Doris C. Monticone's (dmonticone) Blog

By Greg Robb Print Article RISMEDIA, April 20, 2010—(MCT)—Fresh data on new construction of U.S. housing units revealed an upward trend in place since the beginning of the year, with an initial report of February 2010 weakness revised away. Starts rose 1.6% in Marc...

  The Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009, which was signed into law on Nov. 6, 2009, extends and expands the first-time homebuyer credit allowed by previous Acts. The new law: Extends deadlines for purchasing and closing on a home. Authorizes the credit for long-time homeo...

Business beyond the Home-Buyer Tax Credit REBAC Report by Marc Gould Print Article RISMEDIA, April 16, 2010—The extension of the home buyer tax credit encouraged many fence-sitters to jump at the chance to achieve the dream of homeownership this past year. Tax ince...

The goal here is to list ALL the MLS search engines in the MRIS area (Northern Virginia, DC Maryland) that pull the entire MLS (all broker listings). MRIS is the back end provider of the Northern Virginia MLS. They allow Realtors to log into their back end system via Matrix.MRIS.com. But they als...

We're called the "Live Music Capital of the World" for a reason! Any night of the week, at any time, you can catch an open mic, cover band, or truly one a kind band playing. You can walk the streets of Red River, 6th Street, 5th Street, South Congress, or even in the burbs and find live music jus...

I'm sure we have all been bullied in one form or another and I'm sure we were all told to buck up. As a parent, it is hard to see my child being bullied. Just the other day, my daughter cried because a couple of girls called her anorexic and bulimic (my daughter is tall and bony). Now that kids h...

  Six Purchase Agreement Clauses  A better earnest money clause. You can put a small earnest money deposit down and still be taken seriously, if you include a clause like this: "$100 earnest money deposit, to be increased to $2,000 upon acceptance of this offer." You could also have it increased ...

When is the Best Time to Buy a Home? Which Days of the Year Are Buyers More Likely to Get Low-Ball Offers Accepted? By Elizabeth Weintraub, About.com Guide See More About: best day to buy a home short sales finding a home real estate agents mortgages To grab a good deal, you've got one day out o...

What's it like to drive a Porsche with 530 horsepower and an MSRP of $194,000? Thrilling, no doubt — not that most of us will ever know. On the bright side, most of us will never have to pay the insurance bills associated with such a car. Insure.com's annual ranking of average car insurance rate...

Pending Home Sales Show Healthy Gain, Hint at Spring Surge  Print Article RISMEDIA, April 7, 2010—Pending home sales rose in February 2010, potentially signaling a second surge of home sales in response to the home buyer tax credit, according to the National Associ...