Marcie Sandalow's Blog

Original Source: Live Near the Red LineTraffic these days is a miserable thing. People want to live near Metro so they can stay away from their cars. So, if you're looking to buy a house in a neighborhood that's convenient to the Red Line, search no further. I've got the skinny on the best neighb...

Original Source:  Garage Wannabes One advantage to being a real estate agent is that you get to see all of the creative things that people do to their house... and sometimes their garage.  No longer are they used exclusively for cars, rakes and mowers. Some have turned their garage into an artist...

Original Source: East Bethesda MD 20814 Homes for Sale 10/28/11 10/28/2011 Update... no new listings, 2 under contract, and no price reductions to speak of... All the homes in this article are currently for sale within East Bethesda. The top of the list features the newest listings, while the bot...

Original Source:  The Evers & Co. Sept. 2011 Real Estate Report The average price in our Washington, DC marketplace was up for the 17th consecutive month, 3% higher than September 2010. The number of days a property stays on the market was up 8.7%, and the dollar volume of sales was down 3.3 % th...

Original Source:  Bethesda 20817 & 20818 MD Market Report 3Q 2011 In July, August & September of 2011 there were 129 homes that closed within the 3rd Quarter for 20817 and 20818 Bethesda, Maryland. This was an increase of 9 units, as there were 120 homes that closed in 3Q 2010. The average origin...

Original Source:  Bethesda MD 20816 Market Report 3Q 2011   In July, August & September of 2011 there were 58 homes that closed within the 3rd Quarter for 20816 Bethesda, Maryland. This was an increase of 1 unit, as there were 57 homes that closed in 3Q 2010. The average original list price for h...

Original Source:  Chevy Chase MD 20815 Market Report 3Q 2011   In July, August & September of 2011 there were 93 homes that closed within the 3rd Quarter for 20815 Chevy Chase, Maryland. This was a decrease of 19 units, as there were 111 homes that closed in 3Q 2010.   The average original list p...

Original Source:  Bethesda MD 20814 Market Report 3Q 2011 In the 3rd Quarter of 2011 there were 97 homes that closed within the months of July, August and September for 20814 Bethesda, Maryland. This was an increase of 4 units, as there were 93 homes that closed in 3Q 2010. The average original l...

Original Source: Donate Your Computer in Downtown Bethesda Got a new computer and not sure what to do with the old one? Might I make a suggestion?! Gary Cahn runs RecycleMyComputer which is located in downtown Bethesda right near Bethesda Metro and Safeway. He recycles discarded & unwanted comput...

Lately, whenever I head out of town without the kids, I end up in a graveyard.  It's never planned.  Just happens.  Recently I took a trip to Nantucket.  My friend Rosie grew up across the street from a graveyard.  She said it was great for hide-n-go-seek. Benjamin Franklin's mother is buried her...