Southern Maryland Real Estate Trends And Market Report The Southern Region MarketWatch video is designed to deliver a quick-fire, engaging look at monthly market trends within CULPEPER, CAROLINE, KING GEORGE, MADISON, ORANGE, RAPPAHANNOCK, STAFFORD, SPOTSYLVANIA and the city of Fredericksburg in VA. These engaging 2-3 minute videos provide a clear take on whats happened during [...]

USDA Funding Extended USDA funding extension was passed in the appropriations supplemental bill last night. o   The bill goes to the President for signature (likely this week). o   The bill permits USDA to charge 3.5% premium and .5 annual fee §  USDA has indicated they will not implement an annual fee o   Funding is extended until September 30, 2010 [...]

Just in case you haven’t heard!!!!!!! Late on Tuesday, June 30, the Senate got it done. This just in from NAR: After a close brush with the deadline, Congress has passed an extension of the Homebuyer Tax Credit closing deadline, the Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act (H.R. 5623). The extension applies only to transactions that [...]

The owner of 1,000 acres that border the Port Tobacco River is proffering a development option that he said would allow the construction of an active adult community on the land and provide a way to help clean up the waterway. The Edelen family owns Mulberry Grove, the house where John Hanson — one of [...]

At the dizzying height of the real estate boom, Austin Spriggs had the equivalent of a golden lottery ticket: a downtown Washington townhouse on precisely the red-hot block where developers hoped to build hundreds of swanky condominiums and offices. In and out of his office the developers paraded, offering Spriggs millions for the building that [...]

The popular online marketplace Craigslist and similar sites continue to be the targets of increasingly sophisticated scams involving real estate.  Most of these scams originate from overseas and target not only REALTORS®, but their clients as well.  Although not new, the 419 scammers have been persistent and more resourceful in recent months.  They are learning [...]

In this case, trailing the pack would be nice. Instead, with more than one in every 300 housing units receiving at least one foreclosure filing, Charles County had the state’s second-highest foreclosure rate in April, according to statistics compiled by RealtyTrak, a real estate analysis firm. The number includes homeowners in any stage of the [...]

Remember when you were a little kid and you had to sleep with a nightlight because you were afraid of the monsters in your closet or under your bed? You couldn’t see the monsters, or hear them, but you had a feeling that they were there. What if I told you that that monster really [...]

Knowing the Real Estate market is crucial if you are looking at buying or selling your home. Here is a Inventory Snapshot of Maryland And Northern Virginia! Housing Inventory Snapshot May 31, 2010 Average List Price Median List Price Average Days On Market Anne Arundel County, MD Single Family under $500K $332,560 $329,000 131 Single Family [...]

The Department of Defense (DOD) is proud to offer the Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP) to eligible service members and federal civilian, including non-appropriated fund, employees. The program is authorized by law, and administered by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to assist eligible homeowners who face financial loss when selling their primary residence homes [...]