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The Dreaded “Kick-Out”
July 24, 2023
During the past week, I’ve had some rather disturbing conversations with colleagues around town about the latest kink in our very strange local real estate market. While we’re still seeing a strong sellers’ market, there has been a noticeable uptick in contracts falling apart between the time they are accepted, usually in ...
Continue ReadingAdjectives and Real Estate Ads
Yesterday, I was looking through listings for a client who wants to downsize. She’s looking for a 1-bedroom condo, preferably in Cleveland Park. And as I read through the listings, I noticed the words “huge” and “enormous” sprinkled through many of the descriptions included in the listings. OK. One was ...
Continue ReadingHome Inspections as a Home Maintenance Tool
My across the street neighbor already bought her house – like about 30 year ago. And I don’t think she is planning to move any time soon. So when she told me she had hired a home inspector to come by for a “walk and talk”, that seemed pretty interesting. ...
Continue ReadingReal Estate Love Letters
The Latest in Real Estate Love Letters: Is it a Sign the Market’s Changing? Last weekend, I saw a pretty house in a popular DC residential neighborhood close to downtown. And I had to catch my breath! The listing agent, Weichert’s Christine McGuinness, and her sellers had done a superb job ...
Continue ReadingPickleball!
The Pickleball Pickle Pickleball seems to be quite the rage right now. It’s a combination of tennis, with some ping pong and badminton thrown in. It can be played at a leisurely pace that our neighborhood elders can enjoy, or it can become fast paced and quite competitive for all ...
Continue ReadingRooms with a View!
This is what I call a great view! Last week, as new condo listings came onto the market, quite a few listing agents boasted about “fabulous”, “astonishing” or various other multi-syllable words describing the views these units offered. And only one of them lived up to the hype. As I ...
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