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2010
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently released a report that says the average size of a new home that was completed in 2009 fell for the first time since 1982. "The era of easy money is over. You really have to think before you go out and decide you need that five-bedroom, fiv...
01/30/2010
This week I had the pleasure of presenting an overview of some of the best FREE web based tools at my Association of Realtors Brown Bagger. When I was putting my presentation together, I couldn't come up with the tool I had heard about at RainCamp Seattle. It had been on my mind, I was wanting t...
01/30/2010
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I stumbled upon this post announcing a drive for TLW - head scarves or hats, as well as prayers and love from her AR family. Spread the word! Comin' your way, TLW! Scarves for TLW I am proposing a drive for scarves and/or hats for Billy. While she is winning her new fight I challenge every Act...
01/30/2010
When I logged on this morning and opened my email, I found a happy note from my cyber buddy Andrea Swiedler in New Milford, Connecticut. She told me to be sure to check out her blog because she had mentioned me. I chuckled, and guessed right about what she was talking about. This week I sent A...
01/30/2010
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When I posted a status update on Facebook last night that I got to sit on the HAPPY side of the closing table today, I received a comment from a Realtor friend asking if there was ever a SAD side of a closing table. These days, so many of our real estate transactions involve distressed sellers. ...
01/27/2010
This past November, Congress expanded the first-time home buyer tax credit to repeat buyers. As a result, current homeowners who will have lived in their home for 5 consecutive years out of the last 8 may now be eligible to receive a $6,500 tax credit. Today’s affordable housing prices, historic...
01/24/2010
The IRS recently released the new tax form 5405 for claiming the first-time homebuyer and repeat homebuyer tax credit when you file your tax return. The Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 changed the rules for the first-time homebuyer credit from last year's version. You...
01/24/2010
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The Big WHY refers to the purpose you have for doing what you do. What is it that you are passionate about, that gets you out of bed every morning and moving forward? Keeping The Big Why in mind helps power you through dark days and disappointments. What's your Big Why? Here's mine!
01/24/2010
The national average rates on 30-year home loans slipped just below 5% again this past week to 4.99%. A week earlier, they were at 5.06%. Altough still above last month's record lows, this is the third straight week of declines. Each week, monday through Wednesday, Freddie Mac gathers informat...
01/24/2010
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A couple of ladies popped into my office the other day with questions about the homebuyer tax credit. I realized that in spite of its popularity, much of the general public knows very little about it, or they have been misinformed. Here are some questions answered. For those who qualify, this ...
01/24/2010
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