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2011
Last night the La Plata town council approved, 3-2, the motion to annex the land proposed for use in building a new Wal-Mart Supercenter in La Plata, MD. I already hate shopping at Wal-Mart, and a supercenter isn't going to make me hate it less. (Look honey, this is where small businesses used to...
09/29/2011
St. Charles has been growing for years. In fact, there are currently about 50,000 residents in the area, so what's a few thousand more? The Charles County Planning Commission sat down Monday night and approved a preliminary plan to build (another) new subdivision in St. Charles called Gleneagles ...
09/23/2011
What's the next greatest restaurant headed to Waldorf, MD? Apparently it's Buffalo Wild Wings Bar and Grill! I can just imagine how the conversation for that went: "Wanna know what Waldorf really needs?" "Higher-end destination shopping?" "No, another restaurant!" "Oh, you mean like a specialty p...
09/23/2011
"The first rule of Fight Club - Don't talk about Fight Club" I'm about to break all the rules about client confidentiality and fiduciary responsibility. Realtors aren't supposed to talk about contracts in detail, as it's a breach of trust with their clients. Well, it seems I just found a loophol...
09/22/2011
Real estate agents are a funny breed of "professionals". If you've ever dealt with an agent, you've no doubt seen/heard the slew of catch-phrases designed to get your business. I wish I had a dollar for every time I saw a business card with the phrase "I'm never to busy for your referrals!" or "Y...
09/22/2011
Having trees fall in your yard during a hurricane sucks. It sucks even more when a neighbors tree falls on your yard. The first question (okay, second question, after "is everyone alright?") is typically "Who pays for the damage and removal?" Here's a quick rundown of the general rule of thumb: Y...
09/22/2011
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First time home buyers have no idea how good they've got it right now. Yeah, I know what you're thinking: "This guy gets paid to talk about how great buying a home is, blah blah blah". Fortunately, I'm not planning on waxing philosophic about the virtues of home ownership, I'm here to discuss wha...
09/22/2011
The current real estate market in Southern Maryland seems to be heating up recently. I wouldn't go so far as to say the market is hot, but there's a definite thaw in otherwise sluggish sales. Check out the video below for a full summary on what's been happening in the local market recently!
09/22/2011
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