Category Archives: Real Estate

Lights, Camera, Smartphone!

There’s no need for a studio budget, or expensive equipment to film your big debut for your website or YouTube channel. Use your smartphone. Be sure to keep your phone stable, and monitor the audio and lighting to capture quality … Continue reading

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Pick Your Payment Poison

There are a plethora of payment options business owners can offer–just make sure you know what you’re taking on before you start paying folks in bitcoin, stock options, or offering up snazzy company cars as in-kind payments. However it is … Continue reading

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Q1 Housing Start Trends

The Commerce Department released first-quarter data this morning for housing starts, permits, and completions including April readings. Jonathan Smoke, chief economist at Hanley Wood, and Brad Hunter, chief economist at Metrostudy offer market insight on the growth in single-family starts and concentration … Continue reading

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Home Warranty Options Sometimes Limited, but Not Impossible

Mesa, AZ: Home warranties, whether they be the standard warranty offered by builders or an extended warranty available from a myriad of different companies, can be a complex animal. And aside from a situation affecting a Jefferson County homeowner, who found herself in … Continue reading

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New Home Sales Will March to New Highs Soon

New Home Sales Will March to New Highs Soon By Jonathan Smoke The Commerce Department will report the first preliminary read on New Home Sales for March this morning. Economists are expecting an increase in March of just over 2 percent … Continue reading

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Don’t sign up for an extended home warranty until you do your homework.

  Industry experts say there are certain steps to follow before purchasing a warranty. According to Angie’s List, home companies are the worst-graded category on the consumer-review site. Carmel homeowner Lindsay Ohmer said she got a warranty when she bought … Continue reading

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Want to reduce the cancellation rate?

1. The honeymoon ends for the buyer right after signing. Buyers want us most right before the contract. After that, their eyes naturally start to wander. The first step in preventing cancellations happens before the customer signs. You have to … Continue reading

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Home-builders’ confidence still shaky

The spring selling season is fast approaching, but home builders remain in a dour mood. A survey of builders on the prospect of single-family home sales remained basically flat, and a bit pessimistic, in March, same as the month before. … Continue reading

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Could 2014 be the year the housing market really recovers?

Spring is upon the United States, at least according to the calendar, which means it’s time not just for crocuses and baseball but also for the housing market’s months of greatest activity. The story of US real estate this spring varies … Continue reading

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Recent Figures Show New Home Sales and Prices Rise in Raleigh

There was an increase in new home closings in the Raleigh, NC market in December year-over-year, but the percentage edged up less than November 2013, suggesting the market may be leveling out. There was a 10.3% boost in new home … Continue reading

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