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Maryland housing sales fell 9.6% in February 2025 to 4,015 units, versus February 2024’s total of 4,442, according to the Maryland REALTORS®’ February 2025 Housing Statistics. The average sales price rose 3.8% to $473,569, while the median sales price grew 2.3% to $409,000.Units pending—houses un...

Most buyers ask for an inspection as part of their offer to purchase.  Should sellers have a pre-listing inspection before going on the market?  Selling a house comes with a lot of moving pieces, and the last thing you want is a deal falling apart over unexpected repairs uncovered during the buy...

If you are looking for a new home close to metro, shops and restaurants, you can start and stop your search with 3001 Veazey Terrace, Unit 1021, in the Forest Hills section of NW Washington.  3001 Veazey Terrace is a large cooperative building with one and two bedroom units (and some larger ones ...

One of my favorite foods any time of the day is a good donut!  Even though my family is Southern, I am not a Krispy Kreme fan.  I have always favored Dunkin' Donuts, which has a good thing since I lived in Boston for two years and both my husband and my daughter went to Boston College.  You can't...

Selling a home during the winter months can present unique challenges, but it also offers incredible opportunities. With fewer properties on the market and serious buyers braving this exceptional cold in Bethesda MD and beyond to the entire DC metro area, winter showings can lead to successful sa...

Selling your house? Or just looking to increase the value and appeal of your home for when you do? Here’s something you should know – homebuyers are increasingly looking for homes with environmentally friendly features.  Face it - everything is more expensive now and buyers are looking for ways t...

When my son was 10 or 12, he wanted a GI Joe aircraft carrier.   I didn't buy it for him primarily because it was 7 feet long - and probably 3 feet wide.  I asked him where he would keep it and he assured me it would reside peacefully in the imaginary harbor between the wall and his bed - but I w...

If your clients suspect that buying a home — and keeping it — has become more expensive than ever, they are right.  Oxford Economics, an independent global economic advisory firm, reported in its November briefing that housing affordability “has dropped significantly over the last five years.” In...

I spent Thanksgiving with my son and his boys in Connecticut.  His girlfriend/partner embodies all the best features of Martha Stewart and their home is beautifully decorated with candles in very window, two Christmas trees and wreathes with lights everywhere - on the gates to the driveway, on th...

Bethesda is filled with new luxury buildings.  There is the Adagio, Lionsgate, the Darcy, the Lauren, Hampden Row, the Cheval  and the Stonehall Bethesda.  The Stonehall is a recent addition to Bethesda's condo community built by Duball LLC and  located at 8302 Woodmont Avenue, in Bethesda MD.  T...