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2009 represented the start of some big changes in the DC landscape. Here are a few high pointsHoward The historic Howard Theater is supposed to become an arts venue once financing obstacles are overcome. The Hilton Hotel at Connecticut Avenue (where John Hinckley tried to assassinate President Re...
12/30/2009
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You all know that we had quite a snowfall before Christmas here in DC and elsewhere on the east coast. We all had to deal with it as best we could, and that included our four legged members of the family too. When my husband and I wanted to go for a walk up the street in Bethesda and take our ...
12/26/2009
CONFESS IT - You love fruitcake - or maybe you don't. Jimmy Buffett wrote a song about fruitcake in 1994 - It starts out as follows You know I was talking to my friend desdemona the other day sheRuns this space station and bake shop down near boomtown. she toldMe that human beings are flawed indi...
12/21/2009
Last summer, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced in a traffic advisory that construction and installation of street car rails was continuing along H St NE as part of the Benning Road/H Street Great Streets Project. DDOT laid the tracks in concrete during the road improvemen...
12/17/2009
I just read an interesting post at DC UrbanTurf suggesting that when a buyer makes an offer on a new construction condo, that the buyer should also ask the developer for a parking space for free. Even though many DC condo parking spaces selling for $40,000 or even $50,000 in the District,there ar...
12/17/2009
This business is filled with simple to-do's that can make life so much easier for everyone, and really make you as a Realtor stand out the competition. One very simple to do is to ask your sellers when you list a property when was the last time they refinanced and could they try to find and prov...
12/16/2009
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As we are all planning for next year, I thought that the suggestions in this post by Borino were really helpful - Before you do anything else, review your FOCUS list every single day, first thing in the morning for 2-3 minutes. Practice by yourself or with a partner: 15 minutes - prospecting scr...
12/15/2009
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If you need to add a little zip to your listing but the owners don't have a lot of money to redecorate, there are lots of simple fixes that you can try. According to Matthew Swingly, a DC interior designer with McMaster Wallace Interiors in DC, things in a room don't have to be expensive - just...
12/15/2009
Some clients had bid on a house in early November, but lost it to another buyer. My buyers were so bummed by losing this house that they had decided to take time off from the house search. They had suspended my automatic email notifications of new listings in their target neighborhoods. They we...
12/14/2009
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Every year I plan to go to the Washington, DC Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon Temple to see the Christmas lights and listen to the Christmas music - and I still haven't gotten there yet! This is the year!!! The grounds of the Mormon Temple are open to everyon...
12/11/2009
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As an full time and very active Realtor in the DC metro area, I love to write about the DC market, special communities within the market, and new listings, and to connect with other agents in ActiveRain on ways to improve our service to the public and our marketing abilities.