The market – buyers, sellers, Realtors, everyone, is searching (fumbling?) for equilibrium and balance. The $8k dollar tax credit is absolutely helping first time homebuyers (really anyone who has not owned a home in the…
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Twitter Week in Review
This day is not ending the way I thought it would. # Contemplating/debating with myself about a dilemma. # I'd really appreciate it if this unrepresented seller would call me. # RT @LaniAR: REALTORS: here…
Sellers, Don’t Have Stinky Houses
Sellers – try to avoid pungent odors (unless you’ve baked chocolate chip cookies – I love cookies) – smells matter. Transcription: Hey, Jim Duncan with Nest Realty and RealCentralVA.com here. I’ve been showing a lot…
Google Assumes it is a Foregone Conclusion
Part One of at least Two. I was looking at Google’s blog post about how they have taken their real estate search to Australia, and I revisited their real estate search here in the United…
What a Difference Four Years Make
In June 2005, I wrote: Tuesday dozens of people showed up for the groundbreaking of Greene County’s first active adult community. The community will have more than 500 lots and will include a 16,000 sq….
Twitter Week in Review – 28 June through 5 July
Why do I post these summaries of my weekly Tweets? Simple – I want the content here on RealCentralVA.com, and not just on Twitter. I consider these tweets to be my (occasionally intellectual) property, and…
Really? Housing has Stabilized?
Dear Mr. Obama: You need better advisers, because I haven’t seen evidence of this yet: We have successfully stabilized the financial markets, and that’s important, because that was a huge drag that helped precipitate the…