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The Fastest Way to Check ANY Listing in the Area MLS

June 4, 2021 by bciment Leave a Comment

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

January 28, 2021 by bciment Leave a Comment

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My Real Estate Market Report: Jan 2021

January 5, 2021 by bciment Leave a Comment

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

August 5, 2020 by bciment Leave a Comment

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

Seasonal Alert: 3G’s of Dry Basements: Gutters, Grading and Ground

July 14, 2020 by bciment Leave a Comment

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

Montgomery County Market Report June 2020

June 14, 2020 by bciment Leave a Comment

County Market Update and Analysis The Case-Shiller Index is one of the most respected and cited real estate indices in the USA. It has data for 16 of the 20 largest metropolitan areas (including D.C.)  in the United States and it runs almost 2 months behind. For example, March data comes out at the end of May. In addition, the data is a 3-month moving average so that March data that comes out Continue Reading

Corona Virus and Real Estate

April 8, 2020 by bciment Leave a Comment

At this time of the year, I am usually promoting my active listings and reviewing my Team’s sales. Not this year. We are living in unprecedented times for our families, communities and Nation. We all are navigating very dangerous and unknown challenges. As for real estate, we all understand that at some stages of life, buying or selling a home is critical to our lives. That is why real estate has Continue Reading

Long & Foster Closes Offices to General Public During Pandemic

March 16, 2020 by bciment Leave a Comment

Long & Foster Closes Offices to General Public Starting March 17, 2020. Following the social distancing recommendations from the CDC, Long & Foster is closing the public's access to Long & Foster's sales offices throughout its markets until April 3. At that time, management will reassess. From the Announcement of L&F management (Boomer Foster and Gary Scott : As a family of Continue Reading

Our Team Works Across All Montgomery County

March 12, 2020 by bciment Leave a Comment

The Barbara Ciment works across all of Montgomery County. Just  over the past six months and through the Winter of 2019, we now have 6 Homes for Sale/Rent, we Sold/Rented 31 Homes and 6 Homes are Under Contract across Montgomery County, MD. The attached screen shot from our proprietary Google Real Estate Map Search, shows our transactions. Red: Closed Sale;   Blue: Active listing; Continue Reading

New $71 Million Wheaton Library Has Opened!

September 11, 2019 by bciment

The $70.9 million project has 92,000 sq. ft and is located at the corner of Georgia (11701) and Arcola avenues. This is the first combined complex of its kind in Montgomery County, which includes a library, community recreation center, Friends of the Library used bookstore, park, underground parking garage and a redesigned roadway. For more Information online, use the following convenient URL:   Continue Reading

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