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1) Everyone's moving away. Don’t let a home’s curb appeal keep you from glancing down the street. Are there several other homes for sale? Are nearby businesses boarded up or vandalized? Get the scoop from the neighbors. If everyone else wants to leave the street, maybe you should, too - before yo...
12/15/2008
On February 18, 2008 Joel Burslem of the blog the Future of Real Estate Marketing shared his Top 10 Kick Ass Real Estate Search Sites of 2008. Here are some of the best blogs on real estate search and we happen to agree with them. If you had to choose, which top real estate search sites would you...
12/15/2008
Mercer's Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2008 was recently released. According to the Real Estate Wiki, Mercer surveyed 253 cities across six continents and measured the relative cost of over 200 items in each place, including housing, transport, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment....
11/25/2008
In July 2008 Kiplinger Magazine picked the 10 best cities in which to live and work, researched by Ken Stolarick. They looked for places with strong economies and abundant jobs, then demand reasonable living costs and plenty of fun things to do. When we ran the numbers, some of the names that pop...
11/25/2008
Newsmakers are defined as those people that during the previous calendar year 2007 made headlines as individuals, as a result of their actions and leadership of the companies or associations they are involved with. The Top 10 Newsmakers are selected every year and published in the Swanepoel TREND...
11/14/2008
As we come closer to the end of 2007, I thought it might be appropriate to list the top 10 events that have impacted the real estate industry the most. These events are defined as those occurrences that transpired during the calendar year 2007 that made headlines and captured the attention of the...
11/14/2008
Eviction procedures will vary by state, but the proper procedure must be followed by the property manager or owner.  A tenant is usually evicted or ejected because of nonpayment of rent, unlawful use of the premises or noncompliance with health and safety codes.   Actual eviction is when the land...
11/08/2008
Accredited Agricultural Consultant (AAC) You must meet specific skill and experience levels, take and pass all required coursework, and meet all other requirements established by the ASFMRA. Managed by American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) T...
11/07/2008
According to the Real Estate Wiki, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum wrote in letter to FAR President Chuck Bonfiglio that the answer is no, provided the only compensation sought by the licensees is the commission on the sale. The new law, which took effect Oct. 1, 2008, seeks to protect hom...
11/07/2008
The commission a seller agrees to pay to a real estate broker is typically not “added” to the fair market value of the home because, in order to be sold, the home must be competitively priced within the area it is located. The total fee (including both the seller’s agent and the buyer’s agent sid...
11/04/2008
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