The Real Estate Market in Waldorf, Maryland is turning around!

August 31, 2009 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

Is the Real Estate Market in Charles County and Waldorf finally turning around? It’s been a long time since we saw good news in the real estate market.  In the last few years we’ve seen that home values have dropped, sales slowed to a near standstill, and foreclosure rates skyrocketed.  The good news is that [...]

Realtors find fun things in people's back yards

March 3, 2009 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtryaQRA1-4] ~Jonathan Benya- Realtor Century 21 New Millennium 9405-A Chesapeake St La Plata, MD 20646 301-609-9000 – office 301-653-8116 – cell Charles County Real Estate Blog SOMD Home Search Southern Maryland Custom Homes & Land

Patience Pays Off: New Constuction for less than $250,000!

January 30, 2009 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

Patience pays off! I have a client and very dear personal friend that I have been working with for roughly 2 years to help her buy her first home in Waldorf, MD. Other agents have been ribbing me for awhile now about not convincing her to write a contract on the 78 or so real [...]

Southern Maryland interest rates drop!

December 6, 2008 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

Wow, if you’re looking to buy a home in southern Maryland, P.G. County, waldorf, etc, rates are sitting as low as 5.375% right now! It’s possible that they may go even lower! This should encourage more people to consider locking in a loan if they’ve been on the fence about the home market. I’m curious [...]

Maryland Short Sale Negotiation- The Art of the Hardship Letter

November 5, 2008 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

There’s been a huge increase in Southern Maryland Short Sales over the last year thanks to the ongoing housing crisis. More often than not, they end up as foreclosures, many times because the path to negotiating is at best, murky. When working with a lender to get a short sale agreement, there are several things [...]

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 [...]

Cat Juggling & Real Estate

August 27, 2008 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

Why are so many homes sitting on the Southern Maryland real estate market without a buyer? The answer is simple: The sellers are cat juggling! Remember the Steve Martin movie “The Jerk”? Father Carlos Las Vegas De Cordoba shows Navin Johnson (Martin) an absurd video clip of cat juggling and Martin proceeds to cut a [...]

Buying A Charles County MD Real Estate Foreclosure?: Get It Inspected!

August 21, 2008 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

There seems to be a common misconception about buying a real estate foreclosure in Charles County.  Banks are trying to get as much money as possible for the real estate they own, but they typically demand that their homes are sold “as-is” (What Does “as-is” mean in real estate?). This does NOT mean that you [...]

Hope for Homeowners Act of 2008; Who does this help in Maryland?

July 30, 2008 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

It’s official: The Hope for Homeowners Act of 2008 has been signed by the president and now we shall see who this helps.  For struggling homeowners in Maryland, here’s a quick breakdown of the criteria to qualify: In order to apply for this program, you must: Have a loan originated prior to 2008 Be paying [...]

What does "as-is" really mean in real estate?

July 28, 2008 by Admin · Leave a Comment 

    "As-is" seems to be a very maligned term in real estate these days.  A quick search for homes in Waldorf and Charles County shows a slew of properties being sold "as-is".  On the surface, the concept is simple; the owner is not making any claims regarding the condition of the property.     [...]

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