Ramblings of a Baltimore area Realtor

I bought a case of tomatoes last week at the farmer's market in Glen Burnie.  So, I've been busy canning them and putting them to good use before they go bad.  I made 12 jars of chunky salsa yesterday.  Here's my recipe, it's delicious.  I have been using this recipe for years and my family loves it.  We eat more salsa in our house than ketchup.

8 cups chopped, peeled tomatoes

4 cups chopped, seeded cubanelle or anaheim or sweet banana peppers

2 cups chopped onions

2 cups  cider vinegar

1 cup chopped, seeded sweet red peppers

1 cup chopped, seeded jalapeno peppers (fresh, not bottled)

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 5 1/2 oz can tomato paste

2 tbsp sugar

1 tbsp salt

2 tsp paprika (use hot Hungarian Paprika)

1 tsp dried oregano

1/4 c. chopped fresh cilantro (optional)

In a large, heavy saucepan, bring to a boil the tomatoes, peppers, onions, vinegar, red peppers, jalapeno peppers, garlic, tomato paste, sugar, salt, paprika and oregano, stirring often.  Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer mixture for about an hour or until thick enough to coat a spoon.  Stir in cilantro and simmer for 5 minutes longer. 

Fill and seal jars.  Process in boiling water bath for 20 minutes.  Makes about 9 cups.

Note:  you can adjust the heat but increasing jalapenos and decreasing cubanelle or decreasing jalapenos and use fewer cubanelle.  Be sure to wear rubber gloves when handling hot peppers.  A friend of mine didn't wear rubber gloves and ended up going to the ER for 1st degree burns on her hands. 

ENJOY!!

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home give me a call today and we'll talk about the market conditions and what your home could possibly be worth in today's market place if you are thinking of selling.  If you are considering buying a home, there is no better time than now to buy.  The tax savings and wealth building a lone is worth the plunge into todays market.

During 2009 Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc is waving administrative fees active duty military, retired military and the families of fallen military, as well as policemen, firemen and emt's.  If you enter into a contract by the New Year's eve Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc. will waive the admin fee at settlement.  This is a $350 savings.  If you are thinking about buying or selling a home give Advance Realty Anne Arundel a call and receive full service real estate assistance from an experienced agent.  Our office is open 7 days a week and we can be reached at 410-761-1550.

June Piper-Brandon, Broker - Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.

During 2009 Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc is waving administrative fees active duty military, retired military and the families of fallen military, as well as policemen, firemen and emt's.  If you enter into a contract by the New Year's eve Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc. will waive the admin fee at settlement.  This is a $350 savings.  If you are thinking about buying or selling a home give Advance Realty Anne Arundel a call and receive full service real estate assistance from an experienced agent.  Our office is open 7 days a week and we can be reached at 410-761-1550.

June Piper-Brandon, Broker - Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.

Edgewood Maryland is located in Harford County.  Edgewood is located north of Joppa and east of Bel Air in close proximity to Aberdeen Proving Ground.  Edgewood is conveniently located east of 95 and can also be reached along Rt. 7 and Rt. 40.  It is a convenient commute to Baltimore and also Aberdeen.  It is also served by AMTRAC which makes it easy to commute to DC.  Harford County provides affordable housing for many who seek a more laid back life style.  Harford County offers both rural and town living and something for everyone. 

These figures are taken directly from our MRIS system and are believed to be accurate.

Edgewood

New Listings       9 (increase of 2 from last week)          

Under Contract    5 (decrease of 3 over last week)

Settled Sales      5 (decrease 1 from last week)

Harford County

New Listings           84 (decrease 21 from last week)

Under Contract     57 (decrease of 18 from last week)

Settled Sales        57 (increase of 9 from last week)

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home give me a call today and we'll talk about the market conditions and what your home could possibly be worth in today's market place if you are thinking of selling.  If you are considering buying a home, there is no better time than now to buy.  The tax savings and wealth building a lone is worth the plunge into todays market.

During 2009 Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc is waving administrative fees active duty military, retired military and the families of fallen military, as well as policemen, firemen and emt's.  If you enter into a contract by the New Year's eve Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc. will waive the admin fee at settlement.  This is a $350 savings.  If you are thinking about buying or selling a home give Advance Realty Anne Arundel a call and receive full service real estate assistance from an experienced agent.  Our office is open 7 days a week and we can be reached at 410-761-1550.

June Piper-Brandon, Broker - Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.

Edgewood Maryland is located in Harford County.  Edgewood is located north of Joppa and east of Bel Air in close proximity to Aberdeen Proving Ground.  Edgewood is conveniently located east of 95 and can also be reached along Rt. 7 and Rt. 40.  It is a convenient commute to Baltimore and also Aberdeen.  It is also served by AMTRAC which makes it easy to commute to DC.  Harford County provides affordable housing for many who seek a more laid back life style.  Harford County offers both rural and town living and something for everyone. 

These figures are taken directly from our MRIS system and are believed to be accurate.

Edgewood

New Listings       7 (decrease of 4 from last week)          

Under Contract    8 (increase of 5 over last week)

Settled Sales      6 (increase 2 from last week)

Harford County

New Listings          105 (decrease 3 from last week)

Under Contract     75 (increase of 23 from last week)

Settled Sales        48 (increase of 12 from last week)

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home give me a call today and we'll talk about the market conditions and what your home could possibly be worth in today's market place if you are thinking of selling.  If you are considering buying a home, there is no better time than now to buy.  The tax savings and wealth building a lone is worth the plunge into todays market.

During 2009 Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc is waving administrative fees active duty military, retired military and the families of fallen military, as well as policemen, firemen and emt's.  If you enter into a contract by the New Year's eve Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc. will waive the admin fee at settlement.  This is a $350 savings.  If you are thinking about buying or selling a home give Advance Realty Anne Arundel a call and receive full service real estate assistance from an experienced agent.  Our office is open 7 days a week and we can be reached at 410-761-1550.

June Piper-Brandon, Broker - Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.

The market remains fairly stable despite record low interest rates and improvements in the stock market.  The number of new listings has remained stable we are still seeing a similar number of homes going under contract and settling.  I'm surprised I'm not seeing more individuals making the decision to buy with so many great deals available.  The school year is coming to a close so hopefully, people will be on the move before the end of summer.  Now with the economic stimulus changes (up to $8000 in tax credits) and low interest rates it will be interesting to see how this all changes.  Overall, there has never been a better time to buy, than right now.

These figures are taken directly from our MRIS system and are believed to be accurate.

Glen Burnie, MD

New Listings       29 (no change from last week)          

Under Contract     16 (decrease of 2 from last week)

Settled Sales      14 (no change from last week)

Anne Arundel County

New Listings         216 (decrease 2 from last week)         

Under Contract      130 (decrease 21 over last week)

Settled Sales         86 (increase of 9 over last week)

Glen Burnie offers many affordable housing opportunities for those relocating to Ft. Meade and Annapolis.  Glen Burnie is located north on 97 from rt 50 or north on Rt. 2 from Annapolis Naval Academy and east along 32 and north on 97 from Ft. Meade.  It is a relatively easy commute from either base and only a couple short miles from the Curtis Bay Coast Guard Station too, as well as being commutable to DC whether you ride the MARC from Odenton or drive.

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home give me a call today and we'll talk about the market conditions and what your home could possibly be worth in today's market place if you are thinking of selling.  If you are considering buying a home, there is no better time than now to buy.  The tax savings and wealth building a lone is worth the plunge into todays market.

During 2009 Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc is waving administrative fees active duty military, retired military and the families of fallen military, as well as policemen, firemen and emt's.  If you enter into a contract by the New Year's eve Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc. will waive the admin fee at settlement.  This is a $350 savings.  If you are thinking about buying or selling a home give Advance Realty Anne Arundel a call and receive full service real estate assistance from an experienced agent.  Our office is open 7 days a week and we can be reached at 410-761-1550.

June Piper-Brandon, Broker - Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.

Edgewood Maryland is located in Harford County.  Edgewood is located north of Joppa and east of Bel Air in close proximity to Aberdeen Proving Ground.  Edgewood is conveniently located east of 95 and can also be reached along Rt. 7 and Rt. 40.  It is a convenient commute to Baltimore and also Aberdeen.  It is also served by AMTRAC which makes it easy to commute to DC.  Harford County provides affordable housing for many who seek a more laid back life style.  Harford County offers both rural and town living and something for everyone. 

These figures are taken directly from our MRIS system and are believed to be accurate.

Edgewood

New Listings       11 (increase of 1 from last week)          

Under Contract    3 (decrease of 1 over last week)

Settled Sales      4 (increase 4 from last week)

Harford County

New Listings          108 (decrease 9 from last week)

Under Contract     48 (decrease of 12 from last week)

Settled Sales        36 (increase of 3 from last week)

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home give me a call today and we'll talk about the market conditions and what your home could possibly be worth in today's market place if you are thinking of selling.  If you are considering buying a home, there is no better time than now to buy.  The tax savings and wealth building a lone is worth the plunge into todays market.

During 2009 Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc is waving administrative fees active duty military, retired military and the families of fallen military, as well as policemen, firemen and emt's.  If you enter into a contract by the New Year's eve Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc. will waive the admin fee at settlement.  This is a $350 savings.  If you are thinking about buying or selling a home give Advance Realty Anne Arundel a call and receive full service real estate assistance from an experienced agent.  Our office is open 7 days a week and we can be reached at 410-761-1550.

June Piper-Brandon, Broker - Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.

Edgewood Maryland is located in Harford County.  Edgewood is located north of Joppa and east of Bel Air in close proximity to Aberdeen Proving Ground.  Edgewood is conveniently located east of 95 and can also be reached along Rt. 7 and Rt. 40.  It is a convenient commute to Baltimore and also Aberdeen.  It is also served by AMTRAC which makes it easy to commute to DC.  Harford County provides affordable housing for many who seek a more laid back life style.  Harford County offers both rural and town living and something for everyone. 

These figures are taken directly from our MRIS system and are believed to be accurate.

Edgewood

New Listings       10 (increase of 3 from last week)          

Under Contract    4 (no change over last week)

Settled Sales      0 (decrease 3 from last week)

Harford County

New Listings          117 (decrease 2 from last week)

Under Contract     60 (decrease of 2 from last week)

Settled Sales        33 (decrease of 29 from last week)

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home give me a call today and we'll talk about the market conditions and what your home could possibly be worth in today's market place if you are thinking of selling.  If you are considering buying a home, there is no better time than now to buy.  The tax savings and wealth building a lone is worth the plunge into todays market.

During 2009 Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc is waving administrative fees active duty military, retired military and the families of fallen military, as well as policemen, firemen and emt's.  If you enter into a contract by the New Year's eve Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc. will waive the admin fee at settlement.  This is a $350 savings.  If you are thinking about buying or selling a home give Advance Realty Anne Arundel a call and receive full service real estate assistance from an experienced agent.  Our office is open 7 days a week and we can be reached at 410-761-1550.

June Piper-Brandon, Broker - Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.

Edgewood Maryland is located in Harford County.  Edgewood is located north of Joppa and east of Bel Air in close proximity to Aberdeen Proving Ground.  Edgewood is conveniently located east of 95 and can also be reached along Rt. 7 and Rt. 40.  It is a convenient commute to Baltimore and also Aberdeen.  It is also served by AMTRAC which makes it easy to commute to DC.  Harford County provides affordable housing for many who seek a more laid back life style.  Harford County offers both rural and town living and something for everyone. 

These figures are taken directly from our MRIS system and are believed to be accurate.

Edgewood

New Listings       8 (increase of 1 from last week)          

Under Contract    4 (increase of 1 over last week)

Settled Sales      3 (decrease 1 from last week)

Harford County

New Listings          119 (decrease 7 from last week)

Under Contract     62 (increase of 5 from last week)

Settled Sales        62 (increase of 38 from last week)

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home give me a call today and we'll talk about the market conditions and what your home could possibly be worth in today's market place if you are thinking of selling.  If you are considering buying a home, there is no better time than now to buy.  The tax savings and wealth building a lone is worth the plunge into todays market.

During 2009 Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc is waving administrative fees active duty military, retired military and the families of fallen military, as well as policemen, firemen and emt's.  If you enter into a contract by the New Year's eve Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc. will waive the admin fee at settlement.  This is a $350 savings.  If you are thinking about buying or selling a home give Advance Realty Anne Arundel a call and receive full service real estate assistance from an experienced agent.  Our office is open 7 days a week and we can be reached at 410-761-1550.

June Piper-Brandon, Broker - Advance Realty Anne Arundel Inc.