Normally I write about the North Shore of Chicago, which is market I serve in my real estate practice. This is not a post about the North Shore. It’s a post about Robin Hill, my childhood home in the Greenspring Valley outside of Baltimore.  My family lived there for over thirty years. My parents bought it when I was a year old and I spent my childhood freely roaming its ten acres and the surrounding woods and fields. I loved that house and everything it represented, and I cried all the way back to Chicago the last time I saw it before it was sold. Sometimes I think the reason I ended up in real estate was because of my love affair with my family home. Later, after the people that bought it had spent months and a considerable amount of money remodeling the house, they invited all of us... 07/28/2012

  2716 Spring Hill Road- Greensping Valley Owings Mills , MD 21117  Historic  1901 Farmhouse No longer for sale! My sellers fell back in love with their home and decided to stay...and I am delighted!                                           Good Things are Happening in Baltimore...REALTOR® Magazine + Active Rain Gathering            2716 Spring Hill RoadBaltimore CountyOwings Mills, Md. 211173 Bedrooms3 Full Baths Farm style house in a country setting...Built in 1901 Such charm...such beauty abounds inside this Greenspring Valley home built in 1901. This three story farmhouse has been lovingly restored and renovated by original family members. You can feel the warmth and love inside with the creative use of angles, arches, open walls and lofts. Take a look at this wonderful kitchen wit... 02/21/2010

I am confused to why home buyer's wait until a Seller's market to buy a Home.  In a Seller's Market their is a lack of inventory, to much competition and you are buying at the top of the scale.  In a Buyer's Market you have more inventory to choose from, lower sales prices,can request more repairs and basically control the transaction.Yes their is a lot of talk about mortgage woes...it means that they are not quite as flexible as previously. It does not mean they are not giving out mortgages or the world has stopped.  FHA and other loans are still available for those that may be credit impaired and loans all always available for those with perfect credit.  Now if you are not moving because you can't sell your home. First and foremost price your home correctly and make sure it is ready t... 08/23/2007