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The Benefits of Owning a Home
by Carla Hill
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We all know the social benefits of owning a home. Homeownership gives family stability, creates lower high school dropout rates, and of course gives the opportunity to create meaningful and lasting relationships.
In addition to these great pluses, owning a home can be your largest financial asset.
First, you'll have access to homeowner tax ...
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Real Estate Outlook: Job Growth and Builder Confidence
by Carla Hill
The latest monthly report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the unemployment rate is still on its way down. This is good news for job seekers and home sellers alike.
The current unemployment rate is now at 8.3 percent. Last year the annual average was 8.9 percent, with nearly 14 million unemployed. February ...
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Housing market picks up speed for 2012
By Ilyce Glink(MoneyWatch) http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505145_162-57361420/housing-market-picks-up-speed-for-2012/
It's only January, but already the latest real estate news indicate that the housing market is looking up.
CoreLogic's latest MarketPulse report, released Wednesday, suggests 2012 could be the year of the housing turnaround. Improved ...
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As you look forward to the New Year, what will some of your plans for 2012 entail?We've been anxiously looking forward to new trends in the real estate market – and according to RealtorMag, that’s just what we might be in store for!
National Association of Realtors (NAR) Chief Economist Lawrence Yun predicted recently that he expects to see a 4 percent increase in home sales and a 2 percent ...
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Keep your house on the market during holidays
SMART MOVES
By ELLEN JAMES MARTIN
With Christmas on the horizon, many a home seller is asking, "Why not take the house off the market until January?"
While real estate specialists acknowledge that homebuyers dwindle in number during December, they strongly advise serious sellers to stay the course.
"There are more pluses than minuses to keeping ...
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Home sales are expected to stay on an uptrend through 2012, although the performance will be uneven with mortgage constraints weighing on the market, according to experts at a residential real estate forum today at the REALTORS® Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo here.
Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said existing-home sales have been underperforming by historical standards and will ...
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What's the Best Day to List a Home?
List a home on Friday and you’ll have a greater chance of success when selling it, according to Redfin, which analyzed 1.2 million listings in 16 markets over 21 months to determine the best day of the week for selling a home.
In every market analyzed, Redfin found that homes listed on Friday were 12 percent more likely to sell within 90 days. What’s ...
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It's hard to resist commenting on the story which recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal regarding Colby Sambrotto, the founder and former CEO of forsalebyowner.com. It seems the founding father and lifelong evangelist of the concept of selling your home without a real estate agent was forced to hire a broker to sell his home after failing at what he preaches others should do.
After failing ...
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Click the link to see the list of the best school in the Capital Region.....
http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/morning_call/2011/06/schools-out-the-numbers-are-in.html?surround=etf&ana=e_article
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Housing and Economic Forecast Points to Rising Activity
WASHINGTON, May, 2011
Home sales are expected to stay on an uptrend through 2012, although the performance will be uneven with mortgage constraints weighing on the market, according to experts at a residential real estate forum today at the Realtors® Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo here.
Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, ...