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2008 

You have seen them - you probably have one.  When you are driving - in many places, like Washington DC, it is the LAW that they be used.  What are they?Those Hands-Free devices for your cell phone of course.Those wonderful ear-pieces make driving safer and often make talking on the phone easier a...
01/31/2008
Rental Properties in DC are quite popular; yet remain rather expensive.Here is a breakdown for 1 and 2 bedroom Rentals in some of the Popular DC Neighborhoods (breakdown by Zip code):   Neighborhood                                1 Bedroom                                                         2...
01/31/2008
 The 28th Annual Memorial Service for the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn was held on January 28, 2008 in St. Petersburg, Florida.On Jan. 28, 1980, the Blackthorn sank and resulted in the loss of 23 Coast Guardsman. A monument was dedicated Jan. 28, 1981, and is located at the Sunshine Skyway Bridg...
01/29/2008
What's Selling - Washington DC - Logan Circle / Mt Vernon Square Neighborhoods Here are the Properties that sold in this Washington DC Neighborhood:  1/21 - 1/27Type of Property      #BR/Baths                 List Price           Closed Price     # Days on MarketCondo                       2/2.5 ...
01/28/2008
Washington DC Market Update 1/28/2008Current Number of Homes Active and Under Contract: Here is the breakdown as of January 28th, 2008Most areas are seeing an INCREASED number of properties UNDER CONTRACT.  With lower Interest Rates; more buyers seem to heading into the market.Here are the number...
01/28/2008
I ran across this News story this morning:     Bone marrow drive aims to help ill officer    Source: Seacoast Media Group  Event DetailsBONE MARROW DRIVE When: Monday, Feb. 4, 4-8 p.m.Where: North Church Parish House, 355 Spinney Road, Portsmouth, NHResources: For information about bone marrow te...
01/26/2008
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With all this recent talking about the state of the economy and real estate; it is becoming increasingly difficult to sort out all the news stories.Here are a few of this weeks News Highlights:House OKs Lift on Fannie, Freddie Loan Limits   Source: Reuters, Patrick Rucker (01/24/08) and REALTOR M...
01/26/2008
The Fed cut the FED fundsrate by a huge .75% this morning. News reports say that the "Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke approved the large rate cut after an emergency video conference on Monday night, a day when global markets had been pounded by rising concerns that weakness in the world's l...
01/22/2008
  Welcome to the New Group: US Coast Guard and Real EstateThis group is dedicated to the Men and Women of the United States Coast Guard.  The US Coast Guard is a branch of the US Military and is the longest Continuous sea-going service in United States.  The Coast Guard is one of the oldest organ...
01/21/2008
What's Selling - DC - Logan/Mt Vernon Square Neighborhoods Here are the Properties that sold in this Washington DC Neighborhood:  1/14 - 1/20Type of Property      #BR/Baths                 List Price           Closed Price     # Days on MarketCondo                       1/1                       ...
01/21/2008
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