12/2/2008 12:20:00 PM
2-9706 Kingsbridge Drive in Hawthorne Village is Sold! FHA 203(k) Construction Loan used to Purchase Property and Make Repairs!
This property was sold using a FHA 203(k) loan. It is a great loan program for someone who wants to buy a property that needs to be renovated and wants to roll the renovation costs into the loan amount. The loan is an FHA loan so the property has to be within ...
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11/30/2008 7:42:00 AM
Rules for Tasteful Holiday Decor when Selling Your Home
Sellers don't have to forgo all holiday trimmings just because their home is on the market. But they should decorate in a way that won't turn off buyers. There's no doubt the holidays are near: Malls filled with poinsettias, festive music filling ...
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11/26/2008 6:36:00 PM
Former Home of NFL Star Michael Vick is up for Auction
FORMER HOME OF NFL STAR MICHAEL VICK Selling to Highest Bidder Over $590,000 4,600± SF on 15± Acres in Surry County, VA Friday, December 12 - 4 PM • On Site You are subscribed as kim@kimdarwaza.com 1915 Moonlight Road Smithfield, VA 23430 ...
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11/26/2008 6:08:00 AM
7 Virginia Housing Facts
VAR has produced a another “Facts You Need to Know About the Virginia Real Estate Market” postcard. It includes: 1) Virginia Outperforms the Nation Sales, foreclosures, mortgage applications and homeownership rates - in every one of these areas ...
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11/26/2008 4:47:00 AM
Wyclef Jean faces foreclosure on Miami property
Christina Aguilera Christina Aguilera isn't having the easiest time selling her home. Aguilera first put her architecturally splendid West Hollywood home on the market in April after she and her husband bought the Beverly Hills home of Ozzy and Sharon ...
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11/26/2008 4:25:00 AM
Giving gift cards this holiday season may not be such a great idea...
There is an e-mail making the rounds saying that, "It would be better to give cash or a present than a gift card this year. Stores across America are being scheduled to close after the Christmas season due to economic difficulties and bankruptcy, which ...
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11/24/2008 7:09:00 PM
A Trip Back In Time...
I recently sold a house to a buyer where the house truly was stuck in a different time. A time when I wasn't even born! It was an Estate sale in a cute neighborhood, great Alexandria location, large yard that just needs a little modernization. A great ...
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11/24/2008 4:58:00 PM
RESPA Rewrite Affects Builder Discounts Tied to In-House Mortgage Unit
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, in rewriting the RESPA rules, has clamped down on builder discounts that are tied to use of the homebuilder's mortgage company. Starting Jan. 16, builders won't be able to offer $10,000 discounts on ...
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11/23/2008 5:56:00 PM
INFURIATING...
I was out showing property to clients today and one of the properties that I showed was a short sale. For those of you not up on short sales it is a property where the owner bought the property for lets say $500k and now the houses in the neighborhood only ...
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11/18/2008 6:29:00 AM
A Positive Trend in Real Estate?
RE/MAX Allegiance conducted 843 transactions in September and 722 in October. These stats may not seem like a big deal, but they may be. See, that is two months in a row that we had an increase in the number of transactions compared with the same months last ...
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