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I think a lot of people on the East Coast are still skid-dish from the Earthquake on Tuesday.  After my post about my earthquake experience, I felt a little foolish since folks on the West Coast are pros.  So I am sure I will get some flack from my friends in Florida and in the South about my hur...

This post is just for fun! I know it is not a big deal for my California friends but on the East Coast we are totally clueless on the whole earthquake thing.  When the quake hit, I was in a class looking at a Powerpoint presentation on a screen and all of sudden the projector and screen started t...

Maryland's property foreclosure rate continues to climb.  It jumped 13.4% in the fourth quarter of 2009.  That is high than the 3rd quarter.  There were over 16,000 foreclosure filings between October 2009 - December 2009 that include default notices, foreclosure sales and bank owned properties....

http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/01/real_estate/Minorities_denied_mortgages/index.htm?postversion=2009100117 By Tami Luhby, CNNMoney.com senior writer Last Updated: October 1, 2009: 5:26 PM ET  NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The housing collapse has made it even tougher for blacks and Hispanics to get mo...

New Walking Tour: Georgetown and the KennedysMost people walk right by the brick house at 3307 N Street in Georgetown and never think twice. Dig up one of the thousands of photos of JFK and his bride and you will soon realize this was the last place they lived before moving to the White House. J...

By Walter Updegrave, Money Magazine senior editor September 24, 2009: 5:25 AM ET http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/pf/expert/home_buyer_credit.moneymag/index.htm?postversion=2009092405 NEW YORK (Money) -- Question: I bought a home and qualified for the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit. I'm st...

I found a group of agents who have a facebook page called Tech Saavy Agent.  They have over 700 fans and seem to know their stuff.  You can follow them on twitter, too.   They seem to know about all the new applications for iphones.  I have found a wealth of information there and thought I would ...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Sales of newly constructed homes leaped unexpectedly in July to hit their highest level since last September. New homes sold at an annualized rate of 433,000 during the month, according to a joint report issued by the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban D...

Detached Homes: Actives:                           16 Average Days on Market:  104 Average List Price:            $350, 918   Non Detached Homes: Actives:                           141 Average Days on Market:  101 Average List Price:            $182, 980   July Home Sales: Solds:                 ...

  First the stock market and now the housing market...the economy is showing signs that we are turning the corner.  Last time last year we were on the brink of economic failure and now the light at the end of the tunnel.  As for the job market, that is another story...there are still predictions...