By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com and Fatiha Belfakir, Special to the AFRO The real estate industry is an ever-growing industry. While selling and […]
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Black-woman owned ‘cornerstone brokerage’ emerges
The Home Team (THT) Realty Group CEO and Owner Wyevetra Jordan aims to be a one stop shop in the community housing needs. (Courtesy photo) By Demetrius Dillard Special to […]
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Black woman owned brokerage puts ‘collaboration over competition
Tiffany Harris, left, and Brandi Hawkins launched Harris Hawkins & Co., a Black woman owned boutique brokerage in Baltimore City, at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photos by George […]
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PGCAR reports record home sales for end of 2020
By AFRO Staff While unemployment and financial crises have plagued much of the country and world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Prince George’s County Association of REALTORS (PGCAR) reported […]
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The Next Step in Home Buying
You have determined that you want to purchase a home. You have completed the first and most important step: getting preapproved for a mortgage by a Mortgage company or the […]
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Is Now a Good Time to Buy A Home?
Michael Cassell The question, “Is now a good time to buy a home?” has only one real and honest answer. It depends. Among other things; it depends on you, your […]
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Focusing on Kitchen and Baths Can Hasten Home Sale
To Carol Harriston, preparing a home for sale is an art. As many sellers know who have found their homes on the real estate market for months with no prospects […]
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Spring Cleaning and Spring Pest Proofing Go Hand in Hand
(NewsUSA) – As the ritual of spring cleaning nears with every slightly warmer and longer day, many homeowners will look to home organizational trends to kick start their list of […]
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Fresh Paint Can Be A Difference-Maker When Selling Your Home
Unless you’ve been living on a desert island, you know how tough it is to sell a home these days. In some neighborhoods, “For Sale” signs are as common as […]
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Mayor Gray’s Latest Program Provides Furniture to Homeless Veterans
Mayor Vincent Gray and D.C. Office of Veterans Affairs (OVA) director, Matt Cary, recently announced a furniture-donation program for homeless veterans and their families who live in Washington, D.C. Through […]
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Howard Awarded $10,000 Grant from Home Depot
Howard University was recently awarded a $10,000 grant for on campus improvements for finishing as a finalist in the Home Depot 2011 “Retool Your School” Campus Improvement Grant Program. The […]
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Graduate School USA Signs On as first Major Tenant of New Waterfront Project
Continuing with the design to revitalize Washington, D.C.’s Southwest Waterfront, mayor Vincent Gray announced on March 10 that Graduate School USA signed an agreement to establish what will be called […]