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I love sharing quirky lawsuits on Activerain.  Sometimes they impact on our business, and sometimes, like this case, it is a reminder of how we should not be doing our business.   No one should ever offer decisions prior to consultating with their clients.  For the last five years, a Washington, ...
11/18/2023
Every buyer client is special to me - and I am grateful whenever someone asks me to help them find a home - but this client was extra special to me!As a single mom, this client has been living in a rental apartment with her two children who are about to graduate from high school and head off to c...
11/15/2023
As we head into Thanksgiving prep, here is something that you might not have on your gratitude list - Canned Pumpkin.  If you are someone who prefers to bake your own pies from scratch rather than just grab a frozen Mrs. Smith's pie from the grocery store, you should be thankful for Libby's.   Ba...
11/12/2023
One would think that in this market of steadily increasing prices, a seller would not have to worry about getting their home to appraise after it went under contract.  Think again.I just represented a buyer who negotiated the seller down from the list price - and got a 3% closing cost credit.   T...
11/08/2023
No matter what face you carve into your Halloween pumpkin, it will probably be called the same thing: a jack-o’-lantern. But how did spooky illuminated squash get that name? Turns out, the term we use to describe glowing pumpkins comes from Stingy Jack, the main character in a centuries-old Irish...
10/31/2023
I have been talking to a new agent in my office who is not having much luck getting clients.  I asked him to tell me about how he connects with potential clients at open houses and then we talked about doing a needs analysis with those potential buyer clients.  He sent me his list of questions (a...
10/30/2023
You may have heard about a recent lawsuit in Missouri in Federal court by architects who sought to prohibit agents from using their floor plan drawings as part of the marketing of listings.  A series of lawsuits accused real estate agents of violating copyright laws when using floor plan drawings...
10/29/2023
Welcome home to your new condo in Kenwood Forest II.  This 704 square foot one bedroom unit is waiting or you to discover the joy of living in Kenwood Forest.                This one bedroom comes with new appliances, fresh paint and new carpet.  Unlike many condos in Chevy Chase, this home has i...
10/28/2023
It's getting spooky in Bethesda as the weather turns starts to turn cooler. The trees are starting to put on their new fall colors of gold and red and orange.             When I am out walking Captain through the neighborhood I love seeing some of the decorations that people have put up to entert...
10/27/2023
Have you heard of the Ghostbusters case in New York State, Stambovsky v. Ackley?   It highlights the buyer's responsibility to do his or her own due diligence but draws the line at ghost detection.  In these days where it seems that everything is known because of Google and the wider internet sea...
10/25/2023
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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.