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Focus On CroftonFocus On CroftonA blog for and about Crofton, Maryland, by longtime resident and Realtor, Margaret Woda Articles
Crofton Meadows Condo for Sale
2008-06-03 22:59:00 There’s no excuse for missing this great buyer’s market in Crofton real estate – not when you can buy this 2–bedroom condo at just $226,500. There’s a huge demand for rental properties in this area, and that demand is growing with all the additional jobs BRAC is bringing to Anne Arundel County. For more information about this or ... More About: For Sale , Sale , Condo
A MEME in Crofton - That?s NOT a Typo
2008-05-30 14:32:00 Crofton community and real estate information is more than a slogan for FocusOnCrofton.com, it’s the subject matter for 99% of my blogs. Today, however, I digress from the norm… For all you Crofton folks who never heard of a MEME, it’s a blog post all about Me, Me (as opposed to You, You) in response to being ... More About: Meme , Typo
Crofton Elementary Raises $17 K for Cystic Fibrosis
2008-05-29 09:50:00 Congratulations to Crofton Elementary School! A student “Hop-a-thon” raised $14,000 for Cystic Fibrosis and a “Coins for Kids” campaign raised another $3,294.43. Now that’s impressive! But that’s not all. Other events included a sumo wrestling match between Principal Donna O’Shea and Assistant Principal Colleen Brusca – a reward to the students, when they reached their fundraising ...
My #1 Request for the New Crofton Civic Association Board of Directors
2008-05-28 14:36:00 Ladies and Gentlemen, the election is over. Nothing has changed – the incumbents won in an uncontested election. Only the Presidential race was contested, and I’m still awaiting results. When I find them, I’ll edit this post to announce the new President. I just have one request of our “new” Board of Directors. Please restore Crofton’s ... More About: Request , Association , Board of Directors , Civic
Crofton Real Estate - The Buyer?s Market Challenge
2008-05-26 09:11:00 Selling your home in 2008 is a lot different than it was in 2005 and 2006. Read my suggestions for these challenging times in this 8–part series for home sellers, The Buyer ’s Market Challenge . Click on the link to read each article: 1. A SOLD Sign in Your Crofton Front Yard – April 1, 2008 An introduction to this ... More About: Estate , Real Estate
New Crofton Elementary School Named
2008-05-25 06:32:00 A name was unanimously approved by the Anne Arundel County Board of Education at their May 21 meeting for the new elementary school in Crofton. The school formerly referred to as “Gambrills Area Elementary” is now Nantucket Elementary School . This was the name favored by many at the May 14 community meeting of parents and school ...
Crofton Civic Association Elections
2008-05-23 08:13:00 Mark your calendar for Tuesday, May 27, at 7:30 p.m. for the Crofton Civic Association election, to be held at Crofton Elementary School on Duke of Kent Street. Anyone over 18–years old who lives in the Special Tax district is eligible to join the Civic Association and vote. With all but one office uncontested and two ... More About: Elections
Easy Living, Easy-to-Love Crofton Rancher for Sale
2008-05-21 08:43:00 If you’ve been hating your stairs lately, I have a solution for you. It’s a cute little rancher located at 1717 Tedbury Street, in Crofton. Never noticed Tedbury before? That’s one of the best features about living on that street – not many people drive on it. When you come into Crofton from Route 450 via Tarrytown, you go right ... More About: Living , For Sale , Love , Sale , Easy
How Important Is Your Real Estate Agent?
2008-05-19 07:17:00 Seriously, your choice of real estate broker and agent may be the most important decision you make, when it comes to factors you CAN and CANNOT control in selling your Crofton home. In fact, it could mean the difference between SOLD and REDUCED AGAIN because you will rely upon your agent for advice at each ... More About: Agent , Estate , Real Estate , Real Estate Agent , Real
Crofton Real Estate Agent Talks About FSBO?s
2008-05-16 14:54:00 It’s not often you’ll find a Crofton real estate agent defending homeowners who choose to sell “by owner” – but that’s what I found myself doing yesterday on ActiveRain, a real estate blog network in which I participate. In fact, my Maryland Real Estate Blog on ActiveRain is ranked #43 out of 88,158 members, for most subscribers. ... More About: Agent , Real Estate , Real Estate Agent
Crofton Real Estate Update - April 2008
2008-05-14 13:28:00 The most accurate source of information about what’s happening in Crofton real estate is probably the monthly statistics released by MRIS. I usually review and report them for you between the 10th and 15th of each month, since regional and national real estate news doesn’t always reflect what’s happening in Crofton real estate. Crofton home sellers are listing ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , April , Update , Real
Negotiating Skills Are Essential for Crofton Home Sellers
2008-05-12 11:10:00 CROFTON HOME SELLERS – In a Buyer’s Market like we have today, home buyers don’t just hope you will compromise your home-selling goals – they EXPECT you to accept a lower price, offer more incentives, and meet their timing demands. By definition, a Home Buyer’s Market is one in which economic and psychological conditions favor buyers ... More About: Skills , Sellers , Essential
Crofton Mountain Climber Ready for Mt. McKinley
2008-05-10 14:01:00 If you didn’t see my post a few weeks ago, let me refer you to Adventures of a Crofton Climber about Crofton resident, Art Huseonica. You’ll want to read that post and click through to the links for some background information. After that, you’ll probably be interested in this update from Art’s wife, Karen Huseonica: “Art Huseonica is busy training and preparing for an ... More About: Mountain , Ready
New Crofton Home Owners - Taming Your Yard (Part 2)
2008-05-09 07:10:00 As a recent home buyer in Crofton, you may be discovering that the beautiful manicured beds and lawn need some basic spring maintenance – and you may not know where to start. Several days ago, I posted Part 1 of Taming Your Crofton Yard , which addressed the need to clean out your shrubbery beds, removing leaves and ... More About: Home , Owners
Experts Rank Anne Arundel County #7
2008-05-07 08:59:00 Did you see the Forbes Magazine article featuring the nation’s Best Places to Get Ahead? Anne Arundel County is #7. Matt Woolsey reports on communities where income and job growth are the highest, based upon income and job data from the U.S. Census and Department of Labor Statistics. They didn’t take into account the likelihood that this will ... More About: Rank , Experts
One Big Secret for Effectively Marketing Your Crofton Home
2008-05-05 08:32:00 Factors that Impact the Sale of Real Estate in Crofton have been my Monday blog topic for the past several weeks. Previously, I addressed factors you cannot control (such as the weather, economy, politics, competition, environment) and factors I may advise you on but you control completely (pricing, condition and access). Marketing , however, is usually within ... More About: Home , Secret
Cockers for Crofton Kids
2008-05-03 11:36:00 Crofton families can finally get that cocker spaniel they’ve been wanting on Sunday, May 4. A Cocker Spaniel Rescue Adoption Day will be held tomorrow from 12–3 at Petsmart, located at 2601 Housley Road in Annapolis, Maryland. My daughter rescued a 5–year old female cocker spaniel from a puppy breeder several years ago, just in time to get life-saving surgery ... More About: Kids
Real Estate Blogs Around the Country
2008-05-02 07:43:00 Crofton, you may enjoy reading these real estate blog posts on ActiveRain that were written recently by some of my friends. I’ve selected a dozen for you on a variety of topics addressed by lenders, stagers, and home inspectors, as well as real estate agents around the country. 1. Family Under-values Mom’s Castle of 46 Years was posted by ... More About: Country , Estate , Real Estate , Blogs , Real
Can You Solve this Puzzle?
2008-05-01 05:43:00 Have you ever seen the The Washington Post feature called PAGE THREE / Homework Headaches? There was a homework headache last week titled ”a puzzling encounter with 5th grade math.” Here it is… give it a try… The instructions: “Write operation signs in the following number sequences to make every equation true. The first problem is done for you.” It turns ... More About: Puzzle
Crofton Home Buyers Want to See Your Home
2008-04-29 00:06:00 Buyers rarely make an offer on a home without first seeing it, inside and out. ACCESS Impacts the Sale of Real Estate I have sold only three homes in thirty years to buyers who didn’t first inspect the property. Two were relocating buyers from out-of-state and one was a real estate investor who didn’t want to let a good deal ... More About: Home Buyers , Home , Buyers
New Crofton Home Owners - Taming Your Yard (Part 1)
2008-04-26 13:09:00 Crofton Maryland Real Estate often translates into “established” neighborhoods. This means extensive shrub and flower beds as well as mature trees and shrubs already in place – maybe even a few overgrown plants in need of pruning or removal. Overgrown Shrubbery For the sake of this series, I’m going to assume your established yard has a healthy lawn and no overgrown shrubs ... More About: Home , Part , Yard , Owners
Crofton Craft Fair Tomorrow
2008-04-25 07:23:00 Rain or shine, the semi-annual Crofton Craft Fair will take place tomorrow at Crofton Country Club’s north parking lot in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. 120 crafters and community organizations will have items for sale – just in time for Mother’s Day! As a member of Crofton Village Garden Club, I’ve been dividing the hostas in ... More About: Tomorrow
Crofton School Shuffle Official
2008-04-23 08:36:00 Re-Districting Plan Approved The Anne Arundel County School Board approved a school re-districting proposal for the Crofton area last week. Very few things arouse as much passion in a community as the shuffling of children from one school to another, and not all Piney Orchard residents are happy with the accepted plan. Some Piney Orchard students will move to Four Seasons Elementary ... More About: Shuffle , Official
Crofton Kids Can Ride Thomas the Train
2008-04-22 14:12:00 Calling all Crofton Moms, Dads, Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles… Thomas & Friends will be in nearby Baltimore this weekend, Friday-Sunday (April 25–27) and next (May 2–4). Treat the small kids in your family to a day they’ll never forget. Sir Topham Hatt, the Controller of Thomas’ Railway, will be on hand to greet you as you board ... More About: Kids , Ride , Train
Five Things Crofton Home Sellers Must Do
2008-04-21 08:02:00 It’s highly unlikely anyone will buy your Crofton home unless they can imagine themselves living there. Property condition, inside and out is very important to most buyers, and it is one of those factors affecting your Crofton home sale that you CAN control. Think of your home as a blank canvas on which any buyer can paint his or ... More About: Home , Things , Sellers
Maryland Is for Crabs - Or Is It?
2008-04-19 14:03:00 Saving the Maryland Blue Crab Maryland Governor O’Malley stood on the shores of the Potomac River with Virginia Governor Timothy Kane, earlier this week, to announce their joint efforts to salvage the blue crabs for which our states are known. If they’re successful, “Maryland is for Crabs” will live on. O’Malley cited the 30% drop of crabs over ...
City of Bowie Emergency Response Leaves Family Stranded
2008-04-18 16:05:00 CITY OF BOWIE FAILS BOWIE FAMILY Please forgive me, Crofton, but I’m going to use this medium to blast the City of Bowie right now. Their lack of response to a huge sewer back-up in my son’s home on Kinderbrook Lane in Bowie, Maryland, is an absolute failure in city government, and I’m hoping that exposing this ... More About: Family , Emergency , Leaves
How New Maryland Legislation Impacts Crofton
2008-04-18 08:54:00 Residents of the Crofton area are learning from State Senator Janet Greenip how the recent legislative session in Annapolis may affect people in our community. After a busy start to 2008, with the Legislative Session beginning in January and ending just this month, on the heels of a special legislative session just a few months earlier, Senator Greenip is ... More About: Maryland , Legislation
Crofton Blog Directory
2008-04-16 09:08:00 Focus On Crofton is not the only blog for and abo ut (or written by) people in Crofton and Anne Arundel County, Maryland. My trusty blog-search dog, Blog gy, has found a few others right here in our own back yard, while sniffing around on the Internet for blogs about communities across the country. Blog Arundel Crofton Bike Doctor Crofton First Crofton Pack 731 Crofton’s Read and ... More About: Directory
Pricing Your Crofton Home for Sale
More articles from this author:2008-04-14 18:12:00 Attention, Crofton home sellers: It’s highly unlikely anyone will buy your home for more money than another nearby home with similar size and features. And let’s face it – homes in Crofton are all about the same size and they vary little in their features, at least within each Crofton neighborhood. Price and terms are critical to any home sale, ... More About: For Sale , Home , Sale 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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