The Difference Between a Foreclosure and a Short Sale

Lets face it, the economy is cold, bad, not fun right now. When the economy goes sour, so does the financial welfare of most of us. For the housing market, this means that many folks need to sell their homes, foreclose, or do a short sale. What is the difference...

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Remodeling To Gain Higher Resale Value

Many homeowners are using these troubled economic times to spend money on remodeling and redesign. Why spend money now? Because construction materials are cheap! Plus, more and more folks are doing projects themselves, saving a bundle on labor costs, and gaining satisfaction in their own hard work. Some homeowners might...

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What is Curb Appeal, and How Do I Get It?

Curb appeal is the degree to which your home looks beautiful from the street. Does your home look clean? Is your landscaping ship-shape? Are your walkways swept? Is your carport uncluttered? It is essential to have great curb appeal when listing your home (and it is nice to have when...

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More Amped Up Marketing For Home Sellers

We, The Harrisonburg Homes Team, offers the best customized marketing plans for our home sellers in this area. And as if that wasn’t enough — we do like to stay ahead of the curve, you know — our brokerage, Kline May Realty, has given us even more marketing ammo. We...

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Home Prices Fall Slowly. But Why?

I just read an incredible article entitled “Why Home Prices May Keep Falling” published by the New York Times. It describes, in pretty good detail, why home prices fall, and fall slowly. The most interesting part of the article is when the author describes the points of view held by...

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Highlighted Listings on Trulia

We recently upgraded our Trulia membership to Pro status. (See “We Just Upped Our Level of Service to Sellers.”) One great thing about this upgrade is that Trulia is constantly working hard to provide us with better tools to promote our listings, which in turn gives our sellers better web...

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