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Hot or Not? Home Decor Trends for 2008
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Want to sell your home in 2008 — or simply want to keep its décor fresh so that it doesn’t begin the slow slide toward avocado-toilet and lava-lamp oblivion? You’re in luck: MSN Real Estate asked several top experts who keep tabs on trends in home design, furnishings and remodeling to weigh in on what’s...
Routine Repair = Maintained & Marketable
Think you might try to sell your house in a few years? Then now’s the time to do what you can to make your house market ready, says Bill LaHay in a Universal Press Syndicate story published by the Orlando Sentinel. While most people have heard of readying one’s house just before putting it up...
Online Trend: Consumer Use of Real Estate Sites Strong in '07
According to RISMedia, a recently released report compiled from analytics and user statistics for the real estate industry reinforces the fact that the real estate consumer is moving increasingly toward real estate Web sites as their source for listings and industry information. The report was released by VisiStat, a provider of real-time Web site visitor...
5 Home Fix-Up Tasks That Are Worth Skipping
If your New Year’s resolution is to sell a home in 2008, it’s probably time to start thinking about how to make that home stand out from the rest. But before planning any projects, beware: Homeowners aren’t recouping as many improvement costs as they could in recent years, according to a recent study by Remodeling...
Strategies for Savvy Sellers in 2008
Steve McLinden of Bankrate.com agrees that home values will “stabilize again,” but it will be a rocky ride until they do — especially for home sellers, he says. He advises that they stay put and “ride this out,” he suggests. For sellers whose circumstances demand that they sell in today’s soft market, he offers several...
Web Round-Up: Top 10 Real Estate-Related Websites & Services of 2007
Here’s a list of our favorite real estate-related websites and services (in no particular order) that we came across in 2007: For property info on the go: www.housefront.com In pursuit of property price drops: www.propertysnake.co.uk Rental price reality check online: www.rentometer.com Online suite of real estate games: www.realius.com “Nethood” tool for property managers: www.lifeat.com Healthy...
Housing 2007: How They Got it Wrong
Experts thought 2007 would bring a real estate recovery – not the worst collapse on record. So before you put much hope in forecasts for a 2008 rebound in the battered housing market, consider this: A year ago at this time many top economists were looking for that recovery to begin in 2007. CNN’s Money...
Relevant Real Estate: New Search Technology Here to Help
Real estate Web site Zillow.com launched Zillow® Smart Search, a dynamic new version of its search system, along with enhanced Neighborhood Pages that make it easier than ever for consumers to zero-in on homes most relevant to them and become smarter about the characteristics of surrounding areas. According to the company, Smart Search uses patent-pending...
Existing-Home Sales Outlook for 2008
Existing-home sales are projected to trend up in 2008, with pending home sales showing a slight near-term rise, according to the latest forecast by the National Association of Realtors®. However, a recovery for new-home sales is unlikely before 2009. Full Story
UPDATE – Homes for the Holidays: Adding Inexpensive Appeal
As a follow-up to my posting on Homes for the Holidays: 4 Reasons Now is a Prime Time to Sell a Home, here are some quick tips from MLS HomeQuest for easy and inexpensive ways to make your home more appealing for potential buyers: Keep driveways & walkways neatly shoveled. Keep your snowblower/shovels out of...
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