hershey pa real estate: Home Improvements: What Impresses Buyers
- 06/30/09 05:41 AM
Looking to list your home in Central Pennsylvania? With the current mortgage rates and special programs offered by the government, there's a lot to attract buyers, especially first time home buyers. In order to make your home as appealing as possible, Coldwell Banker Select Professionals is posting the following information regarding the types of economical interior improvements buyers appreciate most. Surely you've heard that updating your kitchen and bathrooms will markedly increase your home's appeal. People spend a lot of time in their kitchens, so they want them to be bright, clean, and modern, but this doesn't mean you have to … (0 comments)
hershey pa real estate: Coldwell Banker Select Professionals - Announcing The New Listing Ticker!
- 06/01/09 08:48 AM
Coldwell Banker Announced a convenient new way to keep in touch with all the new listings of homes in Lancaster County, York County, Lebanon County, Dauphin County and Cumberland County today! The "New Listings Ticker" is on the Coldwell Banker Select Professionals Homepage, www.CBselectpros.com in the bottom left. Click on it and you go to this page, which includes a display of all new listings from each of the MLS services that Coldwell Banker serves in Central PA. The markets covered by the "New Listings Ticker" are as follows: Lancaster PA Real Estate York PA Real Estate Lebanon PA Real Estate, … (0 comments)
hershey pa real estate: Hiring a Home Inspector - What To Know Now
- 05/26/09 09:48 AM
The purchase of your home in Central PA is considered to be one of the most significant investments a person can make and as such, having the property inspected before closing serves as a final, critical step in the home-buying process. Home inspection ensures the worthiness of the investment and decreases the possibility of purchasing a property with major structural or other serious problems that may lead to significant unforeseen costs for the new owner. Coldwell Banker Select Professionals real estate offers the following tips for buyers to consider before completing their purchase: Hire a Certified Home Inspector: Rely on the … (0 comments)
hershey pa real estate: Selling Your Pennsylvania Home - Easy Steps
- 04/24/09 08:17 AM
When selling a home, establishing a reasonable and, ultimately, profitable listing price is perhaps the biggest challenge that a homeowner faces. A home priced too high may go unsold, but a home priced too low will result in a loss for the seller. While determining the correct asking price may take some work, it will ultimately pay off. In fact, in a recent survey of Coldwell Banker real estate professionals, 79 percent agreed that homes in their market that are priced appropriately attract more buyers and move more quickly. Before settling on an asking price, the professionals at Coldwell Banker Select … (0 comments)
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PARSIPPANY, N.J. (March 9, 2009) – The downturn in the real estate market provided opportunities for 96 Coldwell Banker® affiliated companies in the United States and Canada that increased their size and scope in 2008 through mergers and acquisitions. The Coldwell Banker system added 22 new companies in the U.S. and Canada including Coldwell Banker Integrity (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Coldwell Banker … (0 comments)
hershey pa real estate: Hershey PA Real Estate Thoughts - Planning For Home Maintenance
- 02/17/09 05:45 AM
You don't think about future maintenance costs when buying a home, but you should. Whether buying an older home or a newly constructed home, equipment can be faulty and costly to repair. Usually a Hershey PA homes purchase price can be used to project maintenance costs. The recommendations for annual maintenance costs range from 1.5 to 4 percent of the home's original cost. While this is not always true, especially when the purchase price of a home is three-quarters of a million dollars, it is a good rule of thumb for the average home buyer. Since most home buyers are focusing … (0 comments)
hershey pa real estate: Beyond The Bank: Fresh Perspective On the Advantages Of Homeownership
- 02/10/09 04:14 AM
Top Six Personal, Social and Emotional Benefits For many people, owning a home marks a significant step on the path to achieving the “American Dream.” But recent news headlines surrounding the current economy and PA housing market have caused some potential homebuyers to sit on the sidelines hoping for the market to “hit bottom” while overlooking the many advantages of homeownership. While owning a home continues to be a sound long-term investment which builds equity and provides tax benefits along the way, financial gain is not the only factor to consider when thinking about buying a Central PA home. … (0 comments)
hershey pa real estate: Coldwell Banker Select Professionals Announces November Top Teams & Sales Associates
- 12/15/08 12:51 AM
Central PA, (Dec. 15, 2008) - Coldwell Banker Select Professionals announced the top listing and sales individuals & teams for November 2008 this week. Top Listing Agent: Cindy Miller Cindy is a top agent with the York PA real estate office and serves all of York County. Learn more about Cindy Miller at www.CBSelectPros.com Top Listing Team: The Brunner Burkhart Group Our top listing team works from the Lancaster PA real estate office and covers Lancaster County. Team members are Ashley Brunner, Ron Burkhart and Sharon Burkhart. The team's website is www.BrunnerBurkhartGroup.com Top Selling Agent: Jack Kilkenny Jack is our top … (0 comments)
hershey pa real estate: Coldwell Banker Select Professionals Announces October Top Teams & Agents
- 11/10/08 03:52 AM
Coldwell Banker Select Professionals Announces October Top Teams & Agents Central PA, (Nov. 5, 2008) - Coldwell Banker Select Professionals announced the top listing and sales individuals & teams for October 2008 this week. Top Listing Agent: Roman Hess Roman is a top agent with the Lancaster PA real estate office and serves all of Lancaster County. Learn more about Roman at www.CBSelectPros.com Top Listing Team: The Brunner Burkhart Group Our top selling team works from the Lancaster PA real estate office and covers Lancaster County. The team's website is www.BrunnerBurkhartGroup Top Selling Agent: Doug Foltz Doug is our top … (0 comments)
hershey pa real estate: Lancaster PA Real Estate Market Report Update - National Sales Rise
- 10/24/08 07:09 AM
September sales perk up nationwide: this from a fresh CNBC business report... Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose 5.5 percent last month, the biggest gain since July 2003, and the inventory of unsold homes fell, a hopeful sign for a housing market mired in a long slump. The National Association of Realtors said Friday that sales of existing homes rose to a 5.18 million-unit annual rate from the 4.91 million unit pace set in August. Economists had expected sales to rise to only a 4.93 million unit rate. It was the first time the sales pace had risen above its … (0 comments)
hershey pa real estate: The Central PA Mortgage Market - Perception versus Reality
- 07/23/08 08:10 AM
The rumors and gossip flying around about the Central PA mortgage market are fast and furious. I would like to take this opportunity to clarify a few things that I hear that we just do not agree with. I have been in the mortgage and real estate business for 15 years and I will agree that this is the toughest period for the mortgage market in my experience....however... The toughest part of it is perception versus reality. The news media constantly hammers on how bad things are, they say "If you don't have an 800 credit score and if you don't … (0 comments)
On July 1st, I was privileged to have Hershey Realty join Coldwell Banker Select Professionals as our newest Coldwell Banker office in Central PA. Hershey Realty, a high producing residential firm in Hershey PA and made up of 8 seasoned top producing agents, made the switch to become Coldwell Banker Hershey Realty Professionals. Our current Coldwell Banker office in Hershey will begin to move within the Hershey Realty office over the next few months. The team at Hershey Realty includes Justin Engle, AJ Patel, Dave Santana, Lynn Vastyan, Pete Vastyan, Jack Kilkenny, and Ann Malkoff. It has been a … (0 comments)
hershey pa real estate: A Growing Player in the Central PA Real Estate Market
- 07/08/08 03:09 AM
Good morning! I wanted to kick this blog off with a message to all the customers and agents out there reading this blog and wondering about where we're headed as a company. I'm excited, and I look forward to interacting with you and sharing our growth with you. Despite the challenging real estate market both nationally and locally, Coldwell Banker Select Professionals is poised to grow throughout the central Pennsylvania region. There is no doubt that this market is taking its toll on builders, brokers, agents, and the consumer, but we've actually found some demand for growth on a few different … (0 comments)
Looking to list your home in Central Pennsylvania? With the current mortgage rates and special programs offered by the government, there's a lot to attract buyers, especially first time home buyers. In order to make your home as appealing as possible, Coldwell Banker Select Professionals is posting the following information regarding the types of economical interior improvements buyers appreciate most.
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