The MD Suburbs of DC

Is it just me or has the world gone crazy?  I haven't seen this type of paralysis in the market since 9/11/01 and that was when some wackos flew a few planes into some buildings scaring the bejeezus out of everyone.  Now it seems that the "all bad news, all the time" cable and regular network sho...

A few weeks ago I posted about buying a new laptop and how happy I was with it.  I'm still happy but, truth be told, I only use the laptop when I'm on the road and need to access my e-mail and Internet from a hotel room or Starbucks.  I don't really need MS Office (which is why I downloaded the F...

As I've written here before, I'm not a real big fan of Open Houses.  I have just never been able to entice a Buyer to work with me mostly because it's all the neighbors who come by and just want to take a peek.  The buyers that do come by that aren't  the neighbors usually have an agent they're w...

We have all been told that's it's a good thing to cultivate good habits -- eat right, exercise, drink your water, talk to five people every day -- all that kind of thing.  What I've recently found out is that blogging, too, is a good habit to get into and it's also very easy to fall out of. I was...

I have an acquaintance in my church community with whom, I like to think, I have a fairly good bond.  No, I don't go over and visit and play board games with the family or have Saturday nights out with them but I get along pretty well with the wife of the family and I've been on several committee...

It's hard to think of one Depression being "greater" than another but if you think of "greater" in terms of "more than" the last "Great"Depression we may be in for a hell of a ride.  In this morning's edition of The Washington Post there is this article entitled: Markets in Dissarry as Lending Lo...

Come visit one of the great homes of College Park. This spacious Rambler style home boasts hardwood floors, 2 beautifully updated baths (one has a large Jacuzzi and separate shower!), custom kitchen, new deck for grilling or relaxing and a working sauna! This home has 4 bedrooms and a fully finis...

I just received shipment of my new Dell desktop complete with a 22" monitor.  All I can say is WOW!  Well, maybe that's not exactly true.  Actually. with the resolution set at the optimum 1680 x 1050 there is a ton of stuff I can see on the screen that wasn't there before.  The problem is that th...

I've made it back from the Maryland Association of Realtors conference all in one piece and ready to go.  The conference was fun, as usual, getting caught up with friends and fellow Realtors and talking to a few exhibitors that had interesting products and services to sell. Now, it's time to get ...

It's not like the market is moving in high gear but I was wondering.....with the recent takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the subsequent expectations that interest rates will move lower as a result, will those expectations put current buyers into a holding pattern? Here's what I'm thinki...