Please welcome Ascent Home Loans to the Broker Outpost!nnAscent Home Loans has built a strong reputation as a fast and efficient National Lender providing 100% Payout, Automated Underwriting, Direct Deposit, and ‘Thinking Outside of the Box’. We are the company that was built ‘Outside of the Box’. We weren’t created by a partnership of Bankers, […]
Rural, winding Berryville Road can be as difficult to pinpoint as it is to navigate. Just ask lifelong Berryville Road resident Shirley Shields. Read More…
Q: I signed a contract a little more than two years ago to purchase a to-be-built condominium unit. I gave the developer a hefty down payment. My sales contract says that settlement must take place within two years. I inspect the building weekly, and it does not look like a lot of work has been […]
Watch out: Home real estate is back in the sights of Capitol Hill tax writers. Read More…
This has been a big week for George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens, the official name of that extraordinary property overlooking the Potomac River. Read More…
Q: DEAR BOB: My house has been on the market for more than 18 months. Despite scores of open houses and showings by agents, no offers. It is a gorgeous five-bedroom, four-bath home with a three-car heated garage. The area is not economically depressed. We can’t figure out any ideas to sell it,… Read More…
Please welcome Loan Runner to the Outpost!nLoan Runner is the company that gave the industry its first universal subprime pricing engine. We have a complete suite of products to help everyone, from the single loan originator to the national lenders.nLoan Runner’s focus has always been on accuracy, so you don’t have to re-handle the file, […]
Think cathedral ceilings, marble countertops and a back door that opens to a golf course represent the ultimate in luxury living? Read More…
Q Our basement is infested with crickets. For years, they have resisted our efforts to control them with sprays. We are considering trying an ultrasonic device because we do not like to use strong chemicals in the house. Do ultrasonic devices really work? Are there better ways to deal with this… Read More…
Phyllis and Ronnie Zweig loved the six-bedroom Bethesda house where they lived for 23 years and raised three children, now ages 25, 24 and 22. Read More…