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housing: Is your house Smelly? - 05/04/07 12:06 PM
Here is a subject that REALTORS have to sometimes address:
If your home is on the market, Use your nose. Many people are oblivious to scents, but others are extremely sensitive to offensive odors.
To eliminate bad smells, do the following
* bathe your pets
* freshen the cat litter box frequently
* shampoo your carpets
* dry clean your drapes
* empty trash cans, recycling bins and ash trays. (better not to smoke in the house when it's on the market!)
*Place open boxes of baking soda in smell-prone areas, and refrain from cooking fish or strong-smelling foods before a showing
* Introduce pleasing smells by placing flowers or potpourri in your home … (1 comments)
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housing: Buyers benefit from open house - 05/04/07 11:24 AM
Home buyers all too often leave an open house simply because they didn't like the house. But what they really should be doing is taking advantage of a prime opportunity to pick up useful information that might aid in their search for a new home. From learning about the area to finding a good real estate agent, an open house can provide a wealth of knowledge whether you like the home itself or not.
So, outside of learning about the home, what other kinds of information might you learn by attending an open house? RealEstate.com shares some helpful facts:
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housing: FHA Could help Consumers with safe Mortgage Products - 04/25/07 01:27 PM
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS stressed the need for the Federal Housing Administration to make changes to fill today's consumer demands. Some changes that could be made: The FHA could provide borrowers with a safer alternative to riskier mortgage products that are on the market today. They could boost loan limits, eliminate the 3 percent minimum cash down payment, and give the FHA flexibility to provide risk-based pricing. As sub-prime loans are being reevaluated and real estate markets have softened, a reformed FHA would be in the perfect position to offer home buyers better mortgage choice and help bring stability to … (1 comments)
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housing: Sub-prime lending continues to effect the Market... - 04/23/07 10:23 PM
The sub-prime problem continues to make the news. It has led to lenders to tightening lending standards, and so there will be continued home sales decline. The delayed housing recovery, experts say is now postponed to the fourth quarter of this year, will not significantly decrease housing inventory levels even as home builders cut back on new construction. As a result, the national median home price is projected to decline an expected 0.7% in 2007. But as industry professionals are well aware, the health of the real estate market is determined by local factors. The drop in home price is a national average.
On the up-side, NOW is a great time … (1 comments)
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