Another One Bites the Dust: Caruso Homes Files for Bankruptcy

June 29, 2008 by · Leave a Comment 

    As you may already know, KB Homes has pulled out of the region, Shuttering the Middletown Woods sub-division and putting the land they hold up for sale.  It was a blow to local builder confidence, and now it looks like there’s more evidence of how much some builders are struggling in this tough [...]

Buying foreclosures for pennies on the dollar from banks

June 18, 2008 by · 1 Comment 

     Everybody that is looking to buy a foreclosure is trying to get a great deal, right?  That’s the goal at least, and a lot of people are finding it frustrating to actually find the "deal" hidden amongst the overpriced dreck that’s saturated the market.     What most people don’t realize is that [...]

Rosewick Crossing is growing in La Plata, MD

June 16, 2008 by · 1 Comment 

    It’s amazing how much commercial growth is happening in La Plata, MD, and Charles County in general.  Rosewick Crossing is the latest addition to La Plata’s shopping choices.  As you may or may not know, Lowe’s hardware store has already opened, and construction on the Giant grocery store is wrapping up as I [...]

Feds Press Charges in Metropolitan Money Store Scheme

June 13, 2008 by · 3 Comments 

    It looks like things are moving forward with the case against Joy Jenise Jackson (formerly known as a stripper named Night Rider), Kurt Fordham, and The Metropolitan Money Store.     Remember them?  They’re the one’s accused of "saving" people from foreclosure, while stripping their equity out from under them, and leaving the [...]

Trying to save money on your next home? How about a rate reduction?

June 4, 2008 by · Leave a Comment 

    I just got out of a very productive meeting with a lender friend of mine from Wells Fargo.  He’s running an incentive plan right now that helps home buyers get 1% off of their starting rate on any property they buy and use him as a lender.     It looks like a [...]