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Towson Swim Club Will Not Happen

March 14th, 2012

The Towson Swim Club that had been planned for the old Towson jail has now been canceled due to lack of interest in charter memberships from the surrounding community. Two paragraphs appear on the website: "On Tuesday, March 6th, the founding members of the Towson Swim Club voted to terminate the swimming pool project. We [...]

Baltimore Zillow Zestimates Still Off

February 7th, 2012

Baltimore Zillow Zestimates are still often off from true value, despite the change in algorithms last year. "Desktop Valuations" are a quick way to look at the potential value of a home, but they do not take many factors into consideration, and some of the things they DO use to determine a value should not be used! [...]

Towson Swim Club May Not Open

January 31st, 2012

Towson Swim Club says it needs 135 more members or plans for the swim club will have to be scrapped. The new members need to sign up by Feburary 29, 2012 or the project will be terminated. According to the Towson Patch article about the issue, the Club has $318,000 in funds raised by members [...]

FHA Condo Rules Make Selling Many Condos Difficult

November 4th, 2011

Recently, there were changes made to the FHA condo regulations on which projects can be FHA insured or not. According to a Washington Post rundown of the changes, a major one is the "spot approval" that used to be acceptable to be eligible for an FHA loan. Another article goes more in depth on the [...]

Halloween Weekend in Baltimore 2011

October 25th, 2011

Halloween Weekend is always a fun-filled weekend in Baltimore. Though technically it isn't until Monday, there are plenty of things to do this weekend for Baltimore Halloween fun! At Hunt Valley Towne Centre, kids can trick-or-treat on Friday evening from 4-6pm. Children can come in costume and get some treats at the shops on Main [...]

Free Fall Baltimore 2011

September 26th, 2011

Free Fall Baltimore is on for October 1-31,2011 its' sixth year since its' inception. Free Fall Baltimore is a month-long event where many museums have free admission, free events, and shows to bring people to Downtown Baltimore to learn of places, in hopes that people will continue to come back and enjoy Arts in Baltimore [...]

A New Low for Incorrect Zillow Zestimates

August 31st, 2011

Last night, Zillow posted a tweet, inviting you to look at this glorious mansion on the market for $35,000,000. Please note, that is $35 MILLION. The amusing part to me, is when I clicked on it, directly under the asking price is the Zillow Zestimate: $396,500. Yes, you read that right, Three hundred ninety-six THOUSAND, [...]

Mays Chapel Condo for Sale *SOLD*

August 8th, 2011

Mays Chapel offers condos, townhouses, and apartments as a planned-unit community built by Keelty. *SOLD* One fantastic Mays Chapel condo for sale is 12204 Burncourt Road #301. This third floor unit is amazingly clean, well maintained, and loved. This building is one of the few that has front-to-back units, meaning you get trees and privacy [...]

11615 Silvermaple Ct – Hunters Run

June 8th, 2011

11615 Silvermaple Ct is a single family home in Hunt Valley Station. *UPDATE: SOLD 8/31/11* It is on the market for $524,000. 11615 Silvermaple is a four bedroom home with a possible 5th bedroom and full bath in the lower level. It has a large screened in porch with cathedral ceiling, updated kitchen [...]

1210 Maple Leaf Ct — Hunt Valley Station

May 4th, 2011

*UPDATE: Withdrawn from the market 12/17/11* 1210 Maple Leaf Ct is a four bedroom single family home in Hunters Run. 1210 Mapleleaf Court is a Ryland built Colonial in Hunt Valley Station, and is on the market for $485,000. According to the public records, it has 2,064 square feet on the first two levels. It [...]

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