Oak Creek Club, Upper Marlboro MD SOLD Homes 2011

Houses SOLD: 19

Average LIST price: $484,114

Average SELLING price: $483,992

Average DAYS ON MARKET: 107

LOWEST SALE price: $303,000 - 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath townhome built in 2008 - short sale

HIGHEST SALE price: $689,000 - 7 bedroom, 7.5 bath single-family built in 2007 - short sale

Oak Creek Club, Upper Marlboro, MD ACTIVE listings (as of 1/11/12)

ACTIVE Houses: 12

Average LIST Price: $516,350

LOWEST LIST Price: $282,000 - 2 bedroom, 3.5 bath townhome built in 2007 - short sale

HIGHEST LIST Price: $795,000 - 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath single-family home built in 2010 - new construction

Current Average Days on Market: 150

Oak Creek Club, Upper Marlboro, MD Under Contract listings (as of 1/11/12)

UNDER CONTRACT Houses: 7

Average LIST Price: $385,842

LOWEST LIST Price: $275,000 - 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath townhome built in 2007 - short sale

HIGHEST LIST Price: $649,995 - 6 bedroom, 5.5 bath luxury single-family home built in 2006 - short sale

Current Average Days on Market: 168

Oak Creek Club has seen a small reduction in the sale prices in 2011. The number of re-sale units sold in 2011 is very similar to the total number sold in 2010. However, there was a significant reduction in the number of new construction homes sold.

Oak Creek Club is located in Upper Marlboro, MD (Prince George's County) just outside the Nation's Capital. It is Prince George's County premiere gated, country club community. Amenities include 24 hour guard gated entrance, concierge, and a swim & tennis.

Oak Creek Club is accessible to DC and Baltimore. It is only minutes away from I-495 and Rt-50 as well as the Largo Town Center and Morgan Blvd metro stops. Bowie Town Center, Largo Town Center, restaurants, and Fedex Field (Home of the Washington Redskins) are located within a 10 minute drive from the gates.

If you would like to buy or sell a home in Oak Creek Club, Upper Marlboro MD or if you would like more information about this community please contact Stacey Baugh of EOP Real Estate, Inc.

Upper Marlboro, MD SOLD Homes May 2011

Houses SOLD: 75

Average LIST price: $230,636

Average SELLING price: $227,401

Average DAYS ON MARKET: 93

LOWEST SALE price: $38,000 - 1 bedroom 1 bath condo built in 1974 located in Treetop - foreclosure

HIGHEST SALE price: $689,000 - 7 bedroom, 7.5 bath single-family home built in 2007 located in Oak Creek Club - short sale

Upper Marlboro, MD ACTIVE listings (as of 6/10/2011)

ACTIVE Houses: 627

Average LIST Price: $305,317

LOWEST LIST Price: $34,900 - 2 bedroom,2 condo built in 1974 located in Treetop - foreclosure

HIGHEST LIST Price: $1,925,000 - 4 bedroom, 3 baths, single-family home built in 1980 on 34 acres

Current Average Days on Market: 168

Upper Marlboro, MD UNDER CONTRACT listings (as of 6/10/2011)

UNDER CONTRACT Houses: 374

Average LIST Price: $233,231

LOWEST LIST Price: $37,100- 1 bedroom, 1 bath condo built in 1975 located in Treetop - foreclosure

HIGHEST LIST Price: $742,938 - 6 bedroom, 6.5 bath single-family built in 2009 located in Beacon Hill

Average Days on Market: 94

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If you would like to buy or sell a home in Upper Marlboro MD please contact Stacey Baugh.

It's pool season here in Maryland and with the scorching heat we've been experiencing most people can't wait to get into the water to cool off.

Every year I watch the heartbreaking news of someone drowning during pool season.

Water Safety Tips

Supervision is Critical - Always watch children very carefully when they are near or in water. DO NOT rely solely on the lifeguard to watch your child.

DO NOT Swim Alone - Always swim with someone else who can help you in the event of an emergency.

Learn CPR - These CPR skills could save someone's life while waiting for paramedics to respond

Do Not rely on inflatable products to keep a child safe - These toys are not to be used in place of a life vest.

Pools should be completely fenced - The fence should be tall enough so that a child cannot easily get over. Also the latches for the pools should be complicated enough that children will not be easily able to open them and placed out of there reach.

Ensure that Hot-tubs & Whirlpools are securely covered when not in use.

Always wear life vests when boating even if everyone knows how to swim.

Pay attention to weather reports whenever you are on the water.

Follow posted signs on beaches, etc that describe current water conditions.

Avoid swimming when rip current are present. - If you are caught in a rip current attempt to swim parallel to the shore until you are free of the current and then swim towards the shore.

Avoid Alcohol whenever you are in or around the water and certainly whenever you are supervising other people in the water.

Let's be safe this year and have a wonderful Summer!

I've been away this weekend on a fun mini-reunion with some of my closest high school friends.

I returned yesterday and was getting ready to return the rental car when suddenly with horror I saw a lizard running in my garage.

I am now stuck in my driveway because I don't have a front-door key and I will not pass the lizard to go inside the house.

The evil beast frolicked under my car and over my kids bicycles and finally ran behind my trash can while I stood horrified.

I frantically called my husband to help shoo it away. By the time he got here the lizard could not be found.

In his attempt to find the lizard to calm his hysterical wife he found 2 other dead lizards on glue traps we have in the garage. Now my hysteria is at a fever pitch as I realize that there have been other lizards and that this particular one cannot be found.

If it was up to me I would throw away absolutely everything that's in the garage and I told my husband that I am not going into the garage.

I think he thought I was joking until this morning when I handed him my car keys to back my car out of the garage for me so that I could go to work.

I know many people are shaking their heads thinking that I am being ridiculous. Let me be clear, I KNOW that I am being ridiculous. However, that changes nothing about how terrified I feel.

The hallmark of a phobia is it's irrationality. If I was completely rational then I wouldn't have a phobia.

I can't even research ways to control or eradicate the lizards because all the sites have pictures and I can't even stomach these pictures.

Up to last year I had no idea there were lizards in Maryland. I even encountered one during a showing.

One of my students asked me if I was going to put the house on the market now. If I thought I could break even, I may consider it because now my peace is shattered!

Southern Maryland has a long history of tobacco farming. Tobacco barns are structures that were used in the process of air-curing tobacco.

In the early 2000s Maryland instituted programs to discourage tobacco growth. This has left many tobacco barns throughout the region that are no longer being utilized.

I first became fascinated by these tobacco barns when watching my husband play golf on Oak Creek Golf course in Upper Marlboro, MD. The golf course cart path actually runs directly through one of these historic structures.

As I as driving through Calvert County, MD I was amazed at all the absolutely beautiful tobacco barns that were all around. These tobacco barns are an integral part of Maryland history and unfortunately, they are in differing stages of disrepair.

Stay tuned for more photos of these gorgeous and historic tobacco barns.