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When Selling Your Home, Using Scents Makes Sense!
Even
if now doesn't seem to be the ideal time to sell
your home, you can take heart in knowing that small
actions may make a difference in getting your home
sold.
"Scentmosphere" isn't exactly new but it is
rapidly becoming a way to attempt to attract buyers.
"When buyers walk into a house before they
actually see anything in that house, because they
breathe, they are smelling. So they are actually
getting an impression, whether it's conscious or
subconscious, of your home -- just by the way it
smells," says Rick Ruffolo, senior vice president of
brand, marketing, and
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Condos Pay Off As
Second Homes
Make
a condo, townhome or other community association
property your second home and, chances are, you'll be
pretty happy with your choice.
More than seven in 10 condo and townhome residents
say they are satisfied with their purchase, according to
a recent survey conducted by Zogby International for the
Foundation for Community Association Research.
The foundation periodically conducts the survey to
keep tabs on the perceptions of those who live in condos
and townhomes and to identify recent trends in the condo
world.
Satisfaction is a big trend in housing communities
governed by homeowners associations due to a host of
reasons.
Compared to single-family homes, condos are
generally less expensive.
That's particularly true in areas where condo
speculation once ran rampant, including Florida, Nevada,
California and other areas which are now loaded with
bargains not seen in years. Cheaper prices make condos
cheaper to operate
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Timing Is Everything:
When And How To Move
In
the next few months making a move can become
increasingly more complicated say industry experts.
"June to September is really known as the high
season for the moving industry," says John Bisney,
Director of Public Relations for the American Moving
and Storage Association (AMSA).
It’s a popular time because kids are out of
school and people are trying to get the move done
before the children have to return to class.
"So if you can avoid moving during June to
September you’re probably going to get better service
and have more options," Bisney.
However, Bisney says, "If you do have to move
between June to September, then it’s better to move in
the middle of the month and the middle of the week as
opposed to doing it at the end of the month when
everybody wants to do it."
AMSA certifies movers and holds them accountable
to higher standards and a code of ethics. The
association says most people don’t take moving very
seriously and they assume that everything will go
alright. But Bisney says careful consideration is a
must when moving.
"Because people don’t move that many times,
maybe it’s there first move,
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More Articles:
Real Estate is Nothing But
Local, Local, Local!!!
Massive Foreclosures, millions of Short
Sales, Sales Down, Home Prices Falling! If you listen to
the headlines in the paper and on the news, you'd think the
market had come to a screeching halt!
But look carefully, those
articles are from mainland writers and in papers about certain
mainland markets. If you're in California, it's true but not so
true in Hawaii.
Overall, the mortgage market has tightened credit requirements;
and certain loans such as stated income with no documentation
(where you are self-employed, have no cash, and don't have to
document your cash, assets, or income levels) no longer exist,
but all standard mortgages are available. The rates are
still incredibly good!
Most local lenders were not involved with the "exotic" loans, as
by their nature, local banks and lenders are attuned to
local market conditions and are much more averse to high risk.
They invest in Hawaii, for Hawaii.
As in the mortgage market in Hawaii, the real estate market is back to a
"normal" market with good inventory and asking prices more
attuned to the actual market...
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WHEN YOU ARE READY TO BUY!
ARE YOU THINKING OF SELLING?
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