Vacation Home Blog

January: 1/15/2009 Exploring in the Wake of Captain John SmithCalvert Marine Museum, 14150 Solomons Island Road, Solomons. 7:30 - 9pm. Presented by naturalist, John Page Williams. Learn about strategies, itineraries, and tips for exploring Capt. Smith's trail, especially up hte Chesapeake Bay and...

In the January/February Coastal Living Magazine's Special Islands Issue Solomons, Maryland is featured. The article describes Solomons Island living. It portrays the town as friendly people, small shops and great restaurants. The authors also mention the beautiful nature we have in the area. The ...

Happy New Year! I posted before the Holidays how the real estate market for 2008 has been going against the normal up and down trends and it appears that it did continue to go opposite in the month of December. I had a record December at 3 homes under contract. Usually December is my worst month ...

This is my latest update on foreclosures and short sales for vacation homes in the Western Shore area of Maryland. Email me at phyllis@localwaterfront.com if you would like more details on any of them! Foreclosures With Water Views: NEW: $289,900 - 3/2 Colonial with a view of Saint Leonard Creek ...

I just added this new service to my website at www.SouthernMarylandVacation.com. I will still report vacation foreclosures in Southern Maryland on my blog a few times a month. For those of you who want to see listings as they come up it will help you get to view the listing quicker. The service w...

Garden In Lights: a glorious walk-through light showDecember 12-14, 18-21, 26-31 & January 16:00pm - 9:00pm on scheduled nights; weather permittingGarden In Lights is now a magical walking tour that will take visitors on a beautiful trip through the woods.  As you stroll along the protected path,...

  This is my latest update on foreclosures and short sales for vacation homes in the Western Shore area of Maryland. Email me at phyllis@localwaterfront.com if you would like more details on any of them! Bank Owned Walk to Beach: REDUCED: $129,900 1/1 in North Beach. Walk to the bay, restaurants ...

There are currently 87 active listings. 11 are new construction. 5 of the listings are pre-foreclosures, 5 homes were listed in November and 1 home went under contract.  Three homes sold in November. Home prices range from 200,000 for ranch homes that are pre-foreclosures to 1,795,000 for a large...

There are currently 157 active listings. 28 are new construction. 9 of the listings are pre-foreclosures, 2 are bank owned. 28 homes were listed in November and 7 homes went under contract.  Four homes sold in November. Home prices range from 129,900 for a 1 bedroom home built in 1930 to 975,000 ...

There are currently 64 active listings. 24 are new construction. 2 of the listings are pre-foreclosures. 7 homes were listed in November and two homes went under contract.  One house sold in November which was down from the previous 2 months. Home prices range from 99,900 for a 2 bedroom home bui...