Whether you're buying or selling a home (or both), pay special attention to how a home inspection can serve your interests. A professional home inspection protects both buyers and sellers from legal action sparked by problems found after a home is sold. Buyers have long been advised to include a home inspection contingency in their … Continue reading Get the Most Out of Your Home Inspection
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Winter Maintenance Must-Dos
Failure to prepare your home for the upcoming winter months can have dire consequences on your wallet, as well as pose a safety hazard for others. Even those in warmer climates will want to be careful this time of year: Everyone can benefit from an annual maintenance tune-up, and even in the South a winter … Continue reading Winter Maintenance Must-Dos
Long & Foster, Wes Foster, and Warren Buffett
W.C. & A.N. Miller Realtors® succeeded as a division of its Washington, DC parent company. The Miller company was founded on integrity, professionalism, hard work and trust; values that never waver. We proudly carry on the heritage of W.C. & A.N. Miller Realtors (founded 1912) and Christie's International Real Estate (founded 1766), businesses long recognized … Continue reading Long & Foster, Wes Foster, and Warren Buffett
How Long Do Most Families Stay in Their Home?
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) keeps historical data on many aspects of homeownership. One of the data points that has changed dramatically is the median tenure of a family in a home, meaning how long a family stays in a home prior to moving. As the graph below shows, for over twenty years (1985-2008), the median … Continue reading How Long Do Most Families Stay in Their Home?
DC area prices reach highest monthly level on record in May
Washington D.C. Metro home prices set new all-time high of $460,000. May closed sales and new pending sales at decade highs; inventories continue to shrink by double-digits. Rockville, MD – (June 12, 2017) – The following analysis of the Washington, D.C. Metro Area housing market has been prepared by Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. of MarketStats by … Continue reading DC area prices reach highest monthly level on record in May
Online Real Estate Information Resources
Where to look? What to rely on? How to keep current? I initiated this blog years ago because my Clients need and want trustworthy and informed resources on real estate matters. My clients also get prompt access directly to me to address important questions and issues they encounter and to prepare them for the transactional … Continue reading Online Real Estate Information Resources
All New Deep Data For Your Neighborhood
In my regular email newsletter, there is a featured service where you can get the real story on your neighborhood -- or any neighborhood -- and see data about everything from schools to household income. Use the Neighborhood Widget to get all sorts of facts about your neighborhood or any neighborhood including schools, income levels … Continue reading All New Deep Data For Your Neighborhood
The Difference an Hour Makes!
Ever wonder what happens every hour in the housing market?
America’s MOST Expensive Home For Sale
The Details: 38,000 sq ft new construction home +17,000 sq ft of entertainment decks, 2 master suites, 10 oversized VIP guest suites, 21 luxury bathrooms, three gourmet kitchens, five bars, massage studio/wellness spa, state-of-the-art fitness center, 85-foot glass tile infinity swimming pool, 40-seat 4K Dolby Atmos Theater, four lane bowling alley/lounge, auto gallery with cars … Continue reading America’s MOST Expensive Home For Sale
Signs It Might Be Time to Downsize
For years and years, we dream of the home we'd like to call our own. Your first home is usually cozy and warm, and then you start to have kids. This is typically the first time that homeowners believe that upsizing is necessary. Although the traditional notion for homeowners is that bigger is better, in … Continue reading Signs It Might Be Time to Downsize
Get Your Home Ready for Fall and Winter: Helpful Maintenance Tips
Now that fall has arrived, it’s time to turn your attention to your home. The changing of the season always acts as a call to action for fine-tuning your home, and the onset of fall is no different. Below, we’ll share with you 10 tips for getting your home ready for cooler weather. Check out … Continue reading Get Your Home Ready for Fall and Winter: Helpful Maintenance Tips
5 Homes Built Out of Spite
Take a look at some of the most obnoxious spite homes below. Fences wouldn't make a difference in the dispute, except they would be a cheaper alternative! The Froling Spite House Located on a spit of land in Alameda, Calif., a city between Oakland and San Francisco, this 10-feet deep home was erected around the … Continue reading 5 Homes Built Out of Spite
How to Prepare to Downsize
I know from personal experience that downsizing takes time. (After 18 years with 4 children in the home, it took my family two years!) More than half of boomers will look to downsize, either by purchasing a smaller home or purchasing a home of equal size with reduced expenses. If downsizing seems daunting, remember this: … Continue reading How to Prepare to Downsize
Real Estate Seen as a Better Investment by All Age Groups
A brand new study done by Gallup shows that if you take a look at all the different types of investment, real estate ‐ according to their poll ‐ real estate still comes out as the best long‐term investment available. Here is an Infographic that illustrates the poll results. There has never been a time … Continue reading Real Estate Seen as a Better Investment by All Age Groups
Hill Slowinski Elected to Chamber’s Board of Directors
Hill Slowinski has been elected to the Board of Directors of The Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce for a three-year term. He assumed this role at the Chamber’s installation luncheon on June 16, 2014, and will take his seat on the Board in July 2014. Since June 2013, Mr. Slowinski has served as Co-Chair … Continue reading Hill Slowinski Elected to Chamber’s Board of Directors
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