A new law proposed by Governor Martin O'Malley would limit construction of homes in rural areas to five in a development, if they were to be on private septic systems. Smaller, individual developments, of a single home would be required to install more costly but less polluting septic systems than the standard as set currently. [...]
There are a number of families relocating to the Baltimore area for BRAC, the Base Realignment and Closure Program. Many BRAC transferees will be working at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Aberdeen, MD. To help families with their necessary moves, the State of Maryland government has put a few closing cost assistance programs into place. [...]
The Maryland Mortgage Program is expanding in expectations that many BRAC individuals may use the program to buy their first home in Maryland. The interest rates were dropped to 4.5% as well, to make the program even more attractive. These programs and rates are available to all who qualify for them, not just Maryland BRAC [...]
St John Properties is planning a retail area in Aberdeen to add to their Government and Technology Enterprise already located in Aberdeen Proving Ground. The retail complex is planned to be called "Village at the GATE" according to the Baltimore Business Journal. The complex could be comprised of as many as nine buildings. St John [...]
Finally enough snow has melted that I was able to take new *better* photos of my listing at 3136 Eden Drive in Abingdon, MD. The great court location had been working against it because the plows had to put the large mounds of snow somewhere -- and the large open space by this wonderful home [...]
Ryland Homes Inc., a builder who has been behind many popular communities in the Baltimore area, has named Bill Jews as its new Chairman, reports the Baltimore Business Journal. Mr. Jews was the CEO of Maryland's own Carefirst BlueCross BlueShield and brought it back from the point of it almost shutting its doors in 1993 [...]
Well, of course, the snow is hurting the entire areas, but many homeowners are already having major issues with their homes due to this heavy snow and ice damming, and it appears a major amount of heavy snow may visit us tonight through tomorrow, freezing those gutters back up and re-creating problems. The other issue [...]
In Maryland, upon first meeting, buyers need to be made aware of agency relationships. In this day & age with internet contact and the ability of agents to provide market data instantly through services, agency relationships may be created without buyers or agents truly being aware that this has been done. On my site, I [...]
3136 Eden Drive in Abingdon, MD, is a beautiful home in a very convenient community. Beautifully maintained and updated, this home has it all including a new virtual tour to showcase its many amenities! Don't miss out on this fantastic home -- the only end unit currently on the market in St. Clair. So if [...]
Yesterday was an interesting day as clients and I viewed seven homes in the Bel Air and Forest Hill areas of Harford County. We were lucky that all of the properties we were viewing had driveways, because street parking was an impossibility! It is difficult to tell how large or small a yard is, how [...]