home selling: Focus on Radon - 04/21/08 12:34 PM
Living in Southern Ohio builds offers a lot of advantages- great housing at affordable prices, easy access to freeways and airports, Midwestern charm, non-stop allergies and let's not forget "Radon".
For those of s who have lived here for awhile, Radon is just a shoulder shrug- often forgotten until somebody mentions they had high radon levels in their … (0 comments)
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home selling: Selling your Michigan home - 04/20/08 08:19 PM
When selling your Michigan home it takes time and every tip helps. It doesn't matter whether it is in Metro Detroit or in Washtenaw County preparing your home to sell and pricing it right is important. Here are some past articles I have written on selling your home.
5 things that turn … (1 comments)
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home selling: Simplicity! Part 1 - 04/20/08 01:49 PM
It's Spring and a time for Spring Cleaning. It seems like it has been a long winter. I am ready for all of the glory, wonder, color and new life that comes with Spring. I was thinking this morning as I worked out on my elliptical machine that I am … (9 comments)
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home selling: JUST LISTED! NORTHWEST G.R. EDISON PLAZA - 04/20/08 12:20 PM
What a great neighborhood in the near-northwest Grand Rapids area, often referred to as the Holy Spirit neighborhood, just south of Edison Plaza near Covell and Lake Michigan Drive. This 3-bedroom home has 1938 square feet finished, including a great living room with fireplace and built-in bookshelves, kitchen and dining area … (0 comments)
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home selling: 50 Ways to Sell Your Home in Greater Cincinnati Ohio - 04/19/08 11:06 AM
This week's magazine stands are overflowing with articles offering real estate advice for home sellers and buyers.
There is no shortage of "how to's" needed to survive in today's roller coaster real estate market. In the Home section of the May issue of Money Magazine a bold "For Sale by Any Means" article … (0 comments)
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home selling: Top 5 Things Homeowners Are Looking for in a Home - 04/18/08 09:37 AM
A report released last week by Better Homes and Gardens magazine found that buyers who bought a new home in the last 10 years or plan to build one, say they're through with cookie-cutter houses. The research study surveyed more than 2,000 homeowners from across the country, and about 70 … (1 comments)
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home selling: Guilford CT Antiques Show this weekend... - 04/18/08 06:35 AM
If you are looking at the CT Shoreline for your next home, what a great way to get to know the area:
The 39th Guilford Antiques Show is here this weekend. For all of you collectors there will be over 40 Northeast dealers with a variety of objects from the 17th-20th centuries.
The … (0 comments)
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home selling: "Tabla Rasa" Landscaping Blues - 04/17/08 03:56 PM
Do you have a blank slate of a yard, that needs landscaping ideas? Are you overwhelmed by the seemingly limitless possibilities that this tabla rasa is imposing on you? Have no fear, any big chunk of bare land has certain elements that'll help you define and refine your decisions along the … (0 comments)
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home selling: Winning Kitchen Designs - 04/17/08 12:27 PM
Are you planning on remodeling your kitchen this year, but still scratching your head for ideas? This year's top design winners of the National Kitchen & Bath Association competition created imaginative designs and aesthetically pleasing solutions that will inspire the decorator in you.
Small kitchen Photo by Helen Giadatsis Designer Areti … (0 comments)
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home selling: 2008 CT Clean Energy Communities Award - 04/17/08 06:03 AM
Madison CT was one of 19 communities in the state to earn the 2008 Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Award. It was also named as one of the best places in CT to live.
To learn more about the "Greening" of CT or anything about Madison, the CT Shoreline, or activities in the area contact us @ … (0 comments)
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home selling: Madison CT celebrates Earth Day this Sunday - 04/17/08 05:57 AM
As part of Earth Awareness Month Madison CT is celebrating this Sunday, April 20 with in town activities:
Clean Energy Parade. Meet at the train station at 12: 30 PM with your hybrid car, bicycle or other clean energy conveyance, for a parade down Wall Street
Hybrid Car Show near Madison Post Office … (0 comments)
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home selling: Lower your utility bills and help the environment - 04/17/08 05:38 AM
Monday, April 22 is Earth Day -- So, here are some tips to lower your utility bills while helping the environment....Utility bills are a concern for all homeowners. Warm summers don't have to mean higher energy bills. Use fans and open windows, when possible. Here is how these and other changes … (0 comments)
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home selling: Why now is a smart time to 'buy' ..... - 04/16/08 12:08 PM
There are countless predictions by economists, industry analysts and others regarding the impending 2008 real estate market. While I don't profess to own a crystal ball, what I can say with definite certainty is that the current market won't last forever -- and, 2008 may be your best opportunity to own a … (0 comments)
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home selling: FOOD DRIVE, Saturday, 4/19 from 10 am till 2 pm - 04/15/08 04:08 PM
Recently, several local TV news networks presented the crisis food banks and other charitable organizations are experiencing due to our state's economic plight. According to the articles, food bank shelves are emptying fast because of job losses, homeowners facing foreclosure, and so on. Normally, the food banks stock up at holiday … (0 comments)
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home selling: Is it a Good Time to Buy? Depends on Who You're Asking - 04/15/08 09:30 AM
It's no industry secret that the housing market isn't doing so hot, and according to a poll released on Monday by the Associated Press and AOL Money & Finance, consumers are reading the writing on the wall. The poll found that more people have become anxious about declining home values and have … (0 comments)
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home selling: The Story of the Man and the Village - 04/14/08 03:03 PM
Recently, I wrote the following piece for a friend of mine who is the creative director for an ad agency in Houston. It was the result of a conversation about how the business of marketing has changed dramatically during the past 10 years due to the internet and blogging.
At the … (1 comments)
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home selling: Wyoming Rogers Open Sunday! Price Reduced! - 04/14/08 02:58 PM
NOW $99,900!!!
OPEN SUNDAY 2 - 4
613 Cricklewood SW
(South on Clyde Park off 28th St. to Cricklewood, East to home)
Totally redecorated from top to bottom and inside & out. New carpets, new paint, laminate floors, new vinyl -- even a new work room space. New carpet in family room, laundry … (1 comments)
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home selling: Eight Things You Should Know About Kitchen and Bath Trends - 04/14/08 11:13 AM
My two favorite rooms in my house are the kitchen and bathroom. Whether I'm hovering over the stove concocting a new sauce or soaking away in the bathtub, both enclaves serve as sanctuaries for entertainment and relaxation.
Recent market forecaster reports from K+BB magazine and the National Kitchen & Bath … (1 comments)
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home selling: Las Vegas Homes are Out of Style - 04/11/08 02:57 PM
Nearly 1,000 houses are listed for sale in Las Vegas for $1 million or more, and about 36 percent of them are sitting vacant, The Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday. And according to industry observers, unless they've been constructed in the last year or two, they're going to be hard to sell.
Las … (1 comments)
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home selling: Desperate Housing Market Calls for Depserate Gimmicks - 04/10/08 09:29 AM
Experts have predicted that home sales in early 2008 will be down more than 40 percent from their peak of a few years ago. And recent market reports show that some of the country's major metro areas will see home prices plummet by 15 percent or more during this painful downturn. … (2 comments)
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home selling: Message to Richmond Home Sellers! - 04/09/08 07:23 PM
Let me explain why you should consider listing your home - your most valuable possession - with me.
In today's world, you need to have an agent working for you who's experienced, ethical and confident - one who'll do everything within his or her power to get your home sold for the … (0 comments)
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home selling: The Economic Stimulus Package and Your Home - 04/09/08 06:58 PM
Conventional and FHA Loan Limit Increases
The transition in the mortgage market has taken another interesting turn thanks to the passage of an economic stimulus package that includes increases to Federal Housing Authority (FHA) and conventional loan limits. This plan has been months in the making and was backed by the National … (0 comments)
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home selling: Michigan's Pop-Up Tax - 04/09/08 01:27 PM
How many times have you been conducting an open house when a potential buyer asks, "What are the taxes?" Not "What is the SEV?" No, the question was, "What are the taxes?" Now, not to pick on those of us with greying hair, but it often seems the question comes from … (2 comments)
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home selling: Your Crossville Tennessee REALTOR - 04/09/08 11:50 AM
Let Me Work For You!
Stop by and see me at Good Ole' Rocky Top Realty located at 2348 N. Main Street (across from Lowe's) Crossville, TN 38555 (866) 456-2903 or cell: (931) 510-4931
Email Me: pbadams1@frontiernet.net
Visit my website: www.pamelabridges.com
Where you're treated like family!
… (2 comments)
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home selling: Mortgage Fraud Cases Up - 04/09/08 09:31 AM
Following an increase in suspicious activity report (SAR) filings from banks and financial institutions with mortgage loan fraud, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a report in November 2006 describing trends and patterns with suspected fraud cases filed between April 1, 1996 and March 31, 2006. FinCEN has continued to … (1 comments)
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home selling: Sunset Breezehouse Sets the Stage for West Coast Living - 04/08/08 09:40 AM
Chicago is a unique architectural hybrid of classic brownstone homes, three-flats and sleek modern high-rises. Surrounded by such a diverse array of designs and styles, I'm always intrigued by emerging home trends in other parts of the country. The latest architectural craze drumming up some much deserved buzz comes straight from … (0 comments)
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home selling: Location, Location, Location - 04/07/08 09:53 AM
Michigan home Buyers or home buyers in any state beware!
Whether you are relocating to Michigan or just moving within Michigan, location is the key to future resale. Too many Michigan home buyers are paying the price for not paying attention to this. Many Plymouth, South Lyon, Brighton, and Canton homeowners bought new homes with out … (0 comments)
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home selling: Forbes Names 10 Riskiest Housing Markets - 04/07/08 09:31 AM
Forbes.com examined the nation's 40 largest metros and identified the 10 housing markets that are in the worst shape. The publication looked at the combined data on foreclosures from RealtyTrac, a foreclosure listing service; job growth from the Bureau of Labor Statistics; transaction volume data from Radar Logic, a New York … (4 comments)
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home selling: Sure has been a while... New Listings and 10k Closing Bonus! - 04/06/08 10:15 PM
Well, it certainly HAS been a while! How's everyone doing? Surviving this fun market we're facing, I hope.
My absence from posting can be explained by the fact that I, thankfully, HAVE been busy (closed a deal and took two new listings this past week alone...). OK, OK, truth be told, … (1 comments)
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home selling: My low buck kitchen make overs - 04/06/08 07:00 PM
Ugly kitchen?
See what you can do for a few hundred or a few thousand dollars. Watch my video as i show you 2 kitchens that I did.
One was my own kitchen for my home here in Country Walk subdivision, Powder Springs, Ga. We did new countertops, new appliances, refinished … (12 comments)
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home selling: Home Sellers: Your Motivation to Sell-How Strong is Your "Why" - 04/05/08 09:26 AM
A lot of times, money can get in the way of purpose. There may be some very strong reasons for you to sell your home like a transfer to a new job, a family issue like a divorce or death in the family a financial situation that forces you to sell. … (3 comments)
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home selling: Top 8 Reasons Why Your House Won't Sell - 04/05/08 08:09 AM
Many sellers in this market have the "It's not me, it's you" mentality. Bottom line is, it's your house and no one cares about getting it sold more than you do. Here are the top 8 reasons why your house isn't selling:
It's overpriced. It doesn't matter what you paid for it. … (16 comments)
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home selling: Selling Your Home in this Difficult Market - 04/05/08 07:42 AM
Every goal-regardless of how complex or difficult-is nothing more than a series of steps that must be completed along a path, from one objective to another
In todays' increasingly difficult economic times, selling a home is all the more challenging. The only way to a successful conclusion is implementing a comprehensive process, tailor-made to the … (0 comments)
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home selling: Richmond Virginia Real Estate - Seller Resource Articles - 04/04/08 10:22 PM
When selling your home, there are no guarantees that a buyer will simply walk through the front door. In many cases you may have to bring your home to the buyer. Effective marketing will help ensure that your property receives maximum exposure to attract a ready, willing and able buyer.
The appearance … (0 comments)
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home selling: Buyers Struggling to Make Sense of the Housing Mess - 04/04/08 11:09 AM
I was having dinner with a friend of mine the other night, gorging on all-you-can-eat sushi, when we started talking about real estate. My friend, who is planning on buying her first home this summer, told me she started reading more about the housing crisis so she could get a … (5 comments)
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home selling: Seller - Take a look at your roof - 04/03/08 04:43 PM
Check your Roof
Visit my website: www.pamelabridges.com
Email me: pbadams1@frontiernet.net
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home selling: Affordable Starter Ranch in Wyoming, MI - 04/03/08 12:03 PM
At $98,900, this starter ranch is a great buy! Check it out!
One-owner home never offered before! Oak kitchen & bath in this well-maintained ranch. Lower level rec room and bath, range, refrigerator, washer, dryer, and air conditioner included. Vinyl siding, Garage, fenced yard, cul de-sac street. At $98,900, this one's smokin' … (0 comments)
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home selling: New Photos! - 04/03/08 11:53 AM
CHECK OUT ALL THE NEW INTERIOR PHOTOS ON THIS LISTING!
Visit www.donphelan.com and click on Preferred Listings
1762 Pinecroft SW, Wyoming, MI 49519
Directions: South off 44th St. SW on Burlingame to Whitewood, West to Pinecroft Lane.)
Just Listed and Ready to Buy. Super-quality, Koetje-built home has been updated for today's lifestyles. Kitchen has … (0 comments)
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home selling: Picture-Perfect Home Listings - 04/03/08 10:53 AM
Have you ever searched for a home online and suddenly found yourself scrolling through all the pictures like it's your own family photo album? Well, you're not alone. According to a California Association of Realtors survey, "Multiple Photographs/Slideshows" continue to be the online feature with the highest rating among all online … (1 comments)
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home selling: Preparing Your Home for Sale - 04/02/08 05:43 PM
THE ART OF STAGING IS A PROCESS:
It's about presenting your home in the most optimum light and in the most appealing state to the biggest majority of homebuyers. Staging isn't terribly difficult or costly, but it takes a trained professional to help a seller view their home objectively, zeroing in … (0 comments)
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home selling: Home Sale Preparation vol. 1 - 04/02/08 01:57 PM
I thought I might throw out a few of my favorite tips for preparing a home for sale. In my experience, home owners go a little crazy when it comes to preparing their house. There are many relatively cheap things that you can do to make your house more attractive. I … (2 comments)
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home selling: What Gen Xers Need to Know About Down Payments - 04/02/08 09:23 AM
I have two friends who are looking to buy a home this year. With a combined income of $100,000, and solid credit scores - somewhere above 660 I'm assuming - knowing what I know about the market, it would appear that they would have a good chance of getting approved for … (8 comments)
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home selling: A Spherical Body at rest........you know the Rest - 04/01/08 11:44 AM
Your Sphere of Influence is the single most important aspect of you business. As one great mind once said (and I paraphrase) "a sphere at rest tends to stay at rest", well if you let your sphere stay dormant and do not touch base and just say hello every once in … (2 comments)
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home selling: Affordable Housing in the Sunbelt Spurs Population Growth - 04/01/08 10:21 AM
Experts are crediting growth in the South to relatively strong local economies and housing prices that are among the most affordable in the United States. Of the 50 fastest-growing metropolitan areas, 27 were in the South and 20 were in the West, while none were in the Northeast, according to … (0 comments)
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home selling: HOW TO GET THE MOST MONEY FOR YOUR HOUSE - 03/31/08 06:51 PM
There are two sides to every coin. This is the Seller's side. In todays marketplace you have to set yourself apart from the many listings that are available. The key is for your home to show the best of any others in its' marketplace.
Begin on the outside. Increase the curb appeal. … (3 comments)
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home selling: "Another listing that doesn't sell!" - 03/31/08 03:53 PM
In a recent post, I mentioned the "excitement" one agent expressed over the idea of a listing contest: "Just what I need, another listing that doesn't sell."
Please, all of you agents who like to work primarily with buyers, this is not for you.
If it's working for you, keep doing … (7 comments)
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home selling: "Another listing that doesn't sell!" - 03/31/08 03:53 PM
In a recent post, I mentioned the "excitement" one agent expressed over the idea of a listing contest: "Just what I need, another listing that doesn't sell."
Please, all of you agents who like to work primarily with buyers, this is not for you.
If it's working for you, keep doing … (1 comments)
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home selling: Bleak Outlook for Regional Home Prices - 03/31/08 10:01 AM
Two separate housing reports released last week indicate bleak outlook for home values. Data through January 2008, released by Standard & Poor's for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, show declines in the prices of existing single family homes across the United States, with 16 of the 20 reporting metropolitan areas posting … (3 comments)
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home selling: It's A Small World - 03/31/08 09:59 AM
I am busy today trying to finish up some client work and getting through some loans for some personal business, but I thought I would share some insights on buyers. I had a client call me to see a property in a local town listed by a different office of the … (0 comments)
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home selling: A Pizza for a Price Reduction - 03/28/08 01:46 PM
Does anyone out there remember dialing for dollars -- ordering a few pizzas and a couple liters of soda and a group of you making cold calls till you got an appointment? The fun was in the camaraderie and competition. Sometimes it was for nothing more than bragging rights, but nearly … (2 comments)
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home selling: How are Realtors and Broccoli alike? - 03/28/08 01:22 PM
Remember when potatoes were just potatoes, not Idaho potatoes or Michigan potatoes? Remember back before California had dancing raisins, before bananas dressed up like Carmen Miranda and Orange juice commercials featured Donald Sutherland voice-overs?
You see, before that, there was no better example of parity products -- products that are equal, with … (6 comments)
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home selling: How GM Will Save the Housing Market ... According to John McCain - 03/28/08 09:27 AM
The day after Sen. Hillary Clinton delivered a major policy address on the housing crisis, Republican presidential candidate John McCain decided to ratchet up his rhetoric on the issue and toss in his million-dollar idea into the boxing ring. But McCain's proposal lacks the one-two-punch needed to knock out today's housing problems. … (5 comments)
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home selling: Mortgage Fraud Scheme: Operation Homewrecker - 03/27/08 09:24 AM
Federal law officials announced the indictments of 19 people Monday in two related California-based foreclosure rescue and equity- stripping schemes, which allegedly netted more than $12 million from over a 100 victims, while cheating them out of their homes.
California dreaming
The investigation into the housing schemes, which was appropriately coined "Operation … (1 comments)
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home selling: Escrow Process - 03/26/08 03:38 PM
Wondering what to expect when you open escrow on your home? Whether you are buying or selling, once you have an offer accepted you will experience the process of escrow, handeled by the title company in your transaction. Your REALTOR will be walking you through if they are as competitent and … (0 comments)
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home selling: Is Your House Showing Wrinkles????? - 03/26/08 02:30 PM
Just face it, we are in the era of posting everything on the internet. In order to successfully market your home, your real estate agent should have your home professionally photographed and post it to multiple websites. Those pictures will be seen by thousands of individuals.
Now, if it were YOUR … (9 comments)
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home selling: WYOMING MI WALKOUT RANCH OPEN SUNDAY - 03/26/08 10:14 AM
OPEN SUNDAY 2 - 4
1762 Pinecroft SW, Wyoming, MI 49519 USA
Directions: South off 44th St. SW on Burlingame to Whitewood, West to Pinecroft Lane.)
Just Listed and Ready to Buy. Super-quality, Koetje-built home has been updated for today's lifestyles. Kitchen has been redesigned as a gathering spot for entertaining and with serious … (0 comments)
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home selling: Owner Discovers Home Trashed by Boozing Renter - 03/26/08 10:04 AM
To help bring in some extra dough to pay for home amenities and property taxes, I have a couple of friends who have chosen to convert the lower level of their homes into garden apartments and rent them out. They've all shared similar stories of getting the 4 a.m. phone call … (1 comments)
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home selling: To all you homes sellers out there - 03/25/08 08:43 PM
Here are some tips.
In the last week I have seen 70 homes with 4 different people relocating to Michigan. These are things that will help you sell your home.
1) Get rid of the smells. Don't let the wet dog in. Smoke outside for the months you are showing the house. … (7 comments)
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home selling: Homes Sales Up in February...But Don't Pop Open the Bubbly Yet - 03/25/08 12:34 PM
On Monday, after six straight months of falling home sales, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported an unexpected increase in February. But don't break out the bubbly quite yet. Some economists argue that it's still too early to predict a housing turn-around.
According to a CNNmoney.com report, though February's pace … (0 comments)
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home selling: Hooking Up....with a House? - 03/22/08 11:38 PM
I spend too much time watching HGTV,TLC and Flip This House shows ,watching other brokers and salepersons trying to sell homes.but a new one is coming out this April 5th on TLC that seems to be a great idea for all of us. It is a hard time to sell houses … (2 comments)
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home selling: Murphy's Golden Rule - 03/21/08 03:16 PM
Not to be confused with "Murphy's Law," which proposes that if anything can go wrong, it will, "Murphy's Gold Rule" postulates "He who has the gold makes the rules."
Do you ever feel that way with banks, underwriters, loan originators and appraisers? It doesn't matter to them that buyers who ultimately will … (9 comments)
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home selling: Tiniest Home For Sale - 03/21/08 01:08 PM
Even for the most space-deprived urbanite, this shoebox of a house in Toronto is a bit snug. As one of Toronto's smallest properties, it's squeezed between two towering homes on what used to be a driveway. The 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom hut sits on a parcel of land 7.25 feet wide and 113.67 … (2 comments)
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home selling: Chicken Little the Realtor - 03/21/08 10:57 AM
Schedules and staying fixed on them are so important to todays world and it is the only way to make any money and be succsessful in the real estate industry. Without setting up a schedule for yourself you will miss out on accomplishing tasks that are profit generating.I have set up … (2 comments)
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home selling: NEW PRICE IN OTTAWA HILLS! NOW $299,900 - 03/20/08 02:30 PM
Ottawa Hills/Iroquois Area Classic 2 1/2 Story
1572 Alexander Street SE (Ottawa Hills/Iroquois Area)
$299,900
Classic elegance is the hallmark of this plantation-style, all-brick two-and-a-half story home. From its white columns in the front that remind you of "Tara" to its soothing colors throughout, this home offers real comfort, southern style. Its kitchen is … (1 comments)
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home selling: WYOMING 3 BR RANCH -- JUST REDUCED $98,900 - 03/20/08 02:25 PM
One-owner home never offered before! Oak kitchen & bath in this well-maintained ranch. Lower level rec room and bath, range, refrigerator, washer, dryer, and air conditioner included. Vinyl siding, Garage, fenced yard, cul de-sac street. At $98,900, this one's smokin' hot! Ready to move in! Fenced backyard and partially-fenced front yard. … (0 comments)
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home selling: Selling your Home? Here is who your buyer will be... - 03/19/08 12:51 PM
Are you thinking of selling your home in the Greater Brockton or South Shore area? The following information is important to you.
In a recent article published by the National Association of Realtors they discussed the profile of your potential buyer. Here are some highlights:
Characteristics of home buyers
The typical home buyer is … (0 comments)
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home selling: The Wheels on the Foreclosure Bus Go.... - 03/18/08 10:17 AM
February marked the 26th consecutive month with a national year-over-year increase in foreclosure-related filings, according to the latest report from Calif.-based Realty Track Inc. While February foreclosure activity was down 4 percent from the previous month, it remains up 57 percent from the same month a year ago.
In addition, … (1 comments)
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home selling: Sign of the Times or I'mmmm Back! - 03/17/08 09:41 PM
Well, it has been a long while since my last post and I appologize I have just been so busy getting the office up to speed and actualy conducting real estate business. I sold two houses last week and listed one, and they all were direct results of opening my own … (3 comments)
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home selling: Calling All Inmates: Bush wants Lending Industry to Govern Themselves - 03/17/08 09:51 AM
When you break something, you can either do three things: Nothing, replace it, or you can try fixing it yourself. When it comes to fixing one of the worst housing crises in history, it looks like the Bush administration wants the guys who broke it, not to do it again. The … (6 comments)
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home selling: The Next Big Mortgage Scam? - 03/13/08 09:29 AM
Some borrowers take out a reverse-mortgage loan to help pay for growing medical expenses.
I spend a good amount of the day surfing the Internet looking for interesting and relevant real estate news stories. But on a really good day, without any Web browsing efforts on my part, the stories land right … (4 comments)
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home selling: You want to offer what? Find the FAIR Market Value. - 03/12/08 09:12 PM
As I discussed in my last Post - EVERYONE - especially Today's HOME BUYER - wants a DEAL!!! Or at the very least a "Fair Price".
Which may be why I have a hard time paying $3.60 for a gallon of gas - when I hear how much Oil Companies make … (0 comments)
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home selling: KENOWA HILLS/ALPINE ESTATES -- NEW PRICE -- $129,900 - 03/11/08 10:04 AM
Great Schools! Great Neighborhood! Now at $129,900! 3-Bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, 2-Stall Garage, Family Room with Fireplace, Central Air. Roof is eight years new. Sharp, sharp! Low-traffic area with lots of mature trees, close to schools, shopping, easy commute to downtown (10 minutes). For more information, call me at 616-648-0800 or 616-791-0110 … (0 comments)
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home selling: Could this be the start of an economic turnaround? - 03/11/08 09:58 AM
Today's news that every major worldwide stock exchange index is UP as a result of the news that the Federal Reserve, in conjunction with the European Central Bank, the Bank of Canada and the Swiss National Bank, has agreed to loan banks money in exchange for debt that includes slumping mortgage-backed … (7 comments)
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home selling: Countrywide In Trouble … Again - 03/11/08 09:22 AM
Angelo Mozilo is the founder and CEO of Countrywide Financial Corporation.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday that the FBI is looking into fraud allegation against Countrywide Financial Corporation. The Calabasas, Calif.-based Countrywide is the nation's largest home lender, responsible for roughly one-fifth of the mortgages in the United States.
The … (2 comments)
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home selling: In a Down Market, Just Add Color - 03/10/08 02:19 PM
When it comes to your home's exterior, color is currency. With millions of homes across the country currently on the market, smart homeowners are differentiating their houses and wowing potential buyers with color - from the roof all the way down to the landscaping. "Fortunately, you don't have to resort to … (0 comments)
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home selling: 10 Things Your Realtor Should Be Doing - 03/10/08 12:06 PM
Every client I’ve represented has had different needs. Some need a lot of time, others need a lot of advice, and most need a mixture of both.
Here is a short list of the things I find myself doing most often for my clients. I thought it would serve as a good benchmark for … (4 comments)
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home selling: Top U.S. Cities See Home Price Declines - 03/10/08 09:38 AM
In last week's housing appreciation blog, I listed 20 metro areas showing home price increases. To keep things balanced, today I've decided to give you a list of 20 cities feeling a little lukewarm when it comes to home appreciation. National home prices tumbled 8.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007, … (2 comments)
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home selling: Entice Buyers to your home! - 03/10/08 12:26 AM
The worst thing that can happen when selling a home is watching it sit on the market, week after week, month after month, with no one making a purchase offer. Buyers may look at the home but they simply don't come through with a contract. For sellers, every extra month on … (0 comments)
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home selling: Dream Homes Can Come True! - 03/10/08 12:20 AM
Imagine if you will...
...Watching the "sold" sign go up on your front yard knowing you've found a buyer happy to pay top dollar for a home like yours.
...Leaving your worries behind as you drive off to move into your dream house in a new area that has everything you've always wanted.
...Having … (0 comments)
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home selling: Are you watching the interest rates? - 03/09/08 01:00 PM
One of the benefits of 20 years' experience in real estate is that very often, the market that you see today is one you've seen before. 2008 is not the first time interest rates have fluctuated rapidly -- up ,down, seemingly sidweays sometimes.
I remember back in the early 1990's, we were … (5 comments)
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home selling: Elephants Don't Bite. - 03/09/08 12:33 PM
Recently, I mentioned my analogy that today's real estate market is like chasing a ball downhill. If you catch up to it and try to pick it up, by the time you bend over, it's farther down the hill. The only way to get the ball is to run out ahead … (1 comments)
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home selling: 9 Reasons to Smile If You're A Grand Rapids Home Seller! - 03/08/08 11:35 AM
Homeowners in Grand Rapids, Michigan got several pieces of good news during the past 60 days! Here they are in a nutshell:
There was a sustained & steady increased in the number of homes Sold for October 2007 to January 2008.January 2008 Sales were the highest number recorded since 2004!In February, Fewer … (4 comments)
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home selling: So Much for Global Warming...... - 03/07/08 12:32 PM
March 7th, 2008 categories: Fairfield, Ohio, Real Estate Selling, West Chester, Ohio
As the snow dumps down on our area, I am thinking where is global warming when you need it?
I know people are going to be jumping all over me for making this observation. But really- enough is enough- and we … (0 comments)
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home selling: Choosing an Active Adult Community: Don't Buy into the Hype - 03/07/08 11:29 AM
From luxury home developments to active adult communities, new home builders across the country are struggling to get warm bodies into their vacant abodes. During the housing boom, in once thriving markets like California and Florida, people used to camp out on sidewalks along newly developed residential communities just to get … (0 comments)
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home selling: Arson in the Name of Green Building - 03/06/08 09:44 AM
Call me old fashion, or a bit too square, but I don't get radical environmental groups. On Monday the New York Times Web site reported that a fire gutted three multimillion-dollar model homes in a Seattle suburb. The acts of arson are believed to have been allegedly sparked by Earth Liberation … (1 comments)
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home selling: 5 Steps to Take Before Selling Your Home - 03/05/08 10:11 PM
A lot of times, sellers get ideas into their heads and act on those ideas before calling a real estate agent and before putting their home on the market. These ideas can cost a seller a lot of money, regardless of how well meaning. The thing is most sellers don't regularly … (0 comments)
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home selling: Kitchens do sell the HOME.... - 03/05/08 07:35 PM
Kitchens are always great selling points on new and re-sale homes. Here are 10 quick tips to help renew that kitchen area and to get your home sold faster. Remember, its easy quick tips that help make that home show better to new buyers! … (0 comments)
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home selling: Is Subprime Fallout Helping Revive Stagflation? - 03/05/08 11:51 AM
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke
In a speech to a banking group meeting in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke voiced his concern over the housing market's impact on the country's economy, and advised that "reducing the rate of preventable foreclosures would promote economic stability for households, neighborhoods and … (2 comments)
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home selling: 3 Key Words in real Estate - 03/05/08 10:50 AM
For eons consumers have been brain washed into believing the 3 key words in real estate are location, location, location!
Conventional wisdom stated that if you purchased a home in the right location-the sky was the limit when you decided to sell. It would appear the number of properties stagnating in the … (0 comments)
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home selling: Straight Talk About Owning a Web Site. - 03/04/08 11:55 AM
Internet marketing is not for everyone. Let's talk sense about the internet and whether you should have a web site or not.
1. If you don't like using a computer, you're probably not going to enjoy prospecting via the internet. Save your money. Use it to buy calendars, post cards and engraved … (5 comments)
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home selling: Hire a Marketing Expert FIRST; an Internet Expert Second. - 03/04/08 11:43 AM
If you want to create an effective internet marketing strategy, hire someone with marketing knowledge first and internet knowledge second. Think about the internet as a medium, like TV or radio. If you want to make a great TV commercial, you don't hire someone who knows how to build a TV, … (1 comments)
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home selling: The 3 Refrigerator Close - 03/04/08 09:39 AM
Ever heard of the 3 Refrigerator Close? I thought everyone knew that one but when I mentioned it in our morning sales meeting, I got several blank looks. I learned it from one of those "old pros" who presented it with such mastery it left you spellbound. While I can't claim … (15 comments)
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home selling: End of an Era for Levitt and Sons - 03/04/08 09:10 AM
A post-war Levitt and Sons home
More than a half century ago, Levitt homes had become synonymous with the notion of middle-class suburbia when the home builders created Levittown, a post-war community of mass-produced housing in New York. Other Levittowns quickly dotted the eastern seaboard in areas throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. … (3 comments)
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home selling: The Complete Home Selling Process - 03/03/08 07:31 PM
I've known sellers who thought all they had to do was call me to come over and list their home, and it would sell the following day, maybe close a week later, freeing them to sail into the sunset or head for Tahiti carting a boatload of cash. And it just … (3 comments)
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home selling: Days on market is irrelevant - 03/03/08 02:53 PM
Buyers like to use a high number of days on market as a tool to eliminate a home from consideration, or as reasoning for a low ball offer. There has been some discussion around the web recently (here and here) about listing agents withdrawing a home from the MLS and immediately … (0 comments)
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home selling: Top 20 Metro Areas with Housing Appreciation - 03/03/08 10:00 AM
Wenatchee, WA area ranked number 1 for home appreciation.
A new report from the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight parallels recent statistics from the U.S. Commerce. Department and the National Association of Realtors, showing declines in housing appreciation.
Declines during the fourth quarter of 2007 erased earlier gains, pushing U.S. housing appreciation into … (0 comments)
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home selling: Hitwise Ranks Remax.com #2 Real Estate Website - 02/29/08 05:01 PM
Between 1997 and 2006, the number of home purchasers that found their home on the internet jumped by 1,200 percent according to the National Association of Realtors 2006 Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers. The use of the internet to find a home is here to stay. In fact, in 2006, … (0 comments)
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home selling: MJ's 'Feeling Bad You know it': Neverland Ranch for Sale - 02/29/08 09:29 AM
Photo by: Frazer Harrison/Getty Imagesmarket
Earlier this week I blogged about Hollywood celebs' multimillion dollar properties taking a hit from the housing slump. Now it appears, not even the rich and famous can dodge the foreclosure crisis sweeping the nation. Among them is Michael Jackson. His famed Neverland Valley Ranch … (2 comments)
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home selling: Thinking of selling your home? - 02/28/08 08:11 PM
Now, more than ever, it is important to have the right agent working for you. Call me today to get your free market analysis and an overview of the home selling process. I will give you top notch advice on how to prepare your home for marketing, pricing it right from … (3 comments)
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home selling: The Housing Crisis' Forgotten Victims: Pets - 02/28/08 09:33 AM
As a dog lover and avid watcher of the Animal Planet show "Animal Precinct," nothing tugs at my heart strings more then when I see an abused or neglected animal find a loving home. This morning, a friend of mine sent me an article from a community newspaper that reported that an … (3 comments)
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