Pat Savani's (thebrightside) Blog

There has been a paradigm shift in the delivery of daily news. Recent articles have been posted on the web regarding the "Demise of the Newspaper" and how that may be the end of investigative journalism;  that four major newspaper companies that include the  Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and...

In our Annapolis office we have been using this to successfully negotiate a win win solution for our buyers and sellers.  In this example the buyer pays $45,000 more for the house but pays $15.00 less in payment than their lower offer and saves more than $50,000 in interest over the life of the l...

In our Annapolis office we have been using this to successfully negotiate a win win solution for our buyers and sellers.  In this example the buyer pays $45,000 more for the house but pays $15.00 less in payment than their lower offer and saves more than $50,000 in interest over the life of the l...

Multiple contracts are happening more as the Anne Arundel County spring market heats up.  Here are some tips to have your offer viewed favorably.   An offer is more than just sales price, try to consider all the terms of your offer from the seller's vantage point. Settlement date, financing, incl...

  Pending Sales for the region by week   These graphs are published by MRIS the regional multiple listing service, servicing Maryland, Washington DC, Northern VA and Southern PA The graph shows February sales continuing to out pace sales for the same time period in 2008. As buyers recognize the b...

$8000.00 Tax Credit Opportunity for first time buyer in the new tax $8000 credit! Visit http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/ to view all the particulars.  Just a few points of interest: •·          A parent homeowner, buying a home with a first time home buyer child may qualify for the credit....

Graph shows rates from 1972 through February 2009 The real estate market in Anne Arundel County is experiencing a renewed buyer interest as a result of a convergence of changes in the market place that have created  5 compelling reasons for the consumer to buy and motivated sellers to sell. Inve...

Look at the  Bright Side 94.2% of Marylander's are employed according to recent unemployment figures release by the Baltimore Business Journal         #1 - Maryland,  the Richest state in the nation -for the past 2 years There are 3142 counties in the USA According to Wiki    4 of Top 100 in inco...

   Multiple Offers are on the Rise! As the market in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County heats up on well priced properties the probability of multiple offers is on rise.  Multiple offers in some situations may increase the net to the seller or result in an earlier settlement date.  However, if the...

It is probably too soon to be certain, but the bottom is certainly coming into view. MRIS ( Metropolitan Regional Information System) the large regional multiple list system serving, Washington, Maryland, Northern Virginia, Southern Pennsylvania and the West Virginia pan handle in the Weekly Mark...