First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit (2009)
Posted February 23, 2009 Leave a Comment
UPDATED NEWS HERE!!!
First Time Homebuyers now have a new tax credit that makes buying your first home a little bit easier.
The passage of President Obama’s stimulus plan, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provides first time homebuyers with a real tax credit that packs a larger punch than last year’s Housing and Economic Recovery Act Tax [read more...]
Get a Free Market Snapshot
Posted February 10, 2009 Leave a Comment
I want to remind everyone that we offer you access to a FREE Market Snapshot. A Market Snapshot is a comprehensive report of real estate activity in your neighborhood and surrounding areas.
Included in this report are:
Homes for Sale in your neighborhood
Recent Sold homes with actual selling price
Asking and Sold Price Comparisions
Asking vs Selling Price comparisons
Time [read more...]
Market Update: Montgomery Co: January 2009
Posted February 6, 2009 1 Comment
Residential (not Condos or Co-ops)
According to the GCAAR Residential Market Report: during the month of January 2009 there were :
837 NEW LISTINGS this month for Residential
(-32.4% drop compared to Jan 08)
3232 TOTAL ACTIVE Residential Listings
( down – 12.7% compared to Jan 08)
518 UNDER CONTRACT
(up 7.2% compared to Jan 08)
287 SETTLEMENTS
(down -6.2% compared to Jan 08 – year-to-date down -6.2%)
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Market Update: Frederick Co: January 2009
Posted February 6, 2009 Leave a Comment
Residential (not Condos or Co-ops)
According to the FCAR Residential Market Report: during the month of January 2009 there were :
309 NEW LISTINGS this month for Residential
(-28% drop compared to Jan 08)
1517 TOTAL ACTIVE Residential Listings
( down – 13.6% compared to Jan 08)
169 UNDER CONTRACT
(down -4.5% compared to Jan 08)
105 SETTLEMENTS
(down -0.9% compared to Jan 08 – year-to-date down -0.9%)
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January 09 Frederick County Residential [read more...]
Termites or Ants?
Posted February 4, 2009 Leave a Comment
In my teens and early twenties I had a variety of jobs – usually in the printing industry. However, one spring I worked as a commercial salesperson for a pest control company. As part of their training I spent a couple of weeks with the guys who did the inspections and also with the [read more...]
Staging your Home to Sell
Posted February 2, 2009 Leave a Comment
As the local housing market becomes a buyer’s market, the way you present your home for sale becomes more important. This is often referred to as ’staging’ your home.
Here are some tips and suggestions, starting with the cheapest and least labor intensive and working up to what might be prohibitive on either or both counts. [read more...]
