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Understanding the FOR SALE sign

  This is my first Video Blog. I will occassionally mix things up and use video to discuss things that are better suited for this medium. On a Personal note I have to mention that the sun was blinding me, (more…)

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Shrinking Inventory

With the national numbers of new home starts and application for construction permits down we are noticing that inventory of existing homes is shrinking. So how can buyers and sellers take advantage of this? I discussed this with Rosemary Frisino Toohey of (more…)

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Understanting the “Home Sale Contingency”

The home sale contingency is popping up more and more lately in purchase contracts. Sometimes the contingency is accepted but more often than not rejected by sellers. Some don’t understand it and others don’t know how to evaluate it. This contingency is not (more…)

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The Side-Move (continued)

As discussed in my previous blogpost The Side-Move, which you can read by clicking here, I coined this term based on a new trend I’ve noticed lately in our DC Metro area. Today I discussed this topic further with John (more…)

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The Side Move

We’ve discussed move-up and move-down buyers in the past, those buyers who sell to either move up or down in size and or price.  But as of late a new category has emerged that I am calling side-move buyers (and (more…)

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Selling with Tenants – TOPA

I have noticed recently that more properties that are for sale these days are tenant occupied than a few years ago. Curious as to why this might be I dug further for an explanation. What I found was that many sellers (more…)

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Multiple Offers – revisited

In my Blogpost on March 16th I discussed the fact that we were starting to see multiple offers again. I am revisiting the topic here today as a quick follow up to that post. What barely 2 months ago was (more…)

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Jumbo Loans not so Jumbo anymore?

There’s a big change coming that could affect a lot of prospective homebuyers in the Washignton area. Here to talk about the change in so-called “jumbo loans” is Eldad Moraru of Long and Foster. Earlier today I spoke with John Aaron (more…)

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Silence is Golden

Last week I gave some simple advice for buyers. This week I thought I’d add a little something for sellers – “SILENCE IS GOLDEN.” I’d love to say I came up with that one but I didn’t.  What do I (more…)

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Getting focused

For todays post I thought I’d chat briefly about the challenge buyers are facing on getting focused. With access to information and listings getting easier and more trasparent every day buyers find themselves overwhelmed with the number of choices they (more…)

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