How would you feel if you owned two homes, with two sets of monthly mortgage payments, two sets of taxes and insurance, and the responsibility for the maintenance on both? Continue Reading
Archives for October 2007
Realtors Good Neighbor Awards Winners Do Good Things For Their Communities
WASHINGTON, October 29, 2007 - Realtors® care about the communities in which they work and live, and many of them devote themselves to causes and efforts that build and strengthen those communities. The five individuals named by the National Association of Realtors® as Continue Reading
NAR, SGA Find Americans Prefer to Spend More on Mass Transit and Highway Maintenance, Less on New Roads
WASHINGTON, October 25, 2007 - Three-fourths of Americans surveyed believe that either being smarter about development or improving public transportation are both better long-term solutions for reducing traffic congestion than building new roads, according to a survey Continue Reading
NAR Donates Half-Million to California Wildfire Relief
WASHINGTON, October 25, 2007 - The National Association of Realtors®, through the REALTORS® Relief Foundation, is donating a half-million dollars to help the victims of the disastrous wildfires that have swept California and left thousands of people homeless. Continue Reading
Mortgage Availability Improving But Hampered September Existing-Home Sales
WASHINGTON, October 24, 2007 - Temporary problems in the mortgage market are easing and are expected to free some pent-up demand, but disrupted existing-home sales and distorted prices on sales closed in September, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Even Continue Reading
Facts, Not Fantasy
Confused about setting an asking price for your home in the Bennington VT marketplace? It's not surprising, considering the mixed signals you might be receiving about the "national" real estate market. First, understand that there is no such thing as a national market - only Continue Reading
Phasing Out, Phasing In!
You're undoubtedly hearing reports in the media about increasing numbers of mortgage defaults. A frenzy of financing in the last few years allowed many buyers to secure loans that were downright inappropriate for them, and now we're experiencing the fallout. Continue Reading
Troy Richardson Earns e-PRO® Certification
Troy Richardson has successfully completed the e-PRO course to become one of a select few real estate professionals to earn the prestigious certification offered by the National Association of REALTORS®. The e-PRO® certification course is an educational program unlike any Continue Reading
Local Sales Rep Receives Honor From National Log Home Company
Green Mountain Log Homes In recognition of outstanding log homes sales and services, Richard Hollander of Green Mountain Log Homes in Shaftsbury, VT, recently was presented with the Country Log Cabins “Sales Representative Achievement Award†for 2007. He was presented Continue Reading
Lights… Camera… "Action!"
There's a big difference between listing a home and selling a home. Nowhere is this more evident than on the Internet, which has evolved into an excellent advertising medium. When combined with newspapers, real estate magazines, direct mail, and other marketing tools, the Continue Reading