A friend I grew up with 15 years ago came to me with a ratified contract in his hand. He said that his Bank of A______ rep was not returning his phone calls in the past 2 weeks and with the contract being ratified he needed to get a jump start on the financing. I quickly spoke with my friend about his wants and needs for financing his first home. He explained to me that his credit was only "fair" AND that he had no money saved. I immediately had him overnight me all of his personal documents and began working on creating a loan application for him. After pulling the credit, he had 5 outstanding collections from 3+ years ago. Since he was under contract we had no time to loose. I immediately had him payoff all the outstanding collections with his next paycheck. He contacted the creditors... 10/02/2007

Year-to-Date (Monday, Jan. 1st - Saturday, Sept. 22nd 2007) SOLD  SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES There have been 320 sold. Average Sales Price was $269,259 Average Days on Market was 57 TOWNHOMES/ROWHOUSE There have been 250 sold. Average Sales Price was $209,785 Average Days on Market was 38 CONDOMINIUMS There have been 3 sold. Average Sales Price was $151,167 Average Days on Market was 12 FOR SALE  SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES There are 215 available. Average List Price is $286,475 Average Days on Market is 80 TOWNHOMES/ROWHOUSE There are 89 available. Average List Price is $211,395 Average Days on Market is 60 CONDOMINIUMS There are 2 available. Average List Price is $169,500 Average Days on Market is 40 Information was obtained from the local MLS - Metropolitan Regional Information Sy... 09/23/2007

I recently participated in the Parkville Street Fair on Sunday, September 9th.  For the past 23 years this event has been sponsored by The Parkville Carney Business Association and the Parkville Recreation Council. There were thousands of visitors out for the festivities, bigger and better than past years!. It was a tremendous success for several vendors and everyone was having a terrific time. Read more at the NorthEast ReporterI met many of the local residents and those just out for the fun. It was a pleasure seeing so many. If I didn't get the opportunity to say hello I am sorry as I was rather busy.  I was there as the Corporate Sponsor of the Parkville Recreation Center Drama Club (www.PRCDramaClub.org) My son Eric is a member and an actor in their upcoming perfomance of Pirates of... 09/19/2007

(August 1, 2007 - August 31, 2007)Here is your monthly report for local Real Estate Activity in Parkville, Maryland (21234)TOTAL SOLD DOLLAR VOLUME = $14,392,525AVERAGE SOLD PRICE = $239,875AVERAGE LIST PRICE FOR SOLDS = $251,560TOTAL UNITS SOLD = 60AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET = 43AVERAGE SALE PRICE % OF LIST PRICE = 95.36%TOTAL NEW LISTINGS = 116 TOTAL LISTINGS PENDING CONTRACT = 44TOTAL LISTINGS SOLD = 60            Single Family & Townhomes = 57            Condos = 3TOTAL ACTIVE LISTINGS = 313              Single Family & Townhomes = 311            Condos = 2*SOURCE:  METROPOLITAN REGIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. - MLS RESALE DATA(Information deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed.)If you are considering selling your home, I can provide a FREE HOME EVALUATION REPORT also known as a Comp... 09/11/2007

Yes, You can Buy a Home!FREE Home Buyer's seminar- No obligations...JUST FREE INFORMATION.  Some of the topics covered:Where to start?....Financing your purchase?.....Locating a Home?....Mortgage and other Buying consultants will be on hand to offer advice and answer questions.Date:  10/10/07 Place:  Loch Raven Library, 1046 Taylor Avenue, Towson, MD 21286 Time:  6:00pm-8:30pmDate:  10/22/07 Place:  Essex Public Library, 1110 Eastern Blvd, Essex, MD 21221 Time:  6:00pm-8:30pmLITE REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED!SEATING IS LIMITED, YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR EACH EVENT, CALL 301-379-8292 or email sstudwood@hotmail.com TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT.    09/11/2007

(March 1, 2007 - June 30, 2007)Here is your quarterly report for local Real Estate Activity in RIDGELEIGH (Parkville, MD 21234)AVERAGE ORIGINAL LIST PRICE = $187,724AVERAGE SOLD PRICE = $182,996AVERAGE SELLER SUBSIDY = $2,392NET SOLD PRICE (AVG SOLD - AVG SUBSIDY) = $180,606AVERAGE SALE PRICE % OF ORIGINAL LIST PRICE = 96.21%TOTAL UNITS SOLD = 22AVERAGE TOTAL DAYS ON MARKET = 63*SOURCE:  METROPOLITAN REGIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. - MLS RESALE DATA(Information deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed.)If you are considering selling your home, I can provide a FREE HOME EVALUATION REPORT also known as a Comparative Market Analysis Report (CMA).  The report will detail all of the homes comparable to yours that have recently SOLD in your immediate market area!   TO GET YOUR FREE HOME VALU... 08/21/2007

(March 1, 2007 - June 30, 2007)Here is your quarterly report for local Real Estate Activity in UPTON VILLAGE (Parkville, MD 21234)AVERAGE ORIGINAL LIST PRICE = $285,450AVERAGE SOLD PRICE = $277,500AVERAGE SELLER SUBSIDY = $3,750NET SOLD PRICE (AVG SOLD - AVG SUBSIDY) = $273,510AVERAGE SALE PRICE % OF ORIGINAL LIST PRICE = 95.82%TOTAL UNITS SOLD = 4AVERAGE TOTAL DAYS ON MARKET = 39*SOURCE:  METROPOLITAN REGIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. - MLS RESALE DATA(Information deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed.)If you are considering selling your home, I can provide a FREE HOME EVALUATION REPORT also known as a Comparative Market Analysis Report (CMA).  The report will detail all of the homes comparable to yours that have recently SOLD in your immediate market area!   TO GET YOUR FREE HOME VA... 08/21/2007

(March 1, 2007 - June 30, 2007)Here is your quarterly report for local Real Estate Activity in UPTON VILLAGE (Parkville, MD 21234)AVERAGE ORIGINAL LIST PRICE = $239,357AVERAGE SOLD PRICE = $236,186AVERAGE SELLER SUBSIDY = $1,764NET SOLD PRICE (AVG SOLD - AVG SUBSIDY) = $234,421AVERAGE SALE PRICE % OF ORIGINAL LIST PRICE = 97.94%TOTAL UNITS SOLD = 7AVERAGE TOTAL DAYS ON MARKET = 46*SOURCE:  METROPOLITAN REGIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. - MLS RESALE DATA(Information deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed.)If you are considering selling your home, I can provide a FREE HOME EVALUATION REPORT also known as a Comparative Market Analysis Report (CMA).  The report will detail all of the homes comparable to yours that have recently SOLD in your immediate market area!   TO GET YOUR FREE HOME VA... 08/21/2007

(Sunday, July 1st - Tuesday, July 31st)Here's the month in review for Real Estate Activity for Parkville, Maryland (21234)Homes For Sale There were 104 new listings placed on the market. List prices range from $120,000 to $499,900. Of these properties 2 have SOLD, 34 are currently under contract and the remaining 68 are still active. 54 are single family detached homes, 46 are Townhomes, and 4 are Condos.There are a total of 288 listings that are currently ACTIVE. Of these there are a total of 197 Single Family Detached homes, 87 Townhomes, 3 Condos and 1 Multi-Family Unit available. Homes Sold There was 68 homes sold. 40 were single family detached homes, and 28 were Townhomes. Average Sales Price was $230,942 Average Days on Market was 45 If you are considering selling your home, I ca... 08/19/2007

(July 1, 2007 - July 31, 2007) Here is your monthly report for local Real Estate Activity in Parkville, Maryland (21234) TOTAL SOLD DOLLAR VOLUME = $15,760,620AVERAGE SOLD PRICE = $231,774AVERAGE LIST PRICE FOR SOLDS = $239,648AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET = 46AVERAGE SALE PRICE % OF LIST PRICE = 96.71% TOTAL NEW LISTINGS = 108TOTAL LISTINGS PENDING CONTRACT =74TOTAL LISTINGS SOLD = 68            Single Family & Townhomes = 64            Condos = 4 TOTAL ACTIVE LISTINGS = 288            Single Family & Townhomes = 285            Condos = 3                        SOURCE:  METROPOLITAN REGIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. - MLS RESALE DATA (Information deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed.) FREE HOME SEARCH FOR LISTINGS DIRECT FROM MLS:  http://www.isellmdhomes.com/ 08/15/2007

(Friday, June 1st - Saturday, June 30th) Here's the month of June in review for Real Estate Activity for Parkville, Maryland (21234) Homes For Sale  There were 126 new listings placed on the market. List prices range from $142,500 to $534,900. Of these properties 4 have SOLD, 27 are currently under contract and the remaining 95 are still active. 78 are single family detached homes, 47 are Townhomes, and 1 is a Condo. There are a total of 262 listings that are currently ACTIVE. Of these there are a total of 194 Single Family Detached homes, 66 Townhomes, 1 Condominium and 1 Multi-Family Unit available. Homes Sold  There were 69 homes sold. 34 were single family detached homes, 33 were Townhomes, and 2 were Condos. Average Sales Price was $255,410 Average Days on Market was 54 If you are ... 07/07/2007

Below is the 90 day real estate market update for Parkville,Maryland. If you live in Parkville, Maryland and you are are considering buying/selling a home, I hope that you will give me a call!If you would like to receive Parkville market reports via e-mail, please contact me, kcrowe@cbmove.com or (410)-588-7996.Status: ACTIVE (208)  List PriceBedroomsBathsFBHBDOMMDOMPLot SqftYr BuiltMin$1,20021101101881Max$674,900644254354385,8132007Avg$280,534322157768,0161961Status: APP REG (1)  List PriceBedroomsBathsFBHBDOMMDOMPLot SqftYr BuiltMin$1,500342246464,2501994Max$1,500342246464,2501994Avg$1,500342246464,2501994Status: CNTG/KO (5)  List PriceBedroomsBathsFBHBDOMMDOMPLot SqftYr BuiltMin$214,000221020201,9731943Max$309,970343135357,5631992Avg$254,734332129295,2071966Status: CNTG/NO KO (10)  L... 06/11/2007

Please note that June 10th through June 15th, I will be away on a short vacation. Actually, my Honeymoon! - We got married over a year ago (April 5th, 2006) and we are finally taking the time off. I will be in the Bahamas!Renee Guerassio will be available to assist you with any of your Real Estate needs.Upon my return I'll post pictures and tell you about it. (For those that are interested!)Thank you and best regards,Phillip Cross,e-PRO, REALTOR®Helping people achieve their dreams,one home sale at a time. ™CROSS HOME TEAMRE/MAX 1st Advantage2033 E Joppa Rd Parkville, Maryland 21234Office: (410) 882-6000Mobile: (443) 677-7114 http://www.MD-RE.com/Serving Buyers & Sellers in theGreater Baltimore Metropolitan Area * If you know anyone looking to buy or sell real estate ANYWHERE,call me for... 06/07/2007

(Tuesday, May 1st - Thursday, May 31st) Here's the month in review for Real Estate Activity for Parkville, Maryland (21234) Homes For Sale  There were 140 new listings placed on the market. List prices range from $120,000 to $599,000. Of these properties 35 are currently under contract and the remaining 105 are still active. 83 are single family detached homes, 53 are Townhomes, and 4 are Condos. There are a total of 249 listings that are currently ACTIVE. Of these there are a total of 180 Single Family Detached homes, 66 Townhomes, 2 Condos and 1 Multi-Family Unit available. Homes Sold  There was 75 homes sold. 44 were single family detached homes, 30 were Townhomes, and 1 was a Condo. Average Sales Price was $257,804 Average Days on Market was 54 Parkville Maryland Information If you ... 06/05/2007

There have been some exciting changes as my business grows. In order to better serve you, my clients, I have created a team of people to assist me.Let me introduce the new members of theCROSS HOME TEAM: ------------------Renee Guerassio Buyer's Agent She has four years experience in the Maryland Real Estate industry. Renee will be assisting me by showing homes, following up with your phone calls and emails and answering your real estate related questions, as well as writing contracts and related documents. She specializes in Relocation, First Time homebuyers and other residential home sales.------------------Carolyn Smith Transaction Coordinator Her duties are to assist in making certain that all paperwork is complete and correct. She’ll be assisting with scheduling appointments for Hom... 06/02/2007

(Sunday, April 1st - Monday, April 30th)Here's the month in review for Real Estate Activity for Parkville, Maryland (21234)Homes For Sale There were 111 new listings placed on the market. List prices range from $136,000 to $534,900. Of these properties 1 has SOLD, 39 are currently under contract and the remaining 71 are still active. 73 are single family detached homes, 36 are Townhomes, and 2 are Condos.There are a total of 215 listings that are currently ACTIVE. Of these there are a total of 165 Single Family Detached homes, 49 Townhomes, and 1 Multi-Family Unit available. Homes Sold There was 62 homes sold. 39 were single family detached homes, 22 were Townhomes, and 1 was a Condo. Average Sales Price was $241,311 Average Days on Market was 82Parkville, MD APRIL Home Sales Report If ... 05/14/2007

Week 4 April 2007(Sunday, April, 22nd - Saturday, April 28th)Here's the fourth week of April in review for Real Estate Activity in Parkville, Maryland (21234) Listings There were 28 new listings placed on the market. List prices range from $179,900 to $529,900. All of these properties are still active. 14 are single family detached homes and 14 are townhomes. There are a total of 183 listings that are currently ACTIVE. Of these there are a total of 144 Single Family Detached homes, 37 Townhomes, 1 Condo, and 1 Multi-Family Unit available. Sales This week there were 17 homes sold. Sales prices ranged from $160,000 to $399,000. 10 were single family detached homes, 6 were townhomes and 1 was a condo. Average Sold Price was $234, 041 Average Days on Market were 89 If you are considering ma... 04/30/2007

Week 3 April 2007(Sunday, April, 15th - Saturday, April 21st)Here's the third week of April in review for Real Estate Activity in Parkville, Maryland (21234) Listings There were 28 new listings placed on the market. List prices range from $150,000 to $534,900. 5 of these properties are currently under contract, the remaining 23 are still active. 21 are single family detached homes, 6 are townhomes , and 1 is a condo. There are a total of 184 listings that are currently ACTIVE. Of these there are a total of 148 Single Family Detached homes, 34 Townhomes, 1 Condo, and 1 Multi-Family Units available. Sales This week there were 14 homes sold. Sales prices ranged from $155,000 to $525,000. 8 were single family detached homes and 6 were townhomes. Average Sold Price was $258,843 Average Days ... 04/25/2007

Whether you have recently moved into your home or have lived in it for many years, one of the most important things you can do is develop a home maintenance plan. Your home is likely to be your single most important and most valuable investment. Routine maintenance can help you protect your investment and prevent you from encountering costly problems later. It will also help you get top dollar down the road when you decide to sell.Here are some items to include in your annual maintenance plan:Interior: Fresh paint is an inexpensive way to give your home a face-lift. Clean out the clutter. See my post on Eliminating Clutter - Spring Cleaning - Garage Sale Tips Exterior: Check the roof for loose shingles or tiles. Check the gutters and downspouts. Inspect the exterior walls for cracking o... 04/24/2007

As the weather is now finally getting warmer and people are starting to think about "Spring Cleaning" I thought I would provide you with some interesting information about how to get rid of unwanted clutter that can accumulate around the home.Most people find it difficult to let go of seldom-used objects. But getting rid of clutter gives you more space and room to move. To pare down your belongings, hold a garage sale or donate gently used items to your favorite charity. Take well-worn or broken items to the dump.A garage sale is a fun way to let go of rarely used treasures. It is sometimes easier to let go of your favorite book, nightstand, or pressed-glass serving dish when you know someone else will enjoy it.How to have a successful garage sale: Attract more attention by combining yo... 04/23/2007