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Spring Home Prep and Maintenance

The spring real estate market is picking up. Is your home ready for the many buyers who will see it in the coming days? It’s imperative that your home stands out among all of the others so you’ll get the best offer possible. Don’t leave one stone unturned — inside or out — when it comes to spring home maintenance and preparation. Here’s a checklist to help you prepare:

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Quickly Eliminate Unwanted Odors

A survey by the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) discovered that more than 80 percent of homeowners make a direct correlation between the cleanliness of their floors and their family’s health. However, the organization notes that a major part of preventing airborne contaminants and keeping your home healthy is odor removal. We might remember to take off our shoes or mop during the weekly cleaning routine, but we often overlook other odors in our closets, laundry and even the ones coming from pets. Here are some quick and easy ways to eliminate odors and help keep them away.

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Don’t Let Mortgage Myths Scare You

The national average for the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage last week was 3.86 percent, according to Freddie Mac’s most recent survey.

Freddie’s Deputy Chief Economist Len Keifer believes 2015 will be a great year, with the highest number of housing sales since 2007. The outlook for 2015 is even better, assuring almost instant equity if you purchase now.

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The Hottest Trends in Outdoor Living

Gone are the days when the yard is used for just a few months. Today, the outdoors are an extension of the indoors, with gracious spaces for eating, lounging, and playing year-round. The latest trends in outdoor living have you covered – literally.

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The Price is Wrong

Selling a house today is like being on a reality show. And that show is called “Everyone’s An Expert.” Especially when it comes to the sales price. If you’re a REALTOR, don’t bother showing neighborhood comparables. The seller clearly knows what the price should be – based on what they owe, what they need to move up to their dream house, or what they simply think it’s worth. Never mind that their “must get” price is way out of the line for their house, their neighborhood, and the real estate market as a whole.

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Market Madness – Round Of 64

The first round is always about unexpected outcomes–and all the better for it! Whenever some small mountain college topples a giant state university expected to go to the final four . . . I don’t know, an angel gets it’s wings (and gets his bracket completely bombed on at the same time, incidentally). Our first round comparing the full sixty four cities turned up quite a few more upsets than expected. When it comes to economic prowess and stability, a city’s size doesn’t always matter as much as you’d assume.

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day

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Spring Ahead on Sunday March 8th

Daylight saving time (DST) or summer time is the practice of advancing clocks during summer months by one hour so that light extends into the evening hours—sacrificing normal sunrise times. Typically, users of DST adjust clocks forward one hour near the start of spring and adjust them backward in the autumn to “normal” or regular time.

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Communication in your Association

Communication is essential for the harmony of your homeowner association. Do you have a regular newsletter that is informative and timely? Is it worth reading? More often then not, most newsletters are “throwaways”. It doesn’t need to be that way. With a bit of imagination, they could be both informative and fun to read.

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Are the Suburbs going out of style?

Are you out of style? If you live in the suburbs, you just may be.

At least that’s what a new report from Portland, Oregon-based think tank City Observatory said.

People have typically moved out to the suburbs for a few key reasons: more house for the money; the possibility of better public schools; a more family-focused environment; a yard for the dog. The tradeoff is more time spent commuting, less time at home. For many, it’s worth it. But that might be changing.

“Downtown is coming back. Just look at Charlotte, Oklahoma City and Milwaukee—classic examples of U.S. cities where the well-to-do chose to live in the suburbs,” said Bloomberg in a story on City Observatory’s report. “Now they are among the most vibrant U.S. city centers.”

Spring Home Prep and Maintenance

Quickly Eliminate Unwanted Odors

Don’t Let Mortgage Myths Scare You

The Hottest Trends in Outdoor Living

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The Price is Wrong

Learn why the Price is Wrong

Market Madness – Round Of 64

Click Here to Learn More

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Learn More about St. Patrick’s Day

Spring Ahead on Sunday March 8th

Learn More about Daylight Savings Time

Communication in your Association

How’s Your Association?

Are the Suburbs going out of style?

Click Here to Learn More

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