10: 10 Steps to Getting Top Dollar for Your Home in Arlington
- 01/30/17 11:14 AM
When you decide to sell your home in Arlington you should immediately begin referring to it as a house. You’ve become emotionally attached to this place and it’s now time to say goodbye. Your home is where the heart is. Your house is a product for sale, so start detaching yourself by making some changes that will help you with the sale of the house. You probably have accumulated a lot of clutter over the years. This must be the first step. 1. Unclutter your home. Start in the basement and either throw things out or rent a locker off premises to store … (1 comments)
10: 10 Questions to Ask Before Buying Wood Floors
- 09/30/13 02:56 AM
What color range do you want — light, medium, or dark? Do you want a floor with more natural character, or less? What board width do you want? Do you want engineered or solid-based floors, depending on your home’s conditions? How critical is length to you in reducing the overall number of seams? Do you want more aggressive graining like oak or a mellower grain like walnut? Do you want flooring prefinished or unfinished? How thick is the wear layer in the floor you’re considering, which will affect your ability to refinish it over time? What type of finish are … (1 comments)
10: Barclays: Home Prices to Rise 10% This Year
- 09/06/13 03:40 AM
Home prices will likely climb 10 percent in 2013 and 8 percent in 2014, according to Barclays analyst Stephen Kim, who recently upgraded his view of the housing market from neutral to positive. Kim told The Wall Street Journal recently that low mortgage rates are helping to make buying more affordable than renting in many markets.
About “18 months ago, the industry was nothing much to look at: dilapidated foreclosures were flooding the market, home equity had suffered the worst retrenchment in a generation, and housing starts and sentiment were far below historic troughs levels,” Kim notes. “But after stabilizing … (0 comments)
10: Our Region in the Top 10 for Eco-Friendly Homes
- 08/26/13 08:26 AM
In some parts of the country, energy efficient and eco-friendly homes are easier to find. The real estate brokerage Redfin recently ranked cities that have the greenest homes, basing its rankings on the number of homes for sale that boast green features—such as solar panels, LEED certification, and Energy Star appliances—as well as taking into account each city’s carbon-dioxide emissions ranking. “The residents of these cities are reducing their environmental footprint and saving money at the same time” by lowering their monthly utility bills, says Julie Jacobson, a real estate agent with Redfin.
The following cities emerged on the top … (0 comments)
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When you decide to sell your home in Arlington you should immediately begin referring to it as a house. You’ve become emotionally attached to this place and it’s now time to say goodbye. Your home is where the heart is. Your house is a product for sale, so start detaching yourself by making some changes that will help you with the sale of the house.
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