Laurel Real Estate Blog

Those of us who own Laurel real estate, got some good news recently.  In Prince Georges County Maryland, more homes sold in April of 2009 than in April 2008.  In fact, it was just over a ten percent increase. Average sold price was down below $250,000 and so was the medium sold price.  You can ge...

I have lived in Laurel Maryland for the last 18 years.  In that time I have discovered some places in Laurel that I very much enjoy visiting.  The following is a list of my current top five places I enjoy visiting in Laurel Maryland. The Silver Diner on Route One.  I just love the diner atmospher...

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One of the great things about living in Laurel MD is the activities in the community. Today is Grandparents Day at Bond Mill Elementary School.  This is the day all grandparents of students at Bond Mill get to visit their grandchildren during the school day.  Sixth grade students greet all grandp...

The Laurel Museum is located at 817 Main Street in Laurel Maryland.  It is right next to the Laurel pool.  The museum is run by the Laurel Historical Society. The Laurel Museum currently has a 1950s exhibit going on right now.  During the month of April there will be three classic films from the ...

Laurel Maryland has plenty of good choices for eating out.  Here in Laurel we have the Silver Diner, Fridays, Olive Garden, Appleby's.  Just to name a few. Friday night I was in the mood for seafood, the wife and I went to The Bay and Surf Seafood for dinner. The Bay and Surf Seafood restaurant i...

My daughter is in the sixth grade at Bond Mill Elementary School in Laurel Maryland.  She is going to graduate this June. I can't believe my little girl is about to end her time at Bond Mill Elementary.  Her first couple of years at Bond Mill, I would walk her to the corner and wave goodbye as sh...

Laurel real estate continues to be a stronger housing market than Prince Georges County Maryland on the whole. As of today the absorption rate for Prince Georges County is at eighteen percent.  This means that 18% percent of the inventory of homes are selling every thirty days.  However, in Laure...

Home sellers in Laurel Maryland take heart.  The bottom is on the horizon. I have always told my buyers and sellers that when first time home buyers can afford a decent home on a $50,000 a year salary, that is when the market will have bottomed out.  An article in the Wall Street Journal has conf...

This was an interesting article I found on the internet and one that makes perfect sense to me. First-time home buyers breathed new life into the U.S. real-estate market last month, seizing on increased affordability and driving home sales to their biggest monthly gain in five years. "The big com...