Sell Home Fast - Preparing a House for Sale

“Preparing a House for Sale” From the home inspector’s point of view there is always a VERY different approach to the meaning of this title phrase than from the seller’s position. And for a very simple reason – “we” (the property owners) tend to forget about areas in our homes that don’t (at least not immediately) impact our daily routines [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 02:50:43

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1967 Modern House For Sale in Tewin

Do you remember the 1964 House For Sale in London that we scooped last week? Today we have another one ... . Designed and built in 1967 by architect Colin Huntley, this beautiful three-bedroom terrace house ... remodeling by STUDIO Blueboat who had the mission to make the living-room/dining-room larger and to move [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 11:50:20

Asking for it…

It never hurts to ask! This from the NZ Herald: The recession combined with the looming end of the latest season means you’d be a fool to pay full price for fashion - especially with many fashion houses putting up signs screaming sale, sale, sale! The Herald on Sunday went undercover to see what bargains could be bagged at frock shops along [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 06:04:55

Formula For Sales of "In-House" Brand

Formula For Sales of "In-House" Brand Posted in November 16th, 2008 Category:Heating and Air Conditioning As I talk with contractors nationally I am hearing more and more that creating a “house” brand is a popular idea. Many have done it through the years to great success [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 04:16:06

I'll Show You To Your Seats

I have a confession. For as much as I love antiques, I hate garage sales. Hate, hate, hate them ... different story. In NY, estate sales are whole house sales, usually after someone has passed away. And you go right in the house. (I have heard it isn't like that everywhere). Absolutely everything [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 15:59:00

Selling Indianapolis Home

by Ok Kim A large number of people tend to decide to sell their homes in the spring as they feel this is the best time ... all their requirements fully. 2. If you are thinking of putting your house up for sale when the market ... what price houses similar to your own have currently been sold for. It is worth your while also finding [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:00:49

Hallie Ephron on the Never Tell a Lie

Writing is a family industry for Hallie Ephron. Her sisters Nora, ... and then marketing copywriter. Go to yard sales on weekends. Love old houses. Those didn’t sound ... to me at a yard sale. It was at a huge Victorian house that had been recently renovated. The new owners [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:41:41

Fannie Mae: Renters won't be pitched from repossessed foreclosure homes

With government becoming as bloated as that blueberry-colored girl from the Willy Wonka movie, ... of the agreement with renters, Fannie is allowed to make repairs on the houses and list them for sale ... houses were pitched from the properties on short notice when banks foreclosed on the investor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 20:50:18

Green Houses Will Reap Sales in New Market

Home builders that embrace green construction strategies will be in the best place to increase sales as the housing market changes, ... to be looking for more than just energy efficiency.  Features like recycled materials, indoor air quality [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 15:02:36

Gene Leedy-Designed House For Sale in Winter Haven, FL

From Martie Lieberman at Modern Sarasota... There is an important Gene Leedy-designed "Sarasota School of Architecture" house for sale. It is located on Drexel Avenue in the heart of "Leedy-Land" in Winter Haven, Florida. Check the slide show and floor plan here. More details after the jump... Featured in Sarasota Modern [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:23:03

Calif. home prices down 26%, nation’s worst — again

California home prices fell by the biggest margin in the nation for a 19th straight month in November, ... resales were foreclosures Housing in O.C. beach towns slumps, sales off 28% Bay Area home prices ... . house on busy street worth $508k? Renovating in the recession? A Realtor’s warning In other [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 02:00:59

Carlsbad December Sales

Robert asked about houses selling without being on the MLS. Last month there were 79 sales of SFRs in Carlsbad: New tract houses: 11 MLS resales: 63 ... .  The buyer told me that it had extensive water/mold damage, and he planned to spend $250,000 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:08:08

Granada Hills Houses for Sale Offers Amazing Views

Granada Hills is a Los Angeles community nestled in the San Fernando Valley ... to be convenient, and far enough away to offer Granada Hills houses for sale a refuge ... opportunities, and the historic landmark of White Oak Avenue, a Granada Hills street lined with magnificent [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:56:20

Open House Weekend - Kitchener Waterloo Homes For Sale

Here’s another Keller Williams Realty Open House Extravaganza. We’re painting the town red! ... 10th & 11th 2-4pm Cozy, updated bungalow in desirable Waterloo location. Close to schools ... Circle Waterloo ~ Sunday Jan 11th 1-3pm Lincoln Village bungalow, finished recreation room, parking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:18:14

The Past Is History

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “Since she put her Norfolk rental home on the market four months ago, ... “Two weeks ago, Mari-Ann Messick put her Virginia Beach house up for sale in hopes of trading ... and her husband own two houses in Norfolk. Now, the couple want to sell both and move to Virginia Beach, where [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 20:55:09

Assessing Your Debt Situation (7)

Advantages of Home Equity Loans and Credit Lines You can borrow a fixed amount of money and repay it in equal monthly installments for a set period ... or periodic payment. If you are unable to pay, you may have to sell your house, or even worse, face the possibility of foreclosure (the lender forcing a sale of your house to pay off what you owe [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 05:07:22

Realtors report monthly dip in home sales

Consultant eyes flat-at-best O.C. housing market Realtor group prez eyes housing’s opportunities Pimco’s Simon eyes O.C ... . home prices down 26%, nation’s worst — again Housing in O.C. beach towns slumps, sales off 28% O.C.’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 02:02:33

Indianapolis Home

by Ok Kim Many people when they decide to put their home up for sale will decide that spring is the best time for doing it ... your house up for sale when the market is healthy and lots of properties are available do some research beforehand. Take time to see what price houses similar to your own have currently been sold [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:57:04

Collectibles - A Hobby

The wonderful thing about taking up collecting as a hobby is that there is no limit to what you can collect, ... of items still in auction houses and antique shops for sale at affordable prices, including swords ... on Civil War letters are found in auction houses, both online and the more traditional bricks and mortar [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 07:21:20

Smyrna Home for Sale. House for Sale in Smyrna, Georgia 30080 (USD 890,000)

Smyrna home for sale, Georgia, 30080. Absolutely stunning 4,300 square foot Custom European Style 6 bedroom/4.5 bath home ... Comet trail. Brick & rock exterior, exposed pea gravel circular driveway, real wood carriage [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 03:39:55

The Faux Bottom, Housing Worsens, Newspapers in Trouble, An Oversold Sector, and More!

ur “Obama Rally” forecast… will things “get worse before they get better” or vice versa?… Print in the doghouse… Tribune Co., New York Times and McClatchy looking desperate… Still no bottom in sight for housing… foreclosure, refi and pending home sales data all down… Anecdotal evidence of tough times to come… Wiggin house, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 13:43:43

White House seeking auto bail-out

For San Francisco readers keeping up-to-date on world news, we are pleased to present this story from The BBC. The White House and leading Congress Democrats are continuing talks to try to reach agreement ... ruin without the aid, while Ford says it may need funds in the future. White House press secretary [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 04:10:18

For sale.

This house across the street from mine just went on the market. I’ve never seen the inside, but from the outside it is amazing. I love the mansard roof! I hope someone buys it soon and takes good care of it. (And yes, houses here really are that cheap.) Offered At: $199,000 Historic Brick Victorian just a half block [more...]

Date: 2008-07-01 03:40:35

Latest California real estate bargain, former pot houses

Sacramento, California - June 30 2008 - The price of the two-story, 3,800-square-foot house for sale in Elk Grove stands out even in a down market ... consider potential structural problems and health dangers such as mold and chemical contamination ... Administration. Even if former pot houses are fixed up, the remediation work should be assessed, said [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 15:02:35

Selling Indianapolis Home

by Ok Kim A large number of people tend to decide to sell their homes in the spring as they feel this is the best time ... market is healthy with lots of properties available do some research before you put it up for sale. Look not only at similar houses which are currently being sold but also those that have been sold [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:13:53

Photo food diary Wednesday Dec 3, 2008

Started off the day today with three lightly scrambled eggs, bacon and some of MD’s home made, made from scratch, excellent pico de gallo or salsa. [ ... house and pro shop sale going on.  There were hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer.  Since I can never let ... and a quarter of a glass of EOS zinfandel.  Hey, it was a long open house with a lot going on.  I [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 07:37:41

No Laundry Room

Img_0810_medium Our last home had an indoor laundry room that we had recently remodeled before the house went up for sale ... , and, of course, some whimsical touches. Daisy Cottage does NOT have a laundry room. The washer ... that I was going to be unhappy with the layout and I told my husband about my grand plans for enclosing [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 13:26:18

The Socialization of the Mortgage Business

Unless you own an oil well or a goldmine, 2008 has been a bad year…a $3 trillion haircut for U.S ... of housing…Aquaculture in Iowa…seems that everyone has a house for sale - but no buyers in sight… ... held steady yesterday - in the face of Saudi plans to pump another 200,000 barrels a day. The dollar [more...]

Date: 2008-06-17 15:23:02

Property Mangement Companies - What to look for

property-management-companies We haven’t fully given up selling our house, but we’ve entered into a contract with a property management company.  Our old house is for sale and for rent at the same time.  The really good news ... that take care of  “land lording” and marketing your rental house for you.  They do this in exchange [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:02:41

Now I’m Super Stoked About Moving Back To Florida!

Especially since I no longer have to save up money for housing! Max Rameau delivers his sales pitch like a pro. “All tile floor! ... a beat-up car and wears grungy cut-off sweat pants. He also breaks into the homes he shows ... into foreclosed homes. And I don’t have to worry about the police throwing me out or arresting [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 15:20:35

Who’s O.C.’s Super Bowl housing market? Lansner on Real Estate wants to find out what you think what Orange County community will win the trophy as ... supply of million-dollar homes for sale Glass elevator highlights $34.5 million house Emerald Bay ’ ... of homesellers hit O.C. beach towns in ‘08 Housing blues hit Shady Canyon O.C. architect cuts 12 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 21:03:19

PalArab news roundup

Three Gazans were killed in yet another smuggling tunnel collapse in Rafah.Fatah plans to celebrate the fourth anniversary of Yasir Arafat's death in Gaza. Not sure yet ... like inadequate schools and declining house sales in East Jerusalem. Simultaneously, Tamimi gave a fatwa [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 01:02:00

An Interview with the Garbage Guy

Several weeks ago, Francy listed a home that had been rented out. Let’s just say the renters were not the neatest folks. The home was basically trashed. As the owners lived out of state, they needed a cleaning service to get the house ready for sale. Enter the Garbage Guy. We’d never worked with them so we just took a shot [more...]

Date: 2008-07-05 19:55:03

Celebrity Roundup: Alex Rodriguez, Truman Capote, Willem Dafoe, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, and Matthew Perry

Alex Rodriguez’s house 181 E Sunrise Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33133 For sale: $14,876, ... Capote’s house 683 Daniels Ln, Sagaponack, NY 11962 See more Sagaponack real estate The former home ... considering a house with deep history in one of the Hamptons’ most-desired real estate locales [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 15:53:35

Quickly Selling Indianapolis Home

by Ok Kim Many people when they decide to put their home up for sale will decide that spring is the best time for doing it ... market is healthy with lots of properties available do some research before you put it up for sale. Look not only at similar houses which are currently being sold but also those that have been sold [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:50:34

My Parents' Medicaid Eligibility

Returning to the subject of Medicaid: after the previous post talking about general Medicare and Medicaid issues, ... on your estate for repayment from anything that is left from the sale of a house, etc.) The other member of the couple, referred to as the "community spouse," can keep the couple's house (at least [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:17:00

Home Insurance Companies’ Computerized Models Yield High Rates

Hurricane Andrew, in 1992, brought havoc on Florida homes and on insurance companies, with over $15.5 in reported damages ... of the new models, the price of insurance for houses located near the Gulf of Mexico and the Eastern ... . The real estate market along the coast is full of houses for sale, and has a dearth of buyers. “A lot [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 04:01:07

Six Secrets to Buying Real Estate in the Off Season

This is a guest post from Jeff Hammerberg, the founder of GayRealEstate ... makes them more available and accessible because it streamlines the hunt for the ideal house. The fewer ... the house off the market for a pending sale will not backfire by falling apart due to a lack [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 12:26:33

Jewish Involvement in Black American Affairs Part 1

By Paul GrubachThe Nation of Islam (ed.), The Secret Relationship Between Blacks and Jews, Historical Research Department, Springfield, MA, 334 pp ... slave notices – Auction notices – Published sermons – Census data – Slave bills of sale – Tax ... publishing houses."The Black American expert on the slave trade, Dr. Tony Martin, has endorsed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:30:00

SoCal renters’ inflation at 8-year-low

• Click to enlarge SoCal’s cost of living in rental housing rose at a 4 ... : What to sell, buy this 3-b home for? H.B. market snapshot: Sale closes on $3.75M house Bad economy ... to buying a house — rose 3.7% last year, also the lowest since 2000. Total SoCal housing costs — [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 08:38:23

Lifestyles of the Rich and Duct Taped

Have I ever told you about the weird house next door to me? NO? Oh, you have to hear this one ... ) and that house would have been pretty dang nice.Edna, however, had bigger plans. She started ... months, the house got put up for sale. The goth kids moved out and a woman, let's call her Edna [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 22:31:00

Lawsuit Targets Banks With Novel Tactic

Some Cleveland neighborhoods have a message for banks that abandon their foreclosed houses or unload them at fire sale prices to speculators: ... . The suit seeks to force the banks to either fix up their foreclosed houses before selling them ... from selling 36 foreclosed houses for at least two weeks. A ruling on whether to make that decision [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 08:11:08

O.C. houses selling at early 2003 prices

For 22 days ending Dec. 29 Slice Price Vs. ‘07 Sales Vs. ‘07 Houses $427,000 -30.6% 1,536 +40.3% Condos $275,000 -31.7% 688 +65 ... for sale Glass elevator highlights $34.5 million house Emerald Bay ’seaside villa’ to have 12,000 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:06:05

DYI Home Staging

DYI Home Staging At a recent staging consultation, I inquired about a "Stage your House For Sale" book (not actual title) on the client's table ... say you were given several 2 x 4's and were told to build a house. Don't worry, you won't need ... on the topic. You can just Google, "How to Frame a House." I'm sure Wikipedia has something on that topic [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:48:05

Cotacachi Mayor’s House

Recent messages looked at how Merri and I search for Cotacachi real estate. The road paving we have been tracking is now done. [ ... . We keep our eyes open every day and the search pays off. Today, near Primavera II condos… cotacachi-real-estate Around the corner from Cotacachi’s Mayor’s house (which is for sale) … cotacachi [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 07:01:24

Sell Your Home Fast - Preparing a House For Sale

From the home inspector’s point of view there is always a VERY different approach to the meaning of this title phrase than from the seller’s ... the sellers didn’t check the attic and crawlspace area, heavily contaminated with black mold. Don’ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 02:40:17

2009 Housing Market Prediction

Worst Housing Prediction for 2008 “Existing-Home Sales to Trend Up in 2008″ — Headline of a National Association of Realtors press release, Dec ... can be induced to pay above-average prices for houses and take on more debt when layoffs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:50:03

Another historic Main Street home in foreclosure

The Henry and Cosie Miller House, at 1110 South Main St. Racine's historic preservationists are scowling. Downtown Racine's Historic District is taking a second blow from this year's mortgage crisis. Yesterday, we told you of the Christmas House's upcoming foreclosure sale. Today we learn of yet [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 04:49:17

Industry Moves: Tiscali Italy MD; Viacom Sales; Guardian Innovation; Discovery Networks UK

Industry Moves: Tiscali Italy MD; Viacom Sales; Guardian Innovation; Discovery Networks UK By Patrick Smith - Tue 20 Jan 2009 02:14 AM PST [ ... of a strategic plan are expected in the coming weeks. Release. —Viacom: Channel 4’s agency sales head Duncan ... house for MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon and Paramount Comedy. He joins after almost two years at [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 10:17:31

Greene & Greene reproduction dining set: $16,700

Originally designed for Greene & Greene's Robinson House (original plans, including drawings for this table) ... - made by master craftsman Jim Ipekjian (who is responsible for much of the recent repair work at the Blacker House) - is for sale (along with 4 leaves; it seats up to 16, altogether; the price also [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 11:00:00

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