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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY HOMES FOR SALE IN GAINESVILLE, CONVENIENT LOCATION AND POPULAR HOME STYLES. 

THE POPULAR HOME STYLES AND PRICE POINT.  Single family homes at prices that offer wonderful homes in the popular Gainesville location of Prince William County, Virginia. 

          Homes in Gainesville priced in the "under $500,000" price range.  Lots of house for your money. 

The most popular home style requested by our buyers is the two story Colonial Style.  Builders can offer more square feet for the money with two story homes.  The two story Colonial style home, compared with the one story Rambler or Ranch style is less expensive to build, has a smaller "foot print" and requires a smaller and less expensive home site.  Home prices are driven by location and the price the builder has to pay for the lots. All of this means good value in Prince William County homes in Gainesville. 

Most of these homes are constructed in communities with amenities, outdoor swimming pools, tennis courts, community centers, ball fields for organized sports for the children, tot lots and more. 

Take a tour of homes below and see what your money will buy in this popular and convenient town in Prince William County, Virginia.  Gainesville real estate is dynamic and growing.  Located conveniently on Route 66, commuting to employment locations in Manassas, Tysons Corner, Fairfax, Dulles, Ashburn and Washington, D.C. can be by automobile or by the Virginia Railway Express commuter train. 

TOUR HOMES IN GAINESVILLE - Click "Gainesville" to see listings

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GAINESVILLE shopping is convenient and shops right in Gainesville offer groceries, restaurants, clothing, electronics, appliances, automobiles, computing and much, much more. 

Gainesville is one community in North Prince Williamm County that has offeredwonderful new home opportunities for home buyers for over 10 years.  Convenience to Route 66 brings families and shopping. 

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CONTACT HOMEFINDERS FOR A TOUR OF HOMES.  We’ll show you what your money will buy in this exciting Prince William County real estate market.  Homefinders network includes agents and brokers who are experienced with Buyers Agency, Listing Services, Short Sales, Foreclosures and New Homes Sales. 

                                  * * * * WARNING - HARD CORE REAL ESTATE TALK AHEAD * * * *

"The dire headlines coming fast and furious in the financial and popular press suggest that the housing crisis is intensifying. Yet it is very likely that April 2008 will mark the bottom of the U.S. housing market. Yes, the housing market is bottoming right now."  CYRIL MOULLE-BERTEAUX, May 6, 2008

CYRIL MOULLE-BERTEAUX has some interesting statistics from which to draw his conclusion. 

He correctly states that the peak of the housing boom was about July 2005.  However, he believes that the downward trend is just no longer getting worse.  Mr. Moulle-Berteaux came to the conclusion that the worse is over because:

• New Home sales are down 63%.
• Housing starts are down 50%.
• Residential construction is close to a 15 year low at 3.8% of GDP and getting worse. 

Mr. MOULLE-BERTEAUX believes that the housing crises is over because we have reached a level of affordability.   Mr. Moule-Berteaux, kindly tell me house the market has reached a level of affordability when, as he says, home prices have come down by 10-15% when, in fact, they increased in many areas by 100%. 

Further, Mr. Moulle-Berteaux believes that, since mortgage rates have come down about 70 basis points from their highs, it makes financing easier for the present day buyer.  Mr. Moulle-Berteaux, where have you been since last fall when Fannie Mae published the surcharges and higher down payments for home buyers.  A 70 basis points reduction in mortgage interest rates will not put cash in a home buyer’s pocket. 

Mr. Moulle-Berteaux believes that since the trend is slowing, the crises is over.  Sorry, Mr. Moulle-Berteaux, I’m not sure that the trend is over. 

Total properties listed in Montgomery County, Maryland.

• January 2008 - 5338
• February 2008 - 5722
• March 2008 - 6189

If this is a trend, no one has told the many home owners who need to see their properties. 

Mr. Moulle-Berteaux further states:  "The next question is: Even if home sales pick up, how can home prices stop falling with so many houses vacant and unsold? The flip but true answer: because they always do."

Mr. Moulle-Berteaux.  "Because they always do" is hardly impirical evidence based on research.  Sounds to me that Mr. Moulle-Berteaux is propounding theory for evidence.  

Further, if you believe that "inventories of unsold homes have usually already started falling in absolute terms and begin to peaks out . . . . . "  The facts do not support your theory.  Inventory is still growing.  Move up buyers are still unable to sell or unwilling to sell at today’s market prices.  Further, financing guidelines are keeping many credit worthy buyers out of the market. 

Mr. Moulle-Berteaux disputes that housing prices need to drop further on a theory that with today’s interest rates for a 30 year mortgage of 5.7%, makes home purchases easy.  How, Mr. Moulle-Berteaux, can a home buyer buy a in Fairfax County with an average price of $868,235 for a detached single family home and obtain a 5.7% 30 year mortgage?  Or, a better question would be, how much money would be required for a down payment??  Further, where is this fortunate home buyer going to find a buyer for his home with prices about 30% out of the range of the average home buyer’s income. 

Mr. Moulle-Berteaux states: "This is all good news for the broader economy. The housing bust has been subtracting a full percentage point from GDP for almost two years now, which is very large for a sector that represents less than 5% of economic activity."  I’m delighted that Mr. Moulle-Berteaux recnognizes the value of the housing market to the economic health of the U.S. 

Mr. Moulle-Berteaux recognizes the "declining market" impact when market participants value property. "Right now, when valuing the collateral, market participants including banks are extrapolating the current pace of house price declines for another two to three years; this has a significant impact on the amount of delinquencies, foreclosures and credit losses that lenders are expected to face."

Mr. Moulle-Berteaux further address the value of securitized mortgages that have caused write downs in the amount of about $300,000,000,000 in the past year.  Mr. Moulle-Berteaux believes that the worst is over.  I suspect that he is afflicted with wishful thinking. 

Mr. Moulle-Berteaux is managing partner of Traxis Partners LP, a hedge fund firm based in New York.

AVERAGE PRICES FOR FORECLOSED HOMES IN COUNTIES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

				MLS#: TA6657966  Price: $960,000  Bedrooms: 3  Bathrooms: 3 full  1 half  Garage: Attached  Zip Code: 21601  City, State: EASTON, MD  Community: EASTON VILLAGE  Status: ACTIVE

		Listing Agency: Benson & Mangold, LLC

				MLS#: TA6705542  Price: $895,000  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 2 full  1 half  Garage: Attached  Zip Code: 21601  City, State: EASTON, MD  Community: KINTORE LAKE  Status: ACTIVE

		Listing Agency: Benson & Mangold, LLC

				MLS#: TA6522741  Price: $795,000  Bedrooms: 4  Bathrooms: 3 full  1 half  Garage: Attached  Zip Code: 21601  City, State: EASTON, MD  Community: BANTRY  Status: ACTIVE

		Listing Agency: Lacaze Meredith Real Estate

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BALTIMORE REAL ESTATE, CHARM CITY OFFERS SPECTACULAR VALUE FOR HOME BUYERS 

MARYLAND MARKET INFORMATION FOR BALTIMORE CITY, Maryland.

MARKET REPORT FOR HOMES SALES - MARCH 2008 Compared with MARCH 2007.  The Baltimore real estate market has remained stable throughout the recent real estate market fluctuations.  Fact is, prices in Baltimore City have always been reasonable and good value for first time home buyers and relocating home buyers.

BECOME A HOME BUYER IN CHARM CITY.  Baltimore is a city of neighborhoods.  Tour Baltimore City with us and enjoy this lovely city on the water that is Baltimore.  We can usually arrange a tour of homes in your price range within a day or so.  You’ll be amazed at the value in Baltimore City real estate

Ashburton * Forest Park * Hamilton * Hunting Ridge * Mt. Washington * Overlea * Parkville *

Baltimore City Real Estate also offers special opportunities for foreclosed homes.  The homes listed below are all DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN BALTIMORE FOR SALE.

Property Details for listing # BA6620217

Price:  $149,900 City:  BALTIMORE Bedrooms:  3 Bathrooms:  1 full  1 half Type of Home:  Detached Style:  Colonial Year Built:  1999 Lot Acreage:  0.160583 Subdivision:  BALTIMORE CITY  County:  BALTIMORE CITY, MD  State, Zip:  MD, 21212  Status:  ACTIVE  Listing Office: Upscale Realty, LLC

Property Details for listing # BA6648838

Price:  $314,900 City:  BALTIMORE Bedrooms:  4 Bathrooms:  2 full  1 half Type of Home:  Detached Style:  Colonial Year Built:  2006 Lot Acreage:  0.110009 Subdivision:  FRANKFORD ESTATES  County:  BALTIMORE CITY, MD  State, Zip:  MD, 21206  Status:  ACTIVE  Listing Office: Re/Max First Choice

Property Details for listing # BA6689662

Price:  $219,900 City:  BALTIMORE Bedrooms:  3 Bathrooms:  1 full  1 half Type of Home:  Detached Style:  Cape Cod Year Built:  1931 Lot Acreage:  0.107507 Subdivision:  BALTIMORE  County:  BALTIMORE CITY, MD  State, Zip:  MD, 21234  Status:  ACTIVE  Listing Office: Mount Vernon Realty

Property Details for listing # BA6710636

Price:  $179,900 City:  BALTIMORE Bedrooms:  3 Bathrooms:  2 full  1 half Type of Home:  Detached Style:  Colonial Year Built:  1937 Lot Acreage:  0.129155 Subdivision:  EDNOR GARDENS  County:  BALTIMORE CITY, MD  State, Zip:  MD, 21218  Status:  ACTIVE  Listing Office: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

CONTACT US FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF FORECLOSURES AVAILABLE IN BALTIMORE CITY.  THE ABOVE REPRESENTS SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED.  There are also many classic Baltimore City row homes available. 

Courtesy, Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988.

 
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MARYLAND MARKET REPORT FOR ANNE ARUNDEL, CARROLL, FREDERICK, HOWARD, MONTGOMERY and PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTIES

INFORMATION FOR HOME BUYERS ABOUT REAL ESTATE IN ANNE ARUNDEL, CARROLL, FREDERICK, HOWARD, MONTGOMERY and PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTIES

MARKET REPORT FOR HOMES SALES - MARCH 2008 Compared with MARCH 2007.

Overall, home prices in most MARYLAND real estate areas are significantly lower in 2008 than than in 2007.  Home buyers today have the best opportunities to buy a home at a good price than any time in the past 5 years. 

Anne Arundel County Real Estate
Average Sold Price in March 2007 - $395,037
Average Sold Price in March 2008 - $391,756

Carroll County Real Estate
Average Sold Price in March 2007 - $395,635
Average Sold Price in March 2008 - $317,63

Frederick County Real Estate
Average Sold Price in March 2007 - $340,773
Average Sold Price in March 2008 - $323,628

Howard County Real Estate
Average Sold Price in March 2007 - $529,382
Average Sold Price in March 2008 - $466,378

Montgomery County Real Estate
Average Sold Price in March 2007 - $520,684
Average Sold Price in March 2008 - $511,525

Prince George’s County Real Estate
Average Sold Price in March 2007 - $333,518
Average Sold Price in March 2008 - $302,331

HOMES IN MARYLAND ARE OFFERING WONDERFUL VALUE IN NEW, RESALE AND FORECLOSURE SALES.

Tour the featured homes below and enjoy the variety of styles, prices and home types available in Maryland.

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Consider homes in Anne Arundel County where water oriented properties are plentiful.

WATERFRONT HOMES CAN BE FOUND THROUGHOUT ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, Patuxent River, Rhodes River, South River, Severn River, Magathy River and many coves, creeks and inlets. 

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Carroll County offers great value for folks who like a rural atmosphere.

Carroll County offers wonderful homes on acreage at great prices.  Homes in communities with golf are popular.

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Homes in Frederick County are popular with commuters to DC and Montgomery County.

Homes at Lake Linganore in Frederick County offer a rustic atmosphere in a community with 3 lakes. 

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Howard County real estate offers highly ranked public schools and a wide variety of home styles and prices.

HOWARD COUNTY HOMES in the River Hill School district priced under $1,000,000.

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Montgomery County real estate is close to DC and offers homes in all prices. 

Luxury homes in Potomac offer homes for higher price ranges in top ranked public school areas close to Washington, D.C.  The attached home qualifies for the Homefinders.com REBATE.  Call Lenn for details.

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PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY OFFERS VALUE AND CONVENIENCE TO DC.

WONDERFUL LUXURY HOMES AT FABULOUS PRICES ARE THROUGHOUT THE PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY REAL   

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY HOMES AND REAL ESTATE - TOP RANKED PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SHOPPING, METRO TRAIN and WONDERFUL HOMES (edit/delete)

MONTGOMERY COUNTY MD REAL ESTATE - A TOUR OF NEIGHBORHOODS
WILL HELP YOU FIND THE AREA WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO LIVE IN
THIS WONDERFUL MARYLAND COMMUNITY. 
 

Bethesda - 20814, 20815, 20816, 20817.  Close to N.W. Washington, D.C., fantastic shopping, top ranked public schools, 3 Metro stations, quick access to Northern Virginia, minutes to county government offices, minutes to Route 270 bio-tech corridor. Sister city of Chevy Chase offers historic homes minutes to N.W. Washington, D.C. Kensington is contiguous and offers historic homes and popular established neighborhoods close to MARC Train.   See Bethesda Map.

Boyds / Clarksburg- 20871.  Montgomery County designated new home development area, minutes to Route 270. Residential area with country feel.  Surrounded by older Clarksburg/Boyds established residential communities and estate homes.  Image to right is typical Clarksburg New Home. 

Burtonsville - 20866.  Recently constructed communities and established homes in quiet area, many home sites with acreage, conveniently located on Route 29 and minutes to Silver Spring and Metro.  See Burtonsville Map.

Damascus- 20872.  This old town community offers lovely communities built in past 10 years of luxury homes and established moderately priced communities, popular public schools, rural atmosphere. Contiguous with Laytonsville with large lots and rural atmosphere.   See Damascus Map.

Gaithersburg- 20877, 20878, 20879, 20882, 20884, 20884, 20885, 20898, 20899.  Wonderful shopping, close to county government offices, communities with homes in all price ranges from the small lot communities to the estate lots and luxury homes. Contiguous to Montgomery Village and Derwood. Close to Route 270 and Metro.  Gaithersburg Map. 

Germantown - 20874, 20876.  Popular communities and amenities for children, wonderful shopping, close to Route 270, great area for first time home buyers. MARC Train station connects to Metro.  See Germantown Map.

Olney / Brookville- 20832, 20833.  A very popular community with popular public schools, shopping, 6 miles to Metro and lovely established communities with homes built in the past 10 years, older communities on larger lots and luxury homes built on estate lots in sister community of Brookeville. See Olney, Brookville Map.

Potomac - 20854.  The luxury home community for Montgomery County with high ranked public schools, luxury estate lot homes, minutes to Metro and county offices in Rockville, minutes to Northern Virginia and Washington Beltway. North Potomac is just to the north of Potomac and offers popular public schools, established home communities and wonderful new home areas on estate lots.   See Potomac Map.

Rockville - 20850, 20851, 20852, 20853.  County Seat with county government offices; historic communities in town living and wonderful shopping; Metro, Route 270. Neighboring Silver Spring shares a border with Washington and has a variety of home styles and price ranges. Very convenient to D.C., and Washington Beltway.  See Rockville Map.

Silver Spring - 20901, 20902, 20903, 20904, 20905, 20906, 20910.  Silver Spring is quite urban and real estate in Silver Spring is convenient to shopping, METRO, businesses and contains homes of all styles, types and price ranges form detached single family, town homes and condo homes.  See Silver Spring Map.                         

SAT SCORES FOR MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOLS - CRITICAL READING AND MATH SCORES - For detailed information about public schools, high schools, middle schools and elementary schools, visit the Montgomery County Public School page.  Schools at a Glance will answer all of your questions. 

MEET THE HOMEFINDERS NETWORK OF EXPERIENCED AGENTS AND BROKERS, We’re ready to help you find a wonderful home in Montgomery County, Maryland.  All agents in the Homefinders network are REALTORS® and adhere to the highest standards for ethical real estate brokerage services.  Our network of experienced brokers and agents are all full time real estate practitioners and are dedicated to helping you find the best home for your money at the best price, terms and conditions.  We can help. 

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Courtesy, Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988. 

Homefinders.com Network of Maryland Agents and Brokers Are Full Time REALTORS
By working with buyer’s agents who are REALTORS®, you can be sure that your agent is aware of the responsibilities of a real estate agent to represent the interests of their client whether it be a Maryland home buyer or seller. Homefinders.com agents adhere to the high standards of REALTOR® Code of Ethics.

CONTACT HOMEFINDERS FOR A TOUR OF HOMES.  We’ll show you what your money will buy in this exciting Montgomery County real estate market.  Homefinders network includes agents and brokers who are experienced with Buyers Agency, Listing Services, Auctions, Short Sales, Foreclosures and New Homes Sales.  Ask about our New Home Buyer’s REBATE.

WE’LL SHOW YOU WHAT YOUR MONEY WILL BUY IN THIS EXCITING MONTGOMERY COUNTY REAL ESTATE MARKET. 

RELOCATING FAMILIES need resources for the Summer months when schools are on vacation.

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