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Tue, Dec 11, 2007

Different Markets Breed Differen... by Gretchen Koitz

I’ve been doing this (selling real estate in the Washington, DC area) so long that I remember going thru this seller’s market before. During the last such market, I got a call from the family of an elderly woman. They wanted the...

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Sun, Dec 09, 2007

Micro, Micro Niches. What's a B... by Gretchen Koitz

In a previous blog post, we discussed the issue of micro niches…how you can’t talk about the Washington Metropolitan market, or even the Bethesda market, or even the Downtown Bethesda market. Instead, you have to go almost block-by-...

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Fri, Dec 07, 2007

Tis The Season by Gretchen Koitz

Even in the greatest exuberance of a seller’s market, there are seasonal changes in real estate transactions. Historically, the time between Thanksgiving and the beginning of the new year is a great time to be a buyer. Why? It ju...

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Sun, Dec 02, 2007

Micro Niches in The Washington, ... by Gretchen Koitz

Articles from Realtor Magazine, a national publication sent to every Realtor in the country, rarely resonate with me. Because real estate is so local, much of the content is normally not applicable to the Washington DC area real estate market.&n...

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Fri, Nov 30, 2007

Greater Bethesda, MD & NW, Washi... by Gretchen Koitz

With all the talk about it being a sellers’ market, there is at least one type of housing in the Washington Metropolitan Area that is in short supply and high demand – condos of over 2500 square feet.  Maybe because condos were origi...

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Wed, Nov 14, 2007

Downtown Bethesda Townhomes -- A... by Gretchen Koitz

So, after the last post dealing with downtown Bethesda condos, I got some inquiries about downtown Bethesda townhomes. In the interest of full disclosure, now is the time I should also tell you that I live in a downtown Bethesda Townhome and do a lot...

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Sun, Nov 11, 2007

Condos in Dowown Bethesda by Gretchen Koitz

It happened again today. I met a prospective buyer who was interested in knowing my opinion about the future of condo developments in downtown Bethesda. There are so many projects under consideration," he said. "And look what happened with ...

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Thu, Nov 08, 2007

A Slight Movement in Market Acti... by Gretchen Koitz

I got a call from some buyer clients on Sunday and after they had visited a couple of open houses in the Bethesda area.  “There seems to be more people out there,” they reported.  “Last weekend, we were the only ones at th...

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