The Ramblings of a Baltimore Area Realtor

Looking for a Back-Up Offer - 1430 N Bond St, Baltimore, MD 21213This great home is under contract, however, the buyer has a home sale contingency. This could be a great opportunity for a lucky buyer to come in and make an offer before the current buyer gets an offer on their home.1430 N. Bond St...

Hidden InventoryIn some parts of our country, the real estate market is still going strong and not showing any signs of cooling off.  Maryland is one of those areas.I have a listing that is Active/Under Contract, the other day I received a phone call from another agent asking about that listing a...

Attention Investors - Changes to the Way We Do Business By now I am sure you have all heard about the lawsuit that NAR and many real estate companies have been involved in.  As a result, there will be a lot of changes happening in the way we transact business and no one will be affected more than...

Budget Friendly Towns for Retirees - #7 Thurmont, MDThe WorldAtlas has once again inspired me to write about 7 Budget-Friendly Towns in Maryland for Retirees. So here we go with the seventh and final town of Thurmont. Thurmont is located in Frederick County with a population of 6,935, according t...

Catonsville, MD - Weekly Market Update 07/09/2024-07/16/2024   # Low High Average Median Coming Soon 8 399,900 779,000 547,975 532,500 Active 6 305,000 550,000 424,833 437,500 Active Under Contract 4 290,000 664,860 438,715 400,000 Pending 5 349,000 499,900 402,760 374,900 Closed 30 181,000 685,0...

Budget Friendly Towns for Retirees - #6 Hancock, MDThe WorldAtlas has once again inspired me to write about 7 Budget-Friendly Towns in Maryland for Retirees. So here we go with the sixth in the series, the sixth town is Hancock. Hancock is a civil war-era town located in Washington County and not...

Budget Friendly Towns for Retirees - #5 Frostburg, MDThe WorldAtlas once again inspired me to write about 7 Budget-Friendly Towns in Maryland for Retirees. So here we go with the fifth in the series, the fifth town is Frostburg, and certainly, the town I think of when I think of budget-friendly.F...

Budget Friendly Towns for Retirees - #4 CrisfieldThe WorldAtlas once again inspired me to write about 7 Budget-Friendly towns in Maryland for retirees. So, here is the fourth in the series, the fourth town is Crisfield. Crisfield is a city located in Somerset County, Maryland. In 2020, the popula...

Budget-Friendly Towns for Retirees - #3 North BeachThe WorldAtlast once again inspired me to write about 7 budget-friendly towns in Maryland for Retirees. So here we go with the third in the series, the third town is North Beach.North Beach was originally platted in 1900 and re-platted in 1908 an...

Questions to Ask When Buying a Rowhome or TownhomeThis post is part of a series that I started a few months ago about questions that buyers should be asking their Realtor when they are buying real estate. This list is by no means exhaustive and you may think of other things that are important to ...