J.D. Wells's (ocbeach) Blog

In the market to buy Ocean City, Maryland beachfront property?  There are a number of reasons why buying in the fall may be your best bet.  Here are three of the main reasons.First, many of the properties for sale in a beachfront resort area are occupied during the peak summer months.  Often the ...

Based on information from the Coastal Association of Realtors® for the period of August 2015, Ocean City MD resort area condo sales increased more than 10% year over year.  In the same period total active listings fell more than 12% year over year and new listings for the month fell more than 23%...

I recently wrote an article about finding equity in foreclosures.  As I was reading through all of the comments I came across this from Sybil Campbell, a Realtor® from Williamsburg, Virginia.  She said "John,  I have looked at and have shown several foreclosures but never found one that I felt wa...

First, I have to admit that I don't really know how Fannie Mae decides the listing price when they bring a foreclosure to market.  My guess is the price is decided by the same folks who are tasked with working through a great deal of inventory in very little time without ever laying eyes on the p...