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Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Information
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Information With more than 20 years experience with homes for sale or rent in Maryland, I am proud to be a long time resident of Montgomery County, Maryland. Montgomery County has a tradition of excellence, especially in their school system. Here is Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) information that you... Read More
Silver Spring Found to be Densely Populated
Planning and urbanism blogger, Michael Rodriguez, recently analyzed Census data in order to determine if the area of Silver Spring is in fact an urban area or a suburban area. After much debate and discussion, figures from Rodriguez’s analysis may point to an urban label. According to the data gathered by the analysis, the downtown... Read More
Strategic Default Vs. Strategic Short Sale And “Verifiable Hardships”
Via Robert G Hertzog (Summit Home Consultants): Strategic Default Vs. Strategic Short Sale And “Verifiable Hardships” The new “buzz phrase” in our industry is “Strategic Default”. Recently, Â University of Arizona professor Brent White wrote an article dealing with the issue “Strategic Defaults”. Â In the article, he basically justified the idea of “walking away” from your... Read More
SOLD in Silver Spring
The Speicher Team is proud to announce a home for sale Silver Spring at 2898 Schoolhouse Cir (MC7602136). This home is immaculate, fresh, and perfectly clean. It’s everything you’ve been looking. It is an end unit with a garage facing a quiet community park with no road noise. The kitchen appliances, carpet, and paint have... Read More
Avoiding Foreclosure
It’s estimated that 33 million home owners are at least one month behind on their mortgage payments. If a homeowner falls behind on their mortgage payments, usually a foreclosure or short sale is coming soon. Most homeowners do not know their options in this situation. It can be very confusing, frustrating, and frightening. Often, the... Read More
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) class of 2010 who earned 62 National Merit Scholarship Awards
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) class of 2010 who earned 62 National Merit Scholarship Awards Twenty graduates from Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) have been named in the second round of college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships. They are among 35 winners in Maryland of scholarships sponsored by colleges and universities throughout the nation. Each sponsor college... Read More
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Awarded Federal Innovation Grant for Integrated Curriculum
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Awarded Federal Innovation Grant for Integrated Curriculum The reasons to live in Montgomery County, MD just keeps growing and growing. In the past several months, I have talked about MCPS students earning 62 National Merit Scholarship Awards and an overview of the school system. Now, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)... Read More
Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland
Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland held their annual culinary extravaganza last night in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Well, not IN the harbor. The event featured Baltimore’s finest chefs for an evening of full of fun and food, all the while enabling Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland feed thousands of people for weeks/months. We were... Read More
Home FOR SALE in Mount Airy
The Speicher Team presents a fabulous Mount Airy MD home for sale at 4100 Lomar Terrace (FR7653273) in Manorwood.  BELOW MARKET PRICE, this home is in great condition. It has new carpet and it’s clean. The open floor plan is great for entertaining. Hardwood floors are in the two-story foyer, the center-island kitchen opens to the family room, sun room, and deck. ... Read More
Maryland tops Education Week’s rankings; Virginia is fourth
For the third straight year, Maryland’s public education system is ranked the nation’s best overall in an assessment of state policies and student performance to be published Tuesday. Maryland received a B-plus from the news outlet Education Week, a grade that took into account student achievement, school finance and various education policies. New York and... Read More
