Archive: September 2011

Advice from Real Homeowners




We’ve been talking about the value of a home and how it impacts the lifestyle of a person quite a bit lately. But sometimes you need to hear it from people who aren’t in the real estate industry. We get that so we hit to the streets and got some advice from real homeowners on what their home buying experience was like and what tips they have for first-time home buyers. Take a look.

September 29 / 2011

The Honest Truth: People Are Buying Houses




I love my iPad. And one of my favorite apps is Zite. If you don’t have it, get it! It pulls articles of interest to you and essentially creates a daily online magazine with sections of interest to you. And what’s really cool about it is that it doesn’t only pull content from mainstream outlets, but allows me to read “off-the-beaten path” articles or blogs I might not have found before.

My “real estate” section routinely pulls blog posts from an outfit called The KMC blog. Yesterday I saw this great post and thought I’d share it. As a math guy, I loved the simple presence. The author broke down the National Association of Realtor’s estimate for annualized home sales for 2011 and determined that nearly 14,000 homes are being sold every day.

September 28 / 2011
Author jim_gillespie
Category General
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Real Estate Headlines for the Last Week in September




My neighborhood has already started taking out the ghosts and pumpkins of Halloween. September is on it’s last leg and my favorite month is almost here. (Full disclosure: my birthday is in October) So as autumn arrives in all its color, here are some real estate headlines to start off this last week in September.

September 26 / 2011

Getting More Social with the Facebook “Like” and Google “+1″ Buttons




Here’s the understatement of the year (or perhaps of the last 4 to 5 years!?): Social Media has changed everything. Its changed the way we consume and share information, its changed how we interact with our friends, how we meet friends and it has also fundamentally changed the way companies do business…forever. One would think [...]

Real Estate Headlines for the Monday That Is More than Halfway thru September




It’s actually closer to October than it is to August. The time is flying and the leaves will soon be falling. That reminds me I need to get my gutters looked at. While I’m doing that here are some real estate headlines for this Monday morning:

September 19 / 2011

Kids Give Their Take on Real Estate




The old idiom goes, “Out of the mouths of babes oft times comes gems.” And Coldwell Banker Real Estate had that in mind when decided to ask some everyday kids how to define “real estate.”

September 16 / 2011
Author David Marine
Category General
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Introducing the Coldwell Banker First Time Home Buyer Resource Center




When I look back on buying my first home, I distinctly remember how complex, rewarding and emotional the entire experience was from start to finish. I’ve been traveling a lot over the summer and everywhere I go, I speak with many first time home buyers and they are filled to the brim with many questions. Are prices going to fall lower? Will I get qualified for a loan? And the added fear and scrutiny of the country’s current economic conditions are rightfully making first- time home buyers more nervous than ever.

September 15 / 2011

How to Childproof Your Kitchen




The kitchen seems to always be the gathering place of choice in the home. And why wouldn’t it? There’s food there! As a father of three boys I can say from experience that the kids love to roam around in the kitchen and it’s one of the toughest rooms in a home to child proof.

September 13 / 2011

Real Estate Headlines for Monday September 12th




September is quickly passing and this week we’ll already be halfway through the month. Time is flying towards autumn and so on this Monday morning here are some real estate headlines to keep up with what’s going on in housing:

Heading Back to School




For many, back to school season means so long to warm days at the beach and hello to homework, projects and those cafeteria lunches! I still remember purchasing crisp notebooks, a pack of No. 2 pencils, getting new sneakers, having to cover my textbooks and even Mr. Innes’ geometry class where junior high mayhem often ensued. To avoid thinking about that cafeteria mystery meat, and to mark the start of the school year, here’s some “A+ listing” info from coldwellbanker.com:

September 07 / 2011