Real Estate News Roundup
Posted on December 19th, 2005 at 4:44 pm by SwethThe latest news on real estate in the metro DC area. Read the rest of this entry »
Real Estate News Roundup
Posted on December 5th, 2005 at 2:00 pm by SwethThe latest news on real estate in the metro DC area. Read the rest of this entry »
Real Estate News Roundup
Posted on November 27th, 2005 at 5:23 pm by SwethThe volume of real estate news available on the web has been increasing over the last year, as has the number of clients I’ve been helping to buy and sell homes, and the number of consumers contacting me to request information about things other than local real estate news; as a result, I’ve found myself without the time to adequately respond to every article out there that I want to let consumers know about. Read the rest of this entry »
Affordable Housing Shortage in DC
Posted on September 13th, 2005 at 9:53 pm by SwethA new study from the D. C. Fiscal Policy Institute confirms what anecdotal evidence has been indicating: the recent housing boom in DC has created a serious shortage of affordable housing in the city. Read the rest of this entry »
Can lower-income buyers still afford housing in the DC area?
Posted on September 6th, 2005 at 6:36 pm by SwethThat was the question posed to me recently by a visitor to my website. Read the rest of this entry »
Checking your credit becomes easier
Posted on September 1st, 2005 at 11:26 pm by SwethResidents of the Eastern US can now finally check their credit reports for free. Read the rest of this entry »
New construction halted in MoCo
Posted on July 19th, 2005 at 10:42 am by SwethThe Post discusses how, after discovering widespread violations of building codes in at Clarksburg Town Center, Montgomery County has suspended any new construction projects in that have not yet broken ground, to make sure that all pending projects do comply with the codes. Read the rest of this entry »
More evidence of a non-bubble market
Posted on May 29th, 2005 at 5:21 pm by SwethAn article from Kenneth Harney in the Washington Post discusses recent statistics showing that buyers in highly inflated markets are less likely to fall behind on payments than the average buyer. Read the rest of this entry »
An Overview of Buyer Agency
Posted on March 19th, 2005 at 8:13 pm by SwethWhy is it in your interests as a buyer to sign an exclusive Buyer-Broker Agreement with your real estate agent in Virginia and the District of Columbia? Read the rest of this entry »
More on assessments
Posted on February 13th, 2005 at 12:11 pm by SwethYet another article in the Washington Post about assessments, this one discussing the ins and outs of appealing your assessment in VA, MD, and DC.
Still more on long-term strength of DC market
Posted on January 29th, 2005 at 11:16 pm by SwethYet another study on potential bubbles in real estate markets identifies 27 locales that meet bubble criteria, and as has consistently been the case for the last few years, the DC market isn’t among the ones at risk.
More evidence that DC market will continue to grow
Posted on December 21st, 2004 at 9:14 pm by SwethConfirming the results of recent studies by both NAR and George Mason University, a report from the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers concludes that the Metro Washington DC area is one of the top four areas in the US to invest money in real estate; though prices in the local market are high, all signs do point to their continuing to rise for the forseeable future.