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Ready to move? Get right into this Updated Fantastic Family Home with Handsome Hardwood Floors. New Flooring in: Kitchen, Baths, Hallway, and Family Room! Pella Bow Windows 15 yrs. ago -all others 2007. Drain Tiled Basement. Water Heater-2004 . TMI Home Warranty!
This morning I came across a link to one of Karen George's Tutorials and decided to check it out again. In this blog, Karen made her profile picture "Come Alive" by animating the picture.
If you watch her picture (in HER BLOG), she moves!!!
It was great to see her beautiful smile again and remember how much she cared for others in her teaching and giving of herself!
Please check it out and when you're finished, please donate to SOMAD.org, a breast cancer charity that she supported. You can donate with your PayPal account HERE.
Quick! Take That Low-Interest Rate Holiday One holiday Blue Light Special appears to be working. Interest rates are as low as they been since Freddie Mac started tracking them, refinancing applications are soaring and home buys are on the move. Freddie Mac on Christmas Eve said the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.14 percent for the week ending Dec. 24, 2008. That's the lowest the rate has been since Freddie Mac started the Primary Mortgage Market Survey in 1971. The 15-year rate averaged 4.91 percent. Five year hybrid adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) were higher at 5.49
Mortgage Rates U.S. averages as of December 24, 2008: 30 yr. fixed: 5.14% 15 yr. fixed: 4.91% 1 yr. adj: 4.95% <!-- <B>30 yr. jumbo: 6.98%</B>--> View current rates
percent, but 1-year ARMs were below 5 percent at 4.95 percent nationwide and even lower 4.75 in the Northeast and Southwest. With all the money you've been saving on reduced holiday spending CONTINUED >>>
What's In, What's Out with Home Buyers in 2009? Mark Nash, author of four real estate books, has completed his annual survey of 839 real estate agents in all fifty states in the US and the eight provinces of Canada. What's in, what's out with Homebuyers illuminates what's popular or what sours homebuyers in both the home purchase or sale transaction and home decor. Compiled annually from-the-trenches, it offers a spectrum of tips that cover reality of buying a home and design no-no's for home sellers and buyer must-haves. What's IN
Sidelined home buyers. Family or lifestyle additions or changes made in buyers households in the last three years are forcing those waiting out the market transition to finally get off the fence and say, it's time for our family to buy the new home that suits our new needs.
Home uplifts. Not a big renovation, but some new finishes that can visually holdover stay-put home sellers. Not a gut rehab to the studs new kitchen, but new CONTINUED >>>
Fix Housing First Coalition Seeks To Revive Economy The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is spearheading Fix Housing First, one of the largest coalitions of housing advocates ever assembled in the United States, to push for a housing recovery plan that will revive the economy. "If we are going to successfully pull our nation out of recession, we must address housing first," said NAHB President and CEO Jerry Howard. Fix Housing First, which consists of more than 600 organizations, home building companies and manufacturers continues to add new members on a daily basis, is pressing for a major stimulus package to stem the decline in home values, stabilize financial markets and reignite consumer demand. To get the economy moving again, the coalition is urging Congress to support enhancements to the home buyer tax credit and provide below-market 30-year fixed-rate mortgages for home purchases. "If Congress enacts a meaningful tax credit, coupled with an aggressive interest rate buy-down program, we are confident that these measures will help to stabilize home prices, prevent future foreclosures, restore consumer confidence and start creating jobs," said Howard. CONTINUED >>>
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Still Many Happy Returns For Home Rehabs Despite home price drops in many cities, remodeling projects are holding their own as a way for owners to add value. Many people are wondering where their money will be safest during these uncertain economic times. Experts still advise investing in your home still pays off. National Association of Realtors® (NAR) statistics show that home prices have fallen by an average of 7 percent nationally in the past year. But the value of home owners' investment in remodeling projects has declined only 3.86 percent on average between 2007 and 2008, according to Remodeling's 2008-2009 Cost vs. Value Report. Remodeling produces the Cost vs. Value Report each year in cooperation CONTINUED >>> Local Market Conditions
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Get to the Putnam Museum in Davenport, Iowa for the Best in Entertainment!!!
There is always something Happenin' at the Putnam Museum!
Clear your schedule and have some fun already!!!
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THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TO THE GIANT SCREEN! See the acclaimed film as it was meant to be seen -- in IMAX! The Dark Knight returns for a special engagement January 23-March 5! Reserve your tickets today! Click here for show times and to purchase tickets.
CELEBRATE WINTER AT PASSPORT TO THE SEASONS! Explore winter at the Putnam from 1-4pm on Sunday, January 25! Passport to the Seasons features fun winter-themed activities that are free with regular admission ($6/adults; $4/youth) and is a collaboration with Quad City Botanical Center, Figge Art Museum, Family Museum, Niabi Zoo, Quad City Animal Welfare Center, Wapsi River Environmental Education Center, University of Illinois Extension and iLivehere:myhome our community. Additionally, there will be a 4pm screening of Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure in IMAX (not included with admission). Bring the whole family for a flurry of fun!
WILD WEEKENDS! IN THE SCILAB! Visit the SciLab Saturday, January 24 from 12-2pm and see turtles, frogs, snakes and more! Find the fox snake basking in the light or see the tiger salamander camouflaged in the soil waiting for an insect to hop by. If you're not careful, you'll miss the grey tree frog that seems to disappear into its natural surroundings. Then at 2pm, you can see a fish feeding by the Museum's own Naturalist! You'll view catfish, gar and other Mississippi River fish in the Museum's 718-gallon aquarium, located in the Black Earth/Big River Exhibit Hall.
EXPLORE THE CLIMATE CHANGE SHOW BEGINNING JANUARY 31!
You're invited to the exhibit opening of The Climate Change Show on Saturday, January 31! Be present for the ribbon cutting at 11:00am, and join our Lunch & Learn session from 11:30am-1:30pm. Dr. Bill Gutowski of Iowa State University will present Our Changing Climate: Myths and Realities. Lunch sponsored by Jimmy John's. Free to current members, $10 for others. Limited availability. Reservations required by Wednesday, January 28. Call 563-324-1054 ext. 242.
ENJOY THE MUSIC OF TJ WHEELER, BLUES AND JAZZ GUITARIST!Join us on Thursday, February 5 from 11am-12pm for a FREE performance by jazz musician TJ Wheeler! TJ is a blues and jazz guitarist, vocalist, educator, and overall musical activist. As a soloist or with his band, TJ takes his audience from Delta Blues to New Orleans second line jazz to his contemporary blues and jazz original compositions. He revisits the Quad Cities to provide Blues education workshops and performances as part of the Mississippi Valley Blues Society's Artist-in-Residency Series. Held in Palmer Lecture Hall. Doors open at 10:30am. Sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society.
JOIN THE BATTLE OF THE BRIDGES AT THE PUTNAM! Join us on February 7 for an extraordinary afternoon! This hands-on, minds-on event is open to all ages. Get a team together-family or friends-and join us for this bridge building challenge. Engineers from QC Engineering and Science Council will introduce bridge building basics and distribute identical materials to each team before bridge building begins! The starting workshop begins at 12pm and team competition and contest judging begins at 3pm, with judging by categories: multi-age family teams, early and late elementary, middle school, high school, and college. Prizes in each category! $5 per 4-person team includes bridge building supplies and certificates of participation. Call 563-324-1054 ext 242 to register. Contest guidelines and registration form can be found at www.qcesc.org.
SWIM WITH DOLPHINS IN IMAX! Now showing in IMAX! MacGillivray Freeman's Dolphins is the "QC's Choice Film" as winner of Everyone's A Critic 2008! Find out what QC "Critics" already know -- this film is amazing! Click here for show times and to purchase tickets. Sponsored by:
Smaller Homeowner Relief Already In Place Don't wait for home owner bailout provisions to trickle down from the $700 billion Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008," (H.R. 1424) recently rushed through Congress. When it comes to help from new federal legislation for distressed home owners, the $300 billion "Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008" (H.R. 3221), signed earlier this year, can provide more immediate relief. The $300 billion recovery act has both a mandated mortgage modifying provision and a voluntary "Hope For Homeowners" (H4H) refinance program, for home owners who qualify.
Mortgage Rates U.S. averages as of October 30, 2008: 30 yr. fixed: 6.46% 15 yr. fixed: 6.19% 1 yr. adj: 5.38% 30 yr. jumbo: 6.98% View current rates
President Bush signed the larger $700 billion stabilization act on Oct. 3, 2008, but it is, in-part, "stay tuned" legislation. Exactly how it will be implemented to help home owners -- or the economy at large, for that matter CONTINUED >>>
Good News For Qualified Buyers A recent survey released by Trulia, a real estate search engine, community forum center, and reporter of market trends and data, found that a "crisis of confidence" exists among key groups of U.S. homebuyers. Not surprisingly, much of the lack of confidence in the real estate market stems from the mortgage fallout, the instability of the real estate market, uncertainty of economic times, and the upcoming election. According to the survey, which included about 1,500 respondents, 70 percent of non-homeowners have no plans to purchase a home in the next 12 months and nearly half in the 18 to 34 age group say the reason is because it's too costly. While those in the 35 to 44 age group are concerned that they might not be able to qualify for a home loan. The survey also found that only 12 percent of the non-homeowner respondents said they expect to buy a home in the next 12 months. In a press statement, Pete Flint, CEO of Trulia said, "This combination of CONTINUED >>>
Credit Unions To The Rescue Been down to your friendly neighborhood credit union lately? You could find that elusive home loan you been unable to get anywhere else. Credit unions didn't need a bail out during the Great Depression, they didn't need federal intervention during the Savings & Loan debacle and they don't need government assistance now. In fact, right now, they are rolling out the red carpet for home loan borrowers. During the boom, credit unions avoided writing subprime home loans and other easy-money mortgages. They also shunned selling packages of mortgages to Wall Street moguls who packaged them into now low- to no-return securities. That means credit unions are relatively untainted by the credit squeeze and they have both money to burn and a sound business foundation that allows them to keep on lending. Instead of fearing the next Great Depression, member-owned credit unions are bracing for what could be their boom time in home loans and other financial services, now that banks and mortgage lenders are crashing and burning. Mortgage production among credit unions is small by comparison to banks and mortgage lenders, but their originations rose a whopping 10.1 percent during the first half of 2008, according to the industry's federal regulator, the CONTINUED >>>
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Improving Indoor Air Quality At Home Over the past few years energy efficiency within homes has been greatly improved upon. The modern approach to home design goes another step further by also greatly improving indoor air quality. By following a few simple tips and guidelines, you can work to better your family's respiratory health. Here's a room-by-room checklist for homeowners looking to achieve optimal health at home. Let's start on the lower level. Basements are prone to water leakage. Once the walls or floors have become moistened, mold can begin to grow in the drywall or carpet making you or your family sick. According to Dan Vandervort of HomeTips.com, gutters are an easy solution to routing water runoff away from CONTINUED >>> Local Market Conditions
Read about the events shaping the Real Estate market today, find current interest rates, or browse the extensive library of advice and how-to articles written by some of the top experts in Real Estate. Updated each weekday.
This Charming Cape Cod Quad is Conveniently located next to the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, West High School, Wilson Elementary School, Shopping, and Restaurants. Many updates including: Water Heater 2007, Architectural Roof 2005, 16 New Vinyl Windows 2005, Furnace & CAC 10 years old, Fresh Paint throughout, and New Kitchen Flooring. This 2-Owner Home has always been Animal and Smoke-Free! Cedar Shelving Closet, Laundry Chute, Electric Fireplace in Rec Room stays (it actually heats, too!). ALL Furniture is negotiable. TMI Home Warranty!
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If you watch her picture (in 
January 2009 
One holiday Blue Light Special appears to be working. Interest rates are as low as they been since Freddie Mac started tracking them, refinancing applications are soaring and home buys are on the move. 
Mark Nash, author of four real estate books, has completed his annual survey of 839 real estate agents in all fifty states in the US and the eight provinces of Canada. 
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is spearheading Fix Housing First, one of the largest coalitions of housing advocates ever assembled in the United States, to push for a housing recovery plan that will revive the economy. 
Despite home price drops in many cities, remodeling projects are holding their own as a way for owners to add value. 
THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TO THE GIANT SCREEN!
Explore winter at the Putnam from 1-4pm on Sunday, January 25! Passport to the Seasons features fun winter-themed activities that are free with regular admission ($6/adults; $4/youth) and is a collaboration with Quad City Botanical Center, Figge Art Museum, Family Museum, Niabi Zoo, Quad City Animal Welfare Center, Wapsi River Environmental Education Center, University of Illinois Extension and iLivehere:myhome our community. Additionally, there will be a 4pm screening of Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure in IMAX (not included with admission). Bring the whole family for a flurry of fun!
WILD WEEKENDS! IN THE SCILAB! Visit the SciLab Saturday, January 24 from 12-2pm and see turtles, frogs, snakes and more! Find the fox snake basking in the light or see the tiger salamander camouflaged in the soil waiting for an insect to hop by. If you're not careful, you'll miss the grey tree frog that seems to disappear into its natural surroundings. Then at 2pm, you can see a fish feeding by the Museum's own Naturalist! You'll view catfish, gar and other Mississippi River fish in the Museum's 718-gallon aquarium, located in the Black Earth/Big River Exhibit Hall.
You're invited to the exhibit opening of The Climate Change Show on Saturday, January 31! Be present for the ribbon cutting at 11:00am, and join our Lunch & Learn session from 11:30am-1:30pm. Dr. Bill Gutowski of Iowa State University will present Our Changing Climate: Myths and Realities. Lunch sponsored by Jimmy John's. Free to current members, $10 for others. Limited availability. Reservations required by Wednesday, January 28. Call 563-324-1054 ext. 242.
Join us on Thursday, February 5 from 11am-12pm for a FREE performance by jazz musician TJ Wheeler! TJ is a blues and jazz guitarist, vocalist, educator, and overall musical activist. As a soloist or with his band, TJ takes his audience from Delta Blues to New Orleans second line jazz to his contemporary blues and jazz original compositions. He revisits the Quad Cities to provide Blues education workshops and performances as part of the Mississippi Valley Blues Society's Artist-in-Residency Series. Held in Palmer Lecture Hall. Doors open at 10:30am. Sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society.
SWIM WITH DOLPHINS IN IMAX! 
Don't wait for home owner bailout provisions to trickle down from the $700 billion Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008," (H.R. 1424) recently rushed through Congress. 
A recent survey released by Trulia, a real estate search engine, community forum center, and reporter of market trends and data, found that a "crisis of confidence" exists among key groups of U.S. homebuyers. 
Been down to your friendly neighborhood credit union lately? 
Over the past few years energy efficiency within homes has been greatly improved upon. The modern approach to home design goes another step further by also greatly improving indoor air quality. By following a few simple tips and guidelines, you can work to better your family's respiratory health. Here's a room-by-room checklist for homeowners looking to achieve optimal health at home. 
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