Written by Rick Gregory, COO at Coldwell Banker AdvantageI love my Alexa. Unlike my kids, I don’t have to compete with Fortnite for her attention….she actually listens to what I say and even responds. Alexa plays the music I ask for, gets me the news and up to date weather. And now I’m starting to expand my daily interactions by multi-tasking between ‘honey-do’s’ and asking Alexa for information on some great vacation spots. I’m so fascinated with what Alexa and Google Hom... read more

Thank goodness that really boring Super Bowl is over! Now we can focus on the real estate market! Did you know that the winter hibernation of home buyers essentially ends after the trophy presentation? Year after year, real estate website traffic starts its traditional climb the day after the football season ends. That’s why we always encourage potential buyers to get the jump now so the “For Sale” sign can be in the ground for these potential early birds. The current real estate market continues ... read more

I am a numbers freak so I look forward to the monthly National Association of Realtors Existing Homes Sales Report which was released last Thursday. As an economic indicator at the national level, NARs report is fantastic and eagerly awaited by economists and policy makers in D.C. But it does little good in helping anyone interested in entering the home buying or selling process. That is obviously because of the ultra-local nature of real estate. But the report is still interesting. I was most happy to see that we ... read more

February 23rd:Every Saturday The Pinhook and Pie Pushers host 80's BB's Brunch from 11:00 am-2:00 pm. There will be 80's music, fancy drinks, and food from Pie Pushers' delicious menu!February 24th:Rubenstein Arts Center is hosting DukeCreate Workshop: Screen Printing from 2:00-4:00 pm. Admission is free and ages 12-18 must be accompanied by an adult. Learn to screen print on paper or textiles!Russel Memorial CME Church and Wall Street Juniors Inc. are putting on a 'live' Black History Month Wax Museum opening at 1... read more

We are honored that our relocation department has been named a Platinum Award winner AGAIN by Cartus Broker Services for their outstanding performance during the past year. The award will be presented at the 2019 Cartus Broker Network Conference, held March 17-19 at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas.  Platinum is the highest level of the Excellence Awards presented to principal brokers. Excellence Award recognition is based on performance results related to a wide variety of metrics including customer service, ... read more