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2013 

Bethesda, MD 20816 Real Estate Market Statistics, July, 2013 There are 34 active listings of homes for sale in zip code 20816 in Bethesda, Maryland. 18 (53%) of the available properties are priced at over $1,000,000. During July, 2013, the total sold dollar volume of residential properties in Bet...
08/30/2013
Thousands of mortgage loan officers are losing their jobs   Daily mortgage industry reports show a steady decline in the volume of mortgage applications and requests for refinancing as interest rates continue to rise. The declining volume of business is leading to the reduction of mortgage loan o...
08/29/2013
Carroll County Farmers Market, Saturday, August 31st   Carroll County Farmers Market will celebrate Back to School Day on Saturday, August 31, 2013. This will be a good time to pick up fresh produce and baked good for the Labor Day weekend.  Carroll County Farmers Market, in Westminster, Maryland...
08/29/2013
Bethesda, MD 20817 Real Estate Market Statistics, July, 2013   There are 90 active listings of homes for sale in zip code 20817 in Bethesda, Maryland. The available properties include one lender owned foreclosure offered at $595,900 and one short sale offering at $788,000. During July, 2013, the ...
08/29/2013
Dolphins dying along the Mid-Atlantic coast Avoid direct contact with dead and dying dolphins   Hundreds of dead and dying bottle-nose dolphins have been found along the Mid-Atlantic coast from New York to North Carolina, according to a news report by Lenny Bernstein at The Washington Post. Marin...
08/29/2013
Bethesda, MD 20814 Real Estate Market Statistics, July, 2013   There are 61 active listings of homes for sale in zip code 20814 in Bethesda, Maryland. 21 of the available properties are priced at over $1,000,000. 3 of the listings are short sale pre-foreclosures. During July, 2013, the total sold...
08/29/2013
Kentlands/Lakelands 5K Run/Walk Online Registration Ends Noon, August 29th   The 20th Annual Kentlands/Lakelands 5K Run/Walk & Kids Fun Runs takes place on Saturday, August 31st at 8 a.m. Register at www.kentlands.org  Online registration ends at noon, Thursday, August 29th. Register right away i...
08/28/2013
Smoking impacts home prices   “A recent study of real estate agents in Ontario, Canada, found that smoking can reduce a home’s resale value by 20 percent. The study was commissioned by Pfizer Canada, a pharmaceutical manufacturer.”  Daily Real Estate News All of us know that it is more difficult ...
08/26/2013
Congratulations to Todd Clark, Beaverton, Oregon   Todd Clark will become the third person to pass the 2,000,000 points level in the ActiveRain network.  And, he will be the first man in the exclusive group that includes Lenn Harley and Pat Kennedy. These ActiveRain leaders deserve a lot of credi...
08/26/2013
Maryland Plum Crumble Recipe For Alexandra Seigel California blogger Alexandra Seigel posted a beautiful photograph of fresh plums at the farmers market and I decided to post this excellent recipe that I have blogged about in the past. Plums are wonderful at this time of the year and it is very g...
08/25/2013
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