South Maryland Real Estate

They say the most important thing about real estate is location, location, location.  However, when it comes to selling your Southern Maryland home, you really need to focus on the price, price, price.  Price a home too high and you run the risk of turning away buyers.  Price it too low and you'r...

It may be hard to believe after the last few tumultuous years, but the Southern Maryland real estate market seems to be turning around.  Many experts believe that 2013 is going to be a great year for home prices.  Demand for homes is expected to increase now that the inventory of foreclosures and...

Spring is in the air.  Now that the weather is warming up, it's time to head outside for some fun in the sun.  Need something to occupy your time?  Look no further!  Here is a list of the April 2013 Southern Maryland celebrations to keep you busy: 10th Annual JazzFest - April 5th & 6th, College o...

Spring is just around the corner, with the first day of Spring officially occurring on March 20th.  We'll all be setting our clocks forward an hour this weekend as Daylight Savings Time begins.  So, it seems that now is the perfect time to spring into Southern Maryland homeownership. Interest rat...

There is no question that the advances in technology have made our lives much easier than our forefathers could ever have imagined.  Unfortunately, the same technology has also been used by identity thieves to steal our credit and sully our good names.  Don't be a victim of identity theft.  There...

Mortgage rates for 2012 have remained at historically low levels all year long.  In fact, they ended the year near their lowest levels ever.  Let me give you my mortgage rate year end review. The 30 year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) ended 2012 at 3.35%.  This was slightly less than the previous week...

Can you believe it's December?  Another year almost gone.  The end of the year holidays are always my favorite time.  One way you can enjoy the twinkling lights is the annual Calvert County Garden in Lights. In what has become a time-honored tradition in Calvert County, the Annmarie Sculpture Gar...

In an effort to help area residents recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Calvert County residents can dispose of their tree and other green debris at two landfills throughout the county. The Appeal Landfill in Lusby and the Barstow Landfill in Barstow will be accepting debris from 7am t...

Being a homeowner can be a rewarding experience.  Of course, Southern Maryland homeowners must remember that it also comes with some serious responsibility.  You don't want to overextend yourself and end up losing something you worked so hard to get.  Just take a look at the amount of foreclosure...

Every week, Freddie Mac releases a report on the average interest rate for the previous week on 30 year and 15 year fixed-rate mortgages as well as 5 year and 1 year adjustable rate mortgages.  It is called the Primary Mortgage Market Survey®.  The most recent Freddie Mac report showed that, afte...