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Andrea Bedard has been assisting home buyers and sellers in Silver Spring, MD and (far) beyond since 2004. She is fluent in Real Estate and German, pro preservation, passion and coffee fueled. Ready to write your unique Real Estate story? Contact Andrea at 240-593-2860. Happy ending guaranteed!
RECENT BLOG POSTS
There's a happy new owner on Pine Top Lane in Burtonsville preparing to turn her new house into her forever home! My buyer had been looking for a few months and was getting quite discouraged by the scarce inventory and bidding wars on the few good options, when we came across an end unit townhome...
10/08/2021
It is a glorious day to celebrate Oktoberfest! If you missed last weekend (I didn't, since I totally earned a couple of beer by participating in Ride of a Life Time), then you get another chance! The Oktoberfest celebration at the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Baltimore (well, technically, it's o...
10/02/2021
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Mission accomplished. Goal crushed. Heart & mind happy (body... well, that's a different story). On Saturday I participated in a Ride of a Life Time at my local Life Time Fitness in Columbia, MD. I had signed up as a challenge rider, agreeing to ride all  four cycling classes offered that day and...
09/27/2021
Challenge accepted. In 2011 Mike Cooper, Broker VA,WV, MD and I cycled for a few hours to save the tatas. This Spinning marathon was not only a lot of fun but also a very successful fundraiser for the Susan B. Komen foundation. In my prior life I was a certified Spinning® instructor and although ...
09/21/2021
5782 Main Street in Elkridge, MD is technically not a home, but it IS incredibly charming. I simply must include it in my series of Charming Homes of the Week for several reasons. Elkridge, MD is a town in Howard County that has often been forgotten while county resources were poured into its pro...
09/03/2021
This cute condo on Ducketts Lane in Elkridge, MD just set a record: highest net sales price in the history of the subdivision! 6344 Ducketts Ln is a 3 bedroom home at the end of a cul-de-sac. It's location in the subdivision was one of a few reasons why this one was under contract in no time. Bac...
08/31/2021
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583 days. That is not the DOM (days-on-market) of a property I looked at (although I have seen a few homes that have lingered on the market for that long in years past) but the number of days I did not get to see my family.  The Covid-19 pandemic kept me busy, Real Estate was hopping, the kids we...
08/11/2021
There's no question, the best place for sushi in Howard County, MD is UMI Sushi right on Main Street in Ellicott City!I like to take my assistants out for a special dinner after (especially challenging but rewarding) transactions, and last week we stopped by UMI Sushi! We didn't make reservations...
07/27/2021
It's been a long journey for my buyers, one that began approximately 15 years ago with the purchase of a home that was just meant to be a temporary one. Temporary turned into welcoming a puppy and a child to the family and raising both in the home, waiting out a recession and housing market recov...
07/05/2021
The other day, while on a multi-property home tour with my buyers, we stopped by one that was in the midst of an open house. No problem, we can wait our turn we said, while one of the 3 assistants to the listing agent took our temperatures.. yes, 3 lovely ladies were helping out and making this o...
06/25/2021
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Andrea Bedard

Fluent in Real Estate & German, M.A. ABR ASP CIPS
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Andrea's blog is about (g)local Real Estate, family-owned businesses, Main St USA, neighborhood info and happenings in MoCo & HoCo and (far) beyond.

It's sprinkled with sound advice and a candid perspective, sweetened by her vintage soul and topped off with her passion for Real Estate, travel, running, and the 2 most important people in her life. Andrea is an ABR (Accredited Buyer's Representative), bilingual, and holds the distinguished Certified International Property Specialist designation.