Monthly Archives: October 2011

September 2011 Market Watch

Want to know how the real estate market is fairing in your area?  Check out these short market video updates for local areas to include MD, VA, WV, DC and PA. Real Estate Market in Washington DC - September 2011 Pending sales are down 5.9% over September 2010 (522 units) Inventory levels dropped 18.1% from August 2010Continue Reading

Historical Haunted Houses – Civil War Era

This past weekend a friend and I decided that we needed a break, just get away and do something fun and relax. Well we forgot the relaxing part but we had a lot of fun in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. There are so many activities, shops and tours throughout Gettysburg that there is never a dull moment.Continue Reading

Trunk N Treat Car Show

The Winchester office of Prudential Carruthers REALTORS, held a Trunk N Treat car show on Saturday, October 15th to benefit The Sunshine Kids.  This was our first car show and it was a huge success, with 42 cars registered. We were able to see some amazing cars; some were even decorated for Halloween!  We hadContinue Reading

Virginia State Fair

Living in Northern Virginia, I tend to forget that Virginia is a Southern state, this past weekend while visiting friends in Richmond, I received a gentle reminder of this fact.  Just outside of Richmond next to the Kings Dominion Amusement Park was the State Fair of Virginia at the Meadow.  What an exciting time, soContinue Reading

The Real Estate Industry

According to RISMedia if the housing market were a human, it would look like it just wrestled a few alligators after running an obstacle course through a snake pit!  The market is beaten and bruised, but there is The BRIGHT side: It’s a GREAT TIME TO PURCHASE A HOME NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION BEGINNING TO SURFACEContinue Reading