Howe Real Estate Should Be

I just helped a wonderful client buy an amazing home in Walkersville, a small town north of Frederick MD.My client is from a small town in the South and grew up in a lovely old home with tall ceilings and windows.   She is not a cookie cutter modern home person and the new homes with their standa...

The number of homes selling over $1 million across the country is up to 8% of all homes.  Pre pandemic it was only 4%.  If you think it is more expensive to buy a home, you are right!  In the DC metro area the numbers are even worse.  In July 2024, the percent of homes in DC that sold over $1 mil...

It makes sense that there has to be a "best week" to buy a home each year - and that best week is about to arrive.  The best week is the intersection of good interest rates and good inventory with lower interest rates and dropping demand.  The long predicted shift in real estate looks like it is...

The Lise Howe Group just closed on 6303 Massachusetts Ave, Bethesda, MD 20817. The buyers were so excited to buy this beautiful property with a private back yard, within the Woodacres Elementary School district and close to Cabin John! Woodacres, a neighborhood in Bethesda, Maryland, is highly re...

If you are of a "certain age" and you’re thinking about downsizing, you may wonder whether a 55+ community would be a good match for you. Here’s some information that could help you make your decision.A 55+ Community DefinedIt’s important to note that these communities aren’t for people who need ...

I just spent last week in Connecticut with my son and his two boys.  To start the week we went up to Watch Hill to have lunch with my daughter and her new husband who drove down from Boston to meet us.   For those who aren't Swifties like my daughter, Watch Hill is where Taylor Swift owns a home ...

POTOMAC's HISTORYPotomac Maryland has a long history dating back to the colonial era. The land that is now Potomac was first settled by Edward Offutt in 1714 after he was granted a 600-acre (2.4 km2) land grant of a region known as Clewerwell by Lord Baltimore.  His grant of land was by the Tehog...

Chevy Chase began in the 1880s, when Senator Francis G. Newlands of Nevada and his partners began acquiring farmland in this unincorporated area of Maryland and just inside the District of Columbia.  The Senator and his partners intended to develop a suburban community relying on residential stre...

Bethesda is an unincorporated town in southern Montgomery County, Maryland next to Washington, D.C. In the 2020 census, the community had a total population of 68,056. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House(1820, rebuilt 1849), which in turn took its name from Jerusalem...

With a view like this every morning - how can you not fall in love with this 2 bedroom 2 bath condo with parking?  This is a view of downtown Bethesda - and it just keeps getting bigger and better every year!   The balcony is large enough for a small table or a few chairs and plants to soak up th...