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2009
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HOW DO YOU CLEAN AN EGGED HOME?We received an email on our community watch service that a home owner reported that their home had been egged.How to you clean egged wood siding and brick?We have seen suggestions to use white vinegar and warm water to remove eggs and there are always suggestions fo...
05/27/2009
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD - LENDER OWNED FORECLOSURES REO REPORT FROM ROY KELLEY & ASSOCIATES (Rev. 5/27/09 - Contact us for further daily price reductions.) Roy Kelley, RE/MAX Realty Group, Gaithersburg, MD 301-921-4569 roykelley@mris.com REO homes are foreclosures owned by lenders and other...
05/27/2009
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FOREGONE FORECLOSURES This morning's editorial page of The Wall Street Journal addressed the administration's efforts directed at stopping the mortgage foreclosures at any cost. Well, mortgage service companies are finding this to be a difficult challenge. Some default rates may reach 75%! It app...
05/27/2009
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FHA APPRAISAL ISSUES Cameron Lide, a mortgage banker with First Home Mortgage suggested some things that agents need to know about FHA appraisals. FHA financing has again become a very popular form of mortgage financing and it is important for borrowers and their buyer agents to be familiar with ...
05/26/2009
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY MD BOARD VACANCIES County Executive Isiah Leggett is committed to representation on all of the County's boards, committees, and commissions that is reflective of, and responsive to, our County's residents. Public participation contributes to the work of County government and pr...
05/26/2009
VACANT FORECLOSURES ARE NEIGHBORHOOD PROBLEMS This morning, we received a call from a home owner in Montgomery County, Maryland, in the suburbs of Washington DC. She says there a vacant home next door that was scheduled for a foreclosure sale last week. The problem is that the yard has not been m...
05/26/2009
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NEW THOMASVILLE STORE IN ROCKVILLE MD We were on the way to The Container Store in Rockville this afternoon and noticed a new Thomasville sign next door. The entrance leads to an escalator that takes you to the showroom on the upper level of the shopping center. If you like Thomasville furnitu...
05/25/2009
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MISSING HOA DOCUMENTS FOR REO HOMES In the suburban Maryland area, most of the communities have home owner or condominium associations that have rules, regulations as well as association fees that home owners are required to pay. The state regulations require that HOA and COA documents must be pr...
05/25/2009
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PLUMBING LEAKS IN LENDER OWNED FORECLOSURES Home buyers should always have concern about the unknown issues when buying REO properties. Material facts that would normally be disclosed in a purchase from an individual seller are frequently missing in foreclosures transactions. Recently, one of our...
05/25/2009
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SOCIAL MEDIA CONFERENCE Are you interested in learning more about social media and how to use it for business? The Chamber of Commerce in Frederick, Maryland is sponsoring the organization's first conference on social media. The objective is to have participants make better use of LinkedIn, Face...
05/23/2009
