Posted in About B-Town, Buying a Home on 10. Jul, 2011
Buyers didn’t always have it so good in real estate. Prior to 1994, when real estate laws changed to help buyers as well as sellers, real estate agents worked solely for the sellers. Caveat emptor, latin for “let the buyer beware”, a principle in commerce: with [...]
Posted in About B-Town, Buying a Home on 09. Jul, 2011
The statistics keep increasing, but currently approximately 90% of home buyers are searching online first and one of the main thing these buyers want to see is photos and the more the better. Home buyers are savvier these days and like to do a lot of research on their [...]
Posted in About B-Town, Buying a Home on 13. Mar, 2011
I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to get an inspection when purchasing your home. I have had quite a few clients balk at the fact that they had to pay for an inspection. I stress over and over again that even if the deal doesn’t end [...]
Posted in About B-Town, Buying a Home on 10. Sep, 2010
Twice recently I had what I consider a friend, someone I would occasionally see or hang out with, tell me they thought about hiring me but they didn’t want to risk the friendship. In both cases, they said their working relationship had put a strain on their friendship and had made it awkward there [...]
Posted in Buying a Home, Green Building on 25. Feb, 2010
I just about freaked out when I saw the Human Footprint video in a class I was taking. I had never really thought about it in that way. Actually breaking down one’s consumption of products starting at day 1, yikes. I mean laying out every single product ever consumed by a single [...]
Posted in Buying a Home, Green Building on 25. Feb, 2010
• EcoStreet.com
• CarbonFootPrint.com
• Mkd-Arc.com
• CaliBamboo.com
• ConservationFund.org/gozero
• Eartheasy.com
• Eco-chick.com
• EcoGeek.org
• EcoRazzi.com
• FrugalForLife.com
• GreenOptions.com
• HybridCars.com
• TheDailyGreen.com
• TreeHugger.com
• CharityNavigator.org
Posted in Buying a Home on 28. Jan, 2010
It’s easy to see why companies spend so much money on making their products look attractive. Looks do count. And the stakes are high when it comes to making sure your home gives a good first impression.
Let’s suppose you’re shopping. You reach for a package and discover the box is damaged or looks like it’s [...]
Posted in Buying a Home on 28. Jan, 2010
Market timing is a term used by investors. It’s an attempt to gaze into the crystal ball and figure out what will be tomorrow’s big investment. If you get it right, you can make big bucks. But trying to predict the future price of anything can be tricky business. It’s true of the stock market [...]
Posted in About B-Town, Art & Culture, Beauty & Shopping, Buying a Home, Drinks & Dining, Green Building, Moving Info, Night Life, Recreation on 28. Jan, 2010
“Realtors® appreciate the swift action by Congress to extend the home buyer tax credit and expand it to some current homeowners,” said NAR President Charles McMillan, a broker with Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate in Dallas-Fort Worth.
NAR economists estimate that the current tax credit has contributed approximately $22 billion to the general economy, and approximately [...]
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