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maryland: Crofton, Gambrills, and Odenton - One Community or Three? - 10/12/08 07:47 PM

"The Greater Crofton Area" is generally considered to include Crofton, Gambrills, and Odenton - three distinctly different communities located in the D.C.-Baltimore-Annapolis Triangle. (And, I might add, there are distinctly different neighborhoods within each community.) Some of the confusion probably comes from the nonsensical zipcode boundaries created by the U.S. Post Office for Crofton.
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maryland: Relocating to Anne Arundel County? - 01/16/08 08:59 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.
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, located on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay about a half hour from both Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland, is … (11 comments)

maryland: 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)

maryland: Consumer Tax on Real Estate Services? No Way! - 10/28/07 11:55 PM

How do you think it might impact your business if buyers, sellers, tenants and landlords are taxed on commissions or fees they pay to real estate professionals or property managers in the future?
A 6% sales or service tax, for example, would turn each $1000 paid by consumers for commissions or fees into $1060.
Why should you … (27 comments)

maryland: Maryland Homestead Tax Credit Is No Longer Automatic - 10/18/07 06:27 AM

EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2007 FOR PROPERTY TRANSFERS AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2007
Let's start by answering your question, "What is the Maryland Homestead Tax Credit?"
The Homestead Credit helps homeowners deal with large assessment increases by limiting the increase in taxable assessments. You can check this Listing of Homestead Caps for Each Local Government, to … (12 comments)

maryland: Crofton Maryland Flu Shot Locations - 10/17/07 06:13 AM

A community announcement for Crofton, MD, posted to Localism.com and FocusOnCrofton.com.
Flu shots seem to be widely available this year, and I have found three locations in Crofton where you can conveniently get yours: Giant, CVS, and Rite-Aid.
Mark your calendar for November 3. That's the next time you will be able … (3 comments)

maryland: Crofton Maryland Real Estate Report - January-September 2007 - 10/13/07 07:48 PM

There was good news and bad news for Crofton in September, according to statistics released by Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc., combined with my own quick review of homes listed, sold, and under contract during that time.
Let's start with the GOOD news:
Average sold prices were up for the third month in … (4 comments)

maryland: It's That "Fall Festival" Time of Year Again in Anne Arundel County - 10/11/07 09:23 AM

Prepared especially for FocusOnCrofton.com and Localism.com
Larry and I took our grandchildren, Megan and Matthew, to the Fall Festival at Homestead Gardens in Davisonville on a windy and chilly October day last year. With that memory fresh in mind, it almost caught me by surprise to see the big tent set up and this … (13 comments)

maryland: Anne Arundel County Maryland - Five Secret Ingredients for Selling Your Home in a Buyer's Market - 09/23/07 11:43 AM

My, what a difference a year or two can make, when it comes to selling your home!
If you bought your Anne Arundel County home in the past five years, it's likely that you paid full price - perhaps OVER full price. You might have waived a home inspection, and even an appraisal. Your … (10 comments)

maryland: Maryland Fishing Challenge Finale - 09/18/07 02:09 PM

It sounds simple enough... Between June 14 and September 3, catch one of the 63 specially tagged stripped bass known as "Diamond Jim" to win a cash prize or any of the 60 specified species in waterways statewide to win other prizes.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resource's 2007 Maryland Fishing Challenge is the third annual event … (8 comments)

maryland: Name this super-computer and win $500 - - 08/06/07 10:04 PM

WINNER ANNOUNCED
Are your creative juices flowing today?
If so, maybe you would like to participate in the naming contest for a new desktop super-computer prototype developed by Uzi Vishkin and his team of researchers at The University of Maryland, College Park.
This technology uses uses a circuit board about the size of … (7 comments)

maryland: BRAC bringing 22,000 new jobs to Anne Arundel County MD - 08/06/07 06:38 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.
Anne Arundel County agencies are scrambling to anticipate the impact of 22,000 new jobs on infra-structure and public services ranging from transportation to education and … (4 comments)

maryland: Condo owners alert... - 07/31/07 09:48 AM

It's up to YOU, each and every condo owner, to stay involved in your condo association - at least by paying your dues in a timely manner and being an active participant, if not a volunteer leader.
The covenants and bylaws of some condo associations may not permit changes to the budget without a favorable vote … (10 comments)

maryland: Maryland Loves Cal Ripken! - 07/29/07 11:12 AM

Baseball fans know that Cooperstown = Baseball Hall of Fame. In case you are not a baseball fan, let me bring you up to speed...
This is the day that Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. and San Diego Padres outfielder Tony Gwynn are being inducted into that Hall of Fame, the highest honor … (5 comments)

maryland: Watermelon? I thought Maryland is for Crabs! - 07/25/07 12:01 PM

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 is for Crabs" - Who hasn't heard that slogan, even beyond Maryland?
Apparently, if some folks get their way, it may also be "Maryland is for Watermelon" -
A friendly … (22 comments)

maryland: 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)

maryland: Legacy of an "old pro" - passing it on to another generation of real estate rookies - 07/25/07 07:01 AM

Those "old pros" - I know they get to you sometimes!
When I was a rookie, a lifetime ago, I had a love-hate relationship with them. In my mind, most of them were old-fashioned, overweight, arrogant - and clients seemed to fall effortlessly into their laps from nowhere. Yet, over the years I have … (65 comments)

maryland: Maryland real estate - 5 communities among "Top 100 Best Places to Live" - 07/23/07 06:19 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 real estate may experience a slight "boom" now that word is out about what a great place it is to live!
Money's list of Top 100 Best Places to Live … (2 comments)

maryland: Anne Arundel County Real Estate - WATERFRONT CONDOS - 07/17/07 07:32 PM

Waterfront condos are proof that living on the water doesn't have to be a high-maintenance lifestyle! You can sit in your easy-chair, perhaps a hundred yards from your boat dock, listen to the sound of wind-chimes hanging from the masts of nearby sailboats, and leave all the grounds and building maintenance to someone … (3 comments)

maryland: Historic Maryland Theater + Pageant = "Must see" in Maryland this week. - 06/24/07 11:12 PM

HAGERSTOWN MD. Historic Places. Coming Events. Posted to Localism.com, by Margaret Woda.
The Miss Maryland Pageant began today, with contestants arriving in Hagerstown for a hectic week of rehearsals, appearances and competition (June 24-July 1). If you've never been to Hagerstown or to a Miss America state pageant preliminary, this is a great … (0 comments)

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