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Built in 1668, a Stone Fixer-Upper in Maryland Is This Week’s Oldest Home

21/05/202321/04/2025dansa

A stone home built in 1668 in Chestertown, MD, is the oldest home on the market this week on Realtor.com®.

The exterior walls are said to have been constructed of stone “not native to the area” and which may have been transported from England in the original owner’s ships, the listing notes.

Other historic homes to hit the market this week include a modernized antique in New York, a stone manor house in New Jersey, and a stone farmhouse in Pennsylvania.

Scroll down for a full look at this week’s 10 oldest homes.

Price: $327,900
Year built: 1668
Rock of Ages: The two-bedroom home “needs renovation” the listing states. The house, perhaps the oldest in the state, has not been occupied since 1996.

The 1,186-square-foot abode features a cozy living room with wood-paneled walls and a fireplace. One cute bedroom has an arched ceiling. The kitchen and bathrooms need work, and an attached shed has an outhouse.

Prospective buyers and agents are advised to enter the home at their own risk.

Chestertown, M.D

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Price: $398,000
Year built: 1690
5 acres and stone walls: This charming three bedroom home has been well preserved. Measuring 1,480 square feet, it features

Deion Sanders Scores Colorado Mansion With Mountain Views

09/05/202321/04/2025dansa

New Colorado Buffaloes footballcoach Deion Sanders recently scored a pretty sweet deal in Longmont, CO.

While we don’t know exactly how much Sanders paid for his slice of Rocky Mountain paradise, the home was on the market for $3.97 million. Measuring 6,457 square feet, the mansion sits in a gated community in Boulder County.

The gated community was designed with outdoor recreation in mind and is centered on a 40-acre private lake, where residents can fish, swim, or sail.

After Sanders departed for Colorado—from his head-coach position at Jackson State University—the former star defensive back listed his luxe farmhouse in Canton, MS, for $1.5 million. And if you’re a buyer in search of a home with a big-league pedigree, Sanders’ Mississippi retreat is still available.

The star coach even recently shared a personal tour of his new home on YouTube.

Built in 2016, Sanders’ four-bedroom estate near Boulder, CO, sits on roughly 2.5 acres. The grounds are dotted with beautiful gardens and 50 fruit trees, including apple, cherry, pear and fig.

A circular driveway leads to the main home, surrounded by lush landscaping.

An exposed-beam ceiling and dark wood floors give the spacious living room and dining area an inviting

Man Dies of Stroke After a Realtor Failed to Call Help

07/04/2023dansa

Randy Vaughan suffered a stroke at home in North Carolina and later died in a hospice.
A realtor had seen him lying on the floor of his home but had not called for help.
The realtor wrote in a report that he was unsure if Vaughan was dead or had drunk too much.

The family of a 69-year-old man is calling for an investigation into his death, saying he suffered a stroke and a real estate agent saw him on the floor but left without helping.

Randy Vaughan from North Carolina was found unresponsive in his home on February 14 after his family became concerned that he had not called to wish his grandson on his birthday, the Winston-Salem Journal newspaper reported.

It was determined that he had suffered multiple strokes and developed pneumonia, and the family had to move him to hospice care, where he later died on February 22.

His family later learned that a realtor had visited the house in High Rock Lake the previous day for a showing and heard him grunt

Mortgage rates continue to melt as economists dream of a real estate ‘rebound’ in spring

26/03/2023dansa

Mortgage rates are still falling as the Fed announced another quarter-point rate hike on Wednesday — and indicated increases may be nearing their long-awaited end.

In the meantime, the homebuyer front is seeing “improved purchase demand and stabilizing home prices,” says Freddie Mac chief economist Sam Khater.

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“If mortgage rates continue to slide over the next few weeks, look for a continued rebound during the first weeks of the spring homebuying season.”

Khater and other experts are anticipating more buyers will return to the market as rates become more affordable. However, that doesn’t mean housing prices are going to subside anytime soon.

30-year fixed-rate mortgages

The 30-year average fixed rate slide further to 6.42% this week, compared to last week’s average of 6.60%.

A year ago at this time, a 30-year home loan averaged 4.42%.

“With rates below 6.5%, more Americans can purchase the median-price home by putting 18% down without being cost-burdened,” said Nadia Evangelou, senior economist for the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

Evangelou anticipates the housing market to rebound even

Realtors: With the pandemic boom behind us, the market is now leveling out and stabilizing

26/02/2023dansa

Everyone seems to be talking about the real estate market and speculation is high about where the market is headed in 2023.

During the COVID market from 2020 through early 2022, the housing market seemed to explode. People were spending more time than ever on their homes, and quickly realized that their homes didn’t meet their current needs.

Working from home became a reality; suddenly every buyer needed a home office.

Faced with the unknown job market, families also looked to downsize to secure affordability. This saturated the market with buyers, causing increased sales prices and low inventory.

From the seller’s perspective, things were positive. The number of days on the market was very low. Buyers were plentiful and paid over the listing price to secure the winning bid. This resulted in soaring property values.

With the COVID market behind us, buyers and sellers are worried about where the housing market is headed.

The market we see today has adjusted and is a steady, strong market. According to the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors, last month there were 1,583 closings; this is down 38.4% from December 2021.

However, while the number of closings dropped, comparatively from December 2021 to December

Journal Club 01-06-23 – Passive Income MD

09/01/2023dansa

Here’s Journal Club 01-06-23! Every week, I hold a JOURNAL CLUB. After filtering through the articles on the web, I present a few that impacted my life this week. Be safe and stay well!

A good rule of thumb to ensure you build a solid portfolio is to invest in a wide range of asset classes. That way, no matter how the future unfolds, the variety of your investments can still support you in achieving your financial objectives. The White Coat Investor shares a similar view and focuses on a specific investment type included in his portfolio – The G Fund (Finally) Gets Its Day in the Sun. Check it out!

Investing in real estate is considered an excellent way to build generational wealth. However, taking that first step to becoming a real estate investor can feel quite overwhelming, especially when you lack a reference point or are the first one in your family to attempt real estate investing. Thankfully, there are plenty of resources you could tap into when starting your real estate investing journey. And the author over at REI Nation shares beneficial tips to help you put your best foot forward in the article – Be