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MD . Please C. metropolitan area. Learn More Featured Articles and Posts Home Sales Stats April 27, 2024 By LHowe Home Sales Stats are a great way to track the changes in the real estate market. In March 2024, we saw the price of homes increase while inventory continued low. The limited inventory has contributed to a decrease in annual home sales. The bright spot however is that new home sales are increasing. Read More Relocation to Washington DC- Check Out Glen Echo! April 26, 2024 By LHowe Relocation to Washington DC can be confusing and even overwhelming. Where should you live? Big towns or small? Close to the Potomac River or out in the country? Glen Echo is a small community just over the District line close to Bethesda. It has a lot of history, its own post office, a museum, a… Read More Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas’s Home for Sale! April 24, 2024 By LHowe Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas’s home in DC is for sale! This home defines luxury real estate in Washington DC! If you want a trophy home with five bedrooms and a private pool on one of Georgetown’s prettiest streets you can stop your search right here. Read More Montgomery County Farmers Markets April 22, 2024 By LHowe Montgomery County Farmers Markets offer a wonderful way to eat locally grown seasonal produce. You can find a variety of markets throughout the county from Bethesda to Olney and lots in between. Each market has a slightly different character and unique vendors but each has great food and is worth the visit. Check them out! Read More Bethesda Condos for Sale – How to Choose April 10, 2024 By LHowe Bethesda condos for sale offer lots of choices, but it is sometimes hard to sort out what is the best choice for you. If you want a pool, then you might look at certain communities. If you want a washer and dryer, then you have lots of other choices. In some buildings, you can even… Read More Pines of Rome – a Bethesda Institution January 27, 2024 By LHowe The Pines of Rome was always my uncle’s favorite Italian restaurant in Bethesda. We used to meet there with him and his sons to celebrate big occasions like birthdays. The food is classic old school Italian cuisine that we all grew up with before Italian food became upscale in this country. If you want spaghetti… Read More Vinyl or Hardwood? December 28, 2023 By LHowe Vinyl or hardwood is a choice many homeowners have to make. Vinyl plank flooring is a favorite among homeowners who want the look and texture of natural wood or stone without the financial investment. It’s durable, waterproof, and a great fit for families with kids and pets. Good vinyl plank flooring has the color all… Read More Investing in Short Term Rentals August 5, 2023 By LHowe Investing in short term rentals can be an excellent strategy to diversify your portfolio. Companies such as Airbnb and VRBO have brought the short-term rental market into the mainstream, making it easier than ever for investors to profit from real estate ownership. Rather than getting tied into long-term leases, property owners can capitalize on local… Read More Family Activities In Chevy Chase – Top Ten April 17, 2023 By LHowe Family activities in Chevy Chase range from horseback riding to concerts, shopping to learning about butterflies, and ice skating to rides on a miniature open air train. Here are ten suggestions to get you started exploring Chevy Chase. Read More Maplewood in Bethesda, a Co-Op for Retirees March 3, 2022 By LHowe Maplewood in Bethesda is tucked inside the Beltway in a safe, walkable, wooded neighborhood. This co-op community sets a high standard for independent retirement living with a billiards room, private dining room, club room, library, and art center.. Maplewood has been voted the "Best Senior Living Community" by the readers of Bethesda Magazine - for… Read More What Happens Between Ratification and Closing? June 26, 2019 By LHowe Read More Thinking of Downsizing? January 29, 2019 By LHowe Read More Things to Do in Bethesda MD June 6, 2017 By LHowe Read More Things to Consider When Pricing a Home in Bethesda June 6, 2017 By LHowe Read More Closing Costs When Buying a Home June 6, 2017 By LHowe Read More See More Posts Reviews Sometimes You Win by Losing! This buyer decided not to buy but still appreciated my service. September 11, 2023 I worked with Lise Howe for some months as I searched for a property to purchase in the DMV (District, Maryland and Virginia). Lise took exquisite and unsurpassably compassionate care of and for me – a demanding, difficult, exactlng, anxious potential buyer. Lise brought to bear seasoned, keenly professional knowledge about various aspects of properties … Continued We Used Facetime to Buy Our House March 22, 2023 Lise and her team made our recent home purchase a wonderful process! We live overseas, and ended up putting in an offer on our new home before ever seeing it. Lise made sure we did virtual walk throughs, giving honest commentary of what she saw in person while really listening to what was important to … Continued November 10, 2022 From the moment we met Lise Howe, our fears about not being able to sell our condominium in Kenwood Forest disappeared. Lise is a wonderful combination of the very professional, businesslike realtor and the down-to-earth, practical friend who knows exactly what needs to be done and how. All Lise’s suggestions were on the mark. My … Continued A Great House and Lise Saved Me 3% November 10, 2022 Lise was the best realtor I could have asked for! I was looking to buy, and Lise and I while I was looking through open houses and apartments and condos in Washington DC on my own, we immediately connected and it just went from there. She was incredibly professional and patient with me the entire time, … Continued Lise Equals No Pressure! November 10, 2022 Lise is wonderful to work with. She meets you where you’re at and doesn’t pressure you to make decisions you’re not comfortable with. As a first time home buyer, this is very important. She also educates you throughout the process. I really appreciate her sincere enthusiasm, patience, and calmness. We ran into a few hiccups, … Continued 5 Transactions and More to Come! November 10, 2022 Over the period of a decade or so Lise has served as our realtor for at least 5 listings, including the recent sale of our Bethesda condo. Lise is a very capable realtor who is dedicated to her clients and their best interests. In addition to being industrious, persistent, and honest, she is a lovely … Continued Lise Found Our New Home Before It Came on the Market! November 10, 2022 Simply the best! We would not have found and secured a home in this crazy market if it were not for Lise. Her patience with us was endless, her humor greatly appreciated, and her experience is unparalleled. She went so far above and beyond – literally knocking on someone’s door whose house wasn’t even on … Continued Kenwood Forest Sale and a N Bethesda New Home! November 10, 2022 Lise and her team are absolutely wonderful! We worked with Lise to sell our house and to buy our new home. Though we didn’t anticipate this, the market changed drastically during our process, and Lise was a true professional in navigating these changing dynamics. Lise helped us secure an excellent buyer on our original house, … Continued November 19, 2020 Lise has been my agent through 3 real estate transactions spanning the past 10 years. We closed a foreclosure during the Great Recession, bought my first SFH, and recently helped me navigate the purchase of another MoCo SFH during this COVID-crazy seller’s market. Lise has always been willing to take me out hunting; in the … Continued November 10, 2020 I used Lise Howe to help sell a house in Bethesda and she was excellent. She was presented with some difficult circumstances which she navigated beautifully. In addition, the house was being occupied by a tenant and Lise helped the tenant find a new home. I highly recommend Lise Howe. –Heather,...