How can your Credit Score Effect Buying a Home?

If you are interested in purchasing a home, do you know what your credit score is? Or how a poor credit score could effect your ability to buy a home? Have you ever been interested in understanding how far a credit score can drop with late payments, foreclosure, short sale activity or bankruptcy? This should give
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What will 2012 bring for the housing market?

After 14 months of job gains, the economy is expected to continue its slow but determined recovery.  Here’s what else to expect in 2012 and what it means for agents and the real estate market; Delinquencies will go down, but foreclosures will go up. Fewer borrowers will fall behind on their payments next year, thanks
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‘Tis the season for more serious buyers

‘Tis the season for holiday gatherings, celebrations and sitting around the fireplace; but how can you make it the season to sell your home?  The right price, great online photos and staging your home are just a few… Are you interested in selling your home, but cautious about listing it during the holiday season?  Most
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Is your house being chased? Or chasing away buyers?

Is Your House Being “Chased”? Or Is Your House Doing The Chasing? The Market-What Matters Most: If the “market” is not “chasing” your house then it is OVERPRICED. Forget about the COMPS-if you want to sell your home in a certain time frame you must price accordingly. A house that is “Being Chased” means that
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Showing Appointments are up 16% in April 2011 vs. April 2010

April 2010 vs. April 2011: Numbers are louder than words. There are more showing appointments for houses currently on the market in Chester, Delaware & Montgomery Counties, PA, this April than in 2010. Last year, the tax credit drove many buyers out into the market, this year, with no tax credit, homebuyers are still active
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5 Thing that Home Buyers do that TURN OFF Home Sellers

On today’s market, every savvy seller wants to know what turns buyers off, so they can get their homes sold as quickly as possible, for as much as possible. But buyers, take note – there is a minefield of seller turn-offs you can trigger that hold the potential to keep you from getting the home
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Don’t make these simple mistakes when selling your home…

Have you ever walked into a house and were immediately turned off? Well I have seen many homes that look beautiful on the outside and have great curb appeal, but the second you open the front door something just doesn’t sit right.  Home sellers need to keep their houses in pristine condition, staged and always
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NOW is the time to buy!

When we were at the peak of the frenzy this March—everyone was hustling to take advantage of the $8000 & $6500 Government Tax credits—mortgage rates were a bit higher—approximately 5.375%. Now, the rates have dropped almost a half point; close to 4.875% on the 30 year conventional loan. This rate adjustment can have a huge
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Staging Your Biggest Investment

Staging your home can be the difference in how long your house stays on the market or that extra few thousands of dollars you were hoping to get from your home.  The housing market in the Main Line, Chester County, PA; Delaware County, PA; and Montgomery County, PA;  is competitive; The main tips I tell my clients
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The Top 10 Features on a Homebuyers Want List

Homebuyers are searching for features that are cost-effective and provide lasting value, said experts at the recent International Builders Show in Las Vegas. “It’s all about family togetherness – casual living, entertaining and flexible spaces,” says Carol Lavender, president of the Lavender Design Group in San Antonio. The top 10 must-haves homebuyers are looking for
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