Understanding the Housing Slump in Maryland

December 14, 2007 by · Leave a Comment 

    There was an interesting news piece this morning on NBC 4, talking about how the Maryland housing market is going to continue like this for the next year.  The report was based off of anticipated loss of tax revenues due to the housing slump, and stated that the market is not about to [...]

Southern Maryland Foreclosures are Big News in the Maryland Independent

December 12, 2007 by · Leave a Comment 

    I recently contributed a bit of commentary to the Maryland Independent for an article they were writing on foreclosures in the region.  I was excited to find this morning that the story was in fact FRONT PAGE news and the remarks I made featured prominently.      Self promotional remarks aside, I am [...]

Charles County Foreclosure Statistics

December 11, 2007 by · Leave a Comment 

    Foreclosures are rapidly changing our local real estate market here in Charles County.  The more foreclosures we see, the more home values are impacted, and the red hot foreclosure market is showing no signs of slowing down. County Update     In 2006, we saw a total of 19 foreclosures sold through Realtors.  [...]

Considering a SHORT SALE? Here's What You Need to Know!

December 9, 2007 by · Leave a Comment 

    A lot of people are facing some very hard decisions right now. Being Foreclosed on is a process that can be embarrassing, humiliating, it destroys good credit records, and is often a very traumatic experience for good people swallowed up by bad loans.     There are options to avoid situations like this [...]

Homeowners See Possible Relief…. Pros & Cons Abound

December 7, 2007 by · Leave a Comment 

    The cat is out of the bag, and it looks like there may be help for people who are facing unmanageable ARM’s.  Now *some* people with these sub-prime mortgages can get their teaser rate frozen for 5 years in order to avoid impossible payments.     The New York Times has a good [...]

Avoiding Foreclosure- Why it Matters and How To Do It!

November 28, 2007 by · Leave a Comment 

Are you falling behind on your mortgage payments?  Are you at risk of losing your home because that pesky arm has made your payments impossible? There IS hope for people out that who are at risk of losing their home.  If you’re worried about foreclosure, here’s a few important things to do to help you [...]

Foreclosure Buying Tips- What You NEED To Know! Part 3- Post Foreclosure and REO Properties

November 24, 2007 by · Leave a Comment 

    This is part 3 of a 3 part series on how foreclosures work and how to find the best home to fit your needs at the best price.     There’s really no great mystery to it, but there is a process and I’m here to do my best explaining how each step [...]

Foreclosure Buying Tips- What You NEED To Know! Part 2- Foreclosures and Auctions

November 24, 2007 by · Leave a Comment 

    This is part 2 of a 3 part series on how foreclosures work and how to find the best home to fit your needs at the best price.     There’s really no great mystery to it, but there is a process to it and I’m here to do my best explaining how [...]

Foreclosure Buying Tips- What You NEED To Know! Part 1- Pre-Foreclosures

November 24, 2007 by · Leave a Comment 

    Foreclosure was once that dirty word that nobody talked about, but with the recent market changes everybody who’s looking to buy a home is at least curious about how the process of buying a foreclosure works.     There’s really no great mystery to it, but there is a process to it and [...]

But….. I Didn't MEAN to sell it for $280 Million…. I highly doubt it'll sell ma'am….

November 12, 2007 by · Leave a Comment 

Let me start by saying that information is great.  Technology has been wonderful for our industry, and it’s revolutionized the way we do business (Those Agents who had to keep their listings on Index Cards know EXACTLY what I’m talking about!). But with great responsibility comes great power (I heard that someone important said that [...]

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