Selling Your First Home? Be On HGTV!

Planning to list your home for sale before September? Have you never sold a home before? If you list with me you get a chance to be on HGTV’s popular “My First Sale” show!

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By Theo on 05 July 2010 in Real Estate Beat

DC Area Housing Market Update for Q1 2010

According to the Q1 2010 report by Delta Associates and MRIS, tracking the Washington DC metro area’s housing trends, the local housing market has entered the recovery phase of the cycle.

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By Theo on 03 May 2010 in Real Estate Beat

Americans Say Now Is The Right Time To Buy A House

A recent survey found that 64 percent of Americans believe that housing prices will be the same or higher by next year, and now is the right time to buy.

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By Theo on 12 April 2010 in Real Estate Beat

HOMESTAR On Track To Be Enacted Into Law

HOME STAR is a proposed federal program that would provide direct incentives to American homeowners who invest in improving the energy efficiency of their homes.

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By Theo on 09 March 2010 in Real Estate Beat

D.C. Area Employers To Hire More in Q2 2010

Washington area employers plan to hire more employees in the second quarter of 2010, according to a survey by Manpower.

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By Theo on 09 March 2010 in Real Estate Beat

Principal Reduction to Borrowers Tested

The FDIC is planning to test if reducing the mortgage balances of borrowers who are substantially underwater will save them from foreclosure.

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By Theo on 27 February 2010 in Real Estate Beat

D.C. Housing Prices Jump 10.5%

A new report says that the Washington D.C. area posted the biggest year-over-year increase in the nation last quarter, jumping more than 10.5 percent.

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By Theo on 25 February 2010 in Real Estate Beat

Prices & Home Sales Increase Significantly in Q4

Prices in the Washington area saw a 3.8 percent increase at the end of 2009, compared to a year earlier, according to NAR’s quarterly report.

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By Theo on 17 February 2010 in Real Estate Beat

First Time Buyers Can Still Benefit From The Tax Credit

First time home buyers have enough time to find a home & take advantage of the $8,000 first-time buyer tax credit, even if they start their home search now.

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By Theo on 16 February 2010 in Real Estate Beat

203(k) Loan Guidelines

The Section 203(k) program is the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) primary program for the rehabilitation and repair of single family properties.

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By Theo on 14 December 2009 in Real Estate Beat