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Mon, Dec 21, 2009
Guest author, Eric Bramlett
According to a recent Reuters article, http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BG56P20091218 housing prices in the United States experienced a rise during the third quarter. Given the state of the economy and the housin...
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Mon, Nov 09, 2009
Last Friday, President Obama signed into law a bill that includes provisions to extend and expand the $8,000 credit for first-time homebuyers. The credit, due to expire on November 30th of this year, will be extended to contracts signed thru April 2...
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Mon, Mar 30, 2009
Just a little over a year ago, I posted the new regulations in Maryland requiring that property owners whose homes are their primary residence sign up for the "homestead exemption.” I reminded people that in the State of Maryland property...
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Wed, Feb 18, 2009
The stimulus plan signed into law this week and the new efforts the President announced today to shore up the credit markets are likely to have numerous favorable effects on a rapidly eroding economy, but at least from the sound bites he and congress...
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Sun, Feb 15, 2009
According to a recent Forbes Magazine article, Washington, D.C. ranks only behind Madison, Wisconsin in potential job growth for the coming year.
Thanks to expected increases in government and government related employment, the D.C. area should ...
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Sun, Dec 14, 2008
A recent survey prepared for the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), which was released within the past few weeks, concludes that one in four baby boomer households expects to move from their current home in the future. This really shou...
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Thu, Nov 20, 2008
Here’s an email that I just got from a lender from Bank of America:
“Good news for our buyers!! Beginning January 16th, builders will not be able to offer discounts if the buyer uses their affiliated mortgage or title companies. My exp...
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Fri, Apr 18, 2008
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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