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If you are looking for a Principal and Practices Real Estate Class, we have some room in our March 4th class.  This class is 60 hours long as required by the state.  Classes are conducted every week starting March 4th on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 9 AM – 5 PM until March 20th.

We have other Real Estate classes available as well.  You can find more classes on our corporate website for other locations as well.

Any questions, please call our office at 301-831-7500 ask for Martie or Bob Carney.

To all good things come an end. We finished up this years collection for Toys for Tots by sending out two large boxes of toys. In today’s economy, I consider that a great success. We couldn’t do it without the support of the community. Thank you for allowing us to help others.

Picture of the Marines that picked up your toys today.

Have a great Holiday Season.

Bob

We are hosting small animals adoption event this weekend at our office.  Cats and dogs get all of the attentions, but these little guys need homes too.  If you are looking for a hamster, guinea pig, mice and other small pets, please stop by 1512 Ridgeside Dr on Saturday December 13th between 9 AM – 12 PM.  Small Angels Rescue, Inc will be there to help you find the right pet for you.  You can visit their website for more information on the process.

For more information about the animals you can call the Small Angels Rescue at 301-668-0404.

Bennett Branch fire

At around 1:30PM today, a cloud of smoke and the smell of an electrical fire engulfed Mt Airy. A home on Bennett Branch Rd in Mt Airy burned to the ground quickly due to fire. I think the address was 7991 Bennett Branch Rd off of Rt 144. I don’t believe anyone was in the house and caught in the fire. No ambulances whisked away that I saw.  I am sure the FNP will have something on this sooner or later.

Dave Ringold

Your Local Real estate agent

Contact me on my website

"You are not alone in this market"

Let’s take a snap shot of what is going on in Mt Airy.  It has been a trying year, no doubt.  People have been dealing with situations that they never imagined.  Just like trying times of the past we will persevere.  The news hit this morning that Citigroup will be bailed out with $202 Billion.  I hope this definitely puts a freeze on the increasing foreclosures and short sales that hit the market.  We need good news going into the holidays.

Mean while, here is what has been going on in the Mt Airy Real Estate market.  Sales increased slightly for the month of September, but dropped back down on us for October.  We need to see at least three months with increases over last year to say that we are completely out of the drought.  But some of the encouraging news lies below the sales number.  You can see in this graph from Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (our local MLS provider) the number of pending contracts are on the increase over last year as seen by the bright orange bar.  This is only in Frederick County.

"Frederick County Pending Sales"

Eventually the pending sales will turn into SOLDs, which of course is very important to home owners that have their home currently on the market.   December is traditionally a slow market since most people are focusing on the holiday hustle and bustle.  However, don’t be discouraged at the slower showings this time of the year.  The buyers out there now, are very motivated and you should have your house ready for them.  Most of your buyers in this time frame have to move.  Most of your corporate relocations are done this time of year.

Here are some more statistics for the month of October for 21771.

• Average Sold Price:  2007 – $471,420  2008 – $380,160  down 19.36%
• Units Sold:   2007 – 20  2008 – 15 down 25%
• Average days on Market:  2007 – 105  2008 – 94 (that’s encouraging)
• Ave Sales Price as % or Ave List Price:  2007 – 94.97%  2008 – 91.78%

To understand that last stat; the home was listed for 8% more than the sold price this year compared to 5% last year.   In real estate there is always three prices that are consided in the sale of your home.  Asking (list) Price, Offer Price and Appraisal price.  The idea is to have all the in line.  But you can see that most of the asking prices have been much higher than the sold price (final price)  The further you are away from this number in the beginning of your listing agreement, the longer it will take to sale your home.

Contact one of our experienced real estate agents to help you market your home. If you stopped by to find your dream home in Mt Airy please start here.

Have a great Holiday Season.

Bob

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If you are looking for a drop off location for this years Marine Corp Toys for Tots foundation, you can stop by any of the Long & Foster Offices across Frederick County.

Mt Airy Office

Mgr: Bob Carney

1512 Ridgeside Dr

Mt Airy, MD 21771

Exit 68 off Interstate 70

Office 301-831-7500

Frederick Office

Mgr: Sharon Crisafulli

5301 Buckeystown Pike #250

Frederick, MD 21701

Exit 31B Interstate 270 – next to the Hampton Inn

Office 301-694-8000

Monacacy Office

Mgr: Judy Curren

1700 Kingfisher Dr

Frederick, MD 21701

Off Route 26 across from Walmart

Office 240-629-3700

Feel free to stop by any of our offices during normal business hours. We are also open on Saturdays and Sundays. Monetary donations can be made on the official Toys for Tots website.

Even though it was Football Sunday, there were plenty of people.

Kudos to Ben Gue and Ricky Lawson for another successful year on Main Street. Long & Foster had a booth at the bottom of the hill and had plenty of traffic.  A few of our agents; Greg Miller, Dave Ringold, Denise and Rich Fox, Tammy Durbin, Vicki and Jim King, Trish Gilliece and Kerry Mandrik, organized all the booth activities and shared in working it each day.  The day could not have been complete without the talent of our wonderful Office Administrator, Martie Harner.  They have shared great experiences with me about meeting old friends and gaining new ones.   (there were even a few listing appointments made as a result of this event)

People are very cautious in today’s market, but if paired up with the right real estate agent, you can make the right choice in getting things done.

Have a great day.

Maybe you want to change to another career or you want to supplement your existing one.  Selling real estate can fit just about any schedule, if you have what it takes. 

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Knowing who you are and your strengths and weaknesses as it relates to a career in Real Estate could be the difference between a SUCCESSFUL career, or frustration and eventual failure!!!

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Who am I?  Who can I become? The report at the end of the 10 minute self evaluation will answer these questions and more with a personalize evaluation.

Please feel free to contact me to over your results and see where we can go from here.

Our agents are part of your community and participate throughout the area.  You may find one at your local schools helping with boosters and other events.  We are pleased that you found our website and hope to offer you many useful community resources.

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