A listing that expires without selling is not a failure. It is a completed experiment.

Six Months of Data, and Most Sellers Throw It Away A listing that expires without selling is not a failure. It is a completed experiment. You tested a price against a market. You tested photos against buyer attention. You tested a description against three other homes competing for the same person.

Mortgage Lender Types in Bowie and Silver Spring: A DMV Homebuyer’s Guide

Mortgage Lender Types in Bowie and Silver Spring I'm going to spend most of this article explaining the difference between a mortgage banker, a direct lender, a portfolio lender, a correspondent lender and a broker. First I want to tell you that for most buyers, it doesn't matter. The label on the c

Where Does the Money Come From for Mortgage Loans?

Who Actually Owns Your Mortgage in Prince George's, Montgomery County, DC and Northern Virginia? It Isn't Your Bank Opinion My grandmother's generation got a mortgage by putting on good clothes and walking into a bank on Main Street. If the bank had money on deposit and liked the look of you, it len

Lead Poisoning- The Test Most DMV Home Buyers Skip

Lead Paint in Prince George's, Montgomery County, DC and Northern Virginia Homes: The Test Most Buyers Skip LANDOVER, Md. — A Maryland lead paint inspector signed off on roughly 1,500 rental inspections he never properly performed. State auditors said in April that the fraud could have been caught y