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Tips for Beautifying Your Home

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By: Erik Braunitzer of Douglas Elliman Real Estate Company, agents for NYC Apartments.

Maintaining the exterior and interior of your home so that it looks pretty doesn’t take a degree in interior design, or even a lot of technical skill. You can begin to beautify your living space with a few simple tricks. The first impression of a home is usually made by the appearance of the front yard. If you have clutter on the porch or in the front yard, be sure to clean it up. Make the entrance to your home as clean and inviting as possible. If you have grass, keep it clipped. Make sure that your landscape is trimmed and neat. Add some potted brightly colored flowers to the front entrance, and put down a welcome mat by the front door. (more…)

Dealing with Overpriced Homes and Emotional Sellers

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overpriced house Dealing with Overpriced Homes and Emotional SellersTo some homeowners, their house becomes an extension of their egos. When they decide to sell, they overprice their home, reasoning that if the Adams home down the street sold for $280,000, then theirs must be worth at least $295,000.

After all, they’ve added cool decorating and upgraded appliances. How long it takes these homeowners to wake up depends on their level of motivation to sell, which is why it’s important to find out why they are selling and when they must move. (more…)

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How One Couple Found a Home and Made an Offer Part (2)

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They decided that their offer would be $26,900 under the list price, which was a considerable reduction, but considering these statistics they felt it was worth a try. Another factor influencing their offer was that when Andrea called the listing agent, she found out the seller’s new home would be finished in about six weeks. (more…)

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How One Couple Found a Home and Made an Offer

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Couple Found a Home and Made an Offer 300x180 How One Couple Found a Home and Made an OfferWith a preapproval letter for $330,000 in hand, Russ and Linda scheduled a meeting with their agent to start the house-hunting process. Their agent used the MLS to print a list of twenty-seven homes in areas of interest priced between $320,000 and $360,000.

Because the housing market was slow, they felt it was reasonable to believe they would be able to discount up to $30,000 off the list price of a home. Going over the list with their agent, they quickly eliminated sixteen homes. (more…)

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How to Determine the Best Offer to the Seller Part (2)

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Let me add a note of caution on the MLS’s days-on-market statistic. A home that’s been on the market for two or three months doesn’t mean that it’s been sitting there with no action. Failed sales owing to a buyer’s not qualifying, a questionable inspection result, poor appraisal, and so on can add to the days-on-market odometer. (more…)

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How to insure your home against Christmas theft

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home insurance1 How to insure your home against Christmas theft Insuring a home against theft during the holiday season is important for anyone who owns a home. The Christmas season is one of the most popular times for thefts and other crimes involving personal property. In fact, police forces across the United States report that this is a time when they receive an above average number of reports of theft and vandalism. (more…)

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