college park homes for sale: 9327 Limestone Place, College Park, MD 20740 - 11/06/09 08:55 AM
This home has a ton of appeal and a ton of potential. This house has what we, in real estate, call "good bones". Yes, it needs some cosmetic fix up here and there. However, it could be the perfect home to the right buyer who sees the potential and gets the right mortgage -- a FHA 203 (k) would be perfect. … (3 comments)

college park homes for sale: Am I The Only One....? - 05/21/09 11:29 PM
I keep hearing that the market is picking up. 
my fellow Realtors are crowing about the multiple offers their listings are getting within days of putting the home on the market.  my fellow Realtors are complaining that they are coming up against multiple offers on properties their buyer clients want to purchase.  can't get mortgage underwriters to move fast enought to get to settlement, homes inspectors can't get out to inspect properties fast enough, appraisers taking forever to come out to the home and then send in the appraisal report to the mortgage company. All I can say is:, "Huh?"
I … (11 comments)

college park homes for sale: A Change (price adjustment) We Can Believe In -- College Park, MD - 01/26/09 08:53 AM
This home has been inspected, detected, selected and upgraded in all the places it counts:

* great open, remodeled kitchen
* huge renovated master bath with a Jacuzzi and water temperature control (the hot water stays hot!)
* a working sauna
* a fully finished walkout basement
* Pella doors
* hardwood floors
The new, new, new price on this is only $314,999 and it's very close to METRO and the University of MD.
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college park homes for sale: Thank You, Mr. & Mrs. Buyer For Paying For The Inspection - 01/16/09 10:34 AM
A few posts ago, I wrote about one of my listings going under contract soon after the settlement of another of my listings.  I was pretty excited and thought I was on a bit of a roll.  Maybe too excited.
I forgot my primo rule - don't count the money until it's in the bank - otherwise known as "It ain't over 'til the Fat Lady sings!"
It turns out the buyers for this house wanted to do a home inspection.  Nothing wrong with that.  Inspections are good things.  Besides the house was in good shape,  A lot of upgrades.  Still … (66 comments)

college park homes for sale: College Park, MD: 5918 Bryn Mawr Road, New Great Price - $314,999 - 01/12/09 07:15 AM
If you were looking for a home that was in true "move-in" condition, this may be the one for you!
This beautiful home has been updated and remodeled with a gorgeous kitchen and spacious master bath complete with a real Jacuzzi with a temperature control that keeps the water warm (or hot!) as long as you want to sit in it.
It also has a working sauna in the fully finished walk-out basement.

-- Minutes to METRO
-- Minutes to the University of MD
-- Minutes to great commuter routes
-- Parks, Shopping, Movies, ... and More.

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college park homes for sale: Is College Park Having a Renaissance? - 01/05/09 01:27 PM
A couple of posts back I wrote about a great end-of-year settlement for a nice Split Level in College Park Woods.  The house hadn't been on the market that long and the previous owner had kept it in good shape.
Now, just days after that one settled an offer cam in on another listing "across town" from College Park Woods near the Town of Berwyn Heights. We're really just talking a couple of miles here. Still a great neighborhood with great access to the University of MD and major employers as well as major commuter routes and METRO.
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college park homes for sale: Houses do sell...No Matter What You Hear on the News - 01/02/09 12:50 AM
I don't know if it's the interest rates, people getting tired of renting, a perception that home prices are pretty darn low (relative to recent home values) or what but homes are selling.  At least a couple of my listings.
I serve a community near the University of MD called College Park Woods.  It's a nice subdivision of single family homes built in the mid '60s.  Community pool. Community park. Close to METRO and some fairly big employers (USDA, NASA, Archives, to name a few).  So the location is good, the prices reasonable.
Yet, because of the "meltdown" and subsequent tightening … (3 comments)

college park homes for sale: Tired of Every Other Home Being a "Short" Sale -- Check These Out! - 10/12/08 02:17 PM
If you've been looking for homes in the College Park area (or near Andrews AFB) and you're getting frustrated with the huge number of short sales that require "third party approval" that can take 4 to 6 months you may want to check these out -
11322 Cherry Hill RoadBeltsville, MD 20705Offered for only $139,999FHA, VA and Conventional Financing are all acceptable
5918 Bryn Mawr RoadCollege Park, MD 20740Offered for only $359,900FHA, VA, CDA and Conventional Financing are all acceptable
5709 Butterfield DriveClinton, MD 20737Offered for only $314,900FHA, VA, CDA and Conventional Financing are all acceptable
 
All of these homes … (2 comments)

college park homes for sale: College Park, MD: 5918 Bryn Mawr Rd, $359,900 - 09/16/08 08:45 AM
Come visit one of the great homes of College Park. This spacious Rambler style home boasts hardwood floors, 2 beautifully updated baths (one has a large Jacuzzi and separate shower!), custom kitchen, new deck for grilling or relaxing and a working sauna! This home has 4 bedrooms and a fully finished, walkout basement. Minutes to METRO and to the University of MD.
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