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Ken Montville
“Loves sunrise walks on the beach, quaint B & Bs, former Barbie® boyfriend..." Ken is a sole practitioner and Realtor Extraordinaire in the beautiful MD Suburbs of DC. When he's not spouting off on Agent Genius he holds court from his home office in Glenn Dale, MD or the office for RE/MAX Advantage Realty in Fulton, MD...and always on the MD Suburbs of DC Blog
Economic News
How Much is *Too* Much Information?
In the current environment, a lot of us start to do cartwheels when an offer comes in on one of our listings. Wooooo! Hoooo! Let's...
Green Live & Work
Wanted: passion in real estate – dead or alive
Disclaimer: This is not a blog post about social media. Although, I have to give a shout out to Benn Rosales for his eye...
Housing News
Do Realtors Really Need A Social Media Manager?
Heresy. Yeah. I know it. Depending on who you talk to Social Media is a source of tons of new business and a way to keep...
Economic News
Fannie and Freddie – R.I.P. – what happens next?
The handwriting is on the wall. Fannie and Freddie failed as Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) and are now wards of the State. Talk about your...
Housing News
Digitized Real Estate – Outsourcing to the Internet
Remember when a social network was you local high school's PTA meeting? Maybe it was running into a neighbor at the grocery store and...
Housing News
Engineering marvels: buying a home by spreadsheet
"People buy on emotion and justify with logic," so the saying goes. Only, I have found this pearl of wisdom to be a little less than...
Realtors
Referrals, Facebook and the REALTOR trademark
It seems that there was a bit of a kerfuffle recently about a Facebook page that (gasp!) used the word REALTOR® in the URL. Evidently...
Housing News
Negotiating the Deal. Is It Really What You Think?
When I was but a mere grasshopper at the feet of the real estate kung fu masters, I was led to believe that negotiating...