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Barbara Corcoran recently provided some great home selling advice to Lester on the Today Show. Her message was that homes sell even in this market provided the price is attractive enough and the buyers know that your home is for sale. Even the lowest bargain basement price will not work if no on...
04/10/2008
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I found this entertaining video about credit scores on Colleen Kulikowski's Celebration Blog. It reminded me that the Fair Isaac Corporation will role out new rules dubbed FICO 08 in the next few months. The new rules are supposedly going to help lenders reduce defaults by 5% to 15%. It will go e...
03/06/2008
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Trulia recently added the ability to search for foreclosures and it’s freakin awesome. They have teamed up with Realtytrac, the most comprehensive source of foreclosure data on the web, to become first major real estate search portal to enable such a capability. Visiting Realtytrac to acquire in...
12/20/2007
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There are 3 basic methods for analyzing rental properties or income producing commercial properties: income approachcost approachsales comparison approach Each approach can be effective depending on whether you're trying to figure out future income and expenses, reproduction costs, or how you com...
12/12/2007
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Here’s a gadget for the techie control freak luxury home buyer that is just cool. The Kohler DTV is a touchscreen interface for the shower that controls the temperature and up to 8 shower components. It eliminates the need for multiple valve handles so it really does streamline the look of any sh...
11/25/2007
A Guest Post by Jim Nolan of Inspections by Nolan based in Orlando & Florida Chapter President of National Association of Home Inspectors. He's one of the most skilled, knowledgeable, and respected inspectors in the area.email: jimnolan@cfl.rr.com phone: 407-876-3724 “So, when will we hit the bot...
11/20/2007
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Michael Vick, former star quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons and notorious mad man, has put his home in Atlanta, GA on the market for $4 million. It has 8 bedrooms, 8.5 bathrooms, and 1.5 acres with a water view. It will be curious to see if his home suffers in value from his reputation ...
11/14/2007
Joey Fatone graduated from Dr. Phillips High School in 1994 and since then has been a member of the Mickey Mouse Club, boy band NSYNC (unfortunately, I know all the songs from my sisters going crazy over this band back in the day), and most recently Dancing With the Stars. He’s currently the host...
11/13/2007
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So far in 2007, 11 sales have taken place at the Turtle Creek subdivision located on Apopka-Vineland Rd. in the esteemed Dr. Phillips area of Orlando with a median price of $930,000 and average days on market of 183 days. The highest sales price in 2007 was $2,300,000 in the Water’s Edge section ...
11/08/2007
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