Archive for April, 2011

Real Estate Report, Calvert County

Monday, April 25th, 2011

Interested in the market trends for the past four months? Here are a couple of points worth reading:

•Sales prices were the highest this March since January of 2010! From January 2011 to March 2011, there was a $25,000.00 increase.
•December saw a nice jump in homes sales, breaking 80, but January and February brought us right back to the 60’s and below where we were Fall 2010. We saw another jump for March, probably due to better weather!
•We didn’t have anything exciting to report on the number of days a house sits on the market but what a change in February! A house sold almost 50 days faster! While that number crept back up in March, homes that sat for long periods of time are also finally selling.

Sales comparison thru march 2011 JPEG

What’s Cookin?

Monday, April 18th, 2011

Last month, Kaine Homes asked Chef Luis Dall with Maryland Country Caterers to prepare lunch for our company luncheon.
Luis Dall

Chef Luis prepared two AMAZING soups for us and taught us several kitchen techniques, for example the proper way to chop an onion and how to prepare garnishes for the soups.

Check out these soup recipes. Not only did we have the pleasure of eating them, they were also served at Project Echo’s Empty Bowl Supper last month. Try them out and let us know what you think!
Soup Recipes

Kaine Homes and Marrick Homes Host Easter Egg Hunt

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

On Sunday, April 10, Kaine Homes and Marrick Homes came together and hosted an Easter egg hunt for their College Station community. We had a great turnout and appreciate all the parents and children who participated!

Blondie’s Baking Company

Monday, April 11th, 2011

Our most recent Where’s Brooke took us somewhere quite sweet….
Where's Brooke3
If you guessed Blondie’s Baking Company in North Beach, you are correct!

Blondie’s is a new bakery and cafe owned by Cindy Selby in the heart of North Beach. The shop offers a huge variety of treats, from lattes and blueberry scones for breakfast to “The Blonde Bombshell” sandwich for lunch and a Mocha Caramel Crunch cupcake for dessert. In addition, Blondie’s creates cakes for any occassion (weddings, birthdays) and also caters events. They provide cheese, breads and spreads at the Running Hare Vineyard for Sunday wine tastings and also have a booth at the Farmer’s Market Friday evenings in North Beach.

Want to see what other people are saying about Blondie’s? Visit their Yelp review page and be sure to provide your own rating once you visit.

Sales and Marketing Council Seminar

Monday, April 4th, 2011

On Wednesday, March 23, the sales staff from Kaine Homes attended the SMC Sales Camp seminar in Timonium, Maryland. The seminar was conducted by Janine Driver, President of the Body Language Institute in Washington, D.C. and author of the New York Times best-selling book, You Say More Than You Think.

Watch this video of Janine in action and learn some of the interesting tips we did!

We also had the opportunity to visit with some colleagues and walk through BuilderMart and browse the various vendors in attendance-An educational and very fun day!
SMC
From left to right: Ryan Houck, Vice President-Forty West Builders, Melissa Blum, Sales & Marketing Manager-Kaine Homes, Yvonne Deardorff, Vice President-Sales & Marketing, Lakeside Title, Bobbi Boecher, Sales Associate & Property Manager-Kaine Homes, Trent Jaklistch, Managing Partner-Jaklitsch Development Group, Brooke Kaine, President-Kaine Homes, Jane-Marie Morrison, Director of Marketing-Lakeside Title, Rose Cadenhead, Director, Builder Business Development-Lakeside Title, John Conaway, Community Sales Manager-Forty West Builders