of homes for sale (How many other sellers are you competing against in your area?)
FACT #2: Buyers are few and far between (Just look at the drop in 'number of homes sold' and the increase in 'days on … (9 comments)
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(Almost) Sure-Fire Way to Win An E-Bay Auction - 12/13/07 10:42 PM
The secret to winning an item you really really want on eBay...
This is inspired by my e-Bay win tonight (not telling the item, since this is a Christmas present). The auction ended at 18:47 PST. There were four bids altogether, and three of them were placed in the final minutes - including mine, just … (37 comments)
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New to Andrews AFB? - 12/13/07 07:58 AM
If Andrews Air Force Base is your next duty station, let me be one of the first to welcome you to Maryland.
Whether you are enlisted, a newly commissioned officer, a General, or anyone in between - you probably already checked out the website for Andrews, so I won't attempt to tell you about the … (6 comments)
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Welcome to Fort Meade! - 12/12/07 11:57 AM
Your real estate connection for Anne Arundel County, Maryland - Home of Fort George G. Meade, Northrop Grumman, BWI and the U.S. Naval Academy
So you have orders in hand for Fort Meade! Let me be one of the first to welcome you to Maryland.
I'm sure you have already checked out the website for … (10 comments)
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Crofton Maryland Real Estate Report - November 2007 - 12/12/07 07:53 AM
There's a little bit of Deja Vu, with this post, my 200th on ActiveRain. My very first post was Crofton Maryland - Market Report for February 2007. A few days later, a consumer who saw that post called to list her Crofton home with me. Needless to say, that's all it … (4 comments)
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Yes, There is a Buyer for Every House! - 12/11/07 12:48 AM
No matter how ugly, obsolete, or smelly a house may be, a buyer is out there somewhere. My job, if I choose to accept the listing, is to find that buyer!
I was reading Patricia Kennedy's post this morning, Too Bad They Couldn't Stage The Neighbor's Yard, and I thought about all the listings I've sold IN … (49 comments)
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On the Market in Gambrills, Maryland (December 2007) - 12/10/07 07:16 AM
Gambrills, Maryland, is probably best known for the Village of Waugh Chapel, the relatively new commercial center prominently located on Route 3 between Bowie and Baltimore - about 15 minutes from Annapolis to the East and 10 minutes from Fort Meade to the West. Washington D.C. is just a 30 minute … (0 comments)
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Seven Ways to Compete Against "Desperate Homesellers" - 12/09/07 09:12 AM
Crofton real estate and homes for sale
The secret lives of homesellers, like those of the Desperate Housewives on Wisteria Lane, aren't always what they seem. The "for sale" signs may all look alike, but...
Those homesellers down the street may be (and probably are) just neighbors who decided to move to a bigger … (16 comments)
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The Nutcracker in Anne Arundel County - 12/08/07 05:55 AM
It's that season again...
Dancing snowflakes, a dashing prince, colorfully costumed nutcrackers, and Tchaikovsky's majestic music. The Nutcracker remains one of the world's most beloved ballets during the holiday season, whether it is performed on-stage by the American Ballet Theatre at the Kennedy Center or by one of the local ballet companies.
While … (4 comments)
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Crofton Calendar of Events - December 2007 - 12/05/07 09:41 PM
Posted to Localism and Focus On Crofton, Dec. 2007.
December in Crofton is always special, with the huge lighted tree in front of Crofton Country Club, beautiful decorations at the front grate, and wreathes hanging from every lightpost on the Village Green. If you know anyone in the Crofton Village Garden Club, … (2 comments)
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Me-Me'd Again, in Maryland - 12/02/07 02:06 AM
Krista Fuchs sent me the nicest note, tagging me for a me-me and thanking me for encouraging her as a Newbie. My initial inclination was to beg off, since I've been me-me'd before and had a book me-me plus Adam's extensive interview for Sunday Bloggy Sunday. What more could I possibly say that you … (24 comments)
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