Real Estate Blog

Have you ever thought of getting a RE license for one other state and gave up because you thought it is too complicated a process?  After my daughter moved to Florida, I decided that I should have a Florida license.  I did not hesitate and went for it! At the end of July, I started an online Real...

Simone Bercu | Weichert, Realtors | simone@bercuhomes.com | (240) 506-2370 3338 Stephenson Place, Washington, DC Mikkleson Built, Brick Colonial! One owner since 1938! 3BR/3+1BA Single Family House offered at $896,000 Year Built 1938 Sq Footage 3,414 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 3 full, 1 partial Floors...

 What a wonderful Open house we had today!!!  We had 35 groups of visitors and agents were still showing after we closed the Open House. The neighbor's were a valuable source of information to us and the many buyers who where asking questions about the neighborhood, the house, the builder, etc. T...

Our office got to visit Symphony Park At Strathmore, yesterday.  Leslie M. Fitzpatrick, VP of Sales & Marketing at Michael Harris Homes gave us a concise informative presentation on the development.By the end of her talk, I was ready to buy at least one of the brownstones. I am familiar with the ...

What motivates a buyer to ask an agent they just met to write their offer? During an Open House, a buyer after spending lots of time in the house, asked me if I would prepare their offer. Of course, I was delighted to do that, and told them that now I work for the seller. After 4:00 p.m., I will ...

My elderly cousin who is alert and informed signed a listing agreement with a broker in Florida, without reading it. She was too busy and distracted with her move to a retirement community. The agent who was not attentive to details, inserted incorrect information, priced the condo too high and d...

Today, our Bethesda Garden Club had a picnic and garden tour planned in Jeffersonton, VA.  When I heard that the temperature will reach 100 degrees, I was reluctant to participate.  I listed all the business activities I need to accomplish and was adamant about staying in town. In the morning, I ...

According to Inman NewsTM , the latest numbers from Hitwise show Realtor.com was the most popular real estate site on the Internet in April, with a 6.5 percent market share, followed by Yahoo Real Estate (6.1 percent), Zillow (5.52 percent), and Trulia.com (4.75 percent). I can understand the pop...

Looking at Landon woods, Bethesda market activities, one can easily conclude that this is a very desirable neighborhood. Based on the last six months statistics: There are four homes under contract at $695,000 to $1,599,000 Two homes sold for $600,000 and $1,384,000.  The first sold AS IS and the...

This weekend's event at the "new" Rockville Town Center has been a great success, as far as I can tell. There were so many people there from all over MD and tourists, too.  There were many vendors, including arts and crafts, food, performance stages, activities for children and a bit of politica...