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By Peggy Lyn Speicher, Co-Founder & REALTOR®
(The Speicher Group)
Take a look at our community guides!  If you have any questions please feel free to contact us. Gaithersburg Rockville Germantown Potomac Bethesda Clarksburg Olney Columbia Ellicott City North Potomac Silver Spring Kentlands Ashton Brookeville Laytonsville
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By Tom Davis
(Royal LePage Northshore)
Furry Creek is a great - and growing - community with plenty to offer. Check out what the North Shore News has had to say about the renowned golf course that calls Furry Creek "home". Click on the picture to check out the full story by the North Shore News! Mark Hood, the writer of this article, also made a short feature video about the course. Take a look!       Note: This communication is not intended to cause or induce breach of an existing agency agreement.  
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By Tom Davis
(Royal LePage Northshore)
The BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is well underway its project to construct a new bridge over the Capilano River, connecting West Vancouver to both Downtown as well as North Vancouver. This is part of a larger "Marine Drive/Lions Gate transit improvement project" worth an estimated $40 million. The old Capilano Bridge, just west of the Lions Gate, was recently moved and is serving as a temporary detour for traffic while workers construct a new bridge in its place. The old bridge was slid over onto temporary footings while the new bridge is being built on the old alignment. For all you engineers at heart, be sure to check out the videos that show this incredible feat!http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/highwayprojects/Old_Capilano_Bridge/video/Capilano_Bridge_Move_West/index.htmlh...
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By Charles Stallions, 850-476-4494 - Pensacola, Pace or Gulf Breeze, Fl.
(Charles Stallions Real Estate Services )
Pensacola’s TOP STORIES:New Flood Tool Gauges Risk Based on a Property’s AddressA nonprofit foundation released an extensive scientific analysis Monday that finds FEMA underestimates risk for 114K Fla. homes. The tool can gauge risk by address. Read more Pensacola's Need To Know? What is Title Insurance, Escrows and closings explained in simple terms? Get REAL ANSWERS Hey Pensacola Did you hear about? Guess WHERE I EAT?  The funniest Thing?  .Latest Home Offerings  I can do my own search!Sign up for our Monthly Newsletter what happening here on the gulf and homes for sale.  Want to know the TRUE VAULE of your Home in Today's Market  Thinking of SELLING We Charge a flat fee (Fair Fee) of $2995 to sell your home. We use our 27 step Home Marketing System designed to sell your home faster, ...
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By Shannon Jones, Long Beach CA Real Estate
(The Shannon Jones Team)
The worldwide pandemic and an economic recession have had a tremendous effect on the nation. The uncertainty brought about by both has made predicting consumer behavior nearly impossible. For that reason, forecasting home prices has become extremely difficult – especially in California.Stay at home orders have resulted in high levels of unemployment and some businesses going under. Generally, when unemployment has skyrocketed in California, the price of homes starts to go down. Right now, 3.7 million Californians are applying for unemployment benefits – a shocking number.Normally, there’s a simple formula to determine the future price of any item. You calculate the supply of that item in ratio to the demand for that item. In housing right now, demand far exceeds supply. Mortgage applica...
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By Liz and Bill Spear, RE/MAX Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs
(RE/MAX Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com)
I have my favorite tools.  I loved using Jing for screen capture, but the company sunsetted Jing and replaced it with an alternative.  I don't like it as much, but hey, when something is free, how much complaining should I be doing?I think most of us have a preferred Internet browser.  I'm personally partial to Firefox, then Chrome, and bringing up the rear is whatever Microsoft offers.But, when you work in multiple worlds (engineering, real estate, etc.) you learn to be flexible.There are differences in coding and capabilities.In my engineering world, there are programs that are ONLY tested to run on Internet Explorer.  You try another browser and you won't even be able to log in.And some of the HR programs are optimized for Chrome.And then you have glitches to work around.For instance...
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By Kat Palmiotti, Helping your Montana dreams take root
(406-270-3667, kat@thehousekat.com, Broker/REALTOR®)
Stoneridge is a development on the western side of Kalispell, located about a half mile from the beginning of Foys Lake Road. The homes are bordered on the north by Ashley Creek, and the development includes a one-acre park.  The two streets in the development, Stoneridge Place and Stoneridge Drive are only a ten minute drive from the center of Kalispell. They are also the same distance to all stores and restaurants in the northern part of town as well as to Kalispell Regional Medical Center and the Flathead Valley Community College. In terms of enjoying the great outdoors, the community is only a mile and a half from Foy's Lake, two miles from Lone Pine State Park and about three from Herron Park. The development includes 37 homes, with the first built in 2004. Most of the homes were b...
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
 Our market is holding steady at this point.  The market has been very strong and I am not sure why?  Maybe folks leaving more congested areas...moving to more rural area.. When will the home prices start going down as a result of COVID19?We all know real estate is local. By reading the market data for the West Coast, there’s no way a home buyer would learn what the real estate market is doing in Central FL.There are many factors that affect home prices to go up or down in any market. One of them is DEMAND. I read many posts on social media from real estate professionals who seem to think home prices are on the decline. While this might be true for some parts of the country, it hasn’t been the case for the majority. On the contrary, home prices continue to rise, at least in Central FL.Y...
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Winston Towers 100 Sunny Isles Beach Market Update  Buy, Sell, Rent Winston Towers Condo with SIB Realty Winston Towers 100 - 250 174 Street Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160The Winston Towers 100 Sunny Isles Beach faces the Intercoastal Waterway, and residents have the opportunity to enjoy the sight from their large private balconies. The Winston Towers 100 condos Sunny Isles Beach also has functional amenities, such as a washer and a dryer in each floor. Condos Winston Towers 100 Sunny Isles Beach can be used as permanent residence or investment property, rentals are allowed after purchase a condo Winston Towers 100 Sunny Isles Beach, $1,000.00 fee to Winston Towers 100 Accociation from the owner will be required to allow rent after purchase.  What can Winston Towers 100 Sunny Isles Beach t...
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By Dave Jones, Broker/Owner - e-PRO Dave Jones Realty llc Prospec
(Dave Jones Realty, llc.)
With growing uncertainty in the world today is Connecticut headed for a housing crash?  Here are five simple graphs to prove. This time is not like the last time back before the housing bubble burst. Everybody that had a signature had a mortgage. Nowadays, the mortgage companies are much more selective in who they give their pre-qual letters to and that's a good thing. It makes it harder to get a mortgage, but the people that are getting mortgages are actually qualified. The six years leading up to the housing crash, we saw double-digit appreciation on homes. This wasn't a good thing. It was setting us up for a crash. Over the last six years, we've had 5% on average increase. It's been very steady. That's also a good thing. Last time there was an oversupply of inventory. We had 8.2 mont...
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By Laurel Jonas, Move With Confidence
(Northwest Realty Group)
Governor Little's Press Conference Regarding the Stay-at-Home Order Governor Little has extended the stay-at-home order until April 30, 2020. The previous order was due to expire today, April 15th at midnight. Currenty in Idaho there have been 39 deaths among 1,464 cases. 45 cases reported in Kootenai County, 4 cases reported in Bonner County as of today. For more details, please visit: https://coronavirus.idaho.gov/What does this mean for real estate in Kootenai County: I will continue to social distance the best I can. When showing properties, I have bleach wipes to use when opening doors etc.  Title companies and the county recorders office are open by appoinment only. Inspectors and Appraisers are still working as well.  We as Realtors can continue on with listing homes and selling ...
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By Mott Marvin Kornicki, Miami Notary & Apostille 786-229-7999
(Waterway Realtors® • Notary Public & Apostille)
Close to job. Great schools. Projected growth. They're all reasons why someone might consider buying a home in a certain area. But here's one more important reason: Because someone wants to pay you to move there.That's right. You could actually make money moving to a new area…if you're willing to go where the interest is. "The idea has spread where a strong economy, an aging population and an exodus of younger workers have triggered severe labor shortages - often places with very low unemployment rates and higher-than-average wage growth," said MSN. "That's why small towns across America, instead of offering incentives to employers, such as Amazon.com Inc., are giving it to workers - one by one.We're talking about places like:North Platte, NebraskaThe city offers incentives "from studen...
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By Bridget Gelderman, MBA, Assoc Broker, Lake Wallenpaupack & Poconos
Renting your home out as a weekly home rental can provide fun, relaxing and amazing memories for some great families but precautions from homeowners are critical to ensure your investment is taken care of properly.     If you are interested in renting out your home as a weekly vacation home rental on Lake Wallenpaupack it is best to be prepared! This is an investment, an investment that can bring a large return in a short period of time if done properly. As with any investment, there are risks involved. We try to minimize risk through the following:   Initial screening process: we ask each prospective renter: why are they coming, with whom (ages & relationship to the potential tenant), and what will they be doing while here? Detailed lease/contract that contains the names & ages of occ...
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By Sherry Hindmarsh, Realtor - Pflugerville Texas - (512) 731-8316
(RE/MAX Capital City)
Dig It!  The City of Pflugerville is scheduled to host the grand opening of its first community gardens on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.  The Pecan Street Community Gardens is located next to the baseball fields in North East Metro Park (2703 East Pecan Street).The Pecan Street Community Gardens are available to both City of Pflugerville residents and Pflugerville ETJ residents. The spring garden season will be from February 1 to July 31, and the fall garden season from August 1 to January 31. The gardens will follow the hours of operation of North East Metro Park, which varies depending on the season, but will be open seven days a week.  Gardeners are encouraged to create a garden that is both attractive and produces a bountiful harvest.  Only organic practices are allowed.  A...
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By John Herrigel, Portland, ME - Real Estate
(The Herrigel-Kennedy Group - Portside Real Estate)
It seems for the time being a bottom has been found in the Southern Maine real estate housing markets.  Steady as she goes the month ending October 2008 saw little change in prices from August and September.   Transaction volume remains down 10% from a year prior and average sold prices are 10-15% off last years numbers but the month over month pricing has held up well.  Additionally this past month saw a significant increase in days on market averages for 3 out of the 4 counties followed that point towards a slow road ahead. Significant decreases in inventory levels did occur as well this past month as parties will take their homes off the market for the coming winter season. For more Maine housing statistics please visit www.mainepropertyblog.com                          # Sold       ...
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By Mike McCann - Nebraska Farm Land Broker, Farm Land For Sale 308-627-3700 or 800-241-3940
(Mike McCann - Broker, Mach1 Realty Farmland Broker-Auctioneer Serving Rural Nebraska)
Fort Theatre Dentistry is my teeth preservation favorites!! Doc Walter Martin is the man!!  He has taken care of my teeth for 17 years!Why a blog about my visit to the Dentist? Because there is real estate business at the Dentist office my friends.  If you are not asking for it…you are missing out!!    My Dentist remodeled an old theatre into his dental office about 20 years ago.  Each room has a movie theme and it is fun experience…plus he is a great Dentist and has an awesome staff!Yesterday I went in for a checkup and cleaning…this morning I was asked to leave a review…here is that review.I love going to Fort Theatre Dentistry!My morning started with giddy excitement as I brushed and flossed my teeth preparing for my tri-annual teeth cleaning with Becky. Never want to go in with bad ...
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By Christopher Watters, Austin Realtor (512-829-8000)
(Watters International Realty)
 Friends and Clients --I want to tell you about a quick and easy way to save hundreds of dollars when you're refinancing or taking out a mortgage. I'm talking about a little-known option called an appraisal waiver. In a nutshell, when a lender decides to give you a loan, they want to have a good idea of what your property is worth. The typical way they do this is by sending out an expert to examine the property. This appraisal typically costs between $270 and $750. As you can probably guess, it's you, the borrower, who is on the hook for paying this fee. The appraisal waiver, on the other hand, is simply a way to skip this fee. Instead of sending an expert to visit your home (or future home) in person, the lender uses some fancy data and calculations to figure out what your home is wort...
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By Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807, Your Chandler, Ahwatukee, and East Valley Realtor
(HomeSmart)
Real Estate has been named the best long-term investment for the 7th straight year according to the latest Gallup Poll, topping stocks/mutual funds, gold, savings accounts/CD's, or bonds! Click on the image below to see the full post.  
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By Anna Chroscicki, Realtor - St. Lucie County affordable Real Estate
(Re/Max Masterpiece Realty)
 Did you know a property has rights? A title company will be involved in this aspect to accept the rights. Learn more today! 🏡 FOR MORE ANSWERS TO YOUR REAL ESTATE QUESTIONS, 📞CALL: Anna ChroscickiREMAX Masterpiece772-485-4188anna@annasellsrealestate.com 
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By David Alan Baker | Laveen & South Phoenix Realtor, Your local Expert
(Keller Williams Realty Phoenix)
Se puede comprar casa con ITIN? Este pequeno/corto video lo hice para contestar una simple pregunta.  Se puede comprar una casa/propiedad si uno solo tiene un ITIN.  El ITIN es por supuesto el numero que una persona que no es ciudadano/residente usa para pagar los impuestos.El video - corto - explica si se puede comprar y financiar!! 
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