Category Archives: vacation homes

What can you buy for $300,000? Vacation homes to escape from the Beltway

By Katherine Reynolds Lewis, Published: February 22 Interest rates are still at historic lows. Real estate prices remain depressed in many areas. As you look forward to summer, you may be wondering whether this would be an opportune time to … Continue reading

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Living in Your Dream Vacation Home

Thanks to low interest rates and good prices, these couples took the plunge and bought the vacation homes they’d always wanted. By Kathleen Bridges http://www.washingtonian.comPublished Friday, February 17, 2012 ….Although prices in many popular resort areas are still falling, agents … Continue reading

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Cover story: Is now the time to buy a second home?

By Michele Lerner SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Wednesday, November 23, 2011 If you long to retire within sight of the Chesapeake Bay, by the shores of Deep Creek Lake or atop the mountains at Wintergreen, you may be thinking … Continue reading

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Deep Creek Lake, Md.: A spot outside the resort grid

Saturday, November 12, 2011 Last updated: Sunday November 13, 2011, 11:07 AM BY SHANNON ROXBOROUGHSPECIAL TO THE RECORDThe Record Fair Lawn residents Andrew and Sandy Lewinski began their search for a vacation home with one condition: That they agree to … Continue reading

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>Planning a vacation? Think Western Maryland

> Posted: 02/10/2011Last Updated: 22 hours and 42 minutes agoBy: Charley Crowson BALTIMORE – While many regions of the state get occasional spurts of snow, the Deep Creek Lake area in Western Maryland is the state’s true winter wonderland. Since … Continue reading

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Market for Vacation Homes Is on the Rise

From the WSJ.com: By S. MITRA KALITA Sales in many vacation communities across the U.S. soared last year to levels not seen since boom times, driven by deep discounts, cash purchases and buyers’ rising stock portfolios. On Mercer Island, Wash., … Continue reading

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6 Reasons to Buy a Vacation Home Now – Resort Life Blog

Source RISMEDIA, August 11, 2010—As the real estate market continues its bumpy road toward recovery, the vacation home market is heating up, causing homeowners around the country to seriously consider buying the vacation home they’ve been eyeing. Margaret La Grange … Continue reading

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International Interest in U.S. Homeownership Increases – Reuters

Reuters – US Edition (NY,NY) via World Wide Web 07/07/2010 Source Website: www.reuters.com International Interest in U.S. Homeownership Increases, Realtors(R) Report Wed Jul 7, 2010 2:24pm EDT WASHINGTON, DC, Jul 07 (MARKET WIRE) — International home buyers are increasingly attracted … Continue reading

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Great Summary of the Second-Home Market Nationally

Some interesting data & analysis that mirrors the Deep Creek Lake second home market: July 6, 2010 by cloefflerCheck out this post originally published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune by Richard Bolen, REALTOR(R), McCall Realty: (A quick “shout out” to … Continue reading

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Deep Creek Lake Vacation Rentals – Names to Know

If you are considering renting your home or condo through a resort vacation rental company, here are a few names to know (alphabetically): ____________________ Long & Foster Resort Rentals Sheila Kramer, manager shelia.kramer@longandfoster.com 301-387-5832 http://www.deepcreekresort.com/ ____________________ Offlake Rentals Bob Orr, … Continue reading

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