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Curb appeal starts on the Internet, so it's very important to make the pictures of your home attractive. "You have two drive-bys…one online and one in person." And if the Internet picture doesn't sell your home, you might not ever get the buyers to come inside your home.
Once you entice buyers with an eye-catching picture on hte Internet, you have to keep up the good work becasue there ...
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The number of foreclosures in Woodbury already has exceeded the 2008 total, and officials say there is no indication the rate will slow in the next several months.
There were 338 sheriff’s sales in Woodbury in the first three quarters of 2009, according to Washington County records. The city saw 335 sheriff’s sales in all of 2008.
At the current pace, Woodbury could see 400 sheriff’s ...
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Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages for borrowers with good credit fell below 5 percent this week for the first time since May, Freddie Mac said in releasing the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey. For more information, click here.
Source: Inman News, Thursday, 10-1-09
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After the school year begins, we typically see a drop in buyer activity, but the 2009 fall market is remaining robust due in large part to the final weeks of the tax credit for first-time home buyers. Pending sales for the week ending September 26th is up 41 percent from the same week last year.
As a direct result, inventory is dropping like a stone. Homes for sale in the 13-county metro ...
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Home Envelope and Home Heating & Cooling Equipment
Homeowners can receive a tax credit for making envelope improvements and installing energy-efficient heating, cooling, and water heating equipment in their primary residence.
The incentive is 30% of the cost of eligible measures, with a $1,500 cap on the credit per home.
The tax credit for envelope* improvements is based on the cost of the ...
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RISMEDIA, September 30, 2009—Nearly two-thirds of single-family home builders are reporting a severe lack of credit for housing production, threatening the fragile housing recovery before it has time to take hold, according to a new builder survey of acquisition, development and construction (AD&C) financing conducted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
“Across ...
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RISMEDIA, October 2, 2009—(MCT)—Joseph Licari and Danielle Block had a simple goal when they started house-hunting. “We were looking for a bargain,” said Licari, a civil engineer. “And the bargains were in bank-owned and foreclosed homes.” They recently bought one of those properties, a small Cape Cod on a leafy street in New Milford, N.J., for $257,000, about ...
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I'd like to share a great article with sellers who may be "stuck in a rut" and can't figure out what to try next. Perhaps addressing some design features that may "send the buyers running" would help you get that offer! It is written by Barbara Ballinger of Styled, Staged & Sold.