Silver Spring, MD

SILVER SPRING MD TRUSTEE SALES - HARVEY WEST AUCTIONEERS

Harvey West Auctioneers has scheduled Maryland trustee sales.

Trustee sales auctions are open to the public and all qualified bidders. These sales are foreclosures by the secured mortgage lenders. Buyers should carefully read the newspaper advertisements that appear for three weeks before the sale date. The required deposits must be in the form of cash or certified funds. Most of the bidders use cashier's checks that are payable to themselves and endorse the checks when they are successful. Always check for cancellations before attending trustee sales. Seek professional advice if you do not have full knowledge of the risks. Since these transactions are not conditioned on the availability of mortgage financing, buyers should always have written pre-approval for financing with disclosure to the lender that the property is being purchased in 'as-is" condition. Normally, the properties are not offered for inspection.

The secured mortgage lenders are buying in most of the properties that are sold at the court house auctions. The lenders then offer the homes for sale to the public when they become part of the REO inventory. Contact us for client reports on lender owned homes that are available for purchase. We represent home buyers as their exclusive agents in the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC and nearby counties. roykelley@mris.com

Harvey West, Auctioneers complete trustee sale schedule: http://www.hwestauctions.com

SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE IF YOU DO NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND THE RISKS OF TRUSTEE SALES.

Don't Miss Our December First-Time Home Buyer Webinar and Seminar!

Some of the subjects that will be discussed at our monthly home buyer's webinar include: Is it too late to take advantage of the $8,000 Federal Tax credit? How much money is required for a down payment? What exactly are closing costs? What is an ernest money deposit? Do I qualify for the $8,000 Federal Tax credit?

Join us from the comfort of your home or office for an informative home buyer's webinar! (Call-in details will be e-mailed to you upon registration.)

Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Time: 7 - 8:00pm
To register: E-mail Here or
Call: 800-666-3705 ext.208

If you prefer a face-to-face meeting, join us for our local home buyer's seminar! (The address will be e-mailed to you upon registration.)

Date: Saturday, December 12, 2009
Time: 10 a.m. - 12 noon
To register: E-mail Here or
Call: 800-666-3705 ext.208

Location: Silver Spring, Maryland

We hope to have you join us!

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If you love the drums in a marching band, come see a local competition of high school drum lines! Held at the football stadium at Northwood High School - 919 University Blvd W, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20902 (near the intersection with Arcola Ave.) this Saturday, November 14th, 2009



The 3rd Annual Drumline Competition with 9 Competing Drumlines including drumlines from Kennedy HS, Wooton, Springbrook, Whitman, Annapolis Area Christian and Northwood High School

Also 2 featured performances by The Washington Redskins Marching Band and Montgomery County Firefighters Bugle and Drum Corps

The Competition begins at 4:30 pm!
BBQ, Hot Dogs, Pizza, and Popcorn will be sold.

Cost of Admittance: $10 for Adults, $6 for Students, Kids 5 and under are admitted FREE.

IF IT RAINS the event MOVES INSIDE the Northwood High School AUDITORIUM.

At 6:30 pm you can move freely back and forth from the competition to the Silent Auction to support After Prom and indulge in a plateful of Italian cuisine provided by the original "Mama" Lucia!

Last and most fun for students is Game Night featuring card games aimed at high school students to benefit the Class of 2010. Come to the Cafeteria at 6 to enjoy the whole scene and one or all of these happenings. It's a great community event, especially fun for parents of middle-schoolers who are curious about what Northwood has to offer.

Northwood is one of the 5 High Schools serving the Silver Spring area through the Downcounty consortium giving students a choice regarding their academic area of study.

Somewhere in Silver Spring . . . . the skeleton house was my pick for the best Halloween Display I saw this year.

My photos do not do it justice because they are taken in the daytime. There are skulls mounted on the gutters with fire spewing out of them (at night) like funeral pyres. Still can't figure out how they did that?

At night this yard really looks like a graveyard with skeletons hanging in trees, coffins, sitting in chairs, hanging from the highest window, sprawled on the ground in pieces. Someone is very talented and would be super at settting scenes.


Now that we are into November that means the annual Montgomery County Thanksgving Parade is aroung the corner. The Parade takes place on the weekend before Thanksgiving, Saturday November 21st this year.
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon

Save the Date for the event that heralds the beginning of the Holiday Season!
Downtown Silver Spring on Georgia Avenue from Sligo to Silver Plaza on Ellsworth Drive to Fenton Street.

There will be Marching Bands, including the Redskins Marching Band and many High Schools from around the county, Macy's Parade type Balloons, floats, vintage cars, dogs, horses, ethnic dancing groups, police groups and fire trucks with Isiah Leggett as the grand marshall this year.

The Silver Spring Regional Center is looking for volunteer help with the Parade:
We need volunteers for the Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade to act as balloon handlers- leading the giant Macy-like Thanksgiving balloons and dressing up in costumes to be on the floats. Also, we need assistance with set-up and break-down.

This opportunity is great for Groups!
Small Grp: 3-10: YES
Medium Grp: 10-25: YES
Large Grp: 25-50: YES
X-Large Grp: 50+: YES

The hours are from 7:30am to 1:30pm (you need to be present the whole time) on Saturday, November 21. Dress warmly, as you will be outside. You should try and wear black as your outside layer color. Once you arrive, you will be assigned a position and given directions about your volunteer job. Volunteers meet at the new fire station at 8110 Georgia Avenue. If you or your group is up for this Contact:
Elizabeth Gallauresi 301-793-2928 egallauresi@themodernmuse.com

Silver Spring Md. 20906 - Kimberly Place Subdivision - Market Report - Nov 2009

This market report is to cover the recent activity in the townhouse garden apartment subdivision of Kimberly Place in the Silver Spring Md., 20906. At the time of this report (11/8/2009) there are a total of four townhouses on the market for sale and another for rent.

The one for rent is a three-bedroom two full bath, one half bath townhouse listed for $1,700. This home has been on the market for just a week (7 days). There are no homes where rental applications are under consideration by the landlord at this time in the community.

Of those for sale two are two-bedroom two full bath garden apartments which are listed for $89,900 and $90,000. One home has been on the market with the current Realtor for just over a week (9 days), and the other for six months (180 days). There are no two-bedroom two full bath townhouses under contract at the time of this report. No two-bedroom two full bath has gone to the closing table during the time of this report.

At the time of the report there are also two three-bedroom two full bath one half bath townhouses on the market for sale. The list prices of these homes range for a low of $190,000 to a high of $194,900. The days on market with the current Realtor ranges from a week (7 days) to nearly two weeks (14 days).

There are currently three three-bedroom two full bath one half baht townhouse under contract as well. The last known list prices of these homes range from $140,000 to $199,900; with the average being $163,297. The days on market with the current Realtor ranges from short of a month (27 days) to just over four months (126 days); with the average being just over two months (64 days).

Since October 1^st of this year only one three-bedroom two full bath townhouse has gone to the closing table. This home sold for $175,000 and was on the market for five months (150 days).

There are currently no four-bedroom three full bath townhouses on the market in this community; but one is under contract. There is one under contract at this time. The home was last listed at $200,000 and was on the market for just short of a month (27 days) with its current Realtor.

If I or my team can help with your real estate needs, please feel free to contact me by any of the following methods - my web page, email, or (301) 237-2277.