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Making Improvements to Your Landscaping Before Selling

A good first impression is always the best way to go when selling your home, so here are a few ideas to help with obtaining that great impression. Adding a bit of color: Although you don’t want to overwhelm your … Continue reading

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5 Ways to Speed Up Your Sale

1. Price it right- Begin by setting the price of the home or property you are selling at the lower end of the realistic price range. This allows buyers who are looking at comparable properties to take note of your … Continue reading

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How “fiscal cliff” deal affects homeowners

Here’s a quick look at how the “fiscal cliff” deal passed by Congress on New Year’s Day 2013 affects homeowners (for now): • current tax rates for all households earning less than $450,000, and $400,000 for individual filers remain in … Continue reading

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Tips to keeping your home warm & cost effective

With winter in full swing here in the TriCities our energy costs are on the rise, so here are a few tips to keeping those costs down that are not too late to implement. 1. Check for drafts around windows … Continue reading

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Slow But Steady Growth in Tri City Home Sales

Real estate agents in the Tri City area are feeling positive over the 2% increase in home sales last year, which was comparable to the year 2011. Modest growth and average sale prices means steady growth, which is good as … Continue reading

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Tri-Cities Metro Area Nationally Recognized as 6th Fasted Growing Community

According to the Tri-City Herald today, the Tri-Cities is rated 6th in nation for its growth in the “Metro Magnets Index,” which is a collection of data from 384 metro areas in the US provided by Pitney Bowes Software.  However, … Continue reading

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Seller Mistake No. 6: Making Sale Price Personal.

Home.   It is the backdrop of our lives, the place we played and argued, hung the kids artwork on the refrigerator, Tracked the kids growth on the door jam with a pencil, where the lawn got cut, the paint got freshened up and … Continue reading

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Mistake No. 5: Limiting Home Showings.

So you don’t want dinner interrupted by strangers traipsing through your home, or a call from Joe Realtor requesting a showing in 20 minutes while your kids are in the tub.  No one does; but unfortunately, many home buyers are … Continue reading

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Mistake No. 4: Having Home Viewed By Unqualified Buyers

What is a Pre-Qualified Buyer? Well, simply put, it is the initial step in the mortgage process and is a simple determination of the creditworthiness of a potential buyer. It’s fairly simple; a potential buyer provides a lender, either online … Continue reading

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