Crofton, MD

The first single family home new construction to hit the Crofton, MD real estate market in a long time, is available at Chaney's Grant. The Chaney's Grant site is home to 15 building lots right in the middle of Crofton, MD.

Crofton, MD is an ideal location for families relocating into the area because of it's proximity to Washington, DC, Baltimore and Annapolis, MD.

Prices at Chaney's Grant start at $550,000 for the Potomac I model and scale up to $675,000 for the 3,276 square foot Chester model.

The actual model house, The Severn, shown below is available for $675,000. This model is 3,182 square feet above ground. Granite counter-tops and a finshed basement are only two of the many upgrades in this home. Call Rich at 443-995-9595 to view the model, or any other home in the area.

If you're looking at purchasing a new home in the Crofton, MD area, I can help. Remember, when you go into a sales office at a new construction site, the agent on duty is representing the builder in any possible transaction. You should always consider buyer representation before going into any new construction. As a buyer, this representation is free to you. Call Rich Iarossi at 443-995-9595 if you're interested in buyer representation to help purchase your next home.

Richard Iarossi, REALTOR®
Long and Foster® Real Estate, Inc.
Crofton, MD 21114
410-451-6255 Office
443-995-9595 Cell
Web: http://www.RichSellsHomes.com
eMail: Rich@RichSellsHomes.com

Annapolis MD Real Estate Specialist
Bowie MD Real Estate Specialist
Crofton MD Real Estate Specialist

©2009 - RichSellsHomes, All Rights Reserved

From the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to the Baltimore Harbour, from Bowie to Fort Meade and Annapolis, Crofton residents have many options for celebrating July 4 beyond their back yard picnics:

BOWIE BAYSOX STADIUM
Friday, July 3 
Fireworks Immediately following the 6:15 p.m. game against the Akron Aeros

FIREWORKS CRUISE
Friday, July 3, 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
($40 Adults / $20 Children 3-11 / 2 & under free. Reservations Required).
410-268-7601 X111

ALLEN POND, Bowie
Saturday, July 4, 3-10:30 p.m.
Entertainment, food and fireworks

PACA HOUSE & GARDEN, Annapolis
Saturday, July 4, 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Naturalization Ceremony
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Open House
William Paca House and Garden, 186 Prince George Street, Annapolis

ANNAPOLIS HISTORIC DISTRICT
Saturday, July 4
Parade 6 p.m.  Concert by the USNA Band followed by Fireworks over the harbor 9:15 p.m.

QUIET WATERS PARK, Edgewater
Saturday, July 4, 6:00 p.m.
Summer Concert Series
(Big Daddy Stallings, playing the Blues - Seating is on the lawn, so bring a blanket, lawn chairs and a picnic basket)

FIREWORKS CRUISE
Saturday, July 4, 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
($45 Adults / $25 Children 3-11 / 2 & under free. Reservations Required.
410-286-7601 X111)

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE
Saturday, July 4, 12 Noon-10:00 p.m.
Open to the public
Gate/Midway opens at Noon
Fireworks 9:30 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, College Park
Saturday, July 4,
Food and Music in Parking Lot 1 off Campus Drive beginning at 7 p.m. and Fireworks at 9 p.m.

BALTIMORE INNER HARBOUR
Saturday, July 4
Special events throughout the day. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C.
Saturday, July 4
Parade begins at 11:45 a.m. (Constitution Avenue and 7th to 17th St.)
Events throughout the day at the National Mall
Fireworks 9:15 p.m.

LONDON TOWN, Edgewater
Sunday, July 5, 12:00 -- 4:00 p.m.
Historic London Town and Gardens, 839 Londontown Rd., Edgewater
(Admission:  $10/adult, $9/senior, $5/youth, Free/6 and under)

ANNAPOLIS
July 5 and Sundays 'til October, Noon-5 p.m.
First block of West Street from Church Circle to Calvert Street

IMAGE:  Mike Lynaugh, with permission
VIDEO IMAGES:  istockphoto.com

This post is included in Your Online Relocation Package for Anne Arundel County, Maryland - Home of Fort George G. Meade, NSA, Northrop Grumman, BWI, and the U.S. Naval Academy.

With GPS and Mapquest, who needs a map to get around in the Greater Crofton area?

If your answer is “I do!”, you’re in luck because I just happen to have a box of Crofton area maps in my office. Simply ask, and you shall receive. I also have a limited number of full-color maps for the area between Baltimore and Washington, which are ideal for anyone relocating to work at Northrup Grumman, Fort Meade, BWI or anywhere in this area.

Since you’re reading this online, the easiest way to get your map is probably to click on Contact Margaret Woda and type your request into the message box. If you prefer, just call me at 301–346–2923. I can either leave a map at the reception desk at Long & Foster for you to pick up or mail it to you, whichever you prefer.

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Margaret Woda is a licensed Associate Broker in Crofton Maryland. She specializes in serving the real estate needs of home owners and home buyers in Anne Arundel, Howard and Prince George's Counties, Maryland, including Fort Meade, Andrews AFB, and the U.S. Naval Academy. If you enjoyed reading this post, check out Focus On Crofton and Your Online Relocation Package for Anne Arundel County. You can contact her online or by phone at the Crofton office of Long & Foster REALTORS (410) 451-6245.

Take a look at the chart below and you'll see that the under $300,000 price range in Crofton is pretty robust, accounting for 58% of Crofton home sales in May. This makes sense, as first time homebuyers rush to take advantage of low interest rates and the $8,000 tax credit, available from the IRS until December 1, 2009. Also, we're seeing decent, affordable homes in this price range for the first time in a while. With inventories high in Anne Arundel County, sellers are getting pretty good at correctly pricing their homes for sale.

24 Crofton homes went to settlement during May, 2009. This figure is 5 less than went to settlement in May of 2008. Interestingly, the days on the market for Crofton properties had a reduction of 13.5% and now stands at 83 days, on average.

The average sale price as a percentage of list price was 95% in May, reflecting that homes seem to be priced correctly for this market.

Many buyers are acting faster on good deals. 11 of the 24 Crofton homes sales were on properties listed less than 30 days. Good deals coming on the market are getting snapped up pretty quickly.

Call me at 443-995-9595 to view any Crofton MD home for sale.

Richard Iarossi, REALTOR®
Long and Foster® Real Estate, Inc.
Crofton, MD 21114
410-451-6255 Office
443-995-9595 Cell
Web: http://www.RichSellsHomes.com
eMail: Rich@RichSellsHomes.com

Annapolis MD Real Estate Specialist
Bowie MD Real Estate Specialist
Crofton MD Real Estate Specialist

©2009 - RichSellsHomes, All Rights Reserved

Well attended is probably an understatement when it comes to describing last night's Community Safety Meeting at the Walden Country Club in Crofton, MD. Some estimate the audience at being around 500. I don't know how many were actually there, but I do know that it was standing room only, and there were a lot of people listening to the meeting from the outside deck as well. Even the rain that showed up during the meeting didn't deter the Greater Crofton Area residents from hearing what County representatives had to say.

The impetus for the meeting was the unnecessary death of a Crofton teen, Christopher Jones, last Saturday. Chris died from injuries sustained as a result of a beating he received from individuals in his neighborhood.

The room at the Walden Country Club got quickly heated, from the number of people, as well as some of the comments from the public.

After the obligatory opening statements from County Executive, John Leopold, County Police Chief, James Teare, and School Superintendent, Kevin Maxwell, the meeting was turned over to residents for comments and concerns. And boy, were there a lot of them.

During the opening comments, the County Executive and Police Chief did indicate that a mobile command unit would soon be operating in the Greater Crofton Area. Although the initiative was understandably shy on details, residents in attendance were appreciative that the County was adding additional resources. The big unspoken Elephant in the room was, why it had to take the death of Christopher Jones for this initiative to begin? Apparently, some gang activity has been active in this area, and while the police have been aware, it is relatively unknown to most of the public.

The list of grievances by community residents during the public portion of the meeting was long and often times very personal. The County representatives often had to sit in silence while the stories of mis-management of individual cases were brought to light. I do believe that most residents understand that this is a pretty unfair forum to air these types of grievances. To believe that the School Superintendent is going to be personally knowledgeable about every incident that happens in every county school is unfair. Nonetheless, the red faced Maxwell did sit there and occasionally responded to a presenters complaint.

I'm a local Crofton resident and here's what I took away from the meeting. Residents want more information about what is going on in their community, and especially in their schools. It was painfully obvious that there is a major disconnect between what is available to the public and what is available to County and School representatives. Of course, there has to be a balance between individual privacy and public availability of information. That being said, there still appears to be an information disconnect that needs to be addressed.

While the residents of the Crofton area applaud the new policing initiative, it remains to be seen how long it will last. Nothing said by County representatives indicated that there was going to be any additional personnel added, it appears to be a reassignment instead.

I'm not being cynical here but I've seen this before. The community who complains the loudest gets the resources. When the Greater Crofton area settles down, the next community on the other side of the County will have the resources deployed into their area. The cycle just keeps going on because there isn't enough resources for everyone.

Despite this recent incident, the Greater Crofton area is still one of the safest and most desireable communities in which to live.

It's really up to local residents to get involved and stay involved in what is going on in the community. The police can't do everything. 

Richard Iarossi, REALTOR®
Long and Foster® Real Estate, Inc.
Crofton, MD 21114
410-451-6255 Office
443-995-9595 Cell
Web: http://www.RichSellsHomes.com
eMail: Rich@RichSellsHomes.com

Annapolis MD Real Estate Specialist
Bowie MD Real Estate Specialist
Crofton MD Real Estate Specialist

©2009 - RichSellsHomes, All Rights Reserved