The Patterson Team of Keller Williams Excellence-Baltimore and Harford County Real Estate

Do agents really search out these open houses to preview the home for a potential buyer or just to get a free lunch?  Do you go only to brokers open houses of agents you know or do you pick other companies listings to visit.  My experience is that nobody really shows up except for my closest frie...

Todays Baltimore Sun Business section has an article from the Associated Press stating homes sales are were up 4.8% in September.  I would like to know how they come up with these numbers.  Home sales in the Baltimore area are down drastically.  The number of homes in inventory are sky high and m...

Attention All Real Estate Agents, especially those in the great State of Maryland.  The Governor(Martin O'Malley for those outside MD) has called a special legislative session that will begin on the 29th to discuss the $1.5+ Billion budget deficeit.  Recent discussions have been about raising tax...

In recent months my wife and i have taken listings and the sellers insist on pricing the property way too high.  After much discussion with the sellers we can usually have them reduced the price some, but not to where it should be.  The most common phrase we hear is that "my neighbor down the str...

If you are like me you can't get the fire burning in the morning without a few cups of coffee.  If thats the case and you would like to try some really good coffee from arounf the world I have found a place for you.  It's an online coffee company that roasts your coffee beans and ship them right ...

I would first like to say I work for the number 1 Discount Broker in the Baltimore area.  Advance Realty is growing by leaps and bounds over other companys.  We are now hiring agents that have had to leave other discount companys because they closed up shop.  We also regularly have agents move fr...

I have received numerous questions from clients, family, and friends about the current issues affecting the real estate market today so I will try to explain the situation from my point of view.  Keep in mind that I am a real estate agent and I deal mostly with mortgate brokers and not directly w...