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Original Post: Walk to Bethesda Metro Just about everyone I know wants to live near Bethesda Metro. And it's no surprise. Traffic these days is stupefying. And it's only going to get worse. Walter Reed is joining forces wtih the National Naval Medical Center at the corner of Jones Bridge and Wis...
03/06/2011
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Original Post: 10 Reasons to Get Organized My good friend, Sandy Spagnolo, is an organizational expert. You might have read about her in Bethesda Magazine (November 2006). She has run her own business for years, and I can personally attest to her skills. I don't win any prizes for neatness - nev...
03/04/2011
Original Post: Bethesda-Chevy Chase Pre-Apring Market Activity Not surprisingly, as we approach the spring, real estate activity has been picking up in the Bethesda/Chevy Chase marketplace. Certainly, the lack of inventory has been driving sales. Or, at least, that's what the neighborhood listin...
03/01/2011
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Original Post: East Bethesda Dog Sitter This is an outright plug for my favorite East Bethesda dog sitter/dog walker, Therese Boucher. Therese lives in East Bethesda and has a thriving business catering to the local pooch crowd. When we went away last summer, Therese looked after our big lug of...
02/26/2011
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Original Source: East Bethesda- Homes for Sale 2/11/2011 Update for 2/11/2011: Hey! We've had 2 homes go under contract this week, driving our inventory of homes under $1,000,000 to a precarious new low. Open houses last weekend were quite busy. There's not too much new inventory for this week, ...
02/17/2011
Original Source: Bethesda Chevy Chase High School District Home Sales Date: 2010 Bethesda-Chevy Chase (BCC) is an award winning high school featuring rigorous AP classes along with a very popular IB program. Real estate within the school boundary is expensive. This is an affluent community. Whe...
02/16/2011
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Original Source: Winter Heating Tips Did you know that your kitchen exhaust or bathroom fan can empty a house of heat in less than an hour if left on for too long! Or that a layer of tight-fitting plastic can transform a single pane window into functioning as a double pane window? Don't have a p...
02/13/2011
Original Source: Appealing an Assessment in Montgomery County Delegate Al Carr (Maryland's 18th Legislative District) recently sent out a reminder stating: Deadline to appeal your assessment is next week... Properties in Chevy Chase and Bethesda should have received their triennial assessment no...
02/09/2011
Without mincing any words, Lenn Harley spells out exactly why it's so important to understand the health of the condo association on any condo purchase (or sale, for that matter). Things can spiral out of control pretty quickly, so it's important to read those condo documents with a magnifying g...
01/31/2011
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Original Source: Staging your Bethesda Home Congratulations! You got a promotion, they want you in San Diego yesterday, you have to leave town pronto because school starts next week, and that's o.k. because the house needs a paint job. But, you're now in the unfortunate position of having an emp...
01/30/2011