DC Real Estate and Area Events: District of Columbia: Washington: Anacostia

Yes! I am doing the happy dance. Why I am doing the happy dance? I got an e-mail from Matt Bowers from Zillow.  Here what it said:

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I am soooo happy to get this. What does this mean? Does this mean that I have arrived as a Blogger? I don't know. But I am still working very,very hard to become an Elite Active Rain Blogger ala Queen Pat Kennedy,Broker Bryant,TLW,Lisa Heindel,Jason Crouch,Jennifer Fivelsdal,Lenn Harley,Nestor and Katerina Gassett just to name a few.

Some of the other Elite Active Rain bloggers such as the "Wake Forest House Chick" herself Leesa L.Chick,Stephaine and Chris Sommers and Debe Maxwell were in the first Round.

Here are the winners of the First Round. Zillow's peoples-choice-best-real-estate-blog-contest-winners.

I am going to be in the Second Round. So when I am,please vote for me. Help your fellow AR Blogger win. Congratulations to all of the winners. And I want to say thank you very much to all of you who contribute to my blogs. You helped me get here. And of course Thank you Active Rain. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. If it wasn't for Active Rain,I would've never become a Blogger. So Thank you very much for providing this great platform and introducing to many great people who I pray to be FRIENDS WITH FOREVER BECAUSE YOU ALL HAVE TRULY BEEN A BLESSING TO ME. Thank you.

Got an trulia e-mail alert this morning. It read

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So if you know anybody who lives in an odd shaped condo,please let them know about this.

Looking for a Real Estate Professional that will help you buy and/or sell your next house? Want a "Free Real Estate Market Report" in your area of choice? Free search of DC and P.G County MD Homes for sale   . I can also be reached at my new Active Rain Outside Blog www.GetDCSold.com - "Where we will get it sold-your home that is". Twitter http://twitter.com/DCHomesforsale. Please give me a call at 202-378-0283 (Direct) or 301-560-6700 x1154 (Office) at your earliest convenience. Thank you very much. Looking forward to helping you make your home purchase or sale a stress free and very happy one. Have a great day. "Buy a home in DC and PG County MD today" in zip codes 20019,20002,20020,20011,20032,20774,20721,20744

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Like my last blog that I wrote DC Free Area Events ,this one doesn't have many events too. But there is always time that you can spend with your family members and friends. Make today your best day ever-Now I sound like Joel Osteen-LOL. Anyway here is the DC Area Events.

                                                   SATURDAY

Mr and Miss Capital Pride Pageant will be held at the Town Danceboutique on 2009 Eighth St NW Washington DC. Price;$10. Time: 7-9pm.

High school bands will compete at the 9:30 Club on 815 V St NW Washington DC for a chance to record their music in the school's studio. Time:11am-3pm. (This is also a sunday event 9:45am-3pm). Price:$5.

                                                      SUNDAY

Russell Peters will be performing stand up comedy at the DC Improv on 1140 Connecticut Ave NW. Call 202-296-7008 for more information.

Claire Shipman and Kathy Kay will discuss and sign copies of womenomics at Politics and Prose on 5015 Connecticut Ave NW. Time:6pm. Call 202-364-1919 for more information.

Dance Africa DC 2009 will celebrate the African diaspora cultural heritage and its transformation into contemporaries and future forms. This event will be held at Dance Place on 3225 8th St NE Washington DC. Price: $25-$30. Call 202-269-1600 for more information.

Howard Gleckman will discuss and sign copies of "Caring for our Parents" at the Politics and Prose on 5015 Connecticut Ave NW. Time:5pm. Call 202-364-1919 for more information.

Me I got work to do. Hopefully I can free myself from my busy schedule and do something fun this weekend. That's of course if I don't go to sleep. Have a great weekend everybody.

Looking for a Real Estate Agent that will help you buy and/or sell your next house? Want a "Free Real Estate Market Report" in your area of choice? Register on my website at DC Real Estate. I can also be reached at my new Active Rain Outside Blog www.GetDCSold.com or Twitter http://twitter.com/DCHomesforsale. Please give me a call at 202-378-0283 (Direct) or 301-560-6700 x1154 (Office) at your earliest convenience. Thank you very much. Looking forward to helping you make your home purchase or sale a stress free and very happy one. Have a great day. "Buy home Washington DC" Zip codes 20019,20020,20032,20011

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Hello everyone. Welcome to another edition of the "DC Area Events Blog". Well I hate to say this to my two loyal viewers but there are not a lot of activites on my blog this week. But I still have something for you-sometimes something is better than nothing. Just don't tell Lebron James that. I am supposed to be watching Lebron James vs. Kobe Bryant darn it....

                       So here are the DC Area Events for this week. Enjoy!

                                                   SATURDAY

Come to Flashpoint and see paintings of spaces like airports or hotels by Trevor Young. Time:12-6pm. Flashpoint is located at 916 G St NW Washington DC. Call 202-315-1305 for more information.

Brothers Charles and Henry Greene architectural drawings and photographs,hardwood furniture,stained glass and metal work will be on display at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum on 17th Street and Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington DC. (This is also a sunday event). Time: 10qm-5:30pm. Call 202-633-1000 for more information.

Anacostia DC will be holding its 26th annual community event on Good hope road and Martin Luther King Jr Avenue. Playgrounds will be designed for grown-up hula hoop,jump rope and play hop scotch. Call 202-610-5757 for more information.

                                                    SUNDAY

Dupont Farmers Market will be holding the Jaleo's Annual Paella Festival on Dupont Circle Connecticut Avenue and Q St NW Washington DC.

Textile Museum on 2320 S St NW Washington DC is the place to explore handmade textiles and fiber art through performances,demonstrations and hands on artivities.

Apartment Zero on 406 Seventh St NW is the place to see artists get innovative. But with what? Call 202-628-4067 for more information.

That's all folks. Have a great and safe weekend.

Looking for a Real Estate Agent that will help you buy and/or sell your next house? Want a "Free Real Estate Market Report" in your area of choice? Register on my website at DC Real Estate. I can also be reached at my new Active Rain Outside Blog www.GetDCSold.com or Twitter http://twitter.com/DCHomesforsale. Please give me a call at 202-378-0283 (Direct) or 301-560-6700 x1154 (Office) at your earliest convenience. Thank you very much. Looking forward to helping you make your home purchase or sale a stress free and very happy one. Have a great day. "Buy home Washington DC" Zip codes 20019,20020,20032,20011

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Probably one of the most asked question in America is "When will the Real Estate Market fully recover?" I like to say that the only person who can answer that question is God. Because honestly speaking no one knows. What I definitely know is that once Financial Markets fully recovers,the economy stablizes and the trust of consumers/hard working citizens who lost their jobs and savings have been gained,then maybe the Real Estate Market will start to recover-That's just my .02 cent.

But DC Anacostia Real Estate Market zip code for April 2009 was better than last month. Numbers increased all across the board. From Total Sold Dollar Volume to Units sold,the numbers this month was better than it was in April 2008 which is good news. So is this a great time to buy in DC Anacostia? Yes. Don't just take my word for it. Take a look at the numbers.

                       DC Anacostia Real Estate Market Report zip code 20020

Looking for a Real Estate Agent that will help you buy and/or sell your next house? Want a "Free Real Estate Market Report" in your area of choice? Register on my website at DC Real Estate. I can also be reached at my new Active Rain Outside Blog www.GetDCSold.com  or Twitter http://twitter.com/DCHomesforsale. Please give me a call at 202-378-0283 (Direct) or 301-560-6700 x1154 (Office) at your earliest convenience. Thank you very much. Looking forward to helping you make your home purchase or sale a stress free and very happy one. Have a great day.  "Buy home Washington DC" Zip codes 20019,20020,20032,20011

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EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it. The $8000 first time home buyer tax credit can now be used as downpayment for home buyers. That's right-This is not a typo. You can now use the $8000 first time home buyer tax credit as a downpayment on your new house.

                                                               So if you are a first time home buyer looking to buy a house in Washington DC and Maryland,Now is a great time to buy a house. Interest rates are still historically low. There are still more inventory on the market for you to choose from sellers are willing to accept a reasonable offer below the asking price and closing cost assistance is still being offered to first home buyers. Remember -first time home buyers are defined as someone who hasn't owned a principal residence for over three years before buying a house.

BAD NEWS: Like any good thing,it will not last forever. This $8000 first time home buyer tax credit will only last till December 1,2009. So if you want to get the $8000 first time home buyer tax credit,let's get started right now with the home buying process.

To learn more about the $8000 first time home buyer tax credit,please give me a call at your earliest convenience. And to read more about how you can use the $8000 first time home buyer tax credit as a downpayment on your new house,please click on this link "The Real Estate Summit: Advancing the U.S. Economy," And to know more about the $8,000 home buyer tax credit,please click on this link Federal Housing Tax Credit for First-Time Home Buyers: Tax Credit ...

UPDATE: You can no longer use the $8000 first time home buyer tax credit as a down payment on the purchase of your first home. Please read this article for more information Using First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credits for the Downpayment - It's GONE !!!! - The story of the $8,000 tax credit

Looking for a Real Estate Agent that will help you buy and/or sell your next house? Want a "Free Real Estate Market Report" in your area of choice? Register on my website at www.buyandsellnewhomes.com. I can also be reached at my new Active Rain Outside Blog www.GetDCSold.com  or Twitter http://twitter.com/DCHomesforsale. Please give me a call at 202-378-0283 (Direct) or 301-560-6700 x1154 (Office) at your earliest convenience. Thank you very much. Looking forward to helping you make your home purchase or sale a stress free and very happy one. Have a great day.  "Buy home Washington DC" Zip codes 20019,20020,20032,20011

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DC Anacostia Real Estate Market Report for March 2008 is here (Sorry it took me forever to report it). Just like all of my other real estate market reports,houses for sale in DC Anacostia are taking a little longer to sell now unlike March 2008.

In March 2009,it took 112 days for it to be sold compared to 84 days this same time last year- a 33.33% increase. But the good news is that 9 houses for sale in Anacostia DC sold in March 2009 compared to March 2008-a whomping 125% increase. (If only all the real estate markets in U.S.A can be like that). Also the total sold dollar volume was $2,065,949 compared to $1,160,00 in March 2008- a 78% increase.

And unlike DC home buyers who are using a FHA loan product to buy their house,home buyers in DC Anacostia used a conventional loan.

Here is the DC Anacostia Real Estate Market Report (zip code 20020) for March 2009

Looking for a DC Real Estate Agent that will help you buy and/or sell your next house? Want a "Free Real Estate Market Report" in your area of choice? Register on my website at www.buyandsellnewhomes.com. I can also be reached at my new Active Rain Outside Blog www.GetDCSold.com  or Twitter http://twitter.com/DCHomesforsale. Please give me a call at 202-378-0283 (Direct) or 301-560-6700 x1154 (Office) at your earliest convenience. Thank you very much. Looking forward to helping you make your home purchase or sale a stress free and very happy one. Have a great day.  "Buy home Washington DC Zip codes 20019,20020,20032,20011

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If you live either outside of Anacostia DC or Washington DC,you probably don't know about this story.

DC Mayor Adrian Fenty is hogging tickets to the professional baseball team Washington Nationals that was supposed to be given to DC Council members.

DC Mayor Adrian Fenty tried to give some of the tickets to some of the council members who he likes. But in a show of unity,all of them refused to accept the tickets.

Council member Vincent Gray (D) said that he was supposed to get 19 tickets for the Washington Nationals home opener. Heck can I just get one ticket? I have never been to a baseball game before. (Little MeMe information?) Anyway what I didn't know that DC Mayor Adrian Fenty hogged tickets last year as well until Attorney General Peter Nickles had to get involved and deliver the tickets to the DC council. But once again DC Mayor Fenty is not giving up the tickets.

So what do you all think? Do you think DC Mayor Adrian Fenty is wrong for hogging the tickets? And if he is not going to give the tickets to DC Council members,what do you think he should do with the tickets? I want you all to tell me what you think about DC Mayor Adrian Fenty hogging Washington Nationals Tickets.  Listen to what DC Mayor Adrian Fenty had to say when he was on Fox 5 News Fenty on FOX 4/16/09‎

Looking for a Washington DC Real Estate Professional that will help you buy and/or sell your next house or want a "Free Real Estate Market Report" in your area of choice? Check out my website Houses for sale in Washington DC. I can also be reached at my new Active Rain Outside Blog www.GetDCSold.com  or Twitter http://twitter.com/DCHomesforsale. Please give me a call at 202-378-0283 (Direct) or 301-560-6700 x1154 (Office) at your earliest convenience. Thank you very much. Looking forward to helping you make your home purchase or sale a stress free and very happy one. Have a great day.  "Buy home Washington DC Zip codes 20019,20020,20032,20011.

AREA HOMES Looking for just the right property? Click here for properties for sale in this area. more +

JUST LISTED! Tell us what you are looking for and we will send you new listings as soon as they hit the market.   more +

AREA HOMES Looking for just the right property? Click here for properties for sale in this area. more +

JUST LISTED! Tell us what you are looking for and we will send you new listings as soon as they hit the market. more +

Looking for a Washington DC Real Estate Professional that will help you buy and/or sell your next house or want a "Free Real Estate Market Report" in your area of choice? Check out my website Houses for sale in Washington,DC. I can also be reached on my new Outside blog www.GetDCSold.com or Twitter http://twitter.com/DCHomesforsale. Please give me a call at 202-378-0283 (Direct) or 301-560-6700 x1154 (Office) at your earliest convenience. Thank you very much. Looking forward to helping you make your home purchase or sale a stress free and very happy one. Have a great day.  "Buy home Washington DC"

Nightline is a news magazine show on ABC that I try to watch whenever I am up or not doing anything. Yesterday Active Rain's Valparaiso Indiana Real Estate Agents Jeff and Grace Safin of F.C Tucker Company in Valparaiso,Indiana were on the show.

On the show they shared a technique called "reverse offer",a move that helped them sell 50% of their homes they tried the method with in 2008. So what is a reverse offer? Here how it works.

Once a home has a second showing,the couple gathers as much feedback as possible from the buyer's agent and works with their client to come up with an offer to present to the buyer. Anything could potentially be on the table such as price,closing cost assistance,home warranty,moving time frame and appliances. It depends on what it might take to get the buyer. Reverse offer gives the home buyer the ball in their court.

In this real estate market,you have to be very creative in order to succeed and stand out from the fierce competition. Hopefully this technique will help realtors sell more of their houses and help stimulate the housing market.

Here are some more blogs written by Active Rain members on "Reverse offer"

Reverse offers in Real Estate - A Paradigm Shift for the Northwest Indiana Market ! by Jeff and Grace Safin. F.C Tucker Company, Valparaiso,IN.

Reverse offers, Who uses them?????? by The Payne Group at Keller Williams Success Realty. Panama City,FL.

How Reverse Offers Make Things Happen by Rhonda Duffy. Duffy Realty. Alpharetta,GA.

Reverse Offers - Help the inexperienced agents sell your listings! by Sam Thompson - Senior Mortgage Advisor. Carolina Mortgage Company of Fayetteville. Laurinburg,NC.

And of course you can WATCH Jeff and Grace on ABC Nightline Show: Desperate Households. Don't even bother calling Jeff and Grace for advice on reverse offer. They are too famous now to have any time for little real estate agents bothering them-LOL. I am joking of course.

Looking for a Washington DC Real Estate Professional that will help you buy or sell your next house or want a "Free Real Estate Market Report" in your area of choice? Check out my website Houses for sale in Washington,DC. I can also be reached at Lanre Folayan "Buy home Washington DC" (EXIT PREMIER REALTY ... or Twitter http://twitter.com/DCHomesforsale. Please give me a call at 202-378-0283 (Direct) or 301-560-6700 x1154 (Office) at your earliest convenience. Thank you very much. Looking forward to helping you make your home purchase or sale a stress free and very happy one. Have a great day.  "Buy home Washington DC"