Tweet I’m sure that title made you want to read this post! This may be off topic for Real Estate in DC; but it’s funny. I have Google Alerts set to email me when stories hit about various Washington DC neighborhoods or topics. So yesterday one of the Google Alerts said “Rooster makes life miserable…
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Don’t juts buy it because….
Tweet I recently had a buyer who NEEDED to buy a home. This person is not going to have a place to live in 8 weeks. This home buying trip from overseas was one of neccisity. However everything this buyer saw; was not fitting into their wants and needs. Every home (over 30) were just…
Washington DC -March 2012 Real Estate Statistics
Tweet The Real Estate Market in Washington DC continues to be improving. Prices are creeping up and the inventory of homes on the market is down over 25% from the same time last year.
Just Listed – 1 Bedroom Condo in Mt Pleasant
Tweet This is a great 1 bedroom condo in Washington DC’s Mt Pleasant neighborhood. Fully updated kitchen and bathroom, extra storage and loads of natural light. Just steps from Rock Creek Park.
Don’t be mad – who controls the Real Estate Market?
Tweet The Real Estate market in Washington DC is Unique with a Capital “U”. It is different than Denver and Houston. This is not Chicago or St Louis. We are a far cry from Detroit or Miami or Las Vegas. This is Washington DC. That being said; as a Real Estate Professional – I don’t…
There’s an APP for that…
Tweet Isn’t there an APP for everything? (Although this morning I wish I had “make me breakfast” APP…). I heard about 2 NEW APP’s today that I found interesting for Washington DC residents. The Belly APP. No it’s not a new pregnancy test! It’s a customer reward “card” program. You can “check in”;…
I don’t want to give my property away!!!
Tweet I recently had a seller say to me; “I want to sell it; but I don’t want to give it away!”. Well I can assure you; in all my years in this business – I have never given a property away! What is important to understand is – who sets the sales price of…
It’s True – A great Kitchen WILL sell a house…
Tweet I was reading an article this morning about how Kitchens Sell a House. Well it’s very true. How we live and entertain today is very unlike how people used to live. Several years ago I was working with a seller of a small brick colonial home in Bethesda. The kitchen was as big as…
I just want out of the contract! What is a release?
Tweet The buyer fell in love with the home. Then they did the inspection. They decide – HECK NO -I want out of the contract to purchase the home. In our contracts we write contingencies to protect our buyers, and more importantly their earnest money deposit; which is usually in the thousands of dollars. When…
