Luxury living is close at hand in Martin’s Addition! 8 homes are currently on the market including 7003 Brookville Road. Martin’s Addition is a wonderful place for a relocating business executive in which to live.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture, established in 2003 by an Act of Congress, will be the the 19th Smithsonian Institution museum. It is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, art, history and culture. Construction is expected to be completed in 2015. Whether you are [...] Continue Reading »
Keller Williams Realty Inc. has signed a brokerage in Vietnam as its first overseas “master franchise,” and is in discussions with potential franchisees in South Africa, New Zealand, Indonesia, Egypt and several Middle Eastern countries.
New to the area? Are you trying to decide whether to rent or buy your home right now. This is a frequently asked question, and your answer depends on more than just the market: your life, your vision and your commitment to the area.
Are you like many sellers who want to know how to sell their homes in Bethesda, North west Washington, or McLean quickly and for top dollar? Unfortunately, there is no magic potion that guarantees 100 percent success, but there are certain factors that affect how quickly and for how much your home sells. If you need help implementing any of these, just give the Lise Howe Team a call.
Luxury living is close at hand in Martin’s Addition! 8 homes are currently on the market including 7003 Brookville Road. Martin’s Addition is a wonderful place for a relocating business executive in which to live.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture, established in 2003 by an Act of Congress, will be the the 19th Smithsonian Institution museum. It is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, art, history and culture. Construction is expected to be completed in 2015. Whether you are [...] Continue Reading »
Keller Williams Realty Inc. has signed a brokerage in Vietnam as its first overseas “master franchise,” and is in discussions with potential franchisees in South Africa, New Zealand, Indonesia, Egypt and several Middle Eastern countries.
New to the area? Are you trying to decide whether to rent or buy your home right now. This is a frequently asked question, and your answer depends on more than just the market: your life, your vision and your commitment to the area.
Are you like many sellers who want to know how to sell their homes in Bethesda, North west Washington, or McLean quickly and for top dollar? Unfortunately, there is no magic potion that guarantees 100 percent success, but there are certain factors that affect how quickly and for how much your home sells. If you need help implementing any of these, just give the Lise Howe Team a call.
Many of the home security systems are pretty simple since they have been in place for five or ten years, but home security technologies are changing and evolving just like everything else that has a computer chip. I am assured by my techie friends that the new home security easy to operate within the home or even remotely and smart enough to screen out don’t-need-to-know info, like your pet’s indoor traffic patterns. But are they good for resale?
Everyone knows that Old Town Alexandria is a perfect blend of historical authenticity and urban sophistication along the Potomac River. George Washington, Civil War General Robert E. Lee, Jim Morrison, and Mama Cass Elliott called Alexandria home and the city still attracts visitors from near and far to enjoy this historic city. Since it was established in 1749, Alexandria has been a tobacco trading post, one of the ten busiest ports in America, a part of the District of Columbia, home to both the largest slave-trading firm in the country and a large free-black community, a Civil War supply center for Union troops, and a street-car suburb for Federal workers. Even though Old Town is known as a historic site, there are lots of new shops, restaurants, and events to draw you back to those cobblestoned streets!
Are you missing the snowball fights of last winter? Looking for information about Dupont Circle? Listings? History of the city? Best restaurants and shops? The Lise Howe Team is here with all that and more! Did you know that the history of Dupont Circle is not as old as the rest of the city? and that it wasn’t even called Dupont Circle originally? It was supposed to be called Pacific Circle! The intersection of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire Avenues with Nineteenth and P Streets was there on Pierre L’Enfant’s 1791 plan for the city, but the land that is Dupont Circle today was not part of the original purchase of land by George Washington for the Federal City.
What do homebuyers want? According to a Trulia survey, buyers have some very firm ideas about what they are looking for when hiring a real estate agent. Honesty and credibility, area familiarity, good follow through, organization and good listening skills were important to buyers.
Whether you are a native Washingtonian or newly relocating to DC, there are lots of wonderful things to do on a summer day. One of the great museums in Washington is the Corcoran Gallery of Art, a major center of American art, both historic and contemporary. Founded “for the purpose of encouraging American Genius,” the Corcoran’s extensive collection of 18th, 19th, and 20th century American art represents most significant American artists. The Corcoran possesses a fine collection of European art as well.
