If you live in the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia, where do you go to search for real estate to buy? I recommend The Best Home Search Ever. This is a great real estate site provided by DROdio Real Estate. Not only can you search by city and state, but you can also search [...]
Since Washington, DC and the surrounding areas have such a large and diverse population, there is something for everyone. Of course, most people will want something that is comfortable to them and their lifestyle. Here are a few of the hottest markets in the real estate arena: Anacostia Waterfront – This is the fastest growing [...]
Homes are available for sale in the Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia areas for low income residents. Buying a home does not have to be for higher income individuals. For those who have lower incomes, first time home buyers and disabled people, there are grants and government programs available to help with buying a home. [...]
The area that includes Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia is proving to be one of the most searched regions in the U.S. – certainly when judged by price. Washington D.C. leads the way with the most popular property searches being in the $450,000 median. Maryland was seventh with a median price of around $290,000 and [...]
Commercial real estate in Maryland is delivering mixed results for investors with returns for both retail and office space still in negative territory. On the flip side, industrial returns are in the black and starting to look healthy. It’s hard to make long term predictions when it comes to commercial real estate, however, when industrial [...]
Although the number of foreclosed properties in Virginia and Maryland are falling, there are still plenty to choose from and their prices are often well below market value. So what’s the easiest way of finding a foreclosed home in Virginia (or Maryland for that matter)? The MLS is a great database, more so if you [...]
With the housing market having gone through a huge devaluation period, the luxury home market has become easy pickings for many astute buyers. While considered ‘luxury’, there are many homes that are suffering from the period in which they were built. What was considered trendy ten or twelve years ago is now out of fashion, [...]
College Park in Prince George’s County MD has been ranked as the best place in Maryland for middle-class families. More importantly, it’s been rated as one of the best places to raise kids. College Park MD does have it all. Education is important to parents and College Park is well serviced with schools from elementary to [...]
When you buy a home in Maryland, you will need an appraisal. An appraisal is, simply, an “opinion of value” by a professional appraiser who visits the home and inspects the size, condition, quality, and function of the home. The appraiser will generate a detailed report and will generally use comparisons to the sale prices [...]
When financing a condo in Maryland, it is imperative to include in your mortgage repayment figures the cost of any monthly maintenance expenditures. This is true whether it’s a condo in Baltimore, a condo in Hagerstown or a condo in Silver Spring. This sounds like common sense, doesn’t it? But the number of times Maryland purchasers [...]
Yes, honesty is most definitely the best policy, especially when buying a new home in Maryland. Whatever you might think, you don’t want to withhold information from your Maryland real estate lender or agents. Some people shopping for homes in Baltimore, Maryland might be tempted, for example, to fudge the facts about the source of [...]
According to Mortgageloan.com, “Maryland’s Mortgage Fraud Protection Act is designed to help Maryland home owners who are in financial difficulty avoid losing their homes due to foreclosure.” Mortgage fraud in Maryland (as with anywhere) costs honest borrowers a lot of money. How much is anyone’s guess. The [Maryland] statute also allows victims of mortgage fraud [...]
The economy crisis is making it difficult for people everywhere to save money, and it is especially difficult for those wishing to save for a down payment on a home in Maryland or anywhere else. If you want to save money for that dream home in Maryland, you don’t need to sacrifice your current lifestyle. [...]
If you’re looking to buy a home in Maryland and you don’t know the state, you will need to do some research first to ensure you select the right area for your research. For many new residents, their move is motivated by employment so the general area will be known, but sometimes you need to [...]
Welcome to The Real Estate Briefings Blog. Our goal is to help you find the right home if you are a home buyer and to sell your home to the right buyer if you are a seller. On this blog we’ll discuss different real estate strategies and topics of interest to anyone who has any [...]
