Kay Riddle's (kayriddle) Blog

 1. Lay the groundwork. Your first step is figuring out how much house you can afford and how much you could borrow. If you're moving to a new community, be sure to find out what home prices are there. Housing prices can change dramatically from state to state and even city to city. You might als...

  This credit is available to qualifying buyers who sign a binding contract by April 30, 2010, and who close on a new home between Nov. 7, 2009, and June 30, 2010. To qualify, you must have continuously owned and lived in a home for at least five of the eight years leading up to the purchase of a...

An extension of the $8,000 tax credit appears all but certain after the Obama administration called on Congress to give house hunters more time to claim the popular tax perk. The move comes shortly after Senate lawmakers stuck an agreement to not only push back the measure's looming deadline but ...

Yesterday I went to a rental property I manage to meet up with the Tenant and an Arborist to assess the browning of a couple trees in the yard. What an experience. CSI TREE MARYLAND as the tenant joked. The one with the most browning is a Serbian Pine, similar to Nowegian Pine, it has lots of bro...

I hope that by providing listingbook to my clients, I will help to satisfy their desire for information. Listing book offers powerful tools and automatic updates e-mailed daily and personalized to my clients, filled with valuable information. Sellers see who else in the neighborhood has their hom...

  Brosius Dam is another one of the many amenities you will explore and enjoy year round when becoming a resident of Lake Linganore. Fishing, canoeing and biking are just some of the sports I see on and around the lake every day. The Residents here enjoy 13 different trails, My husband and I have...

This week and the end of last week has shown 5.125% + 0 points and 4.875 with 1 point, on 30 year fixed mortgages. The last time we saw interest rates this low the phone was ringing off the hook. The only difference is this time the media does not seem to be driving the lowest rates in decades st...

I had a client recently who called me off a yard sign of a rental I'm listing, he requested how much is the rent and I told him. It was out of their price range. We spoke for a few minutes longer and the conversation ended. Until he called back asking me to work for him.    I just received an e-m...

The number of foreclosures fell in August after a record high in July, However, there are a record number of properties nationwide going into the initial distressed property process.  The federal Making Home Affordable plan launched in March has signed more than 360,000 borrowers. Under the plan...

 The Many Benefits of Living in Lake Linganore, New Market, MD Staycations. Take the week and visit all 3 pools, 2 beaches and take a couple hikes around the lake.   Lose that gym membership. Kayaking, canoeing, hiking, mountain biking, swimming will keep you in shape.   Use your golf cart. Explo...