Thursday was a wonderful day -- great weather, great people, and I had a blast presenting at the Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors (GBBR) to the Women's Council of Realtors (WCR) on social media networking for real estate agents. I was asked to present based on my experience and success using social media to enhance [...]
A Fantastic Single Family Home on Hunters Run Drive in Hunt Valley Station. Four Bedrooms, Two Car Garage, Large Deck and Hardwood Floors Throughout
**Update July 13, 2009, CONGRATULATIONS! WE SETTLED!**
Have you been on North Charles Street in Towson recently and wondered what is going on? Or have you been driving around I-695, merging over to I-83 North, and been curious about where the trees have gone? Well, the bridge over 695 is being rebuilt, like the ones at Dulaney Valley, York Road, and Reisterstown [...]
Have you ever wondered about those “Zestimates” from Zillow.com ? How accurate are they really? I pondered this recently, as a listing I have coming on the market in Hunt Valley has a Zestimate about $40,000 LESS than the value determined during my true, in-depth market analysis as a licensed Towson Real Estate Agent. (On the other hand, using their “My Estimator” tool brings the value up to over $110,000 HIGHER than its true value!) […]
On January 30th, I wrote about a townhouse in Timonium that sold very quickly due to a smart pricing strategy. The others are all still on the market. But guess what? A new one came on for $300,000. Sold in THREE DAYS. This one was only 2 BR (they knocked out the wall in between [...]
Each day I drive my son to or from school, I drive up Thornton Road. There has been a For Sale sign outside this one house for a very long time. To my delight yesterday, I saw the UNDER CONTRACT sign rider up -- YAY! For those of you who may not know, Thornton Road [...]
Yes folks, you read that right, the Baltimore Housing Market is Gaining Strength. What? What was that? The sound of glass breaking? Crashing to the ground in disbelief? Well, believe it, and I have proof. My phone, which, for awhile now, I will admit, I thought only made OUTGOING calls, has been ringing. A LOT. [...]
All over Twitter and, of course, Facebook, is the tweeting of "25 Things" or "25 Random Things About Me"...there are a few variations. Even the New York Times has written an article about it -- and how it yields 35,700 pages of results when Googled . What is the draw? Why the obsession? The interest? There are many [...]
Baltimore area sellers are finding new ways to draw buyers to their homes. I visited a Broker's Open on Wednesday at a townhouse in Timonium. The price? $299,900. The four neighbors also on the market? $319,000-$330,000 and have been for sale from 60-278 days. Guess which one is expecting multiple contracts and will probably get [...]
The New York Times writer Ron Lieber wrote an article that was published today called Maybe It's Time to Buy That First House . Ron writes the Your Money section of the NYTimes online. He knows his stuff! Listen, we know that housing rates have been declining. There is no question. But are you waiting for the bottom [...]