Housing & Economic Recovery Act

(This post is now old news!  Read about the new (better!) tax credit ) I just want to remind first-time homebuyers about the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008.  This Act  includes a $7,500 tax credit for qualified first-time home buyers purchasing homes on or after April 9, 2008 and before July 1, 2009. The following questions  [read more...]

Market Update: Frederick Co: December 2008

The Frederick County Residential Market Report is now available for the month of December 2008.  Some of the highlights (lowlights?) include: Residential Settlements were down -16.6% for the year. Condo/Co-op Settlements were down 41.5% for the year. The average price for a home was $315,213 – down from 2006’s high of $377,700. The average price for a condo was $197,521 - down  [read more...]

Market Update: Montgomery County: December 2008

Residential (not Condos or Co-ops) According to the GCAAR Residential Market Report: during the month of December 2008 in Montgomery County, MD there were: 637 NEW LISTINGS this month for Residential (up 1.4% compared to  Dec 07) 3260 TOTAL ACTIVE Residential Listings (down – 7.5% compared to  Dec 07) 481 UNDER CONTRACT (+21.5% compared to Dec 07 – year-to-date down -7.6%) 505 SETTLEMENTS (up 13%  [read more...]