by Brandon M. Scott There is a lot of opportunities for residential and commercial development in DC and nearly all of it is east of the Anacostia River. The community of Capital View is flanked by Fletcher Johnson, the 4th largest piece of undeveloped land in...
By Brandon Scott We’ve all heard about the American dream, much of which centers around a house with some kind of fence. I don’t know about you but a white picket fence is not the look I am going for. However, the dream still remains tried and true. The enchantment of...
By Brandon Scott Many of us look around and feel like the world is already crazy but then you sprinkle in a recession and things feel that much more complicated. It probably seems like you woke up one day and wham! We’re in a recession. Let’s establish what...
By Brandon Scott The idea of purchasing your first home is significant, then you reach a point where you begin to feel like you understand the real estate game. The monthly mortgage payment that you initially thought was too much, you now pay without blinking. The...
by Brandon Scott The idea of selling your home comes with a flurry of emotions. You have me breathing down your neck about when the painters can come in. You have movers touching things and now you can’t find your favorite diddle dooha. But, you’re excited at the same...
By Brandon Scott The market has been one sided giving sellers the upperhand. Before inflation showed up to this party, the biggest concern, for most buyers, was if the home would appraise above the list price. Inflation is impacting real estate completely differently...
By Brandon Scott Inflation has hit a lot of people hard, and mainly their buying power. When interest rates were low, it was certainly a selling point and good knowledge that rates were at a historical low so buying just “made sense.” During that period of historical...
By Brandon Scott There are two schools of thought I have about gentrification, the known definition, and the emotion of gentrification. Based on how someone sees the process of gentrification will guide the school of thought an individual will fall into. The Emotion....
The success of your real estate transaction can seem like a foreign statement, especially for buyers reading this that have lost offer-after-offer. The bidding wars and this seller’s market are sticking around but there is still a silver-lining. Many buyers are still...