FROM THE DESK
A DC AREA LIFESTYLE BLOG
Rate Buydown vs. Mortgage Points: What Sets Them Apart?
With interest rates higher than they’ve been in some time, buyers are searching for ways to keep their monthly mortgage payments down. Here we discuss two options: Mortgage points, and rate buydowns.
The Time to Sell Your Home is Now.
The facts about why now is the best time to sell your house.
Where Have All the Houses Gone?
In today’s housing market, it seems harder than ever to find a home to buy. Before the health crisis hit us a year ago, there was already a shortage of homes for sale. What’s behind the decline?
Is 2021 the Year to Sell My House?
If you find yourself asking the question, “Should I sell my house this year?” consumer sentiment about selling today should boost your confidence in the right direction and help you finalize your decision.
The Election and the DMV Housing Markets
Every four years the citizens of the United States boldly march to the polls to exercise their constitutionally-protected right to make their voice heard, and every four years homeowners and potential buyers around the Washington DC metropolitan area ask “how will this affect the housing market?”
From The Desk is a DMV-focused blog, highlighting the joys of living in the Washington DC metropolitan area. Offering insight ranging from design tips, things to do, and beautiful homes, to upcoming events and local developments, the goal is to keep readers engaged, and updated on what’s happening locally. Author Joshua Baumgardner is a local realtor with TTR Sotheby’s International Realty, and comes from a background of family real estate. Joshua is a graduate of James Madison University and Florida State University. Prior to a career in real estate, Joshua was a professional opera singer, and has sang across the US and Europe.
jbaumgardnder@ttrsir.com