Do I Need a Buyer's Agent to Buy a Home?

Do I Need a Buyer's Agent to Buy a Home?

Buying a Home? Asking important questions? "Do I need a buyer's agent to buy a home?” “How do I find an exclusive buyer's agent?” “What is an EBA in real estate?” “Does it cost more to use a true buyer's agent?"

Connect with Jemma Parsons Ruggiero, an Exclusive Buyer's Agent with Buyer's Edge - BuyersAgent.com in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC. Jemma has the answers.

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Easy Peasy Best Hummingbird Feeder - How to Make Hummingbird Food with Sugar and Water

Easy Peasy Best Hummingbird Feeder - How to Make Hummingbird Food with Sugar and Water

How to make hummingbird food with sugar and water. Hummingbirds love the backyard and balconies of Washington finest properties. To them luxury real estate is a simple hummingbird feeder, sweet nectar and love.

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Why Use a NAEBA.org Exclusive Buyer's Agent?

Why Use a NAEBA.org Exclusive Buyer's Agent?

Buyer’s Edge | BuyersAgent.com is Metropolitan Washington, DC's pioneer Exclusive Buyer Broker Real Estate Company, providing full representation to homebuyers in Maryland, Northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia since 1991. Our consumer-oriented real estate company is one of the reasons homebuyers looking to buy houses or real estate for sale in the DMV can now choose a real estate broker who works exclusively for homebuyers.

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Buyer’s Edge is Hiring a Real Estate Buyer’s Broker Support Specialist

Buyer’s Edge is Hiring a Real Estate Buyer’s Broker Support Specialist

Buyer’s Edge Real Estate Company, with a single focus business model, has been challenging the real estate industry in the Washington, DC Metro Area for over 30 years by representing homebuyers 100% of the time. Trust. Transparency. Protection. Loyalty. It’s Truly a Better Way to Buy.

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True Buyer’s Agents with Buyer's Edge Real Estate Opens a New Office in Dupont, DC to Serve Homebuyers Exclusively

True Buyer’s Agents with Buyer's Edge Real Estate Opens a New Office in Dupont, DC to Serve Homebuyers Exclusively

Buyer’s Edge Company, Inc., an Exclusive Buyer’s Brokerage Real Estate Company in the Washington, DC Metro Area, has opened a new office in Dupont, DC. Stephen Carpenter-Israel, Broker and President, says, “Buyer’s Edge waited to find the ideal location and right individual to lead our new DC office. A large percentage of our clients we represent as Exclusive Buyer’s Agents buy their homes and condominiums in the District.

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How to Find a Superior Level of Service From Your Buyers' Agent? - Buyer's Edge DC's Exclusive Buyer's Broker

How to Find a Superior Level of Service From Your Buyers' Agent? - Buyer's Edge DC's Exclusive Buyer's Broker

Valerie Winebrenner, an Exclusive Buyer’s Associate Broker with Buyer’s Edge, is just the kind of Realtor that homebuyers are looking to hire today. Recently Valerie has received a couple of outstanding recommendations from her homebuyer clients. In their glowing endorsement, they both detailed the extraordinary benefits of hiring exclusive buyers agents when buying a home.

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Tour Homes with an Exclusive Buyer's Agent | Virtual Home Tours | Buyer's Edge Way

Tour Homes with an Exclusive Buyer's Agent | Virtual Home Tours | Buyer's Edge Way

Homebuyers are hearing a lot about virtual tours these days. They are told that it’s the “new way” to buy a home. Why set foot into a house or condo before you buy it when you can see and experience the lipstick version online? This coupled with clever staging and a fresh coat of paint can provide a terrific "picture perfect" view of a home, from the listing agent. However, is this really in the homebuyers’ best interest?

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Coronavirus Keep Disinfecting Daily - Top 23 Germy Spots Around Your Home

Coronavirus Keep Disinfecting Daily - Top 23 Germy Spots Around Your Home

Here’s some good news from the Food and Drug Administration, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Albert Einstein School of Medicine: Regulators have given doctors the go-ahead to test a treatment for Covid-19 patients that’s been used successfully in patients fighting other viral diseases, like polio, Ebola and SARS.

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6 Key Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Renovate Your Home?

6 Key Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Renovate Your Home?

6 Key Real Estate Questions Every Homebuyer Should Ask Before They Do a Home Renovation? Are you a Fixer Upper or a Turnkey Buyer in the Washington, DC Metro Area? Exclusive Buyer Agents with Buyer's Edge DC, MD, VA help homebuyers make good choices.

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How to Find a Good Realtor to be Your Buyer’s Agent? - Ellen J. Martin, Nationally Syndicated Columnist, Writes that DC Real Estate Broker, Stephen Carpenter-Israel, is a Committed Consumer Advocate

How to Find a Good Realtor to be Your Buyer’s Agent? - Ellen J. Martin, Nationally Syndicated Columnist, Writes that DC Real Estate Broker, Stephen Carpenter-Israel, is a Committed Consumer Advocate

This Spring, Stephen Carpenter-Israel, President and Broker of Buyer’s Edge, had the opportunity to help Ellen J. Martin’s son and his spouse buy their first home together. Steve has known Ellen as a nationally syndicated columnist who exposes the problematic financial and lifestyle concerns facing anyone buying, selling or financing a home, for over twenty years. Ellen has interviewed Steve many times over the years to obtain his opinion for stories on various real estate issues. Her articles and columns have appeared in Money, Self, Success, Fortune, Venture, Baltimore Sun, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Ben Stern, Vice President and Associate Broker with Buyer’s Edge, is Inducted into Greater Washington Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

Ben Stern, Vice President and Associate Broker with Buyer’s Edge, is Inducted into Greater Washington Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

Leading Bethesda, MD-based Exclusive Buyer Brokerage firm, Buyer's Edge is pleased to announce that Ben Stern, Vice President, and Associate Broker has recently been inducted into the Greater Washington Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Ben has been one of the top residential real estate specialists providing homebuyer services in the Washington, DC Metro area since joining the firm over ten years ago.

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In Loving Memory of John F. Sullivan - Dear Friend, Vice President and Exclusive Buyer’s Broker with Buyer's Edge

In Loving Memory of John F. Sullivan - Dear Friend, Vice President and Exclusive Buyer’s Broker with Buyer's Edge

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our dear friend and colleague John F. Sullivan who passed away on September 16, 2018. I was deeply honored when Sally, John’s wife of 49 years, asked me to share some memories of John at his Memorial Service today in Baltimore, Maryland. I had the great privilege of working with John for over 20 years. With our long working history together, it was difficult to select just a few memories to share with John’s friends and family. John’s death has been a inexpressible loss to the Buyer’s Edge family both in our hearts and in our professional lives.

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Top 7 Ideas for Decorating with Flowers and Plants Inside the Homes of Washington, DC

When decorating a home, I always believed that the finishing touch was a vase full of flowers that greeted you at the front door. It is a wonderful gift that you can give to yourself, your family, and your friends as they enter your home. Of course, depending on your budget, this can be done extravagantly or simply. I thought it might be fun to share some of my favorite ideas:

“Stems Vases” – I found these beautiful vases at a Sugarloaf Crafts Festival years ago. They are made by Maria & Jan Schultz out of Anacortes, Washington. What I love about their vases is that they can be filled with flowers, lemons, oranges, and, yes, asparagus! They are simple to use, and their possibilities are endless.

Orchids – What I love about Orchids is that they give a room a calm, cool, elegant look. My favorite color is white, but they can be found in red, orange, purple, green, and pink freckles. You can easily buy them at Trader Joe’sHome DepotSafeway, and American Plant Food. Orchids are inexpensive and easy to maintain and stay in bloom for months. Those with a super green thumb can make them bloom again! Unfortunately, I have not figured out that trick yet.

Large Green Leaves in a Clear Glass Vase – I love the idea of this simple arrangement. Just place two large leaves in a vase, and you are done! They last forever.

Roses in a Vase – One of my all-time favorites is buying a bunch of roses from Costco or Safeway and cutting them so they peek out over the lip of the vase. This is a quick and easy way to achieve a casual feel, and it helps keep the roses looking fresh longer.

Florist – There are many gorgeous floral designers in this city. However, one of my favorite places to run in and grab a professional-looking arrangement with high-quality flowers is at Johnson’s Florist and Garden Centers in Kensington, MD. Just go into the refrigerated enclosed area in the back of the store, and you will find the “to-go” arrangements among the buckets and buckets of gorgeous flowers. Johnson’s also has an amazing selection of exotic flowers by the stem.

Try adding some flowers into your living space regularly and see if they greet you with a sense of beauty, peace, and a feeling of home.