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2010
IMPROVE YOUR HOME'S ENERGY EFFICIENCY THIS WINTER The winter blasts that have hit most of the country this year have focused our attention on reducing energy costs and making our homes more energy-efficient. Unless you already have a specially designed, energy efficient home, your energy costs ar...
02/27/2010
It is tough to be a buyer in this market. The Washington Post and the New York Times say repeatedly that there are bargains to be had. Poor buyers keep chasing the bargains, which seem to be on a track. always a few steps ahead of them. But now, there is a new phenomenon to capture buyers' dre...
02/27/2010
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Who wants to have a secret Open House? If you go to the trouble of planning an open house, you definately want to assure good attendance, which means using any means practicable to get more people to your open house. Of course you want to use Facebook to announce your open house. Constant Conta...
02/26/2010
There is a new listing in AU Park in NW Washington that is a charming Tudor with beamed wood ceilings, wood columns and bay windows. Recently renovated and listed by Eric Murtagh and Karen Cuchins of Evers & Co. the home features a two story foyer with slate flooring, coat closet and powder room...
02/26/2010
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I drive a leased Lexus SUV hybrid - it has some numbers after its name which I can never remember, but it is a lovely pale bamboo green color and it's a hybrid. When I see it in the parking lot I recognize it because it feels like me. It has a GPS system which I call Sacagawea, for the female In...
02/25/2010
My wonderful huge condo listing at 4700 Connecticut Ave, NW, - Unit 303 - is open this Sunday from 1 to 4. I am having it staged on Friday as long as the snow storm coming tomorrow doesn't turn into a blizzard - hurricane. You can check out the listing at www.4700ConnecticutAveNW.com Parker Ho...
02/24/2010
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When I first joined ActiveRain over a year ago, this photograph was getting a lot of visits. This photograph has been seen by probably thousands of people in the past year, A year later, Active Rain now enjoys 175,196 members as of February 22, 2010! Like an old friend from the past, the phot...
02/22/2010
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I am watching the US-Canadian hockey game as I am reading favorite postings on Active Rain. The US is up against the Canadians at the moment and it is really hard to type because my fingers are all crossed, hoping for continued good playing!This hockey game is wonderful to watch, filled with qual...
02/21/2010
We all have the clients who are only interested in buying a house if they feel that they have stolen the house from the sellers. I don't know if it is because: they feel the pressure of the media telling them it is a buyer's market. they are afraid of looking stupid in front of their friends. th...
02/20/2010
Please come to my open house (1 to 4) this Sunday at 9478 Harrowhill Lane, Burke Virginia. Listed for $915,000. With over 5000 square feet of interior living space on three finished levels, this beautiful colonial offers a gracious living room with bay window, a large family room with built in c...
02/19/2010
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As an full time and very active Realtor in the DC metro area, I love to write about the DC market, special communities within the market, and new listings, and to connect with other agents in ActiveRain on ways to improve our service to the public and our marketing abilities.