The Patterson Team of Keller Williams Excellence-Baltimore and Harford County Real Estate

I guess it all depends on who you speak to these days.  The government is trying to phase out the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage system, but at what cost?  Most of the "experts" in the mortgage industry agree that this will be a step in the wrong direction, but some go as far as saying that ...

It's no secret that mortgage interest rates are going to rise this year, probably sooner than later, but will that hurt the real estate market?  Many of todays home buyers have never seen a 12 or 14 percent interest rate except on a credit card, but there was a time not that long ago that this wa...

Not a day goes by recently that I haven't read about someone in the real estate business getting ahead of the competition by CHEATING.  This is extremely disturbing to me because our team works hard every single day and abides by all the rules.  Not just some of the rules or the rules that are ea...

CNN Money has ranked the top 10 housing markets for 2014.  Did your city make the list?  Of course, this is just speculation at this point since we haven't finished February yet.  None the less, it is a good sign for the cities that made the list.  Here is the top 10:  Oakland, CA  Fort Worth, TX...

832 Lynn Lee Drive Aberdeen, MD 21001 Offered at $279,900 Move in Ready with upgrades throughout this home.  Freshly painted, wood floors, new roof, siding, and well.  Deck built in 2009.  The interior features 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths.  It has a fully finished basement that is currently being us...

My team is hosting 2 open houses today and I'm wondering what kind of activity they will see.  I really think that open houses are a necessary evil, but I have never had much luck with them.  I usually see a couple nosey neighbors or no one at all.  Does anyone have any tips to liven up an open h...

In the past week or so I have been discussing local school systems around the state of Maryland and featuring the best high schools in those areas.  I have already discussed Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and Harford County.  Now it is time to discuss Anne Arundel County.  A.A. County has 18 p...

Over the past few days I have been discussing the top schools in Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Harford County, but how important is the school system when searching for your next home?  Baltimore County has Carver, Harford County has Fallston and Baltimore City has Poly as their top school...

The Number 1 ranked High School in Baltimore City, as ranked by US News and World Report, is Baltimore Polytechnic Institute.  Poly, as it is known by everyone who lives in the area, is located at 1400 West Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, MD 21209.  It is the #1 ranked public school in Baltimore City...

The other day I wrote a small piece on the Number 1 High School in Baltimore County.  It seemed to generate a lot of interest and rightfully so.  Education is extremely important and people want to live in a area with great schools.  Because there was so much interest I decided to do another piec...