Maryland and Virginia Real Estate and Homes Blog

FIRST TIME HOME BUYER GRANT IN MARYLAND and VIRGINIA- $7,500 FOR QUALIFIED BUYERS. 

GRANTS for Down Payments and or Closing Costs for Maryland Home Buyers.

FIRST CLOSINGS beginning APRIL 19TH. 

GRANT   **  GRANT  ** GRANT  **  GRANT  **  GRANT

USE MONEY FOR DOWN PAYMENT OR CLOSING COSTS.

CALL LENN TO QUALIFY - 800-711-7988.

First Time Home Buyers or Buyers are buyers who have NOT owned real estate for the past 3 years.

N E W S     F L A S H! 

FOR HOME BUYERS IN MARYLAND and NORTHERN VIRGINIA.  Homefinders.com has partnered with local lenders to provide a GRANT of $7,500 to our qualifying home buyers. 

COUNTIES TARGETED FOR $7,500 GRANT - CALVERT, CHARLES, FREDERICK, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY IN MARYLAND and ARLINGTON, ALEXANDRIA, FAIRFAX, LOUDOUN, PRINCE WILLIAM, STAFFORD AND FAUQUIER COUNTIES IN Northern Virignia.

FIRST COME FIRST SERVED.  Last year this GRANT money was exhausted in October 2009.

To make application contact Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988. 

Limited availability of GRANTS for approximately 75 home buyers.

Some income limits apply depending on the number of people in the household.  All household income will be included and all residents of a household will count.

GET PRE-APPROVED for your home mortgage and GRANT money soon!  Applications are being taken for MARYALND/VIRGINIA FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS beginning March 15, 2010.

Just call Homefinders.com and we’ll preliminarily qualify you.  If you preliminarily qualify for the GRANT, a mortgage loan application and GRANT application will be taken by an experienced loan officer.

This GRANT MONEY can be used with FHA, VA and Conventional loans and can be used in conjunction with other grant programs and the Tax Credit. 

HOW TO GET STARTED:

1.  Call Homefinders.com to qualify.

2.  Homefinders.com will arrange for you to make home loan and GRANT application.

3.  HOMEFINDERS.COM will arrange a tour of homes in your qualifying price range. 

DON’T DELAY!!  Last year, we had 5 approved home buyers who missed the GRANT opportunity when the money ran out in October 2009. 

Courtesy, Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988.

$486,790 *  $486,790 *  $486,790 *  $486,790 *  $486,790 *  $486,790 *  $486,790 *  $486,790

 For EXAMPLE OF HOME UNDER CONSTRUCTION

SEE:  http://www.homefinders.com/featured-homes/purcellville.php

QUICK DELIVERY *  QUICK DELIVERY *  QUICK DELIVERY*  QUICK DELIVERY

 HOMEFINDERS.COM HOME BUYERS REBATE FOR THIS HOME IS $5,000.

ASHBURN / BRAMBLETON’s most popular community has a home under construction for sale. 

Home Under Construction will be ready in March/April

 

FINISHED MODEL OF HOME UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND FOR SALE (Reversed Floorplan)

 

Two Car Side Load Garage

 

 

 

Plus Full Unfinished Basement Level

Home is under construction and will be ready April, 2010.  Home was sold and the buyer was transferred so the property available for purchase NOW for quick delivery in April.

HARDWOOD FLOORING in the Foyer, Kitchen, Breakfast Room, Powder Room. 

TO SEE THIS HOME, CONTACT LENN HARLEY, BROKER, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988.

 

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Brambleton in Ashburn *  Brambleton in Ashburn *  Brambleton in Ashburn *  Brambleton in Ashburn *

ABOUT BRAMBLETON, IN ASHBURN VIRGINIA.  The hottest community in Northern Virginia. 

LOUDOUN COUNTY VIRGINIA NEW HOMES - WELCOME TO BRAMBLETON - A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY IN ASHBURN - 20148.

Brambleton has what new home buyers in the Loudoun County real estate market seek:

Location - Near many popular employment centers in Northern Virginia.

Price -About 10% lower than other Ashburn new home communities.

Amenities - Swimming pools, tennis courts, basketball courts, tot lots, county park.

Schools -The popular Public Schools of Loudoun County; Briar Woods High School, Creighton’s Corner Elementary Schools, Legacy Elementary School, Stone Mill Middle School.

Shopping -Anchored by Harris Teeter, the Brambleton Shopping Center is fabulous with helpful merchants to make shopping convenient and interesting - Caribou Coffee, My Thai Restaurant, Subway Sandwiches, California Tortilla, Nick’s Corner Grill, Go Bananas Toys, Edible Arrangements, UPS Store, Dry Cleaners, Hair Cuttery, Nail Salon, Fox Cenima (16 screens), Bank and more opening every day including a state-of-the-art health and fitness center. 

Transportation -Just minutes from the Dulles Greenway and the Loudoun County Parkway for easy access to Reston, Tysons Corner, Vienna, McLean, the Washington Beltway, and Dulles International Airport. 

For a tour of new homes for sale in Brambleton, contact us.   Ask about the Homefinders.com New Home Buyers REBATE of 1% of the purchase price for your new home.                        

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A LOUDOUN COUNTY REAL ESTATE AGENT FOR LOUDOUN COUNTY HOME BUYERS.

To search homes for sale in Loudoun County, visit the Homefinders.com “Search Listings”site.  Enjoy your search and contact us to visit new or resale homes for sale in Loudoun County, Virginia.  Ask about the Homefinders.com New Home Buyers’ REBATE.  1% cash back to you when you work with Lenn to find and buy a new home in Loudoun County.  We know Loudoun County homes.  We can help.

Lenn Harley, Broker, New Homes Specialist, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988. 

Standard features that include,

• Fireplace in the Family Room
• Hardwoods on the Main Level in the Foyer and often in the Kitchen and Breakfast Area
• Granite Counter Tops in the Kitchens
• Kitchen Islands with Granite Tops
• 42 Inch Cabinets in the Kitchens
• 9 Foot Ceilings in on the Main Level
• Full unfinished Basements
• Master Bedrooms with Luxury Baths including Soaking Tubs, Separate Showers.

	Your Agent’s Information
	Your Agent: LENN HARLEY  Phone: 800-711-7988   Office: HOMEFINDERS.COM

	Listing Courtesy Of
	Listing Office: Clark Select Properties, Inc.

Homes in Maryland are priced to sell in 2009.  They come in all prices, styles and types.

The market report below represents one story homes in Maryland in Calvert, Charles, Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, St. Mary’s, Prince George’s counties.

Contact us to see homes in your area of choice.  Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988.

Status: ACTIVE (3356)
		List Price	Bedrooms	Baths	FB	HB	DOMM	DOMP	Lot Sqft	Yr Built
	Min	$150,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1900
	Max	$3,500,000	13	8	6	3	1,346	1,465	12,414,600	2009
	Avg	$355,289	3	2	2	0	138	177	57,584	1967

LISTINGS OF HOMES FOR SALE IN WALDORF FEB. 2009, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES FOR SALE.

Call Lenn to see, 800-711-7988.    CLICK HOUSE PHOTO FOR MORE INFORMATION.

				MLS#: CH6843769  Price: $399,990  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 2 full  2 half  Garage: Attached, Front Loading Garage  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: WINDSOR MILL  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: Jobin Realty

 

				MLS#: CH6791274  Price: $399,000  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 2 full  1 half  Garage: Attached, Front Loading Garage  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: ASHFORD  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: Dehanas Real Estate Services

 

				MLS#: CH6827136  Price: $399,000  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 2 full  1 half  Garage: Attached  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: SETTLE WOODS  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: Century 21 Comstock Earnest

 

				MLS#: CH6902609  Price: $399,000  Bedrooms: 5  Bathrooms: 3 full  1 half  Garage: Attached  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: ASHFORD  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: Century 21 AAA Realty, LTD

 

				MLS#: CH6667310  Price: $392,600  Bedrooms: 3  Bathrooms: 2 full  1 half  Garage: Attached  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: COLONIAL CHARLES  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: RE/MAX 100

 

				MLS#: CH6976059  Price: $391,500  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 2 full  1 half  Garage: Attached, Front Loading Garage  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: WINDSOR MILL  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: Jobin Realty

 

				MLS#: CH6776609  Price: $390,000  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 3 full  1 half  Garage: Attached, Front Loading Garage  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: WINDSOR MILL  Status: ACTIVE ?

 

				MLS#: CH6408331  Price: $389,990  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 2 full  1 half  Garage: Attached  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: EUTAW FOREST  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: First Choice Realty, Inc.

 

				MLS#: CH6785974  Price: $389,900  Bedrooms: 5  Bathrooms: 3 full  1 half  Garage: Attached, Front Loading Garage  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: STREAMVIEW  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

 

				MLS#: CH6921441  Price: $389,900  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 3 full    Garage: Attached, Detached  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: LAUREL BRANCH  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: RE/MAX 100

 

				MLS#: CH6927309  Price: $380,000  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 3 full  1 half  Garage: Attached  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: BERRY HILL MANOR  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: Weichert, REALTORS

 

				MLS#: CH6919124  Price: $379,990  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 2 full  1 half  Garage: Attached, Front Loading Garage  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: AVALON WEST  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: SMC Real Estate Corp.

 

				MLS#: CH6761823  Price: $379,900  Bedrooms: 5  Bathrooms: 3 full  1 half  Garage: Attached  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: CHARLES CROSSING  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: Visions Realty International LLC

 

				MLS#: CH6948036  Price: $376,395  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 2 full  1 half  Garage: Attached  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: SAINT CHARLES, MD  Community: AVALON  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: Centex Homes

 

				MLS#: CH6965687  Price: $375,000  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 3 full    Garage: Attached, Detached  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: LAUREL BRANCH  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: Showcase Real Estate, Inc.

 

				MLS#: CH6972555  Price: $375,000  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 2 full  1 half  Garage: Attached  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: LAUREL BRANCH  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: MLS Connect Inc

 

				MLS#: CH6900324  Price: $370,000  Bedrooms: 5  Bathrooms: 3 full  1 half  Garage: Attached, Side Loading Garage  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: BERRY VALLEY  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: Century 21 New Millennium

 

				MLS#: CH6433936  Price: $367,900  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 2 full  1 half  Garage: Attached  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: BERRY VALLEY  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: Fairfax Realty, Inc.

 

				MLS#: CH6906073  Price: $364,900  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 2 full  1 half  Garage: Attached  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: PORTFIELD CROSSING  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: Champion Realty, Inc.

 

				MLS#: CH6948048  Price: $361,650  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 2 full  1 half  Garage: Attached  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: SAINT CHARLES, MD  Community: AVALON  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: Centex Homes

 

				MLS#: CH6931857  Price: $360,000  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 2 full  1 half  Garage: Attached  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: WESTLAKE VILLAGE  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: Jobin Realty

 

				MLS#: CH6852829  Price: $359,900  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 2 full  1 half  Garage: Attached  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: ASHFORD  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: Century 21 H.T. Brown Real Estate, Inc.

 

				MLS#: CH6958082  Price: $359,900  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 3 full  1 half  Garage: Attached  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: DORCHESTER  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.

 

				MLS#: CH6911267  Price: $355,900  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 2 full  1 half  Garage: Attached  Zip Code: 20603  City, State: WALDORF, MD  Community: PORTFIELD CROSSING  Status: ACTIVE ?

		Listing Agency: Champion Realty, Inc.

MEET YOUR REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON LICENSEE - YOUR FRIENDLY INVESTMENT ADVISOR???

LOTS OF TALK LATELY ABOUT THE RELATIVE INVESTMENT VALUE OF REAL ESTATE AND THE PRACTICE THEREOF BY REAL ESTATE SALESPERSONS OR BROKERS. 

HAVE YOU DONE A JOB DESCRIPTION FOR YOURSELF LATELY?  Are you a real estate salesperson or are you a real estate investment advisor?  As an agent of your supervising broker, what does your license permit you to do?

Inspired by our fellow ActiveRain member William J Archambault Jr who proposes that real estate practitioners sell real estate as an investment, I disagree.   

STRANGE BEDFELLOWS.  Government agencies, the National Association of Realtors, ActiveRain members, et al, believe that real estate agents should be selling real estate as an investment.  I disagree.

RISK ASSESSMENT.  Am I all alone in believing that providing real estate investment advice to home buyers is a high risk practice?  Yes, I’m risk averse.  Even from 2003-2005 when real estate was appreciating at a rate of about 20% a year, I provided buyer clients with information published by our local MLS provider.  The consumer/buyer made their own analysis and determined the relative investment value of the real estate they were considering. 

NO CRYSTAL BALLS WITH MY LICENSE.  Unless a real estate agent or broker has control over the market, no real estate agent or broker can see into the future.  We have experienced economists who can analyze data and provide pricing trends.  Goodness, we have software programs that can take date we provide and return a projected gain or loss based on TRENDS.  This is information available to the public. 

DID YOU PREDICT THE REAL ESTATE RECESSION?  How many of us who sold a lot of rel estate in the years 2002 when rates began to fall through mid 2005 when prices exceeded the average home buyer’s ability to buy beleived or even thought that we would see the real estate market crash as it has today???  I knew that list prices had gotten out of control.  However, few of us had a clue to the perfidy practiced by Fannie Mae and the Wall Street crowds that were manipulating our market behind our very backs.  Giving investment advice in 2005 based on the earlier several years for someone wanting to own a home for the next five years would have left a home buyer in a home in which they probably owed far more than the market value of their property.  Sound familiar??

THE BIG QUESTION.  Is the average residential real estate agent competent to provide investment advice to the average home buyer????

WE HAVE ENOUGH TO DO.  I’m sticking to real estate brokerage and providing fiduciary to my buyer/seller clients based on their desire and need to purchase or sell real estate to be used as a HOME.  My “investment advice” and I do not claim be be providing it, includes providing my buyer or seller clients with a Competitive Market Analysis for the purpose of determining relative market value of a subject residential property.  In my opinion, exceeding that violates the COE and possibly license law. 

I can sell a lot of real estate to be used for a HOME.  Trying to sell real estate as an investment is above my pay grade. 

WILL THE HOME MORTGAGE INTEREST DEDUCTION SURVIVE THE GOVERNMENT’S NEED FOR $$$$$$$$?

                                            * * * *  HARD CORE REAL ESTATE TALK  * * **

“powerful House Democrats are looking at eliminating most of the $80 billion in annual tax breaks for 401(k) investors. ”

The Wall Street Journal notes that “the prospect of these tax increases is now hanging over the economy like a pall, as investors and businesses wonder where and how heavily an Obama Administration and Congress would strike.”

U.S. News & World Reports details plans to eliminate retirement plans as we know them.

CAN THE HOME MORTGAGE INTEREST BE FAR BEHIND??

If Americans lose the benefits of their private and employer retirement funds to fuel the government’s ever increasing need for tax dollars, will this be THE LAST HOPE FOR WEALTH BUILDING OF THE AVERAGE AMERICAN?

If the government changes the retirement benefits of the American citizens to raise Billions in tax money, how long will it be before they target the home mortgage interest deduction???

                                      

RETIREMENT ON OUR PAID OFF MORTGAGE AND 401(k) RETIREMENT BENEFITS, A THING OF THE PAST?

Property Details for listing # LO6616927
Price: $2,950,000 City: LOVETTSVILLE
Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 5 full 1 half
Type of Home: Detached Style: Craftsman
Year Built: 2007 Lot Acreage: 40.130005
Subdivision: FURNACE MOUNTAIN ESTATES County: LOUDOUN, VA
State, Zip: VA, 20180 Status: ACTIVE

Descriptions
Comments: Over 1 mile of RIVER FRONT! 40+ Acres, 4+ BRs, 5+ BAs. New Construction. Au-pair suite w/ full Bath rough in over Garage. 10′ ceilings on 1st floor & 9′ ceilings on 2nd Rough-in on 2nd floor for 2 Bedrooms and 1 Full Bath. Views of mountains and pastures, a true scenic vista.

Home Interior Features
Amenities: Attic-Access Only, Auto Gar Dr Opn, Built-in Bookcases, Chair Railing, Corian Counters, Crown Molding, Entry Lvl BR, Fireplace Equip., Flue for stove, FP Mantels, Granite Counters, Home Warranty, MBA/Sep Shwr, MBA/Sep Tub, MBR-BA Full, Master Walk-in Clo Appliances: Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer-front loading, Exhaust Fan, Extra Refrg/Frz, Icemaker, Instant hot water, Intercom, Microwave, Oven/Range-Gas, Range hood, Refrigerator, Six burner stove, Washer, Washer-front loading, Washer/Dryer Stacked
Basement: Daylight, Full, Outside Entrance, Rear Entrance, Side Entrance, Space For Rooms, Unfinished, Walkout Level Kitchen / Dining Info: Breakfast Room, Gourmet, Kit-Breakfast Bar, Kit-Island, Sep Dining Rm
Other Rooms: Sun/Florida Room, In-Law/auPair/Ste, Laundry-Kit Lvl, Lndry-Uppr Lvl, Mud Room Disabled Features: 2+ Access Exits, 32″+ wide doors, 48″+ Halls, Doors-Lvr Handle, Grab Bars Modify
Heating System: Heat Pump(s), Radiant, Zoned Heating Fuel: Bottled Gas/Prop, Central
Cooling System: Ceiling Fan(s), Central A/C, Heat Pump(s), Zoned Cooling Fuel: Natural Gas
Water System: Well Hot Water: 60+ Gallon Tank, Bottled Gas
Parking: Drvwy/Off Str, Garage
Room Dimensions Room Dimensions LevelLiving RoomDining RoomBedroom-MasterMainSitting RoomBedroom-SecondUpper 1Bedroom-ThirdUpper 1KitchenFamily RmGarageUnfinished BsmtLibraryFoyerBreakfast RoomBedroom-FirstUpper 1

Home Exterior Features
Construction: Fiber Cement Siding, Shake, Stone Exterior Features: Fenced-Partially, Porch-front
Community Amenities: Horse Trails, Jog/walk Path, Water / Lake Priv Water Oriented Details: NA
Water Access: Yes Waterfront: Yes
Water View: Yes

Your Agent’s Information

Your Agent: LENN HARLEY
Phone: 800-711-7988
Office: HOMEFINDERS.COM

Listing Courtesy Of

Listing Office: Corbin & Associates Realty, Inc.