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Negotiate Your Best House Buy Keep your emotions in check and your eyes on the goal, and you’ll pay less when purchasing a home. Read Keep Your Home Purchase on Track You’ve found your dream home. Make sure missteps don’t prevent a successful closing. Read 7 Steps to a Stress-free Home Closing B...
04/04/2011
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Fielding a Lowball Purchase Offer on Your Home Consider before you ignore or outright refuse a very low purchase offer for your home. A counteroffer and negotiation could turn that low purchase offer into a sale. Read Keep Your Home Sale from Falling Apart After finding a buyer, all you have to ...
04/04/2011
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7 Mortgage Interest Deduction Myths Think losing the mortgage interest deduction would be no big deal? We bust seven myths to show why the cost is bigger than you think. Read Show Your Support for FHA FHA supports home values by providing a steady source of mortgage financing for families across...
04/04/2011
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(New!) Radon Gas Mitigation: Let’s Breathe Easy Take steps immediately to reduce radon gas buildup if your home tests high. Knowing the available radon mitigation methods and costs will help you make the best choice. Read (New!) Radon Test: DIY or Professional? Plan to conduct a radon test in yo...
04/04/2011
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9 Unexpected Energy (and Money) Savers Here are a few surprising and simple ways to cut your energy bill this season. Read Is a Passive Greywater System for You? Simple passive greywater systems use recycled water to irrigate plants and save money. Read Start a Compost Pile Save money and grow h...
04/04/2011
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Repair and Replace Kitchen Counters to Stay on Top of Scratches You can repair kitchen counter mishaps with only a little time and money. Big boo-boos, however, will need professional help. Read Repair Wood Floors and Erase Ugly Scratches Repair wood floors and scratches that make rooms look wor...
04/04/2011
Tips for Investing a Tax Refund in Your Home HouseLogic talks to financial planner Alan D. Kahn, who offers tips for investing a tax refund in your home based on where you are in life—and with your house. Read Invest a Tax Refund in Your Home: $2,500 Projects If you want to invest a tax refund i...
04/04/2011
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Daily Real Estate News | March 31, 2011 | Share Housing Shortage on the Horizon? Mike Castleman, founder and CEO of Metrostudy, which tracks real-time data of the country's inventory of new homes, says a housing shortage is looming that will soon will create a huge surge in demand for new ho...
04/03/2011
2011 1st QTR Price Range # of New Listings # of Sold Listings Avg. Selling Price % of List Price Avg. Days on Market # of Active Listings Remaining # Months Inventory 0< 100,000 16 10 94% 87 25 7.50 100,001 < 200 39 17 92% 168 49 8.65 200,001 < 300 31 10 93% 84 48 14.40 300,001 < 400 1...
04/03/2011