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2011 

Washington County, MD Foreclosures & Short Sales Update There are 911 homes for sale in Washington County, MD.  58 (6%) of the active listings are lender owned foreclosures and 114 (13%) are short sale pre-foreclosure offerings.   Lender Owned Homes:      Click the following URL to see the listin...
07/05/2011
Frederick County, MD Foreclosures & Short Sales Update   There are 1,231 active listings of homes for sale in Frederick County, MD.  48 (4%) of the properties are lender owned foreclosures and 223 (18%) are short sale pre-foreclosures.   Home buyers and home sellers need to be aware of the catego...
07/05/2011
Montgomery County, Maryland Foreclosures & Short Sales Update 120 (3%) of the 3,454 homes for sale in Montgomery County, MD are REO properties while 551 (16%) are short sale pre-foreclosures. The residential real estate market is very active in Montgomery County, MD.  Home buyers are anxious to t...
07/05/2011
New Jersey professional home stager and outstanding photographer Kristine Ginsberg share some of her photographs from the holiday weekend.  This is a very good reminder for all of us to have a camera in hand to capture and share those special moments in our lives.  Life is good!   Photos of Long...
07/05/2011
Carlsbad, New Mexico, home inspector Clint McKie provides some good advice on staying young forever.  Many of us in the senior category would like to simplify our lives.  Blooming for you! Want to stay young forever? This was a question posed to  me by a friend. Here are a few simple step that c...
07/05/2011
Tuesday at Brookside Gardens - Wings of Fancy It's the time of year at Brookside Gardens for butterflies and caterpillars galore! The Wings of Fancy Live Butterfly & Caterpillar Exhibit is open every day through September 18 from 10:00am-4:00pm. Stop by to see a huge variety of butterflies from a...
07/04/2011
Joining Forces To Help Military Families Many of us received this email from Michelle Obama this morning. Good morning, This Independence Day, I hope you'll join me and my family in recognizing both our brave men and women in uniform and their families for everything they do to protect our countr...
07/04/2011
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Roast Pepper Tart  Roast Pepper Tart Recipe from Dolores Kelley  Pastry  6 oz plain flour pinch of salt 2 ¾ oz butter or margarine 2 Tbsp green pitted olives, finely chopped  Filling  1 red pepper 1 green pepper 1 yellow pepper 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 Tbsp olive oil 3 ½  oz Mozzarella cheese, ...
07/04/2011
Heath, Texas real estate professional Barbara Hensley reminds us to celebrate home ownership as part of the American Dream. "The American Dream - a promise of the possibility of prosperity, success, freedom, the pursuit of Happiness and many other inalienable Rights, including Home Ownership!   ...
07/04/2011
Monday at Brookside Gardens Fireworks, Concert Highlight Gaithersburg's 4th of July Celebration Celebrate our nation's independence with friends and family as the entire community comes together for food, music and fireworks on Monday, July 4.  Gaithersburg once again presents its Independence Da...
07/03/2011