maryland: Education Schedule - Frederick County Maryland Assn. of Realtors
- 04/07/11 07:56 AM
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland Hey everyone, just wanted to up-date you on the Frederick County Association of Realtors(FCAR) Education Schedule - and new, reduced pricing. Please "like" this blog if you can, and share with everyone who might be interested, especially agents/Associations in adjoining counties/states. We work in conjunction with Frederick Community College(FCC), where all classes are held in a professional, educational atmosphere, unless noted otherwise. * New Maryland Real Estate Commission rule - must present PHOTO ID when signing in for class. Also we require sign-in and sign-out for classes. No walk-ins, must prepay - … (0 comments)
maryland: It's Back - First Annual Fredericktowne Rotary Club Golf Tournament
- 04/07/11 07:07 AM
Here it is - a great opportunity to support one of the world's greatest philanthropic groups.Few know that Rotary is near the International goal of eradicating Polio world-wide.This will only be the second disease wiped from the face of the earth since Smallpox was eradicated about 30 years ago. We have many local activities too. Frederick and Schifferstadt Oktober Fests, Parkway elementary school homework club, dictionary days, veterans and children outreach...etc. Back to fun things. Frederictowne Rotary Club is having a Scramble Golf Tournament on: June 16th, 2011 at high noon(bring your shooting irons), lunch included. Tee time is 1:00 pm. Location: … (1 comments)
maryland: Weekend Entertainment Round-Up for Frederick Maryland
- 04/07/11 01:14 AM
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland Bare Bard?If It Ain't Baroque - Don't Fix It!Crazy For You...Mira EnsembleHe Who Gets Slapped What is going on in Frederick this weekend!?!? He Who Gets Slapped, is well... thought provoking.A Russian tragi-comedy written in 1914, full of slapstick about the world controlled by wealthy and powerful people. Friday and Saturday at Cultural Arts Center, 15 W Patrick St, 7:30 pm.Info call: 301-662-4210 MIRA Ensemble - four young ladies(professional musicians) playing an eclectic selection of chamber music.FREE at Evangelical Reformed Church, 15 W Church St.Friday 7:30 pm. Crazy For You. Fall in … (0 comments)
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland Available in other areas I have heard! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just in and today is the last day to respond! Gratiswheelz has an ongoing program to allow business people to get a free car for one year, if they agree to have it "wrapped" with advertisements. There will be room on both sides for you to place your own ad - either on a fender or the rear door, not to exceed 18" square. Fortunately, there are no cars yet assigned to Frederick Maryland, and the … (0 comments)
maryland: Maryland Comptroller - State Must Rein In Spending
- 03/31/11 07:09 AM
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland Peter Franchot, State Comptroller, visited Frederick Maryland on Wednesday, presenting at the Frederick Rotary Club. Getting right to the point, he noted that Maryland is critized for high taxes, regulations, unions, and Democrats. However, Franchot feels the main problem is bureaucrats feeling entitled in their treatment of the public sector. He thinks public officials need to be more repsonsive and quicker - something that has been lost over the decades. He said Democrats need to quit thinking of businesses as a bottomless pit to raise money for their programs, and commended Frederick … (0 comments)
maryland: US Housing Prices Drop - Except DC!
- 03/31/11 06:37 AM
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland Are we heading into a double-dip recession in the housing market? Of the 20 urban areas rated by S&P/Case-Schiller home price index, only Washington DC showed a significant increase in home prices in the last year - a substantial 3.6%. (San Diego had a tiny .1% increase) We already knew that in Frederick County Maryland, being a bedroom community to DC. Advantages in the DC area are: lack of an inventory glut; 74,000 more jobs over last year; and more people are moving to DC, causing the rental vacancy to fall to a … (3 comments)
maryland: Eggstravaganza in Frederick - First Saturday
- 03/31/11 06:27 AM
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland Frederick Maryland's monthly First Saturday kicks off at 5 pm until 9 pm. Want that giant 3 foot Chocolate Bunny?Enter through April 11th at: Velvet Lounge - 203 N Market StCandy Kitchen - 52 N Market StEc'clectibles - 13 E Patrick StFlights of Fancy - 20 N East St$1 a chance, etc. benefits Downtown Frederick Partnership How about an Easter Egg Hunt - if you could win $50? Meet the Easter Bunny wandering the streetsChildren can bring a basket to collect candy from downtown businessesSpecial activities on Market, Patrick, Church & Carroll … (0 comments)
maryland: "Health Outcomes" Ranking High for Frederick County Maryland
- 03/31/11 04:37 AM
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland A 2011 County Health Rankings by the University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute found Frerderick County MD to be third highest in the state.The study looked at smoking rates, obesity, education, community safety, and access to fruits and veggies.It found that the rate of pre-mature deaths is much lower than the state average, while smoking, obesity, and excessive drinking were about average.Insured people, children in poverty, and violent crime are lower than state averages with education being higher than the state on average. Companies looking to locate or relocate usually consider a … (0 comments)
maryland: Western Maryland - Full of Gas?
- 03/28/11 10:10 AM
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland With claims of contaminated water coming from other states that sit atop the Marcellus Shale deposits, Maryland lawmakers have proposed a two year moritorium on drilling in the state.The proposed law includes a tax of $10 per acre leased for drilling, which would pay for a Department of Environment study estimated to cost $1 Million and take until August 2013 to complete.The estimated 50 Trillion cubic feet of gas under the Marcellus Shale is approximately 380 million years old, and sits under 95,000 square miles of the eastern US. Problems arise from … (0 comments)
maryland: Solar Farm Coming to Frederick County Maryland
- 03/25/11 12:49 AM
Your Distressed Property Expert in Maryland A joint project of Mount St. Mary's University, in Emmitsburg, and Constellation Energy, formerly BG&E, to install a 60 acre, thin-film, photovoltaic Solar Farm on agricultural and institution land seems to be on it's way to being approved by Frederick County Board of Appeals. The parties were requested to supply proof of interest in the project, and the Historic Preservation Commission Commission needs to render it's findings, before final approval. The proposal is in response to a State of Maryland request to develop long term power purchase agreements from renewable power to be added to … (3 comments)
maryland: Harper Ferry WV - History Lessons for Fort Detrick Maryland?
- 03/24/11 02:02 AM
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland A party from Fort Detrick Maryland, headed by outgoing garrison commander Judith Robinson, visited Harpers Ferry WV on a leadership training outing Wednesday. George Wunderlich, executive director of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, in Frederick Maryland, led them through the remants of the town, mostly a tourism dependent community, but once, before the American Civil War, a thriving manufacturing center based on a major federal arsenal making firearms for the US Military. What decisions led to the collapse of Harper Ferry's thriving economy?That was the lesson for the civilian upper … (0 comments)
maryland: Military Home Buyers - Fort Detrick, Fort Meade, Aberdeen Proving Grounds
- 03/23/11 06:08 AM
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland The challenges facing military home buyers are unique.They may need to change duty station on short notice, or change their PCS at the last minute. Often a spouse will make a quick trip into town to decide within two to four days and make an offer. It's like running a sprint as opposed to a marathon - must move quickly to get to the finish line.I have helped with this a few times - and realize it can be exhausting for the prospective buyers - they need to get back to base … (1 comments)
maryland: First National Spelling Bee Champ Dies at 97
- 03/23/11 12:49 AM
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland Frank Neuhauser won the first National Spelling Bee when he was 11, in 1925 in Washington DC by spelling "Gladiolus" correctly. His prizes were $500 in gold, a bicycle, and a trip to the White House to meet President Calvin Coolidge. He appeared in the film "Spellbound" in 2002, about the National Spelling Bee, and became a cult figure to spelling enthusiasts. After a career as a patent attorney, Mr Neuhauser enjoyed many years working in his garden on 3+ acres of land in Potomac, MD, growing trees, vegetables, and flowers - … (2 comments)
maryland: Frederick County Maryland Home Sales Rising
- 03/22/11 11:18 PM
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland Could our area be leading the way to a recovery? Even though national sales figures were down nearly 10% in February from a month earlier, Frederick County Maryland saw a rise of 15% month over month, and March is well ahead of February at the half-month mark. Frederick County home sales were up nearly 5% compared to 2010. Distressed home sales, while still significant at 27% of all sales in February, have been declining as overall percentage of sales. Average price declined; from $248,500 in January to nearly $231,000 in February. February … (0 comments)
maryland: Going Green - Energy For Under $3 a Day!
- 03/21/11 07:22 AM
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland It's doable - just ask Dave Barrow of Myersville Maryland. With installation of additional insulation, a geothermal HVAC system, and adding solar panels to his roof, among a few other projects, he and his wife have reduced their electricity comsumption to less than three dollars a day. Considering they intend to occupy their home for 15 to 20 more years, they calculated the cost to be worth it, with amortization at less than six years to a positive cost effective number. Dave has agreed to become an Ambassador for Frederick County's Green … (0 comments)
maryland: Middletown Maryland - Cutting Back - Help Welcome
- 03/21/11 07:18 AM
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland Independence Day in MIddletown is still going to happen - but the hours will be reduced - it's a very nice event too! However the Middletown Recreation Council has had to make cuts - depending on Middletown Burgess and Commissioners for funding. The council has cut three $1,000 scholarships and the annual Fishing Derby, as well as reducing the Independence Day celebration back to a 3 pm starting time. Still at least $19,000 needs to be raised.The Recreation Council holds an annual egg hunt, and monthly spaghetti dinners and teen dances to … (0 comments)
maryland: What's a Spoke Factory? - Now Frederick Visitor Center
- 03/21/11 07:13 AM
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland Built in 1899, the Frederick Spoke Factory made wooden spokes for carriage wheels - surely you've seen wooden wheeled vehicles in parades! Early cars still used wooden spokes into the late 1920s. Gradually the building decayed under many uses in 112 years, but Frederick bought the site in 1995 for a planned extension of East Street. In 2010, the East St. extension was completed through to I-70, the Board of Education complex was also completed next door, and the renovations began to turn the old spoke factory into the new Frederick Vistor … (0 comments)
maryland: Building a Spaghetti Bridge - Engineering Innovation in Frederick, Maryland
- 03/21/11 07:10 AM
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland Think you can build a spaghetti bridge? They can. Engineering Innovation, looking to have another successful summer session, is gearing up to recruit students and sponsors. EI is a Johns Hopkins University summer engineering program offered at Tuscarora High School in partnership with the Frederick County Workforce Development Board, and Frederick County Public Schools. The initiative is designed to develop science, technology, engineering and math skills in Frederick County's future workforce. EI is open to junior and senior high school students and incoming college freshmen, and they have the opportunity to earn … (0 comments)
maryland: Horse (Manure) Days of Spring in Middletown Maryland
- 03/21/11 07:03 AM
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland Yes - Friday was an especially beatiful day, because we are coming out of a short cold winter, and a very wet early spring.But yesterday's 80 degree weather was fabulous. Just perfect for spreading horse manure on our gardens(and a little sun).This is "old" manure, has very little odor, as it has lain about all winter "fermenting". In other words, it is almost completely high nutrient, high fiber(straw) dirt. Very good for the soil. Our annual applications have produced great results in vegetables and flowering plants. So...back to the pitch fork and … (0 comments)
maryland: Stink Bugs - They're Everywhere!
- 03/21/11 06:56 AM
Your Distressed Property and Short Sale Expert in Maryland And they damage crops too.At a town hall meeting at Mount St. Mary's University, led by Representative Roscoe Bartlett, stink bugs were the main topic of dicussion. This invasive species in now found in 33 states and DC. The stink bugs have wintered over well, and are poised to continue to damage crops. Robert Black's Catoctin Mountain Orchard in Thurmont Maryland is being used as a test site on how best to trap the invasive species. Damage sometimes doesn't show up until the produce is on sale. A black pyramid trap, developed … (0 comments)
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