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Focus On Frederick Focus On Frederick This blog consist of local events, news and real estate information. It's one mans view of the Frederick County area with your help. Articles
Saturday Friday Foto
2008-06-07 19:35:00 OK, I admit I have not been posting on a regular basis. So Friday ’s Foto will be today. I have had some problems with my Motorola Q lately. It has been sending old and I mean OLD emails to people that I text message…not a good thing. It is only programmed ... More About: Saturday
A candid look at the Mortgage Debacle
2008-06-04 14:39:00 I came across an interesting read in the Washington Post and I felt I had to share it with you. Kathleen Day writes from the heart and seems very passionate about her topics. When I read this paragraph from her article, I had to read the rest. The short version of how we got ... More About: Mortgage
People are not the only ones displaced by foreclosures
2008-05-28 23:26:00 I took a trip to the Animal Control building the other day after someone told me about the increase in the amount of animals there. Not only have families had to give up their homes, but also their pets. Not all rentals allow pets and even in financial trouble, people do the right ... More About: People , Foreclosures
The latest Absorption Rates in Frederick County
2008-05-27 19:06:00 A few months ago, I introduced you to the term - Absorption Rate. Basically, if we stop putting new homes on the market, how long would it take to sell all the homes. It’s like an old retail term “Inventory Turns” Very similarly, you have holding cost and depreciation that ... More About: Frederick , County , Rates
Happy Memorial Day
2008-05-26 11:12:00 Thanks to all the veteran, young and old. Have a great day. If you are around the DC area watch for all the motorcycles. The annual Rolling Thunder event is still in the area. Please enjoy one of my favorite tribute video to our soldiers… Have great day and remember why you are off ... More About: Happy , Memorial Day , Memorial
Kids do the greatest things
2008-05-22 14:27:00 I enjoy helping people - a lot. It has been a self driven passion of mine. It hasn’t been a lucrative one in the sense that it has made me rich and famous, but when I lay my head down at night, I know I made a difference in someone’s life today. ... More About: Kids , Things , Greatest
Monday Market update
2008-05-19 14:23:00 (Still recovering from Relay for Life…) However we still have more homes than buyers. Next week I will break down the County Absorption Rate again to see if there are any improvements. Bookmark It Hide Sites More About: Market , Update , Monday
Friday is For Fundraisers - Frederick Relay For Life
2008-05-16 12:04:00 Get this widget! Click here to go to MY Relay Website and Donate Today I am at the Frederick Fair Grounds for the American Cancer Society Relay For Life . I will be twittering events and also sending pictures to my Photoblog and Flickr account. Each time I will be trying to solicit more and more ... More About: Friday
Monday morning Market update
2008-05-12 13:24:00 The sales continue to show a decrease over last year, however, on a more positive side, the decrease seems to be getting smaller. Are we finally seeing signs of the bottom of the market? A recent article in the Wall Street Journal seems to see other signs that point to a more normal market. This ... More About: Market , Update , Morning , Monday , Monday Morning
Fridays Foto for Short Sales but not real estate
2008-05-09 12:16:00 Well not exactly a short sale, but a short sales person maybe… I passed Connie Snook’s little car and couldn’t resist a Friday Foto . She may drive a short car, she might even be short, but I bet she’s not short on customer service. I wonder how small she can make your insurance premiums??? ... More About: Fun , Estate , Real Estate , Sales
What happens to my Credit Scores with a Foreclosure and Short sale
2008-05-07 11:53:00 There is more to foreclosures and short sales after the gavel falls. The solutions are quick in the scheme of things but have a long lasting affect on the sellers (former homeowners) credit. Plenty of people are willing to accept the long term due to the fact there is no real monetary ... More About: Credit , Sale , Foreclosure , Short , Scores
?Suffering in Silence? - Foreclosure outreach
2008-05-06 14:40:00 I attended the Frederick Foreclosure Forum last night. The turn out was not as expected. There were only a small handful of consumers looking for answers and guidance. The other 85% were local professionals, city and county personal looking for more resource to help those in need. I kind of expected ... More About: Suffering , Silence , Outreach
Monday Foreclosure watch - The city has a plan- I think
2008-05-04 19:50:00 They released a press release about tonight’s Community Foreclosure Forum. I am going to see what they have in store to help befuddled home owners. I really want to know if they have anything place to address the carpet baggers that have moved in to take advantage of the desperate homeowners. The event starts ... More About: Watch , City , Monday , Plan
Market Update - Whittier Pond area
2008-04-29 15:23:00 One of the popular communities in Frederick County called Whittier Pond . Built back in the early 1990s, you have a wide selection of homes in this area. Condos, townhouses and single family homes throughout the community. With a full array of amenities; Walking paths, basketball courts, tennis courts, three community swimming pools and a seven ... More About: Market , Update , Area
Friday Foto - A fixer upper
2008-04-25 13:12:00 Out and about around Frederick MD, I passed this property up and circled back around. Why? It’s a good Friday foto… This home features the new Eco-Friendly Central/Heating and Air option. (all the heating you need in the summer and all the cooling you need in the winter.) They are looking to upgrade the sky ... More About: Foto
Monday Market updates
2008-04-21 14:17:00 It’s Open Mic night on Focus On Frederick…I am taking request. Where do you want to see the next weeks market update? What neighborhood? Anyone anyone at all? Just comment or send me an email. I will dig up the numbers for the community. As for today, here is just a snap shot of the county… Total ... More About: Market , Updates , Monday
Friday FOTO - Bald Eagle flies over Middletown
2008-04-18 15:32:00 I was sitting in the family room the other evening around dinner time. I happen to glance out the window and noticed a few “hawks” or turkey vultures soaring in the distance. It was a nice breezing evening, so it was not uncommon to see them circling the skies. One broke away ... More About: Foto , Friday , Flies , Eagle , Middletown
Carpet Baggers feeding off those facing foreclosure
2008-04-16 22:44:00 Good Morning America did a piece on companies out to “save” you from foreclosure. I hate to say it but I did hear someone mention this type of scheme is right here in Frederick. I don’t know the name of the company but just be aware they are here. When someone says ... More About: Foreclosure , Carpet , Feeding , Facing
Market Conditions - Scratching head
2008-04-16 20:03:00 There were more sales when the homes where priced higher with higher interest rates. Buyers were fighting for low inventory and bad property conditions without home inspections. Here’s the housing report from March 2008 on the FCAR website. The inventory is high, prices are low. In most cases where the home ... More About: Market , Scratching , Head , Conditions
The Market Update for Rentals in Frederick County
2008-04-12 14:30:00 As the housing market sits in some turmoil the rental market always seems to grow legs. With the unfortunate increase in foreclosures, families still have to live somewhere. The average time a single family home has been on the market in Frederick County is 65 days with an average price of $1900. The average ... More About: Market , Update , Rentals
Friday Foto - This place has gone to the dogs!
2008-04-11 14:18:00 It was the 33rd Annual Spring Specialty show for the Labrador Retriever Club of the Potomac at the Holiday Inn in FSK. Only one kind of dog…Labs and they came in three flavors Black, Yellow and Chocolate. There were short ones, tall ones, fat ones, thin ones…young and old. And The dogs ... More About: Dogs , Foto , Friday , Place
Let?s take a closer look at Middletown Real Estate
2008-04-09 15:46:00 To me Middletown has been a wonderful bedroom community to Frederick, Rockville and the Washington DC area. Since there isn’t any major businesses in this community of approximately 3,000 residents, most residents work elsewhere. The schools have claims of Blue Ribbon awards for their excellence in education. The town has excellent proprietors and ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Real , Closer
Market Update for Frederick area and Condos
2008-04-07 20:44:00 We are in the beginning of the “Spring Market ” and things are off to a good start. Creativity is up in ways of getting buyers out of the news medias grasp. Our office has been running very successful “Bargain Bus” by showing prospective buyers area aggressively priced homes whether it’s a bank owned, ... More About: Update , Frederick , Area
Down Payment Assistance - How do I get it?
2008-04-02 14:37:00 I just listed a home in a troubled area for pricing…imagine that! All the condos around this one is heading to foreclosure and subject to third party approval, in other words, a short sale. The pre-foreclosure market is skyrocketing higher everyday. There are 163 homes listed in RealtyTrac as Pre-Foreclosure ... More About: Buyer , Payment
No April Fools Joke here
2008-04-01 14:29:00 I missed posting the market update yesterday due to schedule and some news I have received. Everyone that knows me, definitely knows I enjoy a good belly laugh especially at their expense (or at mine.) Just as long as you laugh. Life is too short to be miserable or carry a grudge. ... More About: Joke , April
Friday Foto for Fun
2008-03-28 14:10:00 I had some time to kill before I had to pick up my daughter for soccer practice earlier this week. I pass by the signs on Alternate Route 40 all the time. “Washington Monument State Park” But isn’t the Monument in DC? This monument was erected long before the National Washington ... More About: Fun , Foto , Friday
What is Interfaith Housing
2008-03-26 13:26:00 We have a local chapter of Interfaith Housing right here in Frederick. They are located at 731 North Market Street in downtown Frederick. They bring people together to build affordable housing communities and help put people in homes. They are a not-for-profit organization that work to make affordable housing through homeownership, affordable rentals for seniors ...
Market update for Frederick
2008-03-24 13:20:00 Here’s the most recent sold homes in Frederick county for the past week. It is ranked from lowest price to highest price. I have noticed an increase in activity for the last few weeks. Inventory has just topped over 2,000 homes at 2,003. With the “spring market” upon us…that number will ... More About: Market , Update
Friday Foto for Fairy Tales
2008-03-21 02:29:00 Yesterday was our friends first trip to see the Easter Bunny with their newborn baby. Of course as any proud parents, you need photos and more photos and then a few more. There wasn’t any tears or screaming at all…mom held it together pretty well. After pictures at the FSK Mall, we headed over to Applebee’s ... More About: Foto , Tales , Friday , Fairy Tales
My new website is up and running
More articles from this author:2008-03-18 13:31:00 The new website for Frederick MD Real Estate is up and running. It has been in the making for sometime, NOT to the fault at all by the designer and creator, Cheryl Allin of Virtuallin.com. Once contacted, Cheryl was on top of things right away. It took me sometime to learn ... More About: Running , Website 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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