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Valuable Effort

Posted on June 21st, 2011 by Richard. Categories: For Home Sellers, Real Estate Perspective.

One of the more interesting facets of being a Realtor is being able to get a close-up look at a number of different homes, inside and out. You’d think that would become routine after so many years, but it’s still really enjoyable. While some designs are similar, each home has a different tale to tell that makes it fun to encounter. The old homes especially have a great story line. The succession

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Sellers Market

Posted on June 1st, 2011 by Richard. Categories: For Home Sellers.

When was the last time that there was a Sellers market? The last time that occurred here locally was around 2005-2006. But labels like that over-generalizes what really happens in the marketplace. Every home in every neighborhood in every section of town is different than the next. Some homes sell very quickly for full price. Others do not. A  number of factors can cause this, but nine times out of ten the main reasons are either

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Diminishing the American Dream

Posted on May 18th, 2011 by Richard. Categories: Financing, For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers.

I stay away from politics normally, but this is an needed exception. There is a Bill being considered in the US Congress now that everyone needs to be aware of who owns a home or who may buy one in the future. It proposes changes to regulations involved with Qualified Residential Mortgages, drastically changing the rules of who would be able to obtain a mortgage loan. Sellers and Buyers would both be impacted by

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Market Ready

Posted on May 10th, 2011 by Richard. Categories: For Home Sellers.

For many this time of year, after months or years of thinking, dreaming and planning, the decision has finally been made to go forward with moving which means selling their home. These kinds of life events take a long time to materialize into action. It’s an important step. Meanwhile, their home is still where they live their daily lives. It’s difficult to turn that home which supports them every day into

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Horizontal Living

Posted on April 3rd, 2011 by Richard. Categories: For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers.

Easily the most efficient design for a home is the traditional two-story. A one-level home with the same square footage costs a lot more to build, as the foundation and roof could be twice the size of it’s two-story version. The electric wiring, water lines and furnace runs needed for a one-level home are longer and therefore add more to building costs too. After being built, a two-story home usually is more efficient to heat and cool as well.