Time is a tickin' on the first time home buyer tax credit, so if you're still thinking it's probably time to put those thoughts into action...I know there are many first time home buyers out there wondering about the first time home buyer tax credit and whether they should go for it or not. Now t
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09/29/2009
Best of the Area List: Press Citizen readers vote on some of the best things about the Iowa City and Coralville area, including North Liberty and Solon.The Press Citizen posted the results to its annual citizen vote on the Best of the Area at the weekend. It includes 60+ categories ranging from R
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09/28/2009
Best of the Area List came out this weekend - But the only talking point today is college football and the Iowa Hawkeyes! Iowa City was not lacking in excitement the past weekend. The Hawks made headlines when they beat, crushed Penn State, making them heroes in our town. Not only did they have t
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09/28/2009
Buyer Agents: Making multiple offers for your buyer is a slippery slope and may get you into hot water.Just lately I've been running into posts about the possibility of buyers making multiple offers on homes when their intent is only to buy one. I got into the business in 2005, so I've pretty muc
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09/26/2009
Will Bruce beat out the competition this weekend at the box office?It's Friday and if you watch any TV at all you'll know that Bruce Willis is back with a new movie Surrogates and it's out on general release today. The other two big ones out today are another sci-fi movie with Dennis Quaid, Pando
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09/25/2009
The Secret to a Better Lawn...And how to achieve it with minimum time and effort! Many of us are not crazy about yard work, but love a nice yard. My pet project for this year has been to see how I can go about getting to the nice yard without putting any particular effort into it...And the good n
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09/23/2009
First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit...Sitting on the Fence May Cost You $8000 or even more!There's a lot of speculation going on at the moment on whether the first time home buyer tax credit will be extended past the deadline of November 30 and even increased to $15,000. How likely is it that one of
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09/21/2009
Buying a Home in Iowa City: Step 7: You're Closing on Your New Home!This is the last part in a 7 part series that gives a detailed look at how the home buyingprocess works when you buy a home in the Iowa City area. I've included links to the other parts at the end of this post.You're almost there
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09/19/2009
Buying a Home in Iowa City: Step 6: Preparing to Close on your homeThis is part 6 in a 7 part series that gives a detailed look at how the home buying process works when you buy a home in the Iowa City area. I've included links to the other parts at the end of this post.What happens in this phase
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09/18/2009
Coralville Real Estate - A Great Place to Live and Everything You Need Right there On Your Doorstep!Coralville and Iowa City are more than just neighbors - they flow seamlessly into one another. You can be driving south on First Avenue in Coralville one second, then you cross an intersection and
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09/16/2009