The Psychology of Color in Decorating A Home Looking for inspiration in decorating? Or ideas for how to stage your home for sale? Consider how you want people to feel in each space of your home…consider the psychology of color: Psychology of Color Home Decorating infographic courtesy of All That’s Interesting A Detailed Breakdown …
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Real Estate and Internet Marketing
All Internet Marketing is Not the Same Real estate and internet marketing is a popular topic; you’ll probably hear a lot about it, especially if an agent is soliciting your listing. You should anyway. But very few buyers or sellers really understand the real estate industry and how listings are advertised on the various websites. When a …
Homeowner Tips: Protect Sewer Pipes
I know it’s not a pretty topic to discuss. Unfortunately, many homeowners don’t realize that in general, they are responsible for the condition of water and sewer lines connecting their home to the public systems. The city or town’s liability for the water and sewer system ends at ta homeowner’s property line. How can homeowners protect …
Glossary Of Real Estate Terms
Sometimes agents throw around real estate jargon like its common knowledge to all, when in fact, a lot of buyers and sellers don’t always know what we’re talking about. I thought I’d write a series of blogs to define some of these terms, at least the ones I think are important. These are specific to …
Common Mistakes with Short Sales
With the housing crisis behind us, the real estate market in America is experiencing fewer short sales and foreclosures. Short sales, or distressed sales, happen when the seller is upside down on their mortgage and negotiates with their lender(s) to sell the home for “short” of what is owed. We should expect to see short sales for next …
Things to Remember in the Moving Frenzy
Congratulations, You Sold Your House, Now What? After offers and counter offers, what seem like endless signatures and initials, successful home inspection negotiations… whew, you sold your house, congrats! Now, the realization that you have to move out hits you. Here are some things to remember as your moving date approaches. Here’s some advice from a …
Keeping Track of Your Credit Score
Keeping track of your credit score and understanding how it’s basically calculated can help you build a good score and maintain it. I recently attended a class with a lender and got some great information about credit scores. Here are my notes: Credit Scores are made up of 5 sub-scores, which all need to be kept …
Newest Real Estate Listings in Urbana Highlands
Latest Home Listings in Urbana Highlands Listings are updated several times a day: See more listings and community trends for Urbana Highlands: Use our Advanced Home Search About Urbana Highlands Urbana Highlands was established in 1999, with single-family homes, townhomes and condominiums. Located in southern Frederick County, right off of I-270 in Urbana, which …
What Can I Do While My House is Being Shown to A Buyer?
First of all, every real estate professional who has ever written an opinion about it, agrees that the seller should not be around while their home is being shown. Buyers need freedom to roam and ask questions without the seller being present. Buyers need to be able to “picture themselves” in the rooms and spaces, …
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