About Upper Marlboro's Perrywood

PG County MD first time homebuyers program keyword search by an open house vistor brought her to my Active Rain blog. Yesterday I got a call from a lady. She said that she found my blog. I asked her which blog. She was talking about the Prince George's County "My Home Program" for PG County first time home buyers.

To be honest with you,I was smiling when she said she read my blog. I immediately knew she was talking about Active Rain since this is the only place I post my blogs. But when she said Active Rain,I started laughing. People don't usually say "Activerain". They will say that they found you on the Internet. But to hear her say Active Rain",I had to laugh. This is why you need to blog more on Active Rain. People really read your blogs.

We started for about ten minutes. She told me that I met you at an Open house you did a while ago on 9108 Westphalia Rd Upper Marlboro MD 20774-Open house Sunday which is not too far from my real estate office located at 8500 Westphalia Rd Upper Marlboro MD 20774. I remembered her because she came with her baby and a guy. She told me that she was working with another EXIT Real Estate Agent from another office. I also remembered running into her again at a library about a month later. So for her to call me yesterday,it shocked me.

She said that she really wants to really buy a house right now. However she told me that two things need to come off her credit report. She wants to use the basement for a daycare because she has been thinking of opening up a daycare for a long time. She said she found me because typed in the search engine the keyword "PG County MD First time home buyers program"which led her to my Active Rain blog. Told her that I will keep in touch with her and send her information on more about the program for PG County MD First time home buyers.

So if you know any first time home buyers programs in your area,write a blog about it. Since first time home buyers are always looking for programs that would help them with downpayment and closing costs,why not write a blog about it. I am going to be writing more first time home buyers programs in DC and MD.

Multiple offers occur when a homeowner receives more than one offer on a house that’s he or she has listed for sale. Would you like to have multiple homebuyers competing to purchase your house? Sure you would.

Over the past few months, I’ve shown many homes in Prince Georges County to qualified homebuyers seeking to purchase a house in Upper Marlboro, MD.

These homebuyers know what they want and are prepared to write an offer when they’ve located the right property, but recently there have been some unexpected surprises. Some of these properties have multiple offers on them. What…in today’s market – how. Let’s start from the beginning. It starts when the buyers first begin their search on the internet for homes for sale and follow up with a visit to the property. According to the National Association of Realtors, 80% of homebuyers use the internet as a resource to find houses that are for sale. Like most of us who search the internet for something to buy, read or learn, we “Google” it.

So imagine that you are a homebuyer and you are looking for a house for sale in Upper Marlboro, MD. You “Google” homes for sale in Upper Marlboro, MD and the search engine leads you to multiple results. After reviewing the results on the first page, you chose a website www.DeniseDimares.com that allows you to easily search for homes. You register and begin your search. You think wow…look at all these nice homes. The houses that really stand out to you are the houses with multiple pictures, virtual tours and detailed remarks. Your next step is to contact the agent to schedule an appointment. Fast forward…the agent meets with you to show you the house and you fall in love with it. Remember, you are the buyer. You write an offer and your agent submits it to the listing agent for review. The listing agent tells your agent that there are multiple offers on the property. For the buyer, this is not good news. For the seller, it‘s great news.

To learn how you can attract multiple buyers that will result in multiple offers on your property, you must know your house value and “price it right” the first time, show multiple pictures and virtual tours on the internet, keep the house clean and well organized, give the house some curb appeal, remove clutter, be ready to move, be responsive and limit contingencies.

Multiple offers used to be very popular in a seller’s market, but we are experiencing multiple offers in this market too. Does this mean that the market is improving? In some areas yes, but according to Zillow Home Value Index there still continue to be a decline in home values throughout our region.

For more information on real estate related issues, visit my website at www.DeniseDimares.com.

Prince George's County Fair September 10,2011. Happy Friday everyone. Hope you are enjoying the rain because I am not anymore. And I hope rain won't damper anybody's spirit tomorrow at the Prince George's County Fair.

Prince George's County Fair will have:

• Live Local Bands.
• Dance Teams.
• Chain Saw Artist.
• Petting Farm.
• Magicians/Ballon Artists.
• Fast Action Motor Sports.
• Beautiful Baby Contest.
• Food Marionettes/Puppet Show.
• Pony Rides.
• Live Exotic Animals (Oh my!)
• Home Arts Exhibits.
• Agriculture Exhibits.
• Clydesdale Homes.
• Rosedale Attractions Carnival.
• Camel Rides.
• MD Child Identification Program (CHIP).
• Free Parking (Hopefully you will find a parking space)

Appearance by: Pedro-ElZol, (Not the one from the movie "Napoleon Dynamite"),Boxer-WMZQ,Herkules-WPCG and Samy Hot 99.5.

This event is going to be fun for all ages. Here is the schedule for tomorrow.

9am Beef Cattle Show (Open Class &4H) Livestock Tent.

11am GATES OPEN. What will you do today?

1pm Freecioius-Song and Dance. Race Track Infield Stage.

2pm Sheep Show (4-H) Livestock Tent.

4pm Herkules-WPGC Race Track Infield.

4pm WPGC Battle of the Bands Winner Race Track Infield Stage

6pm Light/Heavy Horse Pull Inside Show Place Arena.

7pm Band-Appaloosa Race Track Infield Stage.

11pm Fair Closes

The admission is fair. Ages 12 & up: $6.00. Ages 6-11:$5.00. Ages 5 and under: FREE. Visit the website www.countyfair.org for more information. You can also call 301-852-0270. Or e-mail:countyfair@hotmail.com. It will be held at the Showplace Arena. Upper Marlboro,MD.

Hope you have a good time tomorrow. Heck you might see me there. I said you might.

If you are like me it's always a frantic search for cash on the days when my kids need lunch money.

PG County Public Schools has a program that allows you to pre-pay for the school meals.

PayPams allows you good control over your child's lunch money including:

• Pay for your child's meals at your convenience
• View your child's account balance
• Set-up automatic payments
• Receive low balance reminders
• View spending reports and cafeteria purchases
• View your school's menu

Perrywood, Upper Marlboro MD SOLD 2010

Houses SOLD: 32

Average LIST price: $301,056

Average SELLING price: $297,962

LOWEST SALE price: $205,000- 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath singlefamily home built in 1995 - foreclosure (needs work)

HIGHEST SALE price: $430,000 - 4 bedroom, 3 full, 2 half bath single-family built in 2001

Average DAYS ON MARKET: 88

Perrywood, Upper Marlboro, MD ACTIVE listings (as of 1/20/11)

ACTIVE Houses: 10

Average LIST Price: $290,072

LOWEST LIST Price: $172,000 - 4 bedroom, 3.5 baths townhome, built in 1997 - foreclosure

HIGHEST LIST Price: $389,900- 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath single-family home built in 2002

Current Average Days on Market: 110

Perrywood, Upper Marlboro, MD UNDER CONTRACT listings (as of 1/20/11)

UNDER CONTRACT Houses: 12

Average LIST Price: $272,535

LOWEST LIST Price: $214,900 - 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath single family home built in 1998 - foreclosure

HIGHEST LIST Price: $359,999 - 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath single-family home built in 2003

Average Days on Market: 87

Perrywood is located in Upper Marlboro, MD just outside the Nation's Capital. Perrywood is a community featuring townhomes and single family homes. Perrywood is accessible to Largo Town Center, Bowie Town Center, Prince George's Community College and FedEx Field - home of the Washington Redskins.

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If you would like to buy or sell a home in Perrywood, Upper Marlboro MD or if you would like more information about this community please contact Stacey Baugh.