Rachel DeHanas, Broker/Owner of DeHanas Real Estate Services in Waldorf, recently announced the top producing agents for the month of November. Stephen Nichols was the top lister with more than $1.2 million in residential home listings, and Don DeHanas was the top producer with more than $1.6 million in settled transactions.  In addition, Stephen Nichols held the top spot for new pending transactions, having written 9 new contracts during the month of November.

“The final quarter of 2009 is proving to be an extremely good end to what started out to be a difficult year in real estate”, says Rachel DeHanas. “The extension of the tax credit as well as the added incentives for current homeowners who buy is certainly fueling our local home sales”, she added.

Don DeHanas has been accredited with the Certified Distressed Property Expert designation, and specializes in helping home sellers avoid Foreclosure. “There are many families affected by the downturn in the economy, and a great many homeowners owe more on their homes than they are worth. Any number of unforeseen circumstances can cause a homeowner to quickly fall behind”, says DeHanas. “There are several ways to avoid foreclosure and salvage credit, including having your loan modified or short selling the property. It is not really as complicated as it is made out to be if you know what you are doing”, added DeHanas.

Stephen Nichols specializes in all aspects of residential resales as well as new construction. Many of his clients include investors and first time home buyers. He is licensed in Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia, and works as a full-time, full service Realtor.

DeHanas Real Estate Services is family owned and operated. The DeHanas Team has been serving Southern Maryland for nearly 30 years.