From the Washington Business Journal: The number of homes sold in Northern Virginia was up 10.55 percent in July over the same month last year, with units spending less time on the market. A total of 2,053 homes worth $946.04 million were sold in Northern Virginia, according to Rockville-based market research firm Metropolitan Regional Information [...]
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Home Sales Jump in Metro DC
Posted in Market Stats, Listing Info, Selling Info, Positive Economic News, Real Estate News, tagged RE/MAX Allegiance, DC Real Estate, RE/MAX, Northern Virginia Real Estate, DC Housing Market, RE MAX Allegiance, RE MAX, Northern Virginia Real Estate Stats, MRIS, Montgomery County Real Estate, Montgomery County Real Estate Stats, Prince George's County Real Estate, Prince George's County Real Estate Stats, DC Real Estate Stats on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Realtor Magazine Top 100 Comparison
Posted in Listing Info, Market Stats, RE/MAX Allegiance News, Selling Info, tagged 2008 Realtor Magazine Top 100, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Long and Foster, NRT, Prudential Carruthers, RE MAX, RE MAX Allegiance, RE/MAX, RE/MAX Allegiance, Realtor Magazine 100, Realtor Magazine Top 100, Rose and Womble, William E Wood on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Time for a deeper look into the Realtor Magazine Top 100 Companies list. Let’s compare traditional companies that made both lists. Let’s first check out Average Transaction Sides per Salesperson for companies in our markets: Prudential Carruthers: 4 NRT, LLC (Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage): 5 Long & Foster: 5 Rose & Womble: 7 List Average: [...]
Changing Home Prices in the Top 100 Metros
Posted in Market Stats, Real Estate News, Selling Info, tagged Housing Market Changes Five Years, Housing Market Changes Ten Years, RE MAX, RE MAX Allegiance, RE/MAX, RE/MAX Allegiance on July 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The following is a handy chart to show, perhaps, to prospective buyers who believe that purchasing a home is not a great long term investment. Even after the worst housing market ever, check out the gains over five or ten years. The report is available in pdf here: Top 100 Housing Markets Changes. source: Washington [...]
Housing Prices Rise in May
Posted in Positive Economic News, Real Estate News, Selling Info, tagged Federal Housing Finance Agency, Home Prices, Housing Market, RE MAX, RE MAX Allegiance, RE/MAX, RE/MAX Allegiance, US Home Prices on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Another reason for your buyers to get off the fence: Average U.S. home prices have started to rise, according to a monthly report from the Federal Housing Finance Agency. FHFA says U.S. home prices rose 0.9 percent from April to May. The biggest gains were in the battered Pacific region, where average prices were up [...]
RE/MAX vs The Industry in 2008
Posted in Listing Info, RE/MAX News, RE/MAX Stats, Real Estate News, Selling Info, tagged RE MAX Allegiance, RE MAX REMAX, RE MAX vs C-21, RE MAX vs Century 21, RE MAX vs Coldwell Banker, RE MAX vs ERA, RE MAX vs GMAC, RE MAX vs Keller Williams, RE MAX vs KW, RE MAX vs Realty Executives, RE MAX vs Sothebys, RE MAX vs The Industry, RE MAX vs The Industry 2008, RE/MAX, RE/MAX Allegiance, RE/MAX vs C-21, RE/MAX vs Century 21, RE/MAX vs Colwell Banker, RE/MAX vs ERA, RE/MAX vs GMAC, RE/MAX vs Keller Williams, RE/MAX vs KW, RE/MAX vs Realty Executives, RE/MAX vs Sothebys, RE/MAX vs The Industry, RE/MAX vs The Industry 2009, REMAX vs Coldwell Banker, REMAX vs Keller Wiliams, REMAX vs The Industry 2008 on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
REMAX vs The Industry 2008
Master Recruiter?
Posted in Listing Info, RE/MAX Allegiance News, Real Estate News, Selling Info, tagged 30 Under 30, Keller Williams, KW, RE MAX, RE MAX Allegiance, RE MAX Allegiance Burke, RE MAX Allegiance Leesburg Pike, RE/MAX, RE/MAX Allegiance, RE/MAX Allegiance Burke, RE/MAX Allegiance Leesburg Pike, Realtor 30 Under 30 on May 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
While perusing the latest REALTOR Magazine 30 Under 30 issue, one winner’s profile really caught my eye. Titled “Master Recruiter,” the profile explained the recruiting prowess of a Keller Williams manager in New York. I am leaving her name out of this post, as I did not create this blog to disparage anyone, but apparently [...]
Tax Credit Explanation Video
Posted in David Knox, Positive Economic News, Selling Info, tagged David Knox, First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit, First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit, RE MAX, RE MAX Allegiance, RE/MAX, RE/MAX Allegiance, Tax Credit on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As I stated last week, there continues to be confusion about the tax credit. The video below, by David Knox, is a great explanation. If you have yet to contact your sphere of influence regarding the tax credit, you’ve got some important work ahead of you!
Bank of America Offers Payment Protection for Your Buyers!
Posted in Real Estate News, Selling Info, tagged Bank of America, Bank of America Borrowers Protection Plan, Borrowers Protection Plan, RE MAX, RE MAX Allegiance, RE/MAX, RE/MAX Allegiance on February 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bank of America is RE/MAX Allegiance’s mortgage partner in the Washington Region. During unprecedented times in our economy and with our loss of Array Home Protection, be sure your buyers are aware of the benefits of financing with Bank of America. In addition to helping your clients realize their homeownership dreams, Bank of America is [...]
FACTS: What would you tell buyers and sellers about today’s market?
Posted in Listing Info, Real Estate News, Selling Info, tagged Housing Market, Housing Market Facts, Jovan Hackley, RE MAX, RE MAX Allegiance, RE/MAX, RE/MAX Allegiance, Real Estate Market, VAR Buzz on January 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The following was recently posed on VAR’s blog. My response follows. What are your thoughts? Jovan Hackley writes: What do YOU know? No, really, tell me. Comment and let me know what 5 things YOU would tell prospective buyers and sellers about today’s real estate market. I can tell you what the research says, but [...]
