About Carroll County, MD

Notice: Fallfest starts on Thursday Sept. 24, 2009

PARADE Thursday evening.

ACTIVITIES EVERY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

Team Utz Real Estate of Lederer and Company Realtors invites you to the 2009 Fallfest celebration in downtown Westminster. Shop local, shop often and enjoy all the Westminster has to offer. This event will be just another outstanding reason to live and be part of a GREAT community.

Visit the TEAM UTZ booth at Fallfest on the main entrance way.

COME AND HAVE FUN!!!!!

The staff at Team Utz Real Estate of Lederer and Company Realtors wants to extend sincere congratulations to recipients of the 2009 philanthropists award. The Philanthropist awarded this year were, Mr. and Mrs. Skip Amass, business Leigh Cement, Chris Anderson, Loring Yingling (family) and The Westminster Lions Club.

We are especially proud of the Lion's Club as Realtor Kevin Utz of our Team is a member of this club. He extends hours of his volunteer time with the Lion's Club Family.

At Team Utz we understand the need to participate and become involved in as many volunteer and worthy charities within our service area as possible. Please help us help others in our community.

Congratulations to 2009 winners!!!!!

The City of Westminster and the Main Street Committee of GWDC will be hosting the Miracle on Main Street Event on Saturday, November 28ty, 2009. The Holiday Electric Parade will start at 5pm and proceed down Main Street to Locust Lane for the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony and presentation of the Mayor's Cup. The City of Westminster Parks and Recreation Department will then host Santa's Treat, a party for children with rides, games, prizes and a vist from Santa.

Each float entry must have at least 2000+ lights and promote holidays, business, or open ended. There are currently 32 float entries. Disney look out, the City of Westminster is hoping that this electric parade will bring the young and old alike to the city for an enjoyable evening of fun for all.

The day's events are to increase and expose citizens to economic development in the Westminster Area. It is also to provide an event geared towards families having fun and spending the afternoon and evening together in Westminster. Mayor Kevin Utz recently stated "That Miracle on Main Street should be a day of family fun. In these economically challenging times, we are tying to create a bright holiday of families together and promote shopping in the Westminster City area.

Eileen Gist remarked, "The parade has a heart beat. It is a community event where organizations, businesses and individuals are coming together to create a sense of community".

for more information please contact:

Lori Graham, Main Street Committee Chairperson at 410-848-9350.

ALL INFORMATION ON THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER WEBSITE, WWW.WESTMINSTERMD.GOV

CARROLL COUNTY MD REAL ESTATE TREND INDICATOR

Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc. Real Estate Trend Indicator - <$100K to >$5M Format

Carroll County, MD
From: 08/01/2009 to 08/31/2009 Statistics generated on: 09/09/2009

Source: Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc. - MLS Resale Data
Copyright 2009 - Information deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed.

CARROLL COUNTY MD LENDER OWNED FORECLOSURES

There are 42 lender owned foreclosures (REO) available for purchase in the area.

Click the following URL to see the report. Click on the listing number for full details on each property. Sort by headings.

http://mrislistings.mris.com/Matrix/Public/Portal.aspx?ID=32943226818

When you are searching for homes in Maryland, you will want to use Homes Prospector at www.roykelley.com This is a service of MRIS, the regional multiple listing service, and you will find the most accurate up to date information on properties that are available for purchase. Foreclosures will be included in the results of your searches.

Most of the homes that are sold at trustee sale auctions at the court house entrance are purchased by the secured mortgage lenders. The lenders then offer the homes for sale when they become part of the REO inventory. All of the lender owned homes are listed with area agents and are available on MRIS.

Why are buyers focusing on the REO inventory? The simple reason is that is where the purchase bargains are being found. Lenders are highly motivated sellers and they reduce the prices until the properties are under contract.

All home buyers that plan to use mortgage financing should obtain pre-approval for financing as the first step in the purchase process. First time home buyers need to move quickly to qualify for the currently available $8,000 tax credit. The settlement deadline to qualify for this incentive is November 30, 2009. Many of the lender owned foreclosures have deferred maintenance or repair requirements. Buyers that want to purchase fix-up properties should be learning about renovation financing such as the FHA 203(k) program.

We represent home buyers as their exclusive agents in the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC and nearby counties.