If you are trying to keep up with real estate statistics in DC and the surrounding VA, MD, and PA, you will love this site. They have monthly stats that come out the 10th of each month. For instance, in Arlington Co, VA, for the time of April 10 to May 9, you will find that 52% are on the market
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05/28/2007
According to a survey, 44% of REALTORS® communicate with their clients by e-mail more than 50% of the time. To me, this is not surprising. I am in contact with my clients by email at even a higher rate. Of course, I always check to be sure that they use their email frequently - at least once per
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05/28/2007
These are stats reported from the NAR:What Repeat Buyers Want Most From Real Estate Professionals Help you find the right house to purchase -53% Help with price negotiations - 13% Help with paperwork - 8% Tell you what comparable homes are selling for - 11% Help determining how much buyer can aff
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05/28/2007
I read an article about a shariah-approved mortgage for Muslims. I had never heard that charging interest was against their religion, though I do know that the Bible has rules against it - to my knowledge there is no Bible based religion following that particular counsel.This article was based in
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05/26/2007
SB 176 would give New Hampshire one of the most stringent lead paint poisoning laws in the country for property owners, despite the fact that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a strong downward trend in lead poisoning cases in children in New Hampshire.Lead paint abatement
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05/26/2007
The Myrtle Beach area posted the biggest decline at 22 percent. That region also showed a 68 percent spike in the number of days homes are staying on the market — up to 251 days from 149 in April 2006.Hilton Head in April saw a relatively mild 8.7 percent decline in home sales, but a 28 percent d
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05/26/2007
I had never considered that staged vacant homes could be the target of a burglary. According to an article from a San Francisco area, it can be a problem. Burglars know that a house is for sale and vacant. There is beautiful furniture inside. They back up a truck and haul it all out. I suspect th
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05/26/2007
Finding a niche is a great idea. Redesigning niches might include:transitioning from larger to smaller or vice versatransitioning to an assisted living facilityprofessional couples too busy to decorateholiday decoratingmoving in to a new homechildren's roomsAnother that I just saw in a news artic
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05/26/2007
More than 80 percent of U.S. buyers went online while house hunting, and they rated pictures as the most helpful tool in their search, according to a National Association of Realtors survey of buyers and sellers. The survey also found that 24 percent of homebuyers got their first look at their ho
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05/22/2007
I found this press release - thought I'd share:First Home Tour is proud to announce the launch of a new virtual tour platform, http://www.firsthometour.com. This site offers Realtors® a simplified and cost effective way to create, upload, and showcase available properties in the most economical a
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05/19/2007
