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Summer's here and home owners are looking for ways to keep cool while keeping energy costs low. Here are suggestions on keeping your home cool.(1)Shading your windows from direct sunlight. (Shades,curtains or blinds).(2)Awnings or overhanging eaves work well to shelter windows from sunlight. (3)S...
08/13/2007
What Do Home Buyers Want?The National Association of Realtors(NAR) preformed a survey in 2007 called "Profile of Buyers' Home Feature Preferences".  NAR had 2530 respondents who purchased homes between late 2006 and early 2007.  The last time they preformed this type of survey was 2004.The Most i...
08/09/2007
June Pending Home Sales IndexAccording to NAR the Pending Home Sales Index rose 5% from May of 2007 to June of 2007 but it was still down 8.6% from June 2006.  The 5 % increase is a good sign for the housing market.  This is the highest monthly increase since March of 2004 (6.1%).  NAR Senior eco...
08/06/2007
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Planning a VacationIt's the season for vacationing.  Planning a trip means more than just pulling out a map and taking off from work. It also should include a "vacation checklist" of things to do to protect your home and valuables while you are away.Regardless of how long you'll be gone, it's imp...
08/01/2007
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Repeat Buyers This week a client posed the following question to me.  Do most repeat buyers wait until their house is sold prior to start looking for their next home? I feel it is essential to start looking.  You don't need to find your next house but the search needs to start.  According to NAR ...
07/23/2007
Obviously as a Realtor, it is important to keep up with what buyers are wanting in regards to service.  Here are some statistics from the National Association of Realtors 2006 Profile of Home Buyers and Home Sellers: What Buyers want most from Realtors? 50% of consumers said they want most "Help ...
07/18/2007
Is the Buyers Market going to last?It seemed like overnight we went from a sellers market to a buyers market.  For most Realtors this has been a struggle adapting to the new market conditions.  Many of us were spoiled with the previous 5 years.  So how long will the buyers market last?Right now w...
07/16/2007
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Determine what you want?In my opinion this is the first step in buying a home.  I am not saying you need to know exactly what you want but you should ask yourself "Why do I want to buy a house now?","What changes to my current living situation?" and "What is my timeframe in purchasing a home?" Th...
07/12/2007
Do you know the history of your home?Do you live in an older home?  Do you know any history of the home?  If you have interest there are some avenues that you can go to learn more about your home.Here are some places that you can find out more information about your current home. •(1)   Inspect y...
07/09/2007
Consumers Opinion of Real Estate Brokers and AgentsIt's always seems like we always hear the complaints and not the praise.  It seems like in the media we are always hearing how Realtors commissions are to high.  We constantly hearing about the individuals not satisfied with their Realtor service...
07/02/2007
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