homes for sale in henry county: Another Head-Spinner for Henry County Mortgage Interest Rates - 01/18/16 02:33 AM
By the end of last week, with world financial markets quavering and Wall Street chalking up the worst start for any year ever, you’d think that Henry County’s real estate outlook would be as worrisome as the rest of the economy’s.
Not necessarily.
For sure, there was enough to worry about. If world trade levels continue to unravel, it’s hard to see how the U.S. economy doesn’t head south—and that’s usually bad news for anyone trying to sell anything. For Henry County home owners planning to add their properties to this spring’s listings, seeing the stock market inaugurate the year with a full-blown correction … (0 comments)

homes for sale in henry county: Something Worth Keeping in Mind: Listings Don’t Wilt! - 01/18/16 02:22 AM
It’s probably inevitable (and may have something to do with the way our brains are wired) that when most people start looking for a home in the area, they’re automatically drawn to the new Henry County listings first. Let’s face it: all things being equal, who wouldn’t choose a new car over a used one? That’s not to say experience hasn’t taught us that ‘new’ isn’t always the best choice. Last year, NBC’s ‘new’ live version of “The Sound of Music” is one example where the new model couldn’t hold a candle to the original (even if we had seen that one … (2 comments)

homes for sale in henry county: Uncovering the Origins of 184 Things a Real Estate Agent Does - 01/18/16 01:55 AM
As its name clearly implies, The 184 Things a Real Estate Agent Does for You is an exhaustive list of the actions a Henry County real estate agent is called upon to perform on behalf of a client. It is an authentic real estate Golden Oldie. Whenever someone wonders aloud what it is that Henry County real estate agents do to earn their commissions, many of we agents have the option of digging around in a drawer for a wrinkled printout of The 184 Things. If there were a Real Estate Hall of Fame, The 184 Things would be sure to have its … (1 comments)

homes for sale in henry county: Henry County Home Loan Budgeting Doesn’t Tell the Entire Story - 01/18/16 01:52 AM
When you first go shopping for a Henry County home, loan budgeting—figuring out how much a comfortable monthly mortgage payment would be—pretty much dictates the price range you will be considering. Some listings do the lion’s share of the home loan budgeting work for you through a ‘payment options’ box that provides a thumbnail mortgage payment calculation. You enter a percentage for the down payment, amount, and the type of loan—and at the speed of light it calculates an estimate for the monthly payment. Those that also include the latest property tax bill and an insurance estimate come up with a pretty … (1 comments)

homes for sale in henry county: More First-Timers May Enter the Henry County Housing Market - 01/11/16 03:51 AM
You don’t need real estate statistics or government bureau reports to sense that first-time home ownership rates have been in the dumps for a while. Henry County housing figures have too few transactions month-by-month to draw many conclusions about sustained trends in home ownership here—yet it’s evident that for young adults everywhere, the glacial recovery in the economy combined with factors like student debt have made it particularly difficult for most of them to move from renting to owning an Henry County home.
  Despite the new year’s opening burst of worrisome economic headlines, nationally, when it comes to house ownership trends, there seem to … (1 comments)

homes for sale in henry county: For Henry County Moving Days, 5 Practical Planning Tips - 01/11/16 03:45 AM
When a Henry County home seller tallies the total financial impact of selling the old and then buying the new home, in addition to the closing and brokerage costs, the expense of the move has to be reckoned, too. It may seem like an afterthought, but especially for larger homes and families, it’s a cost significant enough that it bears some economy-minded preparations.
Although doing the lion’s share yourself is the surest way to bring that price tag down, it will also add a load to an occasion that’s already stressful enough. “Moving day” can prod your already surging emotional stress meter further … (0 comments)

homes for sale in henry county: New Year’s Frame of Mind (and Henry County Real Estate) - 01/06/16 12:25 AM
Along with all of New Year’s Day festivities came what you could call the New Year’s Frame of Mind: the familiar, this-time-of-year special consciousness of the passage of time. For most Henry County residents, all the other seasons come and go with everyone too busy tending to everyday affairs to pay much attention to the big picture: the progress (or lack of it) toward the major goals most everybody hopes to achieve.
It’s that New Year’s Frame of Mind that’s behind the impulse to make New Year’s resolutions. After all, there’s no such thing as ‘Fourth of July resolutions,’ or ‘Labor Day resolutions,’ even … (0 comments)

homes for sale in henry county: A Free Source for Thousands of Henry County Home Décor Ideas - 01/06/16 12:19 AM
Even if you don’t pride yourself on your artistic flair, you probably have developed fairly firm ideas about what makes some Henry County homes come across better than others. Without even consciously thinking about it, you know as soon as you walk through a front door whether that immediate impression is strongly positive, just so-so, or sub-so-so­.
A Henry County home’s agreeable first impression can usually be laid to a combination of pleasing architecture, diligent maintenance, and appealing décor. Not every home in Henry County has all that going for it, but there can also be a saving note: sometimes the most important impression comes … (0 comments)

homes for sale in henry county: STUNNING CLASSIC DESIGN HOME ON 14.3 ACRES - 12/30/15 12:04 AM

STUNNING CLASSIC DESIGN HOME ON 14.3 ACRES
STUNNING CLASSIC DESIGN HOME ON 14.3 ACRES. THERE ARE TWO HOMES ON THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY HAS A 3 STALL BARN THAT IS ATTACHED TO A 20X40 WORK SHOP. THE MAIN HOME WAS BUILT IN 2008 WITH EXTRAORDINARY TRIM DETAIL/WINDOW DESIGN, OFFICE ON THE MAIN LEVEL, AND MASTER WITH VERY LARGE HIS/HER CLOSETS. GOURMET KITCHEN HAS LARGE ISLAND WITH GRANITE COUNTERTOP, A 2-DRAWER KITCHEN AID REFRIGERATOR. FAMILY ROOM OVERLOOKS THE GUNITE POOL WITH BUILT-IN HOT TUB. THERE IS ALSO A HALF BATH THAT IS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE POOL AREA OUTSIDE. THE HOME HAS A … (2 comments)

homes for sale in henry county: Familiar Christmastime Magic Spreads through Henry County Homes - 12/21/15 02:39 AM
Last week, those of us who were out and about during the increasingly short daylight hours could take in what looked like the regular number of Henry County homes decked out with the familiar Christmastime paraphernalia. When the weather cooperates, it can’t help but bring a smile to your face to spot the reindeer, Santas, giant candles, elves, menorahs—all the elements that help bring home the familiar feelings the season seldom fails to muster.
I bet it’s just that—the sheer familiarity—that explains a large part of why the magic of Christmas is no exaggeration. Sooner or later we feel it. It grabs us. … (0 comments)

homes for sale in henry county: New Wrinkle in Henry County Mortgage Interest Rate Guessing Game - 12/21/15 02:36 AM
When you are close to buying a new home in Henry County, one news item that definitely becomes more interesting than usual is the status of current mortgage interest rates. All those little ads on the side of the screen that blink at you with Mortgage Interest Rate Alert! and Lock Lowest Home Interest Rate NOW! that you are accustomed to ignoring may also suddenly rate a second look—although you quickly learn that the promised Henry County mortgage interest rate won’t be revealed unless you surrender a lot of personal info to the advertiser.
If you decide to avoid blabbing your email address … (0 comments)

homes for sale in henry county: Henry County Bank Owned Homes Still Offer Rare Bargains - 12/14/15 07:49 AM
The return of a healthy Henry County real estate market has meant that you don’t hear nearly as much about Henry County bank owned homes. Back before the economic recovery had begun to take hold, the wave of foreclosures triggered a raft of Henry County bank owned home auctions and sales. It created conditions which hadn’t been seen in living memory.
The combination of low mortgage interest rates and fire-sale prices allowed some fortunate buyers to become homeowners for the first time. In some instances, longtime renters who had been previously priced out of the market were able to take advantage of some once-in-a-lifetime bargains—to … (1 comments)

homes for sale in henry county: Tax Break Possibilities Tempt Henry County Real Estate Investors - 12/14/15 07:43 AM
There are two specific times each year when Henry County real estate investors find their thoughts wandering in the general direction of impending tax bills. As we approach year’s end, this is one of them. The other, of course, will be coming up in April—but this is the time of year when steps can be taken that affect the bottom line of what will come due later on.
My expertise is in Henry County real estate, so I don’t offer specific tax advice—as always, that’s best handled by your own financial advisor. But tax benefits (in the form of deductions) are always part of … (0 comments)

homes for sale in henry county: Selling Your Henry County Home during the Holidays - 12/07/15 02:44 AM
Selling your Henry County home during the holiday season may sound like a less than ideal game plan, but there are some advantages now present only at this time of year. It’s true that some extra effort may be called for, but it can be worth the endeavor: there are several factors that make showings at this time of year particularly promising.
The first advantage is the flip side of the greatest disadvantage: the slowdown in real estate activity we usually expect over the holidays. That relative paucity of active prospects means fewer showings, so the number of times you’ll be called upon … (0 comments)

homes for sale in henry county: The Truest Henry County Listings are Right Here, Right Now! - 12/07/15 02:38 AM
Have you ever wondered about the way Henry County listings appear on your screen when you search for houses for sale through one of the search engines? If you have already found a local Realtor’s® website (like this one!), it’s easy to search theHenry County listings right from that site without bothering further. You’ll come up with the most current accurate information because it represents direct updated information from Henry County’s multiple listing service.
But whenever you go searching for Henry Countylistings through Google, Bing, or any of the other search engines (there are scads of them), you will see that what comes up … (0 comments)

homes for sale in henry county: Price Rises Threatening a Henry County Real Estate Bubble? Not! - 12/07/15 02:30 AM
The possibility that a Henry County real estate bubble might be forming again is a subject that draws everybody’s attention. For all of us who went through the subprime mortgage mess and drop-off in Henry County real estate prices, the possibility that the current ongoing rebound might be evidence of another price bubble is a matter of serious concern. For anyone who bought their home near the 2006 peak—then had to wait for a decade before its nominal market value returned—it was an unpleasant interlude. Even if any ‘loss’ was actually only a paper abstraction, “My nerves!” could have been rattled aplenty.
Whether you … (0 comments)

homes for sale in henry county: Features Designed to Inspire Henry County Luxury Home Buyers - 12/07/15 02:18 AM
When it comes to selling Henry County luxury homes, you really can’t pigeonhole who the ‘typical’ buyer is likely to be. The 9% of buyers that make up the pool of ‘affluent’ prospects are themselves pretty much profile-proof—and the dollar value that 9% represents fluctuates substantially from one end of the country to the other. On the other hand, it is possible to take advantage of features that are growing in popularity with today’s luxury home buyers.
Realtytimes researchers found that affluent buyers are increasingly attracted to features that belong in the smart-home technology category. Smart thermostats that owners control right from their … (1 comments)

homes for sale in henry county: Of Lambs, Pilgrims, and Our Henry County’s Thanksgiving Celebration - 11/22/15 11:09 PM
It turns out that there is a connection between Henry County’s Thanksgiving celebration and a notorious lamb—but it’s historical rather than culinary.
The early history includes tale of one uncanny happening that befell the Pilgrims when they went ashore in in the spring of 1621. They had reached the New World the previous November because of a delayed departure, and the early onset of a harsher winter than expected had given them no chance to establish their settlement. They spent that long, miserable winter in the cramped confines of the tiny Mayflower. Illness and near-starvation followed…
By the time spring arrived, nearly half … (0 comments)

homes for sale in henry county: Henry County Residents Can Skip the Investment Property Pop-ups - 11/20/15 04:16 AM
Being in real estate, it’s probable that Henry County investment property popups hit my screen more often than yours. Nonetheless, I bet that every Henry County web user knows the phenomenon: you’re trying to accomplish something on the internet, and these ads keep bouncing up, doing their best to distract you. It seems to take more time to continually patrol your browser settings than to just X the pop-ups.
In any case, the other day while stuck waiting for something to process, I noticed the headline on one of those ads (they seem to be news items or features, but they all turn out … (0 comments)

homes for sale in henry county: Remodeling Report Cites Differing Project Values - 11/20/15 04:13 AM
Henry County homeowners don’t have to be planning to sell before they set out on the remodeling track. Growing families can need more room; aging homes can require structural renovation to prevent larger problems from developing. And sometimes a creative brainstorm strikes, resulting in a design enhancement that brings an undeniable improvement to the living space.
There are lots of reasons that remodeling projects beckon, especially when there are glaring faults to be dealt with before a house can be listed for sale. If its ‘as-is’ condition even begins to look like a hazard, it needs to be brought up to snuff before … (2 comments)