ICE! at the Gaylord National Harbor is Super Cool!

December 13, 2009 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

Have you been to the Gaylord National Harbor Recently? The Gaylord hotel at the National Harbor in Fort Washington, MD has gone all out for the holiday season! What Is ICE? As part of the festivities, 40 Chinese artisans were brought in to hand carve thousands of blocks of ice, turning a 15,000 square foot [...]

How the wrong Realtor will cost you $20,000!!!

August 17, 2009 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

The PG County “Down Payment on Your Dream” program, also known as the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) or Down Payment Closing Cost Assistance Program (DPCCA) is proving to be wildly popular. I get multiple calls each and every day regarding the program, and unfortunately not everybody found out about the program in time. I get [...]

Down Payment Assistance for PG County Foreclosures!

July 7, 2009 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

If you’re looking to purchase a foreclosure in PG County and you’re a first time home buyer, there’s good news afoot!  HUD has approved a new program to provide down payment assistance for low income families in PG county ONLY! The Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) and the Down Payment Closing Cost Assistance Program (DPCCA) have [...]

$8,000 Tax Credit Can Be Used for Down Payment!

May 15, 2009 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

If you’re looking to buy your first home but can’t afford the down payment, there may be help out there! Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, said that the Federal Housing Administration is going to permit its lenders to allow homeowners to use the $8,000 tax credit as a [...]

Maryland Home Equity Thief Pleads Guilty

December 11, 2008 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

If you’ve been following my blog for awhile now, you probably know that I like to keep up to date on the real estate scams that have littered the metro area in recent years. One of the scams that I wrote about awhile back was the Metro Money Store scam. I won’t go into all [...]

Getting Ready To Sell Your Home? Rule #1 to Choosing an Agent

October 21, 2008 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

Choosing a Realtor is a big decision.  Every Realtor (myself included)  is trying to tell you why they’re the greatest thing since sliced bread and why it would be a mistake to even consider working with someone else.  It makes Realtors gigantic windbags, but that’s a real estate agent’s job: to market/promote themselves and their [...]

An Elementary Lesson: Avoiding New Construction Fraud

October 13, 2008 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

There was an article in yesterday’s Washington Post about a possible homebuilding scam in Upper Marlboro, MD. It’s pathetic to see yet ANOTHER real estate scam being run in Maryland, but it underscores how important it is to do your homework when buying a home. Take the time to learn a little more about your [...]

Great Foreclosure Deal in Hyattsville, MD! $199,017 for a Single Family Home!

July 5, 2008 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

    The bank has decided that this property has GOT TO GO!  Here’s you’re chance to buy a single family home in Hyattsville, MD for less that $200,000!!!     If you’re looking for a foreclosure deal in Hyattsville, THIS IS IT!!! 5017 54th Pl. Hyattsville, MD ~Jonathan BenyaCentury 21 New Millennium9405-A Chesapeake StLa [...]

Feds Press Charges in Metropolitan Money Store Scheme

June 13, 2008 by Admin · 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 [...]

Prince George's County, MD, Real Estate Market Report, April 2008

April 18, 2008 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

Team Benya’s Monthly Market Report-  P.G. County, Maryland What’s Happened:     The Prince George’s County Market is without a doubt slanting more and more heavily towards buyers.  Sellers are finding it increasingly difficult to sell and inventory of available homes is steadily growing.  March 2008 saw roughly 400 homes sold in P.G., and more [...]

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