Selling Your Fort Washington Home? Here's the Full Plan, Start to Finish What Was Missing From One Fort Washington Seller's First Attempt Angela had sold a home once before, years earlier, and assumed the process hadn't changed much. She skipped a formal valuation, priced based on instinct, and hand

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

Is It a Buyer's or Seller's Market in Prince George's, Montgomery County, DC and Northern Virginia? Ask the Concierge Ask the Concierge is a reader-question column. Letters are edited and details changed. General educational information, not legal or financial advice. Dear Concierge, My wife and I a

By asking the right questions, and knowing exactly what your needs are, you can find the right loan for you. There are certain approaches that you can take while mortgage shopping that can cost or save you money. It is still true that the better qualifications you have, the lower your interest rate

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Buying a home will probably rank as one of the biggest personal investments one can make. Being organized and in control will contribute significantly to getting the best home deal possible with the least amount of stress. It’s important to anticipate the steps required to successfully achieve your

With the housing bubble burst and the subprime mortgage crisis, millions of homeowners found themselves unable to make their mortgage payments. Many found themselves owing more on the house than the home was worth. Many just walked away from their homes. As a result of these complicated issues, mill

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

Is Buying a Home in Maryland, DC or Virginia a Good Idea in 2027? My answer is yes. Especially if you're a first-time buyer who can't afford the house you actually want. Let me explain what I'd tell you if you called me tomorrow. The question underneath the question When someone asks me whether it's

Should I Put My House in a Living Trust? Ask the Concierge Ask the Concierge is a reader-question column. Letters are edited and details changed. General educational information, not legal or tax advice. I'm a real estate broker, not an attorney; the decisions below belong with an estate planning at

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Don’t go on a spending spree using credit if you are thinking about buying a home, or in the process of buying a new home. Your mortgage pre-approval is subject to a final evaluation of your financial situation. Every $100 you pay per month on a credit payment could cost you about $10,000 in home el

As a buyer, you are entitled to know exactly what you are getting. Don’t take anything for granted, not even what you see or what the seller or listing agent tell you. A professional home inspection is something you MUST do, whether you are buying an existing home or a new one. An inspection is an o

Pre-Qualified or Pre-Approved? In This Market That One Word Decides Who Gets the House The Saturday Marcus and Trina lost a house they had already decorated in their heads Brick colonial in Bowie. Cul de sac. A back yard their daughter walked into and refused to leave. By the time they got back to t