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2010 DC & Northern VA Market Predictions

Categories: opinion Posted on October 13th, 2009

I make predictions on the market from what I see taking place... There are others who are actually specialize when it comes to understanding the economy as a whole and where the market could head.  Every market is different so understanding the DC market is different than understanding the national economy. ...

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Builder Lending Sucks

Categories: opinion Posted on October 6th, 2009

If you have ever purchased a home from a new home builder you may know how frustrating it can be to deal with their financing.   Most often, their closing cost help is tied to you using their lender.  Sometimes you will find that the whole transaction is tied to the...

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Did My Market Predictions Come True?

Categories: opinion Posted on September 28th, 2009

I wrote an article last February called "My Top 5 Spring Market Predictions For 2009."  I just read back through my predictions so I will let you be the judge.. Here they are again. We see the first swing towards a sellers market we have in a few years. We see buyers using...

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Beware Of Zillow Zestimates

Categories: Buyers, opinion, Sellers Posted on September 22nd, 2009

I am not a zillow hater... Zillow has its purpose and can help provide consumers with great info on homes, recent sales, and real estate data.  My issue is the stock that buyers place in their zestimates.  A zestimate is the value that zillow gives to a home by using recent...

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Could New Lending Rules Create A Disaster?

Categories: Buyers, opinion Posted on July 29th, 2009

In an effort of full disclosure the lending world is adding a few "buyer friendly" practices... What are they? When making application with a lender a buyer must receive a set of disclosures including a Good Faith Estimate &  a Truth In Lending Statement within 3 days... After receipt of the disclosures the...

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