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By Pat on March 29, 2010  |  Comments 2

Playing Chicken

Playing Chicken in the Washington, DC Real Estate Market (edit/delete) When I was in high school, some of the guys my parents wouldn’t let me date would get together at night with their souped up cars on rural Kansas roads.  And they would hurtle down the two lane road toward a one-lane bridge.  The first [...]

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By Pat on December 22, 2008  |  Comments 4

Did You Sell A House Today?

This is to all of the spouses and sweeties of real estate agents out there. Once upon a time, I had a very nice ex-husband who greeted me at the end of each day as I walked in the door, totally pooped from a hard day on the streets, with a great big smile and [...]

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By Pat on December 04, 2008  |  Comments 7

Will DC Real Estate Get the Obama Bump?

Recently, I got an email with a link to a site called NewGeography, and an interesting post by a guy named Peter Smirniotopoulos.  And wow!  Talk about being optimistic about the immediate future for business in my town – he’s predicting that the election will generate 40,000 real estate transactions. I wish. But I think [...]

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Got Junk in the Trunk?

These guys totally exceeded my expectations. They wowed me big time. And something tells me it’s not just because I am a Realtor® om a position to refer them business. They are at the top of Angie’s List, with a solid A rating. Now I have to go and add my A+ to that long list of delighted customers.

Living at the Valley Vista: From Funky to Fabulous

My first real home when I moved to Washington was The Valley Vista, a formerly funky apartment building at 2032 Belmont Road NW. I started off in a 500 square foot “efficiency”, with a closet the size of my New York City bedroom.  It was on the back of the building, overlooking rooftops of the [...]

Do You Need a “No-Nup”?

Right now, I have three groups of clients who are looking for their first place together.  But they have yet to tie the proverbial knot. In my book, The Irreverent Guide to Real Estate, I actually have a chapter called “Buying in Sin” where I tell people who are not yet married how to intelligently [...]

Another Way To Support Habitat For Humanity!

Cindy Jones is one of my favorite blog buddies on Active Rain, a site where real estate professionals blog for each other and for their clients. Today, Cindy wrote a post that caught my attention. It’s about Habitat for Humanity’s “Re-Stores” where you can buy recycled home improvement items – and support a fabulous cause [...]