Is your Realtor® able to show you all available listings? It may not be an obvious question to ask but it ought to be ... I went on a home-tour with a lovely new client last weekend. When I got out my card to open the lock-box my clients inquired if that is the so-called Sentri card. It turned ou
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01/16/2012
The DC Metro area housing market is looking promising! According to an analysis published by Real Estate Business Intelligence on January 10th, 2012 inventory levels were at their lowest since August 2005 at year's end! If a low inventory meets with a higher demand, it will put an upward pressure
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01/12/2012
It was a beautiful weekend in Central Maryland - with temps in the low to mid 50s & blue sky we just had to get out to one of our favorite places and soak up some sunshine! Patapsco Valley State Park - 32 miles along the Patapsco River, more than 16, 000 acres and 170 miles of trails - is the per
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01/08/2012
A taste of Germany: chocolates, bread & wine at the Fort Meade commissary and local Maryland stores Whenever I get a bit Germany-sick (I left Germany a long time ago and very much consider Maryland home) I opt to cure myself with a piece (or a few) of German chocolate or a glass of German wine. A
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01/05/2012
"MY MILITARY HERO" - 2012 ARMED SERVICES YMCA ESSAY & ART CONTEST Children of active duty military or retired with 20+ years of service are invited to participate in the 2012 Armed Services YMCA essay contest: "My Military Hero". The contest runs until the middle of March, entries must be postmar
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01/03/2012
"The Go-Giver" is my first challenge of the year and it's playing hard to get. I wrote my list of goals for the year - well, I know what I would like to accomplish by year's end but I also set smaller goals for the months (which helps me stay focused) but I haven't gotten to all 12 yet. In any ca
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01/02/2012
"An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves."~ Bill Vaughan ~ Were you excited to see the old year end or were you excited to start the new? Which one are you, the pessimist or optimist? Not everyone regards a new year as a ne
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01/01/2012
