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Posted in Home Improvement, Selling Tips, Tips and Ideas on 22 March 2008
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Have you heard? Wallpaper is making a comeback. You’ll see it in design magazines, decorator showcases, model homes. Yet despite its being the trendiest thing to put on your walls, you might be leery of putting the modern equivalent of your mother’s flower prints in your kitchens for the next 25 years. If you’re thinking [...]
Posted in General Information, Selling Tips, Tips and Ideas on 12 March 2008
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Extra Profit and a Quicker Sell If you are selling your home and are looking for a smart incentive to offer your buyer, consider equity sharing as a way to take a tax-deductible stake in the property and draw high-income but low-equity buyers toward your home. Here’s how it works: if a prospective buyer does [...]
Posted in Home Improvement, Tips and Ideas on 8 March 2008
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How to Hire the Right Contractor and Keep to Your Budget While do-it-yourself remodels are all the rage these days, there are some projects that will inevitably be outside your realm of expertise. When these larger-scale projects come around, it might be best to hire a contractor to organize and execute your plan. Structural changes [...]
Posted in Selling Tips, Tips and Ideas on 16 February 2008
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What are you doing to get ready for spring? Spring is the hottest time to put your home up for sale, when the snow melts and your home is looking its best. March is coming quickly upon us, and now is the time to get your home in gear for spring house hunters roaming around [...]
Posted in Buying Tips, Tips and Ideas on 30 December 2007
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Your prep work came in handy in helping you get ready to move. Now it’s moving day. Wondering what you can do to get acclimated to your new location, once you’re living there? Moving to a new place can be daunting, but learning about your surroundings in a savvy way can help make it your [...]
Posted in General Information, Market News on 10 December 2007
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Chances are, you have heard the phrase “mortgage crisis” more than a handful of times in the past few months. If you are dipping your toes in the first-time mortgage pool, it is important to assess your own finances before relying on lending companies to guide you. As this crisis has shown, you have to [...]
Posted in Selling Tips, Tips and Ideas on 16 October 2007
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Staging your home for sale goes beyond a few basic repairs and a fresh coat of paint–you are dressing your home for a date with its potential new owner. While countless designers are focused on professional home staging, there are plenty of ways to enrich and enliven the look of your home, on your own, with a few [...]
Posted in Market News on 11 October 2007
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While the “McMansion” flourished in the housing boom of the past decade, the impracticality of suburban castles is being realized by many homeowners and buyers. Consider maintaining a smaller, efficient home by investing in thoughtful upgrades over expansion. Moderate-sized homes with aesthetically appealing detail are selling faster than larger homes with unnecessary rooms. While the [...]
