ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2012 

Moving to a dorm room San Francisco professional move organizer Peggy Hughes provides some very good advice for those that are moving to dorm rooms.  Peggy says to "think double duty for everything" to save space. Please go to the original blog if you wish to make comments that will be seen by Pe...
08/19/2012
The Best of West Virginia Those of us that live in Montgomery County, Maryland can drive to West Virginia in about an hour to enjoy the beauty that is much appreciated by visitors. We can always count on Lewisburg real estate professional Rebecca Gaujot to provide some suggestions on places to se...
08/19/2012
Tips on how to save on energy costs This blog was provided by our friends at Olde Key Title. According to the article titled “Big & small ways to save on energy costs”, written by Patricia Mertz Esswein and published in the Washington Beacon, “[y]ou can’t do much about how much energy costs, but...
08/18/2012
Kentlands KidServe to Help Operation Smile   Sunday, August 26th, one session from 3-4 pm.   KidServe will make coin collection jars to benefit Operation Smile, an international children's medical charity that provides free surgical services to kids with facial deformities, like cleft palate.  Pl...
08/18/2012
Real estate in the digital age: The time has come Guest Blog by: Harvey S. Jacobs  Originally published in the Washington Post    On July 25, 2000, the first paperless real estate transaction took place in Broward County, Fla. That transaction involved the purchase and financing of a home and too...
08/17/2012
Heirloom Tomato Festival at Carroll County Farmers' Market On Saturday, August 18th, the Carroll County Farmers' Market, in Westminster, Maryland, will feature the Master Gardeners’ 4th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival.  Hours are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be around 40 different varieties of hei...
08/17/2012
Summer Flowers in Kentlands:  Maryland Photowalking     Have you tried photowalking?  First, you need to decide that you could use a little exercise and walking is something that most of us can do without any cost or pre-planning.  Add a camera in your hand and you will have the basic elements fo...
08/17/2012
Kentlands Community Chorus Fall Classes   The Kentlands Community Foundation is supporting several chorus groups this fall.  Classes will be held on Mondays at the Kentlands Clubhouse beginning September 10th and you may join within the first few weeks.   * All ages - groups for kindergarten to ...
08/16/2012
Wings of Fancy:  Butterfly Exhibit at Brookside Gardens   Dolores and I always enjoy our visits to Brookside Gardens which is located in the Wheaton Regional Park in Wheaton, Maryland.  The Conservatory exhibits are outstanding and the acres of gardens are beautiful.   Each summer, the Brookside ...
08/15/2012
Frederick County, MD Real Estate Market Statistics, July, 2012     Home buyers and home sellers want to know about the current market conditions as they make their purchase and sale decisions. The monthly Real Estate Market Statistics are published on the 10th of the following month by RBI, Real...
08/14/2012