Pennsylvania Real Estate Update

  Selling a home is not always easy and doesn’t always happen as quickly as we’d like. The truth is we do need to work together as real estate agent and home seller in order to make it work.So what do we need to do together to make it happen? First off there is no guarantee that a home will sell by following a certain ...

How Long Your Home is On the Market MattersIn this Buyer’s Market it is very important to show lower numbers of “days on the market” for the home you’re selling. Why does the number of days on the market matter? To simplify it all, it comes down to giving a sense of desperation to buyers. A buyer who sees a home on the ...

Everybody knows that fresh paint is the simplest way to make an old house look new again. But you’re also warned when selling your home don’t go crazy with color or stick with neutrals so what should you really do?Should you paint a room a blazé white or off white and leave it with no real personality or should you make an ...

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Everytime I run into someone out in public they are asking me "Where are the deals?". Well they are all over right now. I see deasl everyday in all 17 counites we service in  Pennsylvania. First time buyer homes, move up and move down homes, rentals, vacation homes, land, commercial properties---you name it the deasl are out ...

Hello: As of December 1, 2009 our new main office address will be: 610 Lowther Road Lewisberry, PA 17330 Office (717) 932-1660  Fax (717) 932-1661 We have consolidated our Camp Hill and our York offices into this facility to better serve the community in the current market. Our Pocono Office is still located in the Village Park Center, ...

Dear Friend,   The U.S. Government recently extended and expanded the home buyer tax credit.  The $8000 first-time home buyer credit that was scheduled to expire December 1st will continue in effect until April 30, 2010.   In addition, begining December 1st, many current home owners will qualify for a $6500 tax credit if they've ...

Yes, it's sad but true the Governments $8000 stimulus plan is coming to an end! Don't be fooled that this may be exteneded---that is VERY doubtful! Many of you are calling and asking "why" I am saying it end October 15th as the pares say December 1, 2009. The reason is, you must find, a home, negotiaitate a deal and get it ...

  FREE REPORTHow to Keep from Getting Ripped Off When you Buy a Short SaleBy John Rainville, Broker, Realtor®, CSP, RECS, LTRS CertifiedAs banks foreclose on several homes in the area, buyers will find some amazing garage-sale priced homes; but buyers have opportunities to buy homes through a "short sale" before a home goes into ...

I have been pondering almost daily this great financial debacle that we have gotten ourselves into and how it happened. Now I understand Barry Obama likes to point the finger at the GOP or George Bush, but it started way before "W" became Number 43.  It seems to me that this whole mess can be traced back to Post WWII America and ...