Real Estate The Woda Way

Neighbors of the championship golf course at Crofton Country Club have been asking "What's going on?" for the past month, as they've watched busy workers replace golfers on the fairways.  The answer:  a comprehensive renovation of the golf course and conversion to Zeon Zoysia turf. The golf cours...

Crofton home sellers can be optimistic about selling because the Crofton real estate market showed improving trends in some key areas last month, most notably the number of homes that sold and settled. Closed sales were up over 12% from last year, and higher than any May over a five year period. ...

Did you know we have a talented and renowned artist in Crofton? If not, perhaps that’s due to the fact that she uses the name “Roseanne Colvard” professionally – in the community, we know her as Roseanne Thiel. Roseanne is the featured artist of the month, from June 9 to July 11, with a show titl...

Millions of visitors will attend the Star-Spangled Sailabration in Baltimore this weekend. 2012 marks 200 years since the United States took on Great Britain in the War of 1812, protesting Britain's attempt to restrict our trade and prevent our efforts to expand.  There were many costly defeats f...

If you happened to be driving along Route 3 in Anne Arundel County last Saturday, June 2, you probably wondered what all those people were doing in front of Crofton.  They were Crofton residents participating in a planting day for the community and helping to put the finishing touches on a rain g...

A homeowner in my community recently asked, "What do you think that it will it take to sell my home?"  Assuming the property is ready to sell - i.e., in good condition and priced right - my answer is this: EFFECTIVE MARKETING. Effective marketing makes likely buyers and their agents aware that y...

  What a glorious day is was in Washington, D.C. yesterday! My husband and I had great seats for the Washington Nationals vs. the Atlanta Braves game - in the shade, in the breeze, end of the row, and in the outfield where we enjoyed a view of the entire field. The Nationals lost, but they starte...

The Numbers app is a GREAT tool for real estate agents... and it's one that is both easy to learn and easy to use. While this app is Apple's answer to MS Excel, you don't have to know Excel to use the Numbers app.  Excel users will see some similarities, but chances are you'll never want to use E...

Crofton public schools are a magnet for many families relocating to the DC-Baltimore-Annapolis triangle. And, with good reason… Many of our schools have been recognized on a County and State level for their excellence again this year: Crofton Meadows Elementary was named a 2012 Maryland Blue Ribb...

Real Estate Q&A Q.  So many homes in my price range were built before 1978… Should I worry about lead-based paint? A.  Across Maryland and the United States, there are many homes which were built before 1978  - the year when lead-based paint was banned in residential property.  Federal and State ...