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Grand Opening Celebration - New Advance Realty Heritage at 1150 W Elm Street, Hanover, PA -

Grand Opening - Advance Realty Heritage, located at 1150 W. Elm St., Hanover, PA 17331

It's my pleasure to welcome Gene Bailiff and Advance Realty Heritage to the Advance Realty family. Gene is the Broker and Manager of our latest Advance Realty office in Hanover, PA. Advance Realty Heritage is the fourth Advance Realty office to open in Pennsylvania and will serve York and Adams County. Gene and his wife Tonya live in Hanover and their children attend local schools. Gene formerly held his real estate license at Advance Realty Timonium in Timonium, MD. Gene has many years experience in the real estate market and is a great agent and a great asset to Advance!!

Please join us on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 from 12 - 2pm for Gene's Grand Opening celebrations. For more information call 717.634.2729.

Advance Realty, known for its low 1.75% fee and consumer-driven programs, was established in 2001 in Baltimore Maryland. Within the last three years, Advance has moved into six states following a steady expansion plan. Through the "List more, sell more" system, agents are offered the most incentive rich, income-generating programs available in the trade and the most long-term profitability. Advance Realty offers complete real estate services and money-saving programs to clients in addition to numerous agent benefits including profit sharing, integrated real estate technologies and comprehensive training.

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home give me a call today and we'll talk about the market conditions and what your home could possibly be worth in today's market place if you are thinking of selling. You can save thousands by listing your home with Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.. If you are considering buying a home, there is no better time than now to buy. The tax savings and wealth building a lone is worth the plunge into todays market.

In keeping with saluting our heroes, during 2009 Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc is waving administrative fees active duty military, retired military and the families of fallen military, as well as policemen, firemen and emt's. If you enter into a contract by the New Year's eve Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc. will waive the admin fee at settlement. This is a $350 savings. If you are thinking about buying or selling a home give Advance Realty Anne Arundel a call and receive full service real estate assistance from an experienced agent. Our office is open 7 days a week and we can be reached at 410-761-1550.

June Piper-Brandon, Broker - Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.

Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, Maryland - Market Update for the Week Ending October 3, 2009

Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, Maryland - Market Update for the Week Ending October 3, 2009

The market has been seeing a welcome increase in sales and settlements over the past weeks, the sales are edging higher. Interest rates are still low and there have been some improvements in the stock market. The home sales still aren't as swift as we would like to see. The welcome news this week for many sellers (and agents) was the increase in prices in many areas of Maryland. The number of new listings has remained stable we are seeing a slight increase in the number of homes going under contract and settling. Now that fall is on it's way we'll see another spurt in activity before the winter hibernation. I'm surprised I'm not seeing more individuals making the decision to buy with so many great deals available. Now with the economic stimulus changes (up to $8000 in tax credits) and low interest rates it will be interesting to see how this all changes. Overall, there has never been a better time to buy, than right now but buyers need to hurry because the tax credit times are coming to an end soon.

These figures are taken directly from our MRIS system and are believed to be accurate.

Glen Burnie, MD

New Listings 25 (increase 2 from last week)

Under Contract 15 (increase of 2 from last week)

Settled Sales 18 (increase of 4 from last week)

Anne Arundel County

New Listings 195(decrease 11 from last week)

Under Contract 126 (increase 8 over last week)

Settled Sales 136 (increase of 51 over last week)

Glen Burnie offers many affordable housing opportunities for those relocating to Ft. Meade and Annapolis. Glen Burnie is located north on 97 from rt 50 or north on Rt. 2 from Annapolis Naval Academy and east along 32 and north on 97 from Ft. Meade. It is a relatively easy commute from either base and only a couple short miles from the Curtis Bay Coast Guard Station too, as well as being commutable to DC whether you ride the MARC from Odenton or drive.

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home give me a call today and we'll talk about the market conditions and what your home could possibly be worth in today's market place if you are thinking of selling. You can save thousands by listing your home with Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.. If you are considering buying a home, there is no better time than now to buy. The tax savings and wealth building a lone is worth the plunge into todays market.

In keeping with saluting our heroes, during 2009 Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc is waving administrative fees active duty military, retired military and the families of fallen military, as well as policemen, firemen and emt's. If you enter into a contract by the New Year's eve Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc. will waive the admin fee at settlement. This is a $350 savings. If you are thinking about buying or selling a home give Advance Realty Anne Arundel a call and receive full service real estate assistance from an experienced agent. Our office is open 7 days a week and we can be reached at 410-761-1550.

June Piper-Brandon, Broker - Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.

Fridays Foto - Things You'll See in Baltimore's French Quarter

Join us this weekend on the Seton Hill Home Tour. For more information about the tour of Baltimore's oldest neighborhood and to pre-register, click here

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home give me a call today and we'll talk about the market conditions and what your home could possibly be worth in today's market place if you are thinking of selling. You can save thousands by listing your home with Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.. If you are considering buying a home, there is no better time than now to buy. The tax savings and wealth building a lone is worth the plunge into todays market.

In keeping with saluting our heroes, during 2009 Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc is waving administrative fees active duty military, retired military and the families of fallen military, as well as policemen, firemen and emt's. If you enter into a contract by the New Year's eve Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc. will waive the admin fee at settlement. This is a $350 savings. If you are thinking about buying or selling a home give Advance Realty Anne Arundel a call and receive full service real estate assistance from an experienced agent. Our office is open 7 days a week and we can be reached at 410-761-1550.

June Piper-Brandon, Broker - Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.

Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, Maryland - Market Update for the Week Ending September 26, 2009

Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, Maryland - Market Update for the Week Ending September 26, 2009

The market has been seeing a welcome increase in sales and settlements over the past weeks, the sales are edging higher. Interest rates are still low and there have been some improvements in the stock market. The home sales still aren't as swift as we would like to see. The welcome news this week for many sellers (and agents) was the increase in prices in many areas of Maryland. The number of new listings has remained stable we are seeing a slight increase in the number of homes going under contract and settling. Now that fall is on it's way we'll see another spurt in activity before the winter hibernation. I'm surprised I'm not seeing more individuals making the decision to buy with so many great deals available. Now with the economic stimulus changes (up to $8000 in tax credits) and low interest rates it will be interesting to see how this all changes. Overall, there has never been a better time to buy, than right now.

These figures are taken directly from our MRIS system and are believed to be accurate.

Glen Burnie, MD

New Listings 23 (no change from last week)

Under Contract 13 (decrease of 6 from last week)

Settled Sales 14 (increase of 7 from last week)

Anne Arundel County

New Listings 206(increase 12 from last week)

Under Contract 118 (increase 8 over last week)

Settled Sales 85 (increase of 18 over last week)

Glen Burnie offers many affordable housing opportunities for those relocating to Ft. Meade and Annapolis. Glen Burnie is located north on 97 from rt 50 or north on Rt. 2 from Annapolis Naval Academy and east along 32 and north on 97 from Ft. Meade. It is a relatively easy commute from either base and only a couple short miles from the Curtis Bay Coast Guard Station too, as well as being commutable to DC whether you ride the MARC from Odenton or drive.

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home give me a call today and we'll talk about the market conditions and what your home could possibly be worth in today's market place if you are thinking of selling. You can save thousands by listing your home with Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.. If you are considering buying a home, there is no better time than now to buy. The tax savings and wealth building a lone is worth the plunge into todays market.

In keeping with saluting our heroes, during 2009 Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc is waving administrative fees active duty military, retired military and the families of fallen military, as well as policemen, firemen and emt's. If you enter into a contract by the New Year's eve Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc. will waive the admin fee at settlement. This is a $350 savings. If you are thinking about buying or selling a home give Advance Realty Anne Arundel a call and receive full service real estate assistance from an experienced agent. Our office is open 7 days a week and we can be reached at 410-761-1550.

June Piper-Brandon, Broker - Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.

Baltimore Gives Edgar Allen Poe the Funeral He Should Have Had

Baltimore to Give Edgar Allen Poe the Funeral He Should Have Had in 1849

Poe's body will lie in state at 203 Amity Street for 11 hours on Wednesday, October 7th for public viewing. Immediately following the viewing an all night public vigil will take place at the Poe Grave located in the Western Burial Grounds at Westminster Hall, located at the corner of Fayette Street and Greene Street, beginning at midnight until 7:00 am on Thursday, October 8th. TALK RADIO WCBM 680 AM will be set up at midnight with talk show host Les Kinsolving who will read The Raven with commentary

On Sunday, October 11, beginning at 11:30 am, an antique horse drawn funeral hearse will bring Poe's body from his Amity Street home to the Westminster Hall for the funeral services and internment. Under police escort the Loch Raven Drum and Pipe unit will lead the procession to the Westminster Hall. There will be one procession for the first service only, the second service is at 4:30 pm. John Astin will officiate over the two funeral services.

The funeral services will include a number of speakers including people who knew Poe, his literary acquaintances, writers who were influenced by him including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Baudelaire, Sir Alfred Hitchcock, H. P. Lovecraft, Walt Whitman and others. Living speakers will include science fiction, horror and fantasy editor Ellen Datlow, film maker Mark Redfield, artist and storyteller Gris Grimly and others to be announced. Music will be offered by The Baltimore Men's Chorus, The Monumental City Brass Quintet, violinist Ivan Stefanovic of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Paula McCabe, soloist at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, and Monte Maxwell, organist at the United State Naval Academy.

The Poe House and Museum has recreated the original tombstone of Poe and it will be unveiled during the funeral service. This will be the first time that the public will see what the original tombstone looked like. For more information about this event at http://www.poebicentennial.com/ . You need to purchase tickets for the viewing and for the funeral. Tickets are available until September 30, 2009 through the website, here.

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home or an investment property give me a call today and we'll talk about the market conditions and what your home could possibly be worth in today's market place if you are thinking of selling. You can save thousands by listing your home with Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.. If you are considering buying a home, there is no better time than now to buy. The tax savings and wealth building a lone is worth the plunge into todays market.

In keeping with saluting our heroes, during 2009 Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc is waving administrative fees active duty military, retired military and the families of fallen military, as well as policemen, firemen and emt's. If you enter into a contract by the New Year's eve Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc. will waive the admin fee at settlement. This is a $350 savings. If you are thinking about buying or selling a home give Advance Realty Anne Arundel a call and receive full service real estate assistance from an experienced agent. Our office is open 7 days a week and we can be reached at 410-761-1550.

June Piper-Brandon, Broker - Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.