Tweet So as I watch the early morning traffic reports; I think of many conversations I have with buyers who are moving into the Washington DC area for the first time. Often these folks do not understand the TRAFFIC here in the DC Metro area. It can be difficult. There are no real easy ways…
Monthly Archives: April 2011
DC Tax Credit – STILL in effect !
Tweet Long gone is the Federal Tax Credit for 1st Time buyers; which expired last year. HOWEVER; the District of Columbia still offers a $5,000 tax credit to anyone who has not owned a main home in the District during the one-year period ending on the date of purchase. At the end of last…
Parking Meter System that would make ME crazy…
Tweet I read an interesting article about What DC can learn from San Francisco’s “Market-rate Parking”. Apparently it is a parking meter system in which the rates change based upon either time frames or how full of parked cars a street is. It seems complicated as hell to me. How is one supposed to know…
The Case Shiller Report: DC Area Home Prices On the Rise: +3.6%
Tweet The Case Shiller Report was released by Standard & Poor. It shows that while the housing market looks bad as a whole; the DC market is one area of the country which is showing progress… Now we just need the rest of the country to follow… New York, March 29, 2011 –…
But the house ISN’T worth that much!
Tweet So last night we wrote an offer on a home in Virginia for some clients. Now much thought went into our offer and much research. No one wants to pay too much for a home; and finding that magic price is always key. We looked at the recent sales in the neighborhood and surrounding…
The 14th Street Bridge
Tweet So when I drove over this bridge a couple of weeks ago, I wondered – what is up with the colored windows on the tower? The 14th street bridge was once used as a drawbridge and still has the operators tower intact. For years it was in bad shape with broken windows and looking…
How is the Real Estate Market in Washington DC?
Tweet Current Number of Homes Active and Under Contract in the Washington DC area: Here is the breakdown as of April 26th, 2011 While the Inventory is up from a month ago; in DC; the Spring inventory is the lowest it has been in over 5 years. Arlington County in Virginia, continues to…
How should we take Title to the property?
Tweet When people buy a new home; one of the things they seldom think about is – How to take Title of the property? If you are a single person; it’s easy – but what if you a buying with your spouse, college sweetheart, un-married partner or parent? Well there are a few ways which…
