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2013
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Bliz makes some important points in this post that should be heeded by anybody in the real estate profession. We are so dependent on technology to run our business. eMail is one of those technologies that we can’t do without. Customers and clients are out there sending emails just assuming that t...
01/31/2013
This morning I woke up to about 200 returned emails in my inbox. Ugh! The spammers are at it again. Someone hacked into my email accounts and sent out numerous emails under my name. This happens periodically, and I’ll see returned messages for a while, and then they go away. I’m sure they’re mov...
01/30/2013
Annapolis MD Real Estate Annapolis, MD is the 800 pound gorilla for real estate in this area. More listings, more rentals, more buyers and more sellers than any other area, with the exception of Baltimore to the north. If you’re an agent working in Anne Arundel County, you can’t ignore Annapolis...
01/29/2013
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I had one of my clients send me an eMail indicating that they wanted to see a particular townhouse. Just came on the market, attractively priced, and in a neighborhood where they wanted to live.Simple stuff...we do this hundreds of times a year...not this time though. When I pulled up the listing...
01/28/2013
The Odenton MD real estate market showed its strength last week in several categories.This was a surprising recovery and rebounding from the previous week.Rentals continue to be one of the strengths of the Odenton market. Nine new rental listings came on the market just in time for the Ft. Meade...
01/27/2013
The week of 1/20/13 to 1/26/13 slowed down considerably in Crofton, MD. It looks like the lack of available inventory is having a negative impact on sales in the Crofton market.Three new listings came on the market between $197,500 to $569,500. The same number of new listings that we had the las...
01/27/2013
SOLD 304K Gatehouse Lane, Odenton, MD 21113 SOLD This 2 bedroom/2 bath condo, with a loft, was on the market for less than 2 weeks before an offer was received. Inspections went perfectly, as did the financing in the first “no drama” closing of 2013. As an agent, you couldn’t ask for much more.Th...
01/25/2013
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Full disclosure here...I’m originally from New Jersey and am somewhat of a pizza snob. Actually, quite a bit of a pizza snob. I’ve been living in Maryland since 1991 and have yet to eat a pizza that could compare to “Joisey” pizza.That being said, years ago a pizza restaurant opened in the Crofto...
01/23/2013
"The Early Bird Gets the Chicken" That is the phrase you can use to get a free breakfast entree at the Chick-fil-a in Gambrills, MD. That’s right, just say “the early bird gets the chicken” at the register and the friendly staff will provide you with their selected breakfast entree of the day.Th...
01/23/2013
It could have been an eMail, it could have been a text message, it could have been a comment on a blog post, heck, it could have been nothing at all, but no, it was a personal, handwritten note from none other than the Princess of Active Rain...Kerrie Greenhalgh. The occasion, my reaching 1 Milli...
01/23/2013
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Richard Iarossi
Crofton MD Real Estate, Annapolis MD Real Estate