Bidding Wars: Do We Need New Rules of Engagement?

March 15, 2022

Bidding wars, or the way we wage them in Washington area real estate, may not be the best way to get the most attractive offers in front of our home sellers, and they often set up transaction-threatening issues for buyers that show up on the way to settlement. Buyers and ...

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How Seasonal Slowdowns Work in Real Estate

December 6, 2021

My home is in a residential area near downtown Washington where houses have been flying off the shelf at outrageous prices for over a year now.  Now all of a sudden, there is inventory in my neighborhood that is sitting for weeks, even months in a some cases, without attracting ...

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The Real Estate Market Might Be Slowing Down Someplace!

Every day, I get feeds from real estate news services that talk about the real estate market, and many of the stories tell me it’s slowing down. Yeah, right!  Maybe in Nebraska? Even though much of the market here is quite robust, there are still opportunities for buyers in popular DC ...

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Tis the Season to Buy Your New Place!

Every year that I’ve been working in real estate I’ve noticed something. Between Thanksgiving and New Years Day, there is a seasonal shift in the real estate market. Why can this be a very good thing for buyers? Many Realtors take some time off this time of the year, focused ...

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Will the Sellers Take Less”

August 2, 2021

Yesterday at an Open House, I had a prospective buyer ask if the sellers might be willing to negotiate. And my first thought was, “What planet does this nice fellow live on?”  But the answer is really a bit more nuanced. This house had been on the market for all ...

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Preparing for Your First Bidding War

July 12, 2021

You walked in and knew it was “The One”. In your eyes, it was perfect in every way.  This was the house that you wanted to spend the rest of your life with, raising your family, hosting holiday celebrations, and creating warm friendships with the new neighbors you saw walking ...

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