Sarah Toppins's (stoppins) Blog

In this changing market, many sellers who are unable to sell their properties are deciding to rent them if they must make a move and are unable to sell the property. In Montgomery County, MD, the odds are better that a property will rent faster than sell, although there are more rentals coming o...

The recently released housing statistics for August show that listings for both Washington, DC single family homes and condos are up significantly from August while sales are down slightly.   There are some significant differences in the single family and condo markets.  Inventory was at a yearly...

I was at a real estate conference Wednesday put on by Howard Brinton’s Starpower group (www.GoStarPower.com) with a lot of top agents from around the country in places that have been experiencing a changing or “correcting” market for a lot longer than we have in the Washington, DC area.   They a...

    The Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR) has just released its September housing stats showing that both Montgomery County, MD condo and single family home inventories were slightly up over August, but that contracts continue to decline.  September inventory was at its highest...