Laurel Real Estate Blog

My wife loves to work on our yard in West Laurel Maryland.  I love to watch her work on the yard.  Now that Spring is here my wife is busy planing and shopping for what she wants to do to the yard.  One of her favorite places to look for plants is Fehr's Nursery and Garden Center in Burtonsville....

Well those of us in Laurel Maryland have been riding high the last couple of weeks.  We have enjoyed the impression showing of the University of Maryland's mens basketball team in the ACC Tournament. After that the Terps impressive win in the first game of the NCAA Tournament. However, that good ...

For years, I enjoyed getting my hair cut at Hair At Michael's on Route One in Laurel Maryland.  A couple of the woman at Michaels have done a fantastic job with my hair.  I enjoy the shampoo before the haircut.  Overall, it is a great place to get your hair worked on. Then I grew a beard. Within ...

I was reading my Laurel Gazette when I noticied the latest article about slots in Laurel Maryland.  As you recall, the Laurel Racing Association (LRA) lost in its bid for the Ann Arundel county slot machines.  The LRA intended to have slot machines at the Laurel race track.  Strangely, the LRA di...

Did you see that in the news?  Housing starts are up and the stock market is up as well. This is good news right?  The economy is turning around and things will get better real soon. Wait a minute.....how the heck could housing starts increase?  Why are people building homes with all these forecl...

Laurel Maryland is just about 20 minutes away from the University of Maryland College Park campus.  Many of us in Laurel are big Terripan fans.  Lately, we have big reasons to celebrate. The men's basketball team just earned a bid to NCAA college basketball playoffs.  Many people refer to this as...

These kids who live in Laurel Maryland are something special. As some of you know, I have a daughter at Bond Mill Elementary school in West Laurel Maryland.  On Satuday night I watched her in one of the lead rolls in the schools production of Nifty Fiftys.  She and all the other kids did a great ...

Well it looks like those of us who own Laurel real estate in zip code 20708 are experiencing a better than normal housing market. Total Sold Dollar Volume: $ 2,506,490 $ 2,441,989 2.64 % Average Sold Price: $ 313,311 $ 348,856 - 10.19 % Median Sold Price: $ 308,500 $ 299,999 2.83 % Total Units So...

Most of Laurel real estate is located in Prince Georges County Maryland.  Prince Georges County is very much a buyer's market.  Average sale prices and medium sale prices are down since last year. But to me what is most surprising is that their is evidence, strong evidence, that buyer's are press...

I know that most you know who said that.  FDR was a great president and those words were very accurate. That quote still applies today.  Buyer confidence plays a crucial role in the housing market.  People are worried about their jobs.  In addition to that, many buyers don't want to buy a home an...