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Please stop by...OPEN 1-4pm Sunday, August 13th

3201 Garfield Street NW, Washington, DC 20008

Private oasis in the city, surrounded by trees. Elegant & updated 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath home with circular flow, great for entertaining. Entry foyer, living room with recessed hearth and wood burning fireplace, family room with built-ins & wall of windows opens to back patio & veranda.  Eat-in kitchen, large formal dining room with bay windows & library, excellent condition!  Great location close to schools, restaurants, shops & between two Metros.

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Please stop by...OPEN 1-4pm Saturday, August 12th

4550 Klingle Street NW

Dramatically expanded and renovated Tudor with 5 bedrooms & 5 1/2 baths. Entry foyer & sitting room with bay windows, living room with stone fireplace, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen & breakfast area, great room with wall of windows opens to large, maintenance free deck, private garden & detached garage. Close to restaurants & shops.

Visit www.4550Klingle.com for architectural photos and color floor plan.

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Today, I’m reporting live from our newest listing at 4550 Klingle Street. I also have a new resource to share with those of you who plan on selling in the near future.

Hi this is Marjorie Dick Stuart.

Thanks for watching, 'What's Working Now!'

You’ve probably noticed, I’m not at my desk. We’re doing something DIFFERENT.

I’m going to record LIVE from my new listing at 4550 Klingle Street in Wesley Heights. It’s on the market for $1,850,000.

The staging is complete… It looks terrific and I can’t wait for you to see it!

Today I'm going to talk to you about How To Sell Your House For Top Dollar, Fast This Summer… No matter what your family, friends, neighbors & the “so-called” experts say.

I’m going to tell you about… a brand

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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) keeps historical data on many aspects of homeownership. One of the data points that has changed dramatically is the median tenure of a family in a home, meaning how long a family stays in a home prior to moving. As the graph below shows, for over twenty years (1985-2008), the median tenure averaged exactly six years. However, since 2008, that average is almost nine years – an increase of almost 50%.

How Long Do Most Families Stay in Their Home? | Simplifying The Market

Why the dramatic increase?

The reasons for this change are plentiful!

The fall in home prices during the housing crisis left many homeowners in a negative equity situation (where their home was worth less than the mortgage on the property). Also, the uncertainty of the economy made some homeowners

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Please stop by...OPEN 2-4pm Sunday, August 6th

4601 North Park Avenue #409

Spacious one bedroom at the sought after Elizabeth condo. Updated kitchen, wood floors & great closet space. Luxury high rise at Metro with reserved parking, 24-hour front desk, beauty salon/ barber shop, convenience store, exercise room, library, meeting room, newspaper service, party room, indoor pool, sauna spa.

$888.67 per month includes water, sewer, heat, electricity, trash removal, snow removal, professional management, maintenance, lawn care, master insturance policy, reserve fund and all amenities.

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Please stop by...OPEN 1-4pm Sunday, August 6th

4550 Klingle Street NW

Dramatically expanded and renovated Tudor with 5 bedrooms & 5 1/2 baths. Entry foyer & sitting room with bay windows, living room with stone fireplace, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen & breakfast area, great room with wall of windows opens to large, maintenance free deck, private garden & detached garage. Close to restaurants & shops.

Visit www.4550Klingle.com for architectural photos and color floor plan.

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Just because we’re in a seller’s market doesn’t mean you can get away with overpricing your home. Instead, use pinpoint pricing to get top dollar.

         

Welcome to another episode of “What’s Working Now!”

Our market is crazy right now. There’s practically no supply and demand is skyrocketing. It seems like everyone wants to buy a house.

As a seller, how do you get the most money for your home in this kind of market?

You may think that since your house is the only one for sale in your neighborhood, you can price it as high as you want. After all, someone has to buy it if it’s the only home available, right?

Actually, I recommend using pinpoint pricing if you want to get top dollar for your home.

I recently sold a house in

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Do Your Future Plans Include a Move? What's Stopping You from Listing Now? | Simplifying The Market

Are you an empty-nester? Do you want to retire where you are, or does a vacation destination sound more your style? Are you close to retirement and not ready to move yet, but living in a home that is too big in size and maintenance needs?

How can you line up your current needs with your goals and dreams for the future? The answer for many might be the equity you have in your house.

According to the latest Equity Report from CoreLogic, the average homeowner in the United States gained $14,000 in equity over the course of the last year. On the West Coast, homeowners gained twice that amount, with homeowners in Washington gaining an average of $38,000!

Do you know how much your home has appreciated over the last year?

Many homeowners would be

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Be Careful Not to Get Caught in The Rental Trap! | Simplifying The Market

There are many benefits to homeownership. One of the top benefits is being able to protect yourself from rising rents by locking in your housing cost for the life of your mortgage.

Don’t Become Trapped 

A recent article by ConsumerAffairs addressed the continuous rise in rents, stating:

“The cost of putting a roof over your head continues to go up. Not only are home prices still rising, but the cost of rent rose 0.5% in June.”

Additionally, in the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University’s 2017 State of the Nation’s Housing Report, it was revealed that,

“Despite a slight improvement from 2014, fully one-third of US households paid more than 30 percent of their incomes for housing in 2015. Renters continue to be

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Buyer Demand Continues Outpacing the Supply of Homes for Sale | Simplifying The Market

The price of any item is determined by the supply of that item, as well as the market demand. The National Association of REALTORS (NAR) surveys “over 50,000 real estate practitioners about their expectations for home sales, prices and market conditions” for their monthly REALTORS Confidence Index.

Their latest edition sheds some light on the relationship between Seller Traffic (supply) and Buyer Traffic (demand).

Buyer Demand

The map below was created after asking the question: “How would you rate buyer traffic in your area?”

Buyer Demand Continues Outpacing the Supply of Homes for Sale | Simplifying the Market

The darker the blue, the stronger the demand for homes in that area. Only three states had a ‘stable’ demand level.

Seller Supply

The index also asked: “How would you rate seller traffic in your area?”

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