Buying a home is an exciting experience, but it can feel a bit overwhelming if you don’t have the right information. Check out these helpful resources about the home buying process. When you’re ready, give The Lise Howe Group a call at 240-401-5577 to tour available homes in the Montgomery County and Bethesda areas.

Relocation to Washington DC- Check Out Glen Echo!

Relocation to Washington

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 great restaurant, a sushi carryout and one of the best hardware stores you will ever visit.

Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas’s Home for Sale!

Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas's Home

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.

Bethesda Homes For Sale April 15 2024

Bethesda homes for sale on April 15 2024 suggest that there is more much needed inventory coming on the market! Maybe there is a dream home coming for you soon!

Compromises Homebuyers May Consider

Compromises buyers may consider

Compromises homebuyers may consider range from different locations to yard size to architecture. Some features that seem like a must have get moved to the wish list. This is a hard market for buyers and sometimes those immediate must haves become things to add in a year or two.

Greatest Appreciation in the DC Area

The greatest appreciation in the DC area took place in five zip codes, two in DC and three in Northern Virginia. In addition, the DC area median price nearly hit the peak established in May 2023. All in all, don’t you wish you had bought your dream home five years ago?

Relocating to Bethesda – Top Employers

Relocating to Bethesda Top Employers

Relocating to Bethesda? Wondering who the top employers are in Bethesda? You will be surprised by how many great employers there are in Bethesda looking for people like you relocating to Bethesda!

Avenel Homes for Sale March 2024

Avenel Homes for Sale Potomac MD

Avenel homes for sale in March 2024 are limited to one, 10 Beman Woods Court. This paucity of homes on the market in Avenel certainly reflects the low inventory we are experiencing in the DC area, but there are three more coming on the market in the next few weeks. 10 Beman Woods Court is on the market for $4,375,000, listed by Washington Fine Properties.

Relocating to Bethesda? Top 10 Reasons

Relocating to Bethesda is a great choice to make! Known for its medical prowess as home to the National Institutes of Health and the National Naval Medical Center, along with its proximity to Washington, D.C., Bethesda is also a family-friendly urban center whose top-tier education, arts and cuisine make residents happy to call it home. The city’s live theater and art galleries, upscale shopping and nationally recognized schools, biomedical-research centers making life-saving breakthroughs – and much more – make Bethesda a sought-after residential destination.

Mortgage Rates Have Slowed Buyers

Mortgage Rates Have Slowed Buyers

Mortgage rates have slowed buyers down this year. If you’ve been thinking about buying a home, mortgage rates are probably top of mind for you. They may even be why you’ve put your plans on hold for now. When rates climbed near 8% last year, some buyers found the numbers just didn’t make sense for their budget anymore. Others shifted to less expensive homes such as condos or townhomes in the suburbs. That may be the case for you too.

New Credit Scores Explained

New credit scores explained

New credit scores are coming for homebuyers and lenders in the last quarter of 2025, but it is never to early to start to understand what is changing and how it will affect you as a consumer and possible home buyer.