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According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, reverse mortgages are gaining in popularity and variety in product.  Where in previous years, reverse mortgages were typically a last resort for elderly homeowners facing foreclosure, now people as young as 60 are eligible to take reverse mortga...
12/13/2007
"To find those areas which are expected to experience increased sales, Forbes paired with Moody's Economy.com to research current home sales patterns and sales projections in the country's 40 biggest real estate markets. Based on models that estimated 2008 housing inventory, sales rates and turno...
12/04/2007
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I know we all keep hearing reports of doom and gloom in the housing industry.  Here is a link to just one of many I have read recently:http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Banking/HomeFinancing/HousingCrunchsHardestHitCities.aspxWhat is the first and foremost rule of investing?  Buy low, sell hig...
11/28/2007
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Today, I am finalizing plans for a new method of building my business.  Since farming mailers are expensive and not very effective because they lack personal contact, I was trying to come up with a way to make personal contact with potential clients.  The downside here, of course, is that you can...
11/15/2007
Yesterday, I told you all about my neighborhood of Glover Park.  Today, I am giving you an idea of what your money can buy you in Glover Park.  Here are sales statistics for Glover Park for the past 30 days.  Of course, there are many things listed above these asking prices, but they are not sell...
11/14/2007
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Here is a great link to the Glover Park residents home page.  I forgot to mention that we also have a Washington Sports club and a wonderful day spa called Soma.  There is a wide variety of apartments, condos, rowhouses, basement rentals, and some detached houses to choose from.  Street parking i...
11/13/2007
This week it is time to put a spotlight on my favorite DC neighborhood: Glover Park.  I personally live in Glover Park, and I love it.  The perfect thing about the area is that it is a wonderful combination of small town and big city.  It's only drawback is that it is not easily accessible by met...
11/13/2007
I read an interesting article today in the Washingtonian discussing a new trend in condominium development happening in the DC Metro area. In an effort to stand out above the competition for condo buyers, many developers now are building condominiums with the epitomy of luxury lifestyle built rig...
11/06/2007
Here are sales statistics for Dupont Circle for the past 30 days:Size                  Avg List Price               Avg Sales Price            Avg Subsidies               Avg Days on MktStudio              $237,075                     $235,850                     $4,724                         32...
11/06/2007
Every year around this time, drag queens from all over the country line up on 17th Street in Dupont Circle to race 3 blocks in full costume and... HEELS!  A few friends, my hubby, and I attended the drag races last Tuesday night.  This is the 22nd year these races have been held, and they were at...
11/06/2007
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