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Tue, Jun 17, 2008

Bethesda Lane: Another Success in Downtown Bethes... by Gretchen Koitz

For years the “old” Giant on Arlington remained hostage to a well-intentioned appeals process. There were those who felt that the County’s decision to allow for the construction of a five-story building (where the Master Plan only c...

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Tue, Jun 03, 2008

Bethesda Real Estate Report (20814 Zip Code) by Gretchen Koitz

This market report draws on data from the downtown Bethesda area and a small pocket of properties to the north.  Bethesda (20814) is an especially difficult area to analyze because of the diversity of property types and price-points.  For e...

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Tue, May 20, 2008

Kensington MD Real Estate | by Gretchen Koitz

…as in, “It’s the economy, stupid.” We’re marketing a luxury property in Chevy Chase View (in Kensington MD) where the builder stepped way beyond the norm in terms of finishes.  We don’t just have hardwood ...

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Fri, May 09, 2008

Bethesda MD Real Estate - New Listing Update! by Gretchen Koitz

For the first time in 10 years, I’ve listed my own home…Actually, that’s not even accurate...Ten years ago when we sold our previous house, I left the key under the mat for two agents who had clients looking in our neighborhood, an...

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Fri, Apr 18, 2008

State of Maryland Imposing Tax Penalties Before Ta... by Gretchen Koitz

So, it’s come to this.  Revenues are obviously down throughout the country and state and local governments are facing shortfalls.  But the State of Maryland has an interesting way of dealing with the problem, if a letter we received y...

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