January and February 2010 has shown some recovery and growth over last year at the same time for Towson home sales. 21204 houses that settled had prices up $24,000. Under contract, however, was down around $106,500 (23%). I attribute much of that drop in February due to the two blizzards. Half as many new listings [...]
The Charles Street construction project is about to cause more confusion and frustration beginning April 4, 2010. Currently there are two avenues to get onto 695 West and 83 North. One is the ramp from Charles Street going north, the other is from the circle at Bellona Ave extended. Beginning April 4, the ramp from [...]
On Monday, March 8, the Kooper's Chowhound Burger Wagon was back in Hunt Valley in the parking lot behind the Verizon building. I challenged a few friends from Twitter to meet me there, and it became a large, fairly impromptu "tweet-up" ending with a large group breaking bread in a nearby Hunt Valley office building! [...]
On March 10, the Baltimore County Board of Education had a final meeting before their March 23 vote on the boundaries of the new West Towson Elementary School. This meeting, unlike the one in January, which had hundreds of attendees with many speaking about the boundary options, this one had very few, and only four [...]
Last week, I blogged about the new Cockeysville Five Guys Burgers and Fries in the York Marketplace just north of Cranbrook Road, and how excited a few people I know are about the new location. A funny thing happened after that post. I was just reviewing my Google Analytics, and saw a number of visits [...]
Don't forget to set your clocks forward one hour before heading to sleep this Saturday night because we "spring forward" into Daylight Savings Time at 2 am Sunday! It is also a good idea to change the batteries in your smoke detectors to ensure they are working correctly in case of emergency. We are supposed [...]
Foreclosures in Maryland rose above the national average in February, with a total of 5,732 according to the Baltimore Business Journal. This was a 9% increase over January, and an 80% increase (yes eighty percent) over February 2009. In Maryland, one in every 407 houses was in foreclosure in February. The national average was one [...]
If you are getting ready to sell your home, or your home is already on the market, here are some tips to quickly stage your home to make it more appealing to a buyer. Most of the tips are courtesy of Barb Schwarz of Stagedhomes.com , and realtor.org, the National Association of REALTORS(R) website, some [...]
This Wednesday, March 10, 2010, please join me and my company, Keller Williams Excellence Realty, at a Broker's Open to showcase my new listing at 20 Perryfalls Place in Perry Hall, MD. This great townhouse has three bedrooms, one full bath, and two half baths, plus large, open living spaces on each level. I will [...]
This townhouse, built in 1981, is located in the Oakhurst community of Nottingham, Maryland in Baltimore County. The area is also widely known as either White Marsh or Perry Hall.