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2013
Since we're now entering the historically slower season of home buying and selling, it's important for both you and your clients to be aware of different home staging tips and tricks that can help sell your home faster and for more money. Follow the 3 D's of Home Staging: 1. Depersonalize Yo...
10/30/2013
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Identity theft is a growing problem and remains the number one consumer complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission. As a result, more homeowners are at risk for loan scams. Now a days, many homeowners know that scams exist and that they need to protect themselves, but they aren’t sure how...
10/29/2013
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Let's say a buyer falls in love with a house way out of their price range. Do they walk away or make a low-ball bid? What is a low-ball bid? You can describe a low-ball bid in several ways. First, it’s usually more than 10 percent below the asking price of the house. Second, sellers usually find...
10/24/2013
Looks like the American dream may remain just that - a dream. Housing has become even less affordable in major cities over the past year. Home prices and interest rates are rising while incomes have remained depressingly stagnant. On average, home prices rose nearly 16% over the last year in the ...
10/24/2013
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Although the House and Senate finally agreed to a short-term budget for the government, many in the real estate industry are wondering what will happen to mortgage interest rates for the rest of the year and if political squabbling could impact the national economy. Currently interest rates are ...
10/18/2013
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Help your clients boost the sale price and how quickly their home sells by making sure their property has some of these popular features. So what features am I talking about that home buyers want more than others? I recently read a survey by the National Association for Realtors that said air con...
10/15/2013
The monsters of the real estate market have arrived just in time for Halloween. We got our first scare when “zombie” foreclosures were hitting the market in April. Homeowners walked out on their foreclosures only to find out years later that they still legally own the home and owe thousands in p...
10/10/2013
Last week we saw mortgage rates continue to fall. Freddie Mac said they fell to numbers we haven’t seen since the summer months. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 4.22 percent last week from 4.32 percent two weeks ago. And the 15-year FRM dropped to 3.29 percent last week from 3.37 perce...
10/08/2013
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We've all watched videos on YouTube, and a lot of them probably featured cute cats, maybe even cuddly puppies. You know what I mean. But not all YouTube videos have to be silly. You can make your own educational videos to connect with your community and your clients. If you do it right, video can...
10/04/2013
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Remodeling a kitchen is one of the best ways to make a home more beautiful and more appealing to potential buyers. Problem is sellers can easily drain their wallets if they’re fixing their kitchen to better stage their home. Help your clients do a lot for a little with kitchen makeovers under $5...
10/01/2013
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