The Barbara Ciment Team is happy to announce New Leadership and a Team Reorganization. Judi Shields, a long-term member of our Team has assumed Team leadership! Barbara Ciment will step back from Team leadership, marketing and business management to allow her to concentrate on what she loves best, Client and Customer Services. Our Team name, Ciment and Shields Team reflects the importance of Continue Reading
Judi Shields is Now My Co-Team Leader!
Judi and I have worked closely together for seven years since I first recruited and trained her to join my Team. Judi brings exceptional energy, creativity, and total commitment to everything she does. Moreover, she also incorporates the highest level of ethics and professionalism which, has been My Team’s hallmark. I believe Judi will be a great Co-Team Leader. Continue Reading
The Fastest Way to Check ANY Listing in the Area MLS
I have just added a new resource page to this website called, Validate Property in MLS. I developed this website service to help buyers and renters Check/Validate Any Property in the Area Multiple Listing Service (BrightMLS) to combat real estate scammers. In particular, some scammers have “hijacked” listings by impersonating the agent and then ask potential renters or buyers for “key Continue Reading
Issue January 17, 2021
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My Real Estate Market Report: Jan 2021
If we look at FULL YEAR Totals for Montgomery County (MoCO) it looks like overall it was a moderate Year: # Sold 2020 13,454 Aver. Price $586,115 DOM 27 # Sold 2019 12,789 Aver. Price $550,943 DOM 34 Volume Change +5.20%. Price Change +6.38%. DOM Change -20.6% BUT, that would be very misleading about what is current or Continue Reading
Market Looks Like Spring
Proprietary Montgomery County Market Update and Analysis In an earlier eNews article, I noted that some of the most cited and popular real estate indices report on National trends and therefore have long time lags in data collection. While they are collecting data and issuing reports that are 3 months behind, I am reporting on Montgomery County for the past month or weeks. My Montgomery County Continue Reading
Real Estate Market Report
eNewsletter July 14, 2020
Having trouble reading this? View in browser. Dear Neighbors and Friends, We took off well-before the Fourth of July Holiday on June 30 to drive up to see my Mom who lives in Albany, NY. We also stopped off in New Jersey to see family there. No hugs and kisses because of social distancing but, it was wonderful to see loved ones in person and not just Continue Reading
Seasonal Alert: 3G’s of Dry Basements: Gutters, Grading and Ground
It is that time of the year when we have occasional heavy downpours of rain. Make sure your gutters are clear and connected to downspouts that carry rain water away from your house. Proper grading of ground near your home is critical especially, during large scale storms. The slope should be at least one inch per foot diverting water to a runoff area. The quality of ground soil clearly affects the Continue Reading
Posting of eNews June 2020 – Layout Under Construction
Dear Neighbors and Friends, It was a busy week in the real estate market, with trends continuing to move in the right direction. Mortgage interest rates increased slightly to 3.18%. These low rates helped spur a 18% jump in mortgage applications compared to the year prior. Interest Rates Compared to the Prior Continue Reading
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