Housing & Economic Forecasts Show Rising Activity

Expect 5.3 million existing-home sales this year, up from 4.9 million in 2010, with additional gains in 2012 to about 5.6 million – that’s a sustainable level given the size of our population. According to GoToby.com, home sales are expected to stay on an uptrend through 2012 and mortgage interest …

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10K Home Buyers Sitting On the Fence!

Consumers today think it is a good time to buy a new home. According to John Burns Real Estate Consulting Community Building Marketing Intelligence, consumers are focusing on these aspects in planning to buy their next home purchase: 1. Style and design are slightly more important than price 2. Personalization …

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5 New Home Building Tips

Building your new home is always an exciting chapter in life, but it can also be challenging. Here are some tips to help you through this process. Tips to Building a New Home: 1. Location-Location-Location The most important thing in building a new home is deciding where you want it …

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11 Ways to Stretch Your Remodeling Budget

Remodeling your home is considerably different from building your new home. Your home becomes a worksite, living side-by-side with the project from start to finish.  Not only can this make you stressful, but keeping expenditures under control throughout the remodeling process is another huge factor that most homeowners have to …

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Green Homes

A Green home is a eco-friendly way of living that is good for the environment , yourself and your family.  Another positive aspect of owning a green home is that it saves you money in the long run.  An environmentally friendly home uses less energy, water, natural resources and is …

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The “Villa Feel”

Courtyard homes are perfect for those who prefer privacy and not an expansive backyard. It gives the resident a “villa” like feel, for about the same price as a traditional home. The attraction to this floor plan is the ability to entertain and have open connectivity to the house. The residents …

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