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2021
DC has lots of new construction condo buildings to choose from! There are new buildings in every section and neighborhood in the city or so it seems! There are shiny new condos in old buildings on Capitol Hill and Shaw or in a historic hotel on Connecticut Avenue. There are sleek new condos in ...
01/26/2021
I love reading the books by Alexander McCall Smith - the Number One Detective Agency and Mma Ramotswe - but I didn't realize that he was also a poet! Here is a poem which was posted in mid-March of last year - for the difficult times we were going through then. The poem is absolutely spot on - ...
01/25/2021
I love reading anything that Nina Hollander writes - and this is a great example of how to provide service to buyers and sellers and start the phone ringing. It doesn't matter which market you work in around the country, this is a good post to put out there to start a conversation with buyers an...
01/24/2021
Now that I have an active six month old puppy, I am constantly looking for new places to walk with him. Happily, Montgomery County is home to a number of beautiful and inviting hiking and walking trails — all catered to varying skill levels. Hiking and walking aren't just great ways to exercise...
01/24/2021
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I have a small apartment building in Baltimore Maryland that I have owned since March 2006. Because it is a 5 unit building, it falls under that dreaded categorization of a commercial loan. Rates are higher. Down payments are higher. The headaches are greater. I have had the same loan since ...
01/22/2021
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This sold sign can be a message for you! This is a new day in January - one to join other firsts in this tumultous year. Many of us felt like we were turning a life page on January 1st - the chance to start anew. January 20th brought another of t...
01/21/2021
Observed each year on the third Monday in January as “a day on, not a day off,” Martin Luther King Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities. In honor of Martin Luther King Day, here are some places...
01/18/2021
Did you know that the New Year was first celebrated in Babylon over 4000 years ago? The Babylonians celebrated the New Year in the spring for 11 days and they even had new year's resolutions. A favorite resolution is rumored to be the return of borrowed farm equipment.I am pondering my new year's...
01/15/2021
Homeowners insurance companies routinely review policies to decide whether to renew or cancel them. There are some red flags that insurance companies do not like to see and may make your insurer decide to cancel your policy. Too Many ClaimsYour insurance company might cancel your policy if you ...
01/15/2021
You may be "kicking yourself" that you didn't sell your home last year. According to the latest CoreLogic Home Price Insights Report, nationwide home values increased by 8.2% over the last twelve months. There were two reasons for this dramatic rise in values. The inventory of homes for sale rea...
01/14/2021
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Lise Howe
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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.