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Damascus, MD Real Estate News

By Ibi Sofillas, Broker
(MyRealtyTeam Real Estate, LLC)
This weekend you will have the opportunity to apply for your passport at the Damascus Post Office.  Between the hours of 1:30 and 5:30 pm on Saturday and 9 am to 3 pm on Sunday, you can bring the following in to get a passport:Completed passport application and fee (available at event or online at www.usps.com/passport) Proof of citizenship (original docs required)Proof of identity (driver's license) Two identical color photos (available at event for $15)  The Damascus post office is located at 26400 Woodfield Road. 
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By Ann Marie Clements, Montgomery County & Frederick County
(Remax Realty Group)
For  homebuyers in the Maryland/DC area, a rare window has opened. Now it definitely the best time in many years to buy a home prices are down and your buying power may never again be as strong as it is today. Interest rates are still very affordable. Sellers are more flexible and willing to work with you, and there's lots of homes currently on the market http://www.annmariesellshomes.com/to choose from. Here's something to consider: Construction costs are increasing. The price of energy, lumber and other materials are all rising.  No one knows how this buyer's market will last. But housing markets are cyclical, and we're clearly in a buyers's market cycle now. Homebuyers should take advantage before it reverts back to a seller's market.What, exactly, is a "buyer's market" anyway? Buyer...
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By Timon Mitrakas
(RE/MAX)
Damascus Maryland InformationThank you for visiting my blog.  Below you will find information on Damascus, Maryland. If you would like to know more, please feel free to give me a call.  I can also share with you which neighborhoods tend to be more "family" oriented, discuss the real estate market in general, and assist you in finding your dream home. I can be reached at 888.321.4556 or via email at timon@ehomesearch.us.  Please visit my website at http://www.ehomesearch.us/.  Damascus is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. In the early part of the 20th century, there was an incorporated municipality here for about a quarter century, but it no longer exists. The name "Damascus" comes from a reference in the Bible, presumably...
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By Lenn Harley, Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland
(Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate)
WHAT DO "PREAKNESS", "SANTA ANNA", "HUNTERS CHASE", ALL HAVE IN COMMON?  They are all roads in the community of SWEEPSTEAKS in Damascus, Maryland, a Montgomery County, community of quiet streets, well priced homes homes and popular public schools.  Montgomery County homes are popular with home buyers.            Homes in Sweepstakes, a community in Damascus, Maryland, Montgomery County, 20872Total number of deeded properties in Sweepstakes - 628Average price detached homes listed for sale Feb. 2007 - $513,997 Average price detached homes SOLD in the past year - $465,200Highest price detached homes SOLD in the past year - $580,000Lowest price detached homes SOLD in the past year - $398,900Number of detached homes SOLD in the past year in Sweepstakes - 17Average lot size in Sweepstakes - ...
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By Lenn Harley, Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland
(Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate)
ENJOY DAMASCUS - A lovely town in the far northern area of the Montgomery County, Maryland real estate market.  Homes in Damascus offer choices for every home buyer from the starter home, move up and larger homes and the luxury homes with views of the Catocton Mountain Range.  Damascus has everything home owners search for when looking for a community.  Damascus has lovely homes, stable communities, popular highly ranked public schools and convenient shopping for the Saturday shopping trip.  Prices in Damascus range from $350,000 to about $1,000,000.  Lots are ample and the views are spectacular.                        NEW AND NEWER HOMES IN DAMASCUS offer 4+ bedrooms, 2/3 full baths, large family rooms, gourmet kitchens, master bedrooms with garden baths and approximately 3,500 to 5,00...
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By Lenn Harley, Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland
(Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate)
  DAMASCUS - A rural town in "up county" Montgomery County, Maryland.  Folks buy homes in Damascus when they want the most for their money that they can buy.  They get a lot more than value.  They also get highly ranked public schools, local shopping, a community where most folks know each other and for those so inclined, it a a "dry" town.  Homes like the below are available for "under $500,000" which is rare in Montgomery County.      Kitchen Kitchen Dining Area View from back door Living Room Bedroom 3 Bedroom 2Master Bedroom Master Bath Finished Lower Level Finished Lower Level Finished Lower LevelThis is a 40 year old home with a 40 year old oil/hot water system.  They actually work quite well.  We seldom see oil tanks in homes constructed within the past 20 years or so. Gas fired ...
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