By sward1550 on February 27, 2008
According to many experts in the housing industry, there may be a long road to recovery as far as the housing market goes. Defaults on mortgages and the number of homes repossessed because of foreclosures are expected to increase 42 percent this year. We are not even halfway through the Hundreds of Billions of dollars [...]
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By sward1550 on February 26, 2008
For most markets the Spring and Summer are the hottest home shopping times, but that’s not exactly true in the mountains. We may get many lookers in the spring and fall because of the many art festivals going on in the Blue Ridge Mountains. but many times those lookers may not contract till the next [...]
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By sward1550 on February 25, 2008
You’ve bought your vacation home and you want to make improvements to resell in a few years. What are the right renovations to get the most bang for your buck in this fickle market? There are several things that you can do to accomplish this. Let’s look at a few of them now. Make improvements [...]
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By sward1550 on January 31, 2008
As a home buyer you should put as much thought into choosing your real estate agent as choosing your home. It is so easy to get caught up in the excitement of buying a new home especially if you are not aware of how the game is played. Resourceful consumers know that they should interview [...]
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