crofton real estate: Higher Education - What to Expect When You Live in Anne Arundel County, Maryland - 02/29/08 01:00 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.
Anne Arundel County is located about equidistant from Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD - and all the world-class higher education institutions of the two cities. … (8 comments)
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crofton real estate: Education - What to Expect When You Relocate to Anne Arundel County, Maryland - 02/28/08 11:49 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.
Since Maryland Schools ranked #3 in the Nation, chances are your children will be attending a better school here than the one they left. Only New York … (2 comments)
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crofton real estate: Why Get a Home Inspection When You Relocate to Maryland - 02/28/08 07:18 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.
PEACE OF MIND - the #1 Reason for you to get a home inspection!
Whether you'r relocating to Anne Arundel County from another part of the country, … (3 comments)
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crofton real estate: Shopping Guide for Anne Arundel County, Maryland - 02/28/08 11:02 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.
There's more to relocating than finding a home. If you're anything like me, finding nearby shopping is pretty high on the priority list, once your boxes are unpacked. Even though you … (3 comments)
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crofton real estate: Four Seasons in Anne Arundel County, Maryland - 02/27/08 08:37 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.
As we moved to different parts of the country, compliments of the U.S. Navy, I was very excited to experience life in a new places. But I really missed winter, … (11 comments)
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crofton real estate: Last Minute Moving Checklist for Your Relocation to Anne Arundel County, Maryland - 02/25/08 08:18 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.
Did I tell you about the time when movers packed wet coffee grounds from my sink?
Or another time when my un-emptied kitchen trash can got … (13 comments)
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crofton real estate: Family is In the Car, and We Are Ready to Go! - 02/25/08 06:31 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.
In the unlikely event you run out of things to do in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Annapolis, and even your own neighborhood in Anne Arundel County, … (6 comments)
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crofton real estate: For Golfers Relocating to Anne Arundel County Maryland - 02/24/08 10:17 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.
First a little golf trivia...
As a golfer, I'm sure you're familiar with the customary RED TEES for women, WHITE TEES for men, and BLUE TEES for Championship play. This system … (8 comments)
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crofton real estate: A "Tale of Two Cites" Near Anne Arundel County, Maryland - 02/24/08 10:07 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.
What does Charles Dickens' classic tale about the French Revolution, England and spying have to do with working at Northrop Grumman, USNA, Fort Meade, BWI or … (6 comments)
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crofton real estate: A Commuting Guide for Northrop Grumman Newbies - 02/18/08 09:22 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.
Relocating to Northrop Grumman? If you're trying to decide where to live, let me help by giving you some idea of what to expect for your … (4 comments)
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crofton real estate: World-Class Medical Care for Anne Arundel County Residents - 02/18/08 12:38 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.
When you live in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, world-class medical care is just an hour away.
Johns Hopkins is the "Best of the Best" in U.S. … (7 comments)
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crofton real estate: Anne Arundel County Rolls out the Red Carpet for Active Adults - 02/17/08 07:58 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.
If you're relocating to Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and you've reached the ripe old age of 55, you'll find no shortage of new and resale communities … (6 comments)
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crofton real estate: Maryland On The Big Screen - 02/14/08 12:52 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.
When you relocate to Maryland, you could find yourself in the middle of a movie set.
You may see Harrison Ford, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Bruce Willis, Will … (21 comments)
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crofton real estate: Would You Hire This Agent? - 02/12/08 10:31 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.
If you're relocating to Maryland, you probably want an agent who...
___ Gives you undivided attention___ Understands and respects your needs___ Knows the market___ Works hard to find your dream home___ Gives you … (20 comments)
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crofton real estate: Fort Meade - What to Expect When You Arrive - 02/10/08 08:50 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.
Welcome to Fort Meade and Anne Arundel County Maryland!
Families of civilian employees and military personnel relocating to Fort Meade will find a post that covers 5,415 acres, with nearly … (18 comments)
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crofton real estate: Moving Your Pets - 02/09/08 02:28 PM
Including Anne Arundel County Veterinarian Directory and Dog Park Directory
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.
From dogs and cats to birds and fish, pets are part of the family and we love them. Whether you're moving across town … (12 comments)
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crofton real estate: 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 real estate: 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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crofton real estate: 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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crofton real estate: Crofton Real Estate Market Update - October 2007 - 11/16/07 09:43 AM
There is good news to report about the Crofton real estate market!
Statistics released by MRIS, the regional multiple listing system for this area, indicate that homes took less time to sell in October 2007 than they did in the same month last year. Days on Market were down 11.54% to 69.
Additionally, … (4 comments)
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crofton real estate: Crofton Village Garden Club's Thank You to Vets - 11/11/07 10:33 PM
On this Veteran's Day, there are many ways that people all over the country are reaching out to say "thank you" to veterans. The Crofton Village Garden Club uses flowers.
Instead of having a speaker at the November meeting, we hold a workshop to create red, white and blue flower arrangements for wounded … (10 comments)
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crofton real estate: You Impact Lives Long After Settlement - 11/04/07 02:52 PM
Crofton real estate and homes for sale
Yesterday, I had a reminder of just how important Realtors are to the people we serve.... how much we influence their lives.
As my son and his wife proudly showed off the newly decorated nursery in anticipation of their first baby, it occurred to me that I had a … (66 comments)
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crofton real estate: Crofton Schools Shuffle Boundaries - 11/02/07 02:43 PM
Crofton real estate and homes for sale
If you use the School Locator on my website, you’ll only get part of the story.
Today’s school assignments may or may not be an accurate reflection of which Crofton-area school your child will attend in 2008–2009. With the construction of a new elementary school on … (8 comments)
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crofton real estate: Spring Curb Appeal Begins Today - 11/01/07 10:41 PM
Crofton real estate and homes for sale
Thinking of selling your Crofton home in Spring? If so, it's more important than ever for you to pull your green thumb out of your pocket and take care of these Fall Garden Must-Do's. They will reward you with a beautiful lawn and garden when the growing season … (12 comments)
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crofton real estate: Crofton Maryland Calendar for November - 11/01/07 07:14 PM
The highlight of Crofton's November calendar is the Annual Christmas Tree Lighting at Crofton Country Club on November 26 and the arrival of Santa on Engine # 7. Festivities will include refreshments, entertainment, and photos with Santa.
CLICK HERE to check updates, since new events may be added throughout the month. To receive timely … (2 comments)
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crofton real estate: No Blog is Complete Until... - 10/31/07 12:06 AM
SPELL-CHECK.
Do you know who invented spell-check? I, for one, would like to send him or her a nice hand-written thank you note. Spell-check is sort of an on-line dictionary that saves us from ourselves by catching our typos in MS Word documents or articles posted on ActiveRain and other web sites or blogs. … (39 comments)
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crofton real estate: Crofton Market Study - August 2007 - 09/10/07 09:51 PM
The Crofton real estate market has remained more stable over the last month than I anticipated, In fact, the Average Sold Price dropped only 5.43% from last year, while the Median Sold Price went up 3.04%
Total units sold were in line with last year's - 45 in 2007 and 41 in 2006. … (4 comments)
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crofton real estate: Anne Arundel County MD Real Estate Trends - SOLD PRICES - 09/10/07 01:36 PM
(January - August 2007)
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE is the half-way point between highest and lowest priced homes sold in a given area during a given period of time. Following the median sold price does provide one lens through which you might gauge trends in home selling prices. Another is average sold price.
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crofton real estate: 12 Key Questions for All Home Sellers - 09/09/07 10:04 PM
THINKING ABOUT SELLING YOUR HOME?
I'm sure you realize there's more to selling your home than putting a sign in the yard and showing off your home improvements to eager buyers. Just to make sure you have all your bases covered, here are twelve questions to ask yourself before you decide to sell without … (24 comments)
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crofton real estate: Grab your umbrella, real estate is falling! - 07/25/07 11:17 AM
MarketWatch reports more bad news for real estate...
...on a national level. But it is important for you to remember that the real estate market is more accuratey measured on a LOCAL level.
Today's report by Rex Nutting for MarketWatch sounds very dire: Existing home sales fall to 5-year low of 5.75 million. He quotes National Association … (6 comments)
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crofton real estate: Curb Appeal Counts More Today Than Ever Before - 07/24/07 09:48 AM
Crofton real estate is alive and well, if the activity I've experienced in recent weeks is any indication. But the inventory of available properties is much higher than we've seen in recent years, so buyers have several homes to consider. Showing so many homes in the same price range has reminded … (8 comments)
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crofton real estate: Crofton MD Real Estate - Community Makes Money's "Top 100 Best Places to Live" - 07/23/07 06:02 AM
Crofton real estate is always desirable, but it may be even MORE attractive to folks who are looking for a home in Anne Arundel County now that Money has ranked Crofton in its Top 100 Best Places to Live 2007. Communities around the country were ranked for a variety of factors that impact quality … (0 comments)
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crofton real estate: I'm a 5-house girl! - 07/14/07 08:43 PM
FIVE is the magic number in my book!
Five houses before lunch... Five houses after lunch... Five houses a day... Five different areas... Five homes in a particular neighborhood... Five houses in any combination, but ONLY FIVE at one time. That's my limit, and I'm sticking to it because I'm a 5-house girl!
Except, of course, when buyers arrive for their … (19 comments)
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crofton real estate: Odenton Maryland Real Estate - Market Study for June 2007 - 07/10/07 03:25 PM
ODENTON MD 21113
The effects of BRAC are not being felt yet in Odenton (21113) - which kinda surprises me, given its proximity to Ft. Meade and the NSA. I expected savvy investors to start buying up property in Odenton long before now - and certainly now that the market has levelled … (0 comments)
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crofton real estate: Crofton Maryland Real Estate - Market Report for June 2007 - 07/10/07 02:29 PM
CROFTON MD 21114
There is more good news today for homebuyers in the Crofton area, based upon the June sales statistics released today by MRIS.
84 homes were listed last month in the 21114 zipcode, while just 32 went under contract. With the home inventory continuing to grow at more than double the … (0 comments)
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crofton real estate: MD Title Company waives fees for military homebuyers - 07/06/07 11:49 AM
Active duty military personnel buying a home in Maryland are NOT taken for granted by Capitol Title, with offices in Annapolis Crofton, Dunkirk, Ellicott City, Ocean City, Rockville, Severna Park, and Suitland.
Inspired by Joe Long's blog that I read earlier this morning, about an article he saw at a title company, I looked … (13 comments)
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crofton real estate: If Dracula's castle was YOUR listing... - 07/03/07 05:38 PM
Crofton real estate is pretty tame - nothing like this property, currently on the market for sale:
One of literature's most famous vampires must be turning over in his grave because his favorite haunt (pun intended) is on the market for sale.
MarketWatch.com, RIS Media and the Associated Press, among others, are reporting that Bran … (19 comments)
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crofton real estate: Agent feedback... Candid or sugar-coated? - 07/03/07 09:42 AM
Are home owners and their agents hungry for feedback from prospective buyers and their agents who visit your listings? I always caution my clients up front to be careful what they wish for, because they may not always like the feedback they receive. In fact, some buyers and agents may sound critical … (29 comments)
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crofton real estate: Advice to New Maryland Real Estate Agents - 07/01/07 09:12 AM
WELCOME TO THE DANCE!
I encourage all new agents to bring your enthusiasm and new ideas to the world of real estate, while you learn some of the basic steps. As we all know too well, real estate licensing classes don't really provide the day to day "how to's" that mean the difference … (43 comments)
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crofton real estate: ActiveRain vs. Blogger - 06/16/07 07:08 AM
Several months ago, I received an email from Carolyn Nelson, offering to help me get started with blogging. Her timing was perfect, following within days the warnings from my son, Steve, that I would be left in the real estate dust if I didn't start blogging. (Moment of motherly pride here: … (17 comments)
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crofton real estate: Crofton MD - Market Report for May 2007 - 06/10/07 12:16 PM
CROFTON MD 21114
Each month, when new sales statistics are published by the Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc. (MRIS) - the multiple listing service for Crofton (21114) - the first thing I look at is the Total New Listings (76) and the Total New Contracts (41). If these numbers are not close, … (0 comments)
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crofton real estate: June Calendar of Events - Anne Arundel County MD - 06/04/07 10:33 AM
There is never a shortage of things to do in Anne Arundel County. Here are just a few of the things that I found advertised for the remainder of June:
June 10 - Bay Lighthouse Cruise, 12:15 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. Cruise by Thomas Point,Sandy Point Shoal and Baltimore Harbor ighthouses. http://www.watermarkjourney.com/ or 410-268-7601 … (0 comments)
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crofton real estate: Home buyers, this is no time to beware! - 05/20/07 07:45 AM
After spending a few hours online to post local sales statistics today, I can't believe the market isn't FLOODED with home buyers! We real estate agents must not be communicating to buyers exactly how great a time it is to get out there and buy a home.
Interest rates are still very … (4 comments)
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crofton real estate: Crofton MD - Market Report for April 2007 - 05/20/07 06:24 AM
CROFTON MD 21114
Yikes! 93 new listings and 31 listings sold! Three times as many new listings as sales in the month of April in the Crofton (21114) zipcode. Now THAT is something to be concerned about. During my 33 years in Crofton real estate, it has never been more important for … (0 comments)
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crofton real estate: Crofton, Maryland - A Wonderful Place to Live! - 05/01/07 07:30 AM
CROFTON MD 21114
Crofton residents enjoy the cherry tree-lined streets in Spring, a crafts fair and Boy Scout-sponsored chicken barbeque at the Village Green in Fall, the annual Christmas tree lighting in front of Crofton Country Club, plus lots of organizations and year-round activities for every age group from kids to seniors. It's a … (0 comments)
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crofton real estate: CROFTON ONE-LEVEL TOWNHOME - 04/24/07 09:45 AM
1697 WALLEYE DRIVE, CROFTON, MD 21114 -
Elegent updates define this Crofton townhome condo. One-level living on two levels.
MAIN LEVEL: Huge master bedroom, state-of-the-art kitchen, laundry, updated bath, flooring, siding and windows.
LOWER LEVEL: 2 bedrooms, living/dining area, kitchen, laundry, bath - all recently re-done, fenced deck area and separate entrance.
This … (0 comments)
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crofton real estate: Don't shoot the messenger! - 04/21/07 10:18 AM
Are you worried that your prospective seller won't like the truth, and it could cost you the listing? In other words, if they don't like the message, they might "shoot the messenger" -
How do you handle it when you walk into a prospective seller's home and your reaction is something to the effect of...
Whew, … (41 comments)
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