Many historic home owners contemplating selling their homes, do not know what questions to ask to determine the ability of an agent to be successful. There are certainly important questions that every prospective seller wants answered - “how much is my house worth and what do you charge for your fee”? I am a believer that those questions are best addressed after a seller is confident that he has a Realtor who knows his market and how to best express the virtues and benefits of his historic home to the largest pool of buyers. I recently had the experience of ...<< MORE >>

This gorgeous historic home was renovated and restored with its historic integrity and modern amenities as top priority. Originally, a small log house it evolved over the years into this beautiful home. Located in Montgomery County Maryland in the quaint community of Barnesville (town’s motto is “a caring community”), this lovely home is minutes from schools, shopping & transportation and convenient to downtown DC and suburban centers. << MORE >>

An Extraordinary buying opportunity in France! A significant historic home for a modest US$3,000,000... If the architecture was exceptional from the start, subsequent owners endowed the three- level, 800-square-meter, or 8,600-square-foot, country manse with an extra dose of drama. Among the owners of the half-timbered house was Sacha Guitry, a French stage legend famed for his sophisticated Parisian comedies, who was immensely popular as author, actor and director of more than 120 plays.<< MORE >>

Historic Home for sale in Portugal! Tucked on the western slopes of the Serra de Sintra range and looking out to the sea, the Quinta do Rio de Milho appears deceptively small amid the steep hills, narrow valleys and lush vegetation surrounding it. Antonio Simas, the quinta's current owner, says "milho," the Portuguese word for corn, used to grow along a sinuous strip of land that wound its way through the property like a stream, giving the estate its name. << MORE >>

Around the world, from Panama to Shanghai, high-end buyers are paying top dollar for historic houses, spurring owners to spend both time and money on sensitive renovations that include modern improvements. But finding properties worthy of such effort can be a challenge.<< MORE >>

(Historic Home) Buyer Faced Ghost of a Chance on House A buyer from Massachusetts hoped to purchase the vacant Perea Casa, a historic home in Corrales, N.M., before it fell into foreclosure. Then the ghost problem started. << MORE >>

The answer is YES! If you are committed to "living in the past"...now is the time to move forward! Without a doubt! Interest rates are at historic lows and inventory is at historic highs. A few years ago, the competition to purchase was extraordinary. It was very unlkely that one could find their dream home. Now with the inventory of historic homes so large, not only can a qualified buyer find a dream home, they can also afford it. << MORE >>

I came across this article and felt it was worth passing on. Replacement value of a rare historic home can far surpass its appraised value, when you consider the materials and craftsmanship required to recreate it. We sold a house recently built in 1780 and an extraordinary historic home. The sales price was a little over $600,000 while the insurance replacement value was well over $2,0000,000. ******************************* Protecting a Historic Home Historic Homeowners Insurance << MORE >>

Following is the feature on today's NPR "This I believe" series that I think will be of interest to historic home owners. ************************************** Natural Links in a Long Chain of Being by Victor Hanson << MORE >>

Recording History StoryCorps is a national project to instruct and inspire people to record each others' stories in sound. StoryCorps website << MORE >>