Tweet Once upon a time I did rush into the store at OMG early to buy one of those $29 DVD players. Of course when I got there; they only had $49 DVD players. It was still a best buy (pun intended). Then I had to wait in line for days. I was so tired…
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Happy Thanksgiving
Tweet We will all eat too much; then we will sleep too much. There will be some family drama and we will see friends and family we haven’t seen in months. Just remember the spirit of being Thankful. Let’s be Thankful we can eat too much and we can sleep too much and we…
The joys of Zillow
Tweet Many home buyers and sellers like to use Zillow in order to set a price for the home they are buying or selling. I have seen more and more buyers and sellers trying to heavily rely on Zillow to determine market value. Now; this is not to speak poorly of Zillow. I do think…
The Condo (or HOA) Document Review Period
Tweet We have many condominiums here in the Washington DC Real Estate market. All of these condos have various rules, regulations, and financial conditions within the association itself. One of the very important real estate contract contingencies; is a period of review for the buyer to review the condo documents. (The same holds true if…
FHA Loan Limits – Why should I care?
Tweet There has been talk about raising FHA loan limits. Well what does that mean and why should most – or any – people care? Congress to working to re-instate the FHA loan limit back to $729,750 (only in high-costs cities like Washington, DC). It fell back to the former limit of $625,000 on…
What is the Price of my home?
Tweet This is probably one of the most common questions asked of any Real Estate agent; especially from a seller looking to sell their home. It seems like a simple question and with a bit of research; easy to answer. In fact I had a very nice seller tell me last week; “This house is…
DC’s Old Post Office to be bought by Hilton?
Tweet The Hilton Hotel chain is proposing transforming Washington DC’s Old Post Office into their high-end brand; Waldorf Astoria. Located on Pennsylvania Ave between the Capitol and the White House; this building has been deemed “under-utilitzed” and the GSA has been taking bids on redeveloping the property. Hilton is not the only one bidding on…
Let’s Learn to communicate
Tweet It seems I’m on a communication kick this week… How should a Real Estate Agent communicate with a buyer or seller? By Phone? Email? Text? Well it depends. Currently we have several different clients; all very different. They different properties; different needs; different work and travel schedules; and they need (and more importantly) WANT…
Unresponsive Agents – Warning to Sellers
Tweet Sunday I tried to show a property. I called; made the appointment and the showing service gave me the combination code. So we drive to the property and the lockbox would not open. I figured I wrote down the wrong number; so I called the showing service to ask for the combination. Well it…
Is the Sq Footage Correct?
Tweet Many Real Estate agents in the Washington DC area; have for years; not listed the square footage in their listings. No one wants to take responsibility if they are wrong. Last year; our Multiple Listing Service started to auto-populate the square footage; pulling from the sq ft from the Tax Records. Realtors can still…
