Archives of real estate blog entries for May 1, 2011 (Page 8)

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Selling a Home in Bel Air? - 10:09 AM
SELLING A HOME IN BEL AIR?
 
There are 427 active listings in Bel Air, Maryland (21014, 21015) and 125 under-contract listings.  That's a heck of a lot of competition.
 
WHEN DECIDING WHERE TO LIST YOUR HOME FOR SALE, CONSIDER SOMEONE WITH PROVEN RESULTS
WHO IS PASSIONATE ABOUT REAL ESTATE!
 
Outstanding Agents! Outstanding Results!

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Selling a Home in Abingdon? - 10:54 AM
SELLING A HOME IN ABINGDON?
 
There are 189 active listings in Abingdon, Maryland (21009) and 88 under-contract listings.  That's a heck of a lot of competition.
 
WHEN DECIDING WHERE TO LIST YOUR HOME FOR SALE, CONSIDER SOMEONE WITH PROVEN RESULTS
WHO IS PASSIONATE ABOUT REAL ESTATE!
 
Outstanding Agents! Outstanding Results!

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Speechless Sunday: My New Toy - 08:02 PM
These are some pictures I reinterpreted using an app I found for the iPhone called AutoPainter. It takes normal photos taken with the iPhone and makes remarkable paintings out of them in four different styles: Van Gogh, Cezanne, Frank Benson, and a style called Aquarell. I hope you find them as fascinating as I do!
Daffodil:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                                                                                            
Blooming Dogwoods:
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Email Question: How Come the Seller is Not Replying or Countering Our Offer? - 02:37 PM
These buyers put an offer in at 75% of list price. I sat with them and showed them that the average area home sells for 97% of list price...and that an offer this low may anger the seller enough that they will not reply. They told me that they understood my advice but they are PROFESSIONAL NEGOTIATORS at their work and they know what they are doing.
The Question:
Jeff,
We are a little upset that two days have gone by without a reply. We are wondering how come the seller is not replying or countering our offer?
John and Mary
My Answer:
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Picking a Broker When You Move is Harder Then You Think - 04:19 PM
I have been working in the sales and real estate industry for quite some time. I truly thought it would be easy to find a fit for me...and the style of business I like to do. My long distance move means I need to leave the broker I really like.
Not So!
If you are any good at what you do it is easy to find any number of companies that want you to come to work with them. They really do not interview you...you interview them. I have received quite a few offers...and each managing broker has a style they … (0 comments)

The Top Ten Rock Songs of All-Time - 05:34 PM
I wrote this blog post to start arguments...lol
These top ten songs are not designed to give you my favorite songs...they are based on great songs that had wide appeal and tremendous influence on all that followed.
The Top 10 (in reverse order)
10. Layla by Derek and the Dominoes...greatest song by one of the great artists and guitar players in the history of rock music.
9. Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana...the most influential song of the 90's. This song helped create the grunge movement.
8. Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen and the E-street Band....songs just do not get much … (6 comments)

Getting To Know The Neighbors - 08:24 AM
Moving into a new home is exciting and a little bit intimidating. New surroundings can cause some anxiety to well up in anyone.  For example not knowing your neighbors. Will they be friendly or standoffish? Do they have a dog that barks incessantly at all hours? Or are they fun, friendly and inviting and own a cat.
There are a few times every month during an inspection when the neighbors ease on over to see who's moving in. All the commotion of the home inspection always attracts attention. When you stop and think about it, new people moving in must generate … (28 comments)

Supply is up, demand is down, still prices rise... - 08:41 AM
Supply is up and demand is down still prices rise. This current gas price escalation is giving me a feeling of uneasiness. Supply and demand is the primary force effecting the cost of anything. There is now an exception with this current upturn in gas prices. According to what I have heard reported on radio and tv news, consumption has gone down in this country for the past nine weeks yet the prices go up. Last year, despite obama's stiffeling of the oil business in this country, was the most productive ever according to a Fox news energy analyist last week. 
Somehow the puppeteers have found a way to … (0 comments)

Women's Intuition... A Realtors Friend or Foe? - 05:43 AM
Women's Intuition... A Realtors Friend or Foe?
  Sometimes you just have to step back and see how things work! Women's Intuition is one of those things. As a male Real Estate Broker in Franklin NC, I spend most of my time working in the business with and around women. I've discovered that they possess a 6th sense commonly known as "Women's Intuition".  It's the ability to "know" & "sense" things that no man could ever pretend to know or sense!  You would think after being married for 36 years I would've caught on to this phenomenon much earlier in life, but NO!  … (3 comments)

PA MANATORY SPRINKLER SYSTEM LAW REPEALED! - 01:19 PM

This is from my good friend Joy Daniels, who by the way is one of the very top agent's in the greater Harrisburg marketplace ! This repeal just makes sense for all parties involved, consumers,builders, home insurers !!!! It was deemed as overkill and often added over $5,000 of cost to the consumer ! Thanks Joy for this key update !
Via Joy Daniels (Joy Daniels Real Estate Group, Ltd.):
PA MANATORY SPRINKLER SYSTEM LAW REPEALED!
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Calling it a "common sense" step, Gov. Tom Corbett signed his first bill Monday repealing a state mandate for fire sprinklers in … (5 comments)

Pay It Forward — Would you like a glass of Google juice? It's good for you! (part 11) - 12:44 PM

Lets All...PAY IT FORWARD....with Russel's GOOGLE JUICE.

Google Juice is the ethereal substance which flows between web pages via their hyperlinks (in both directions!).
Come and Get Some Google Juice Follow Russel Ray..on his Google Juice Series in ActiveRain!!
Via Russel Ray, San Diego home inspector (Russel Ray):

Would you like a glass of Google juice?It's good for you!(part 11)
Part 1 ♪♫☺♫♪ Part 2 ♪♫☺♫♪ Part 3Part 4 ♪♫☺♫♪ Part 5 ♪♫☺♫♪ Part 6Part 7 ♪♫☺♫♪ Part 8 ♪♫☺♫♪ Part 9Part 10
This is part 11 of my effort to recognize those who have been regular commenters on … (0 comments)

DRINKING GOOGLE JUICE FROM OUR POSTS IN THE RAIN.. - 02:45 PM
DRINKING GOOGLE JUICE FROM OUR POSTS IN THE RAIN..So what is Google Juice...here's one explanation I found online after I Googled Google Juice
"Google Juice.... Internet slang to refer to the substance which flows between web pages via their hyperlinks. Pages with lots of links pointing to them acquire much 'Google Juice' and pages which link to highly 'juicy' pages acquire some reflected 'Google Juice'." Okay how do we get so much Google Juice with ActiveRain... I won't be technical here I'll leave that for other AR Teckies here to explain. Bottom Line.... Google Loves Us!! We have over 200,000 Active … (15 comments)

Sea Turtle Season is here in Naples and Marco Island Florida - 08:45 PM
Sea Turtle nesting season is coming to the Gulf of Mexico and the Naples, Marco Island Area of South West Florida!

Starting in May when the water temps heat up, the Loggerhead Sea Turtles will return to the shores of Naples and Marco Island to nest.  The adult female sea turtles will next between May and August.  It will take 60 days for the hatchlings to emerge and return back to the warm Gulf Waters.
Loggerhead Sea Turtles are a protected species and their nests are monitored.
Marco Island, Naples and other because up and down the coast of Florida … (5 comments)

CERTIFIED AUDUBON COOPERATIVE SANCTUARY, GRAND HARBOR, VERO BEACH FLORIDA - 08:47 AM

     CERTIFIED AUDUBON COOPERATIVE SANCTUARY, GRAND HARBOR, VERO BEACH FLORIDA
"GRAND HARBOR", Vero Beach Florida.
CONGRATULATIONS go out to Grand Harbor for receiving notice that their "CERTIFIED AUDUBON COOPERATIVE SANCTUARY" is valid for another 4 years!
                       "GRAND HARBOR" is one of 822 Clubs in the world with this honor!
                           "GRAND HARBOR" is not just a community.........it is a lifestyle!
                           YOU CAN SEARCH FOR GRAND HARBOR HOMES FOR SALE HERE!
                          VISIT MY WEBSITE FOR GRAND HARBOR REAL ESTATE AND MORE!
                                                  www.VeroPremierProperties.com
CERTIFIED AUDUBON COOPERATIVE SANCTUARY, GRAND HARBOR, VERO BEACH FLORIDA

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Your WORD - It's Only as Good as the Paper It's NOT Written On! - 12:51 PM
Your WORD - It's Only as Good as the Paper It's NOT Written On! I spent my first twelve years in real estate working in a small, high end boutique firm. The broker loved to repeat, and was adamant, that :  a contract is only as good as the paper it's not written on.  Oral contracts are just that and nothing else, not even a contract really. So I'm taking a step back and analyzing a situation that I encountered this past week.  A seller's verbal approval of our contract - my clients and I were told that the seller was … (6 comments)

Winnetka Annual Spring Clean-Up Week is Here May 2-5 - 05:41 PM
Winnetka Annual Spring Clean-Up Week is Here May 2 - 5  
Piles of junk everywhere.  Or at least piles of stuff since a lot of what Winnetkans throw out looks like it's very reusable.  In fact, the quiet streets of Winnetka are fairly busy with people driving trucks arounds looking to make some good "finds."   The village will pick-up just about anything except  yardwaste, dirt, stone, construction materials or debris, logs, liquid and paint.  Just pile your stuff on the curb and if the rehabbers and junkmen don't take it, the Village surely will.  The village website says they … (0 comments)

Pic of the Day by St Louis Realtor, Tim Tanz - May 1, 2011 - 02:27 PM

Hoping Everyone has a great Sunday.  Yay!  My out-of-town buyers just wrote an offer with me this morning.  I just sent it to the listing agent...
**All personal pictures and images/logos are the property of and copyrighted by Tim Tanz, and may not be reproduced or used without his permission.**
I have been representing home buyers and home sellers in the St Louis Metropolitan Area since 1997.
I am a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR), and GRI (Graduate, Realtor Institute).
Affiliations:  Member St Louis Association of Realtors (SLAR), Member Missouri Association of Realtors (MAR), Member National Association … (2 comments)

New Home Building On the Rise... - 06:59 PM
    New home construction is picking up just in time for the spring buying season, according to the latest new home report from the U.S. Commerce Department. Builders broke ground on more new homes in March of 2011 than in the last six months.     
Another bright spot: Building permits, an indicator of future construction, increased 11.2% for the month. After a dismal winter performance, new home building bounced back 7.2% in March from February to a seasonally adjusted 549,000 units.     
The new home sector has faced hard times in recent years, competing against a flood of foreclosures and short sales … (0 comments)

Up & Coming... Walkable Mixed-Use Neighborhoods... - 07:04 PM
Americans seem to favor walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods, with 56 percent of respondents preferring smart growth neighborhoods over neighborhoods that require more driving between home, work and recreation. That's according to a recent NAR study, called the Community Preference Survey.     
Walkable communities are defined as those where shops, restaurants, and local businesses are within walking distance from homes. According to the survey, when considering a home purchase, 77% of respondents said they would look for neighborhoods with abundant sidewalks and other pedestrian-friendly features, and 50% would like to see improvements to existing public transportation rather than initiatives to build new roads … (1 comments)

Livonia Michigan Real Estate - 09:52 AM
Livonia Michigan Real Estate
  Welcome to Livonia Michigan Real Estateweb-blog written by local real estate agent Bob Jakowinicz.  Located in the northwestern portion of Wayne county Livonia has great access to just about everything the area has to offer.  With just around 97,000 residents according to the 2010 census this city has a lot of people yet at times has a small town feel.  Livonia has great access to expressways which can get you to downtown Detroit in as little as 20 minutes.  If you are looking for any type of real estate assistance for the area feel free to contact us at … (4 comments)

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