BREAKING NEWS! President Bush has signed into law new consumer tax credits for energy efficiency home improvements, as well as purchases of plug-in hybrid vehicles. These provisions were included in H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, which the president signed on October 3, 2008. The homeowner tax credits are largely the same - but not identical - to those that expired at the end of 2007, and begin again on January 1, 2009.

Taxpayers who claimed some but not all of the… Continue

The interest in historic home ownership continues to be robust. If we can get the lending institutions to cooperate, I expect 2009 to be a good year for hsitoric home sales, despite the predictions for the rest of the real estate market and the economy in general.

Though I have focused my Historic Home Team real estate business in the geographic areas in which I am licensed as a Realtor - Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and soon Washington, DC, I have received hundreds of communications from… Continue

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I love YouTube.com and I have to control my myself in wanting to post hundreds of videos that are extremely interesting to me for one reason or another. Where else can you find such a diverse body of work in a format that you can take anywhere, even to your own website or blog. YouTube is accessible to one and all, so that makes no sense. I did come across a video, however, that my readers may have missed and I must post here. It is only five minutes long, but is a stunning exploration of statis… Continue

PBS has produced several wonderful "reality" documentaries about living in the past in America. The one I always think about around Thanksgiving is called "The Colonial House" (website link) produced in 2004, recreating with volunteers, life in America in 1628. The documentary itself is very interesting, but the website is fabulous and highly interactive with many photos & videos.… Continue