Churches & Log Cabins Are Houses Too!

March 26, 2017

Despite some annoying, face-hurting allergies, I managed to get out to take clients into houses over the weekend. Houses, many many interesting houses. The Sanctuary, a gorgeous church conversion in Northeast, a couple blocks south of the H Street Corridor is first. These are pictures from their Piece de la Resistance, the Penthouse Unit. Gorgeous […]

Real Estate’s Spring Thaw

March 19, 2017

My spring update on Huffington Post. ~~~~~ In Washington DC, there really is no such thing as a spring thaw. The entire winter was pretty mild which I am happy about, but then we got a cold blast the last couple weeks. Weather can wreak some havoc on a real estate market, because everyone’s question […]

“It’s Good, It’s Good”

February 14, 2017

I spent the weekend house hunting with a couple clients. We saw lots of houses. Some good. Some not good. On Friday, I scheduled the appointments for Sunday. Call me crazy, but when I follow the listing’s instructions requiring an appointment 2 hours in advance, and I show up with my client to find that […]

Crazy Weather, Crazy DC Real Estate Market

February 09, 2017

From moi, Huffington Post Style! ~~~~~ In the Fall (of 2016, remember then?) the DC real estate market was having a breakdown of sorts. Buyers were changing their minds quite a bit. Historically, with the low inventory levels in Washington, D.C., buyers rarely walked away from a house they successfully placed under contract. It wasn’t unheard […]

Water Cooler Conversation

February 06, 2017

It was a jam packed weekend of house showings. I typically miss some fun stuff with the girls when I’m out for marathon tours like I’ve been for the weekends since New Year’s. My Saturday morning clients finished earlier than I expected, so I had about half an hour to fly home and crank out […]

How to Find and Make Good Investments

September 20, 2016

Also published on the Huffington Post. Courtesy of Ashref El Shazli: BroCAR Properties, 2016: Doing another of their signature “down to the studs” total renovations in Washington, DC There’s been a lot of buzz in the last few months about changes coming to our beloved real estate market. I’ve heard everything from, “we’re […]