Pointing You Home & Seniors Solutions Show: DMV Quarter 1 Housing Market Overview

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Links to articles from this episode:

• Local Article: Marine Layer Arriving at Bethesda Row this Summer 

  https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/business/marine-layer-arriving-at-bethesda-row-this-summer/ (eco friendly clothing store, they offer $5 discount to people who donate tshirts that are then re-spun into new fabrics) 

• Local Article: Section of Capital Crescent Trail To Be Closed For Two Months in Bethesda 

  https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/news/section-of-capital-crescent-trail-to-be-closed-for-two-months-in-bethesda/ 

• Q1 Review

• Article: Real Estate Agent, Broker, Realtor: What's the Difference? 

  https://www.realtor.com/advice/buy/whats-difference-real-estate-salesperson-broker/  

• Article: The $17,000 ‘sweet spot’ you should know about before you sell your home 

  https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-17000-sweet-spot-you-should-know-about-before-you-sell-your-home-2019-05-07?mod=real-estate-personal-finance 

• Article: (Home Health) How An Interior Designer Is Working To Rid Buildings Of Dangerous Air Toxins https://www.forbes.com/sites/staceyfreed/2019/05/07/how-an-interior-designer-is-working-to-rid-buildings-of-dangerous-air-toxins/#4bd0649713ce 

• Article: 17% of DC Homes Sold This Year Were All-Cash Sales 

  https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/17-of-homes-sold-in-dc-in-2019-were-all-cash-sales/15369?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=headline&utm_campaign=Wednesday+May+8th%2C+2019&omhide=true 

• Article: Ginnie Mae Moves to Crack Down on Repeated Refinancings (RER) 

  https://www.realtor.com/news/real-estate-news/ginnie-mae-moves-to-crack-down-on-repeated-refinancings/  

• Article: 7 times you should pay more than the offering price when buying a home 

  https://www.marketwatch.com/story/7-times-you-should-pay-more-than-the-offering-price-when-buying-a-house-2019-05-06?mod=real-estate-personal-finance

• Newspaper Article: Housemate Wanted. Must Lift Heavy Objects  https://www.aarp.org/money/budgeting-saving/info-2019/retiree-roommates.html  

• Article: Using Cognitive Rehabilitation to Aid Dementia Patients  https://www.aarp.org/health/dementia/info-2019/cognitive-rehabilitation-may-ease-dementia.html  

• Article: When Kids Care For Their Parents—For Pay 

  https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/financial-legal/info-2019/personal-care-agreement.html 

• Article: Millennials don't want to buy baby boomers' sprawling, multi-bedroom homes, and it's creating a major problem in the real-estate market  

  https://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-vs-baby-boomers-big-houses-real-estate-market-problems-2019-3  

• Article: How Legacy Planning Can Promote Healthier Aging 

  https://www.sunriseseniorliving.com/blog/april-2019/how-legacy-planning-can-promote-healthier-aging.aspx 

• Article: The emotional toll of decluttering and downsizing your home 

  https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/04/15/emotional-toll-decluttering-downsizing-your-home/  

• Article: Life is a Journey: Helping Seniors Travel 

  https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbevis/2019/04/30/life-is-a-journey-helping-seniors-travel/#28798949134f  

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