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Fri, May 09, 2008

Bethesda MD Real Estate - New Li... 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 P... 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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Sat, Feb 09, 2008

The Super Bowl Theory Proved? by Gretchen Koitz

Hello all: as many of you know from speaking to me directly or reading my previous blog posts, I firmly believe that there is a specific time-frame where the Washington DC area real estate market is most active.  I just posted a new en...

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Thu, Jan 31, 2008

More Washington DC Area Real Est... by Gretchen Koitz

Although I’ve just begun writing on my other blog, I have written a handful of articles that you may find interesting if you enjoy what you’ve been reading at KoitzGroup.com (or at least some of it!) The latest post I created at my RE...

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Wed, Jan 30, 2008

The Super Bowl: not just footbal... by Gretchen Koitz

When you think of Superbowl Sunday, you probably have visions of two football teams in hot pursuit of a national title. I’m sure you also conger up the million dollar commercials that often bring more excitement than the game; and perhaps ...

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Fri, Jan 25, 2008

Metro Stops & Mountain Views? by Gretchen Koitz

Greetings from Telluride Colorado where I’m sitting in our condo watching a few people making their way to the Gondola…trying to decide if this is another ski day (third in a row), or a “break” day so that the legs ca...

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Thu, Jan 17, 2008

A Special Side Benefit by Gretchen Koitz

When you have the privilege of helping people buy and sell houses…especially if those properties are for their own use…you have an opportunity to share a very personal time with the buyers and/or sellers. Some people say that you r...

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Fri, Dec 14, 2007

How does an Emotion Property Fit... by Gretchen Koitz

So if you buy into the idea of micro-niches, and I’d argue that you’d be silly not to buy in, then where do “emotion” properties fit in? By definition, an “emotion” property is one that has that special someth...

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