Potomac Maryland Real Estate - Colleen Barlow, Realtor

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Real Estate Sales Representative - W.C. & A.N. Miller Realtors, a Long & Foster Co.
Potomac, Maryland sales statistics, market trends, and real estate tales from Potomac, MD
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I appreciate Warren Buffett's views.  Here's a short summary of an op-ed piece he wrote featuerd in the New York Times on 10/17/2008: First, I loved the title of his editorial, "Buy American. I Am."  You've got to appreciate the patriotic tone he sets.  Warren Buffett is the Chief Executive of Be...
10/24/2008
I'm thrilled to let you know that I now offer an interactive Home Value / Market Snapshot tool which I think you'll love.  It's actually similar to Zillow, in that it uses an interactive Map with icons to show you all of the homes for sale, under contract, or sold around your home.  It's BETTER T...
10/11/2008
I'm pleased to tell you about a new listing I'm offering for sale.  It's a very unique home -- almost a castle really.  The home was built by a man who owned a quarry, or so the tale is told.  He hand-picked the stones, and had this 12,000 square foot castle with 5 fireplaces built for his lovely...
10/11/2008
In an earlier blog entry, I offered to send anyone a Competitive Market Analysis of their home's value to help present their case when appealing their property's assessed value.  Many people have taken me up on my offer, and I've been happy to help.  Some were successful at requesting and getting...
07/18/2008
Although in many areas of Potomac, MD, home prices have gone down recently, June was an incredibly busy month for our team.  Many Buyers finallly decided to go ahead and "pull the trigger".   Historically, June is a crazy busy month for Realtors, and I can attest that this year was true to that p...
07/12/2008
The average home sale price in Potomac, MD's 20854 zip code in April of 2008 was $1,346,380.  That's up 33.17% from April of 2007.  With 47 homes sold in April of 2008, compared to 44 homes which were sold in April of 2007; this statistic doesn't exactly mean that everyone in Potomac can jump for...
06/04/2008
The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight has a new feature on it's website which shows property valuation trends around the country.  Although it's not as accurate as actually using our regional MLS statistical data for analyzing home values in our local area here in Montgomery County, ...
04/07/2008
I've been helping people appeal their property tax values lately by giving them a Competitive Market Analysis of their homes' values.  It's really surprising to almost everyone that home values have increased at double digit rates in many areas of Montgomery County.  The numbers are somewhat diff...
04/07/2008
As of today, April 3rd, 2008, we have a total of 230 homes for sale in Potomac, MD.  12 homes sold in Potomac in the last 7 days; and we have 75 homes "Under Contract" at this point in time. As of the end of February 2008, homes are selling, on average, for 90.48% of their list price.  Compared t...
04/03/2008
I'm thrilled by the Anderson Forecast's (out of the University of California at Los Angeles) conclusion this week that it's unlikely that the United States will slip into a recession in 2008.  Thank heaven!  Is anyone else relieved to hear some positive news about our economy?  The stock rally to...
03/11/2008
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Colleen Barlow

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smartphone(301) 717-1663
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Potomac, MD is a great place to live, and a great place to work. I enjoy helping people buy and sell homes in Potomac. Our town is a wonderful place to live!